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Individuals, community groups, and businesses can support victims of domestic violence by donating materials or volunteering. Available volunteer positions range from court advocacy to roles in maintenance, mentorship, office assistance, public speaking, reception and transportation support. All items should be new or gently used. Bedding and Household Items:

• Standard size pillows
• Twin blankets
• Twin Bedding
• Towels and wash cloths
• Cooking utensils
• Pots and pans
• Cookie sheets
• Toilet paper
• Paper towels
• Air mattresses

Infants and Toddlers:

• Baby teething rings, pacifiers, bottles, bibs
• Diapers, sizes 4, 5, and 6
• Pull-ups
• Disposable wipes
• Baby bottles
• Baby Monitors
• Baby formula
• Pedialyte
• Clothes
• Boys underwear
• New Car Seats

Children's enrichment center items:

• Family board games
• Card games (Uno, playing cards, memory, etc.)
• Barbies, baby dolls, Infant toys, dump trucks
• Art supplies (paints, brushes, colored pencils, glitter, stencils, markers)
• Office paper, colored construction paper, butcher paper
• Combined easel/chalkboard
• School supplies

Transitional clients moving out:

• Hangers
• Kitchen mat
• Soap dispenser
• Dishes
• Cups/mugs
• Silverware
• Pots/pans
• Coffee maker
• Microwave
• Toaster
• Blender
• Can Opener
• Peeler
• Cutting boards/cutting mats
• Toilet paper
• Toilet brush
• Plunger
• Towels
• Shower curtain
• Cleaning supplies, mops, brooms
• Curtain rings
• Curtain liner
• Wastebasket
• Personal care items

Pet Supplies:

• Dog collars
• Dog and cat harnesses
• Dog and cat food/treats
• Dog and cat grooming combs/brushes
• Litterbox liners
• Cat litter

Other Items:

• Large bottles of shampoo, soap, face wash
• Band aids
• Hair products for women of color
• Feminine hygiene products
• Bus Tokens (Dial-A-Ride)
• Gift cards for gas, retail stores, or groceries
• Books (adult and child)
• Paint By Number (for adults and children)
• Ladies business attire
• Ladies bathrobes
• Household tool kits
• Women's 1x pants, pajamas, hoodies
• Women's tennis shoes & sandals size 8, 9, 10
• File-type organizers
• Planners

All cell phones are accepted, including cell phones without chargers or accessories, and broken cell phones. If a phone can't be converted, it is recycled. To donate, simply drop off or mail cell phones to the Mid-Minnesota Women's Center

• Confidential HIV testing

• Low-cost contraceptives, including implants, IUDs, oral contraceptives, Depo Provera, Ortho Evra patch, free condoms, and Nuva Ring

?- OB-GYN exams with pap smears

• Pregnancy testing

• Pro-choice pregnancy counseling regarding pregnancy options

• Reproductive options counseling

• STD testing and treatment

• Billing: (612)262-9000

• Birth Center: (763)236-8400

• Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute - Mercy Hospital: (612)236-8910

• Foundation: (763)263-3961

• General Surgery Clinic: (763)236-9000

• Heart and Vascular Center: (866)450-7999

• Intensive Care Unit (ICU): (763)236-8300

• Joint Replacement Center: (763)236-8860

• M-Power Health and Fitness Center: (763)236-8024

• Medical Imaging: (763)236-0808

• Medical Records: (612)262-2300

• Lung Program: (763)236-0808

• Laboratory: (763)236-8158

• Orthopedics: (763)946-9777

• Orthopedics Clinic: (763)236-8910

• Patient Pre-registration: (612)262-5335

• Pharmacy: (763)236-7111

• Physician Referral (Find a Doctor): (612)262-3333 or (800)877-7878

• Respiratory Services: (763)236-6867

• Robotic-Assisted Surgery: (763)236-6000

• Spine Care: (800)827-8313

• Virginia Piper Cancer Institute: (763)236-0808

• Charity Care: Offers financial help to patients who cannot pay all or part of their medical bills. 50-100% of the bill may be paid.

• Pharmacy Assistance Fund: Provides one-time (once a year) prescription assistance to patients experiencing financial hardship. Request must not exceed $500.

• Uninsured Discount: Provides a discount on medically-needed services for uninsured patients

Independent Lifestyles offers Representative Payee Services to anyone living with a disability who either requests or is required to obtain these services in order to maintain financial stability.

Fergus Falls Rental Rehabilitation Program:

• Provides loans for dwellings with up to 5 units
• Loans for single family units up to $15,000
• Loans for 2 - 5 unit dwellings up to $10,000 per unit
• Loan term maximum of 10 years at 3% interest

MHFA Rehabilitation Loans:

• Loans given between $1,000 - $37,500 per homeowner
• Maximum loan term of 15 years for dwellings taxed as real property
• Must be the primary place of residence and a single-family home
• All loans are forgiven if the borrower does not sell, transfer title, or cease to occupy the property during the loan term

Deferred home improvement loans for owner-occupied dwellings to finance home improvements that directly effect:

• Safety
• Habitability
• Energy efficiency
• Accessibility

The Energy Assistance Program helps pay heat and electricity costs. Payments for energy bills are sent directly to the household's energy company or fuel provider for propane, fuel oil, or wood. Financial assistance varies depending on household income and fuel costs. Also, the program helps homeowners repair or replace a failing furnace. The Energy Assistance Program provides additional grants for eligible households who need help with:

• Getting reconnected to heat and power after disconnections

• Paying for emergency fuel deliveries of propane, heating oil, or biofuel

• Preventing disconnection

The deadline to apply for this program was May 31, 2025. Applications for the 2025 - 2026 heating season will be accepted starting September 2025.

Financial coaching is an individualized process that helps individuals take action to reach their financial goals. Money Mentors is a six month program where individuals meet one-on-one virtually, with a volunteer financial coach to develop action steps to reach financial goals. Goals may include boosting savings, controlling spending, eliminating debt, or improving credit.

Services include diagnostic evaluations, individual therapy, family therapy, and comprehensive psychological assessments for:

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Learning problems

With permission, services are also coordinated as needed with schools, physicians, probation offices, the courts, and social service agencies

Weekly support groups facilitated by volunteers trained in group process. Activities are intended to complement and not replace professional care. The program offers a learning and growing experience by bringing together adults who have had losses and are in the grieving process. Typical sessions will include speakers or videos followed by small groups formed with attention to the specific kind of losses experienced by those who attend. Meetings occur every Thursday from 4 pm - 6 pm with the following layout:

• 4 pm - 4:30 pm: Registration and refreshments
• 4:30 pm - 5 pm: Speaker
• 5 pm - 6 pm: Breakout sessions

Provides fire and rescue services including:

• Emergency medical services

• Fire suppression

• Fire safety and prevention education

• Inspection and testing of fire protection systems

• Investigating fires

• Reviews fire codes and issues permits,

• Technical and water rescues

Works with students ages 16 - 21 preparing for life after high school. Assists in setting and meeting independent living goals. Whether the next step is a job, post-secondary education, or a self-chosen goal, staff members guide an individual's transition to an empowered adult life.

Provides an assisted living facility providing meal preparation, medication assistance, personal care services, transportation assistance, and 24/7 supervision.

Manages public records, archives and retrieves documents, and provides public access to records

• Birth Certificate record

• Death Certificate record

• Genealogy Requests

• Marriage License

• Marriage Records

• Military Discharge Papers

• Marriage Officiants Registration

• Notary Registration

• Real Estate Recording

Services vary by location.

Hartley Elementary School:

• 605 7th Street NE, Waseca, MN 56093
• (507)835-2248, fax (507)835-1005

Waseca Alternative High School:

• 501 East Elm Avenue, Waseca, MN 56093
• (507)835-5588, fax (507)835-1161

Waseca Intermediate School:

• 400 19th Avenue NW, Waseca, MN 56093
• (507)835-3000, fax (507)835-5530

Waseca Junior High School:

• 1717 2nd Street NW, Waseca, MN 56093
• (507)835-5470, fax (507)835-1724

Waseca High School:

• 1717 2nd Street NW, Waseca, MN 56093
• (507)835-5470, fax (507)835-1724

Administration of vaccines to adults and children, according to Minnesota Department of Health recommendations for prevention of:

• Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP)

• Haemophilus influenzae Type B (HIB)

• Hepatitis A (Hep A)

• Hepatitis B (HBV)

• Human papillomavirus (HPV)

• Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV)

• Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)

• Influenza vaccine

• Meningococcal (MCV4)

• Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7)

• Rotavirus

• Tetanus and diphtheria (Td)

• Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap)

• Varicella/chicken pox (Var)

Group home and community-based services program that allows children with disabilities who require a higher level of care to receive services in the community.

Community Education is an opportunity for local citizens and community schools, agencies, and institutions to become active partners in addressing education and community concerns. Provides programs in adult learning, after school enrichment, one day trips and travel, and opportunities for adults with disabilities

Helps individuals and families with low incomes (including temporary low incomes) get the food they need for nutritious and well-balanced meals. Provides extra support to help stretch a household's food budget - it is not meant to cover all the groceries a family needs. Monthly benefits are loaded on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card, which looks and works like a debit card. The card can be used to buy groceries at authorized stores, farmers markets, and online retailers. Learn more about where to shop and what can be bought. The amount of benefits received is based on income, expenses, and number of people in the household. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) program provides free employment and education training and support for people getting SNAP benefits. SNAP E&T participants gain support, skills, training, or experience to reach their goals. Many organizations, including technical and community colleges, community-based organizations, county agencies, tribes, and CareerForce Centers provide SNAP E&T programs and services. Programs can include career planning, job search, training for in-demand jobs, student support, financial support, and continued support once a participant has a job.

Provides passport books, passport cards, and passport photos

Prosecutes all crimes in the county and provides legal advice to county departments

Pays for room and board for seniors and adults with disabilities who have low incomes. Aims to reduce and prevent people from living in institutions or becoming homeless. All recipients receive assistance each month to help pay for rent and food. Some recipients also receive Housing Support supplemental funding to provide other services if they don't qualify for home and community-based waiver programs, including but not limited to:

• Arranging for medical and social services

• Arranging for meetings and appointments

• Assistance with transportation

• Medication reminders

The individual's housing provider receives payments to pay for rent, utilities, food, household supplies, and other necessities.

Simply bring your unwanted, unused or expired medication to a safe medication disposal kiosk and drop it in. Accepted medication list

• Prescription medications, ointments and patches
• OTC medications, ointments and liquids
• Pet medications
• vitamins
• Aersol cans
• Inhalers

Do not dispose unused medication here

Provide individual competitive employment services. Services include:

• Benefits planning

• Career planning

• Follow-up support services

• Job coaching

• Job development services

• Job follow-up services

• Job placement

• Job-seeking skills training

• Multi-lingual and multi-cultural support

• PASS and IRWE planning

• Person-centered planning

• Resume and cover letter development

• Supported employment

NOTE: Minnesota Employment Center (MEC) Saint Paul site is the only in-person office. Other MEC locations are virtual but will serve members across Minnesota.

Provides law enforcement and community services including:

• City patrol

• Crime investigations

• Community crime prevention programs

• D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)

• Dispatch