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Provides a safe, positive, and neutral environment for children and their non-custodial parent(s) to have parenting time or a safe exchange.

Provides mental health rehabilitative services to people with serious mental illness to foster recovery and self-sufficiency. The focus of the services is to regain and restore lost skills or capabilities as a result of mental illness. Practitioners work with recipients to establish personal goals based on their vision of recovery to overcome barriers of mental illness.

The COPE mobile crisis team is available for in person therapeutic support anywhere in Hennepin County. Bi-lingual and bi-cultural staff are available for face-to-face, phone, and video visit when needed. Services are provided by mental health professionals and practitioners. Services include:

• 24 hours/7 days a week, open 365 days a year mobile crisis response team and phone service

• Assistance in de-escalation of psychiatric emergencies to help calm the situation and help the client decide what to do next

• Assessment of immediate need for crisis/emergency services (telephone triage). Talk through ways to support the individual who is in crisis.

• Community support and resources depending on the situation

• Outreach to the community in the individual's home, school, or another public place

• Partners with communities to support healing after crises. Services are free and addresses communities' immediate and long-term needs following a traumatic event. Support is tailored to the situation. Services may include, Crisis Intervention and Psychological First Aid, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD), Healing Circles, workshops, trainings, outreach, and engagement activities.

• Referral to short-term stabilization program, up to 8 weeks of therapy and linkage to long-term services after the initial visit

NOTE: COPE can provide gun locks to clients who have already been assessed by staff and are for clients experiencing a mental health crisis. COPE has only a limited amount of gun locks and requests that anyone looking for a gun lock should be referred elsewhere.

Assists older adults and individuals with disabilities with a housing application fee for up to 2 household members. Also assists with the fees for a new ID and/or birth certificate for 2 household members when needed to obtain housing.

Provides a monthly cash grant to people who are aged, blind, or disabled and who receive federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Some persons whose income is too high to receive SSI may be eligible for MSA. NOTE: Most of these persons also receive or are eligible to receive SSI, and/or RSDI. Applications for SSI/RSDI are handled through the local Social Security office, not Mahnomen County. Persons may be eligible for the Medicare Savings Programs.

Provides family subsidized and market rate housing in Itasca County Seniors and disabled

• 24 hour High-Tech or Complex Nursing (Ventilator Nursing Care LPN/RN)

• 24-hour Home Health Aide and Personal Care Attendant (HHA/PCA)

• 24-hour Private Duty Nursing or Regular Nursing (LPN/RN)

• Home Health Aide (HHA), Personal Care Attendant (PCA), Homemaker, Companion

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

• Registered Nursing

• Skill Home Visit (assessment)

Provides comprehensive support to refugees and asylees resettled in the United States, helping them integrate, find employment, access services, and connect with local communities. Services include:

• Refugee resettlement assistance for clients previously resettled through World Relief

• Employment counseling with language support for Somali, Russian, Spanish, and French speakers, for refugees or asylees in the United States, for less than five years

• Refugee cash assistance to support basic needs during resettlement

• Immigration services, including family reunification, green card applications, and citizenship assistance

• Educational outreach to congregations about refugee issues and ways to support local resettlement

• Volunteer engagement, linking churches and individuals to refugees through sponsorship, friendship-building, employment help, and donations of furniture and other essentials

• Internet, telephone, and face-to-face support groups follow the AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) 12-Step program to help people recover from dependency on tobacco

• Provides online educational materials, literature, pamphlets, books, and a newsletter. Information and assistance available on how to start a meeting.

Provides food for persons in the McGregor area

Provides temporary financial assistance for refugees and eligible entrants while they are in the process of resettling in the United States. NOTE: Able-bodied RCA recipients are required to participate in an employment and training program. RCA recipients who are disabled or 65 years of age or older are required to apply for SSI.

Helps people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low pay for basic needs. The maximum monthly benefit is:

• $128 for a person living in a licensed residential facility or receiving substance use disorder treatment services

• $350 for a person living in the community

• Emergency funds may be available if the individual cannot pay for basic needs, such as shelter or food, and their health or safety is at risk because of this

People who get GA are also eligible for help with medical and food costs through Medical Assistance - MA and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP.

Provides services to Latino seniors through culturally and linguistically responsive services to support the their holistic health and independent living. Activities address physical and behavioral health, educational activities, and community engagement; provides individualized case management and socio-emotional support.

• Culturally relevant social and recreational programs and activities

• Case management addressing well-being, self-sufficiency, family concerns, and physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health needs.

Patients who need to speak with a financial counselor, need cost of care estimates, or determine if they may qualify for financial assistance to pay for procedures may reach out about options. Financial counselors can help individuals understand what patients' responsibility will be, and may offer no interest payment plans. Other options may include:

• Discount Program: Individuals who are uninsured or underinsured and have incomes less than 250% of the Federal Poverty Guideline may be eligible for getting help to pay their medical bill

• Elevate Patient Financial Solutions: Help patients without medical insurance find resources to help pay for medical bills

The fire department is responsible for responding to emergencies, preventing fires, and providing emergency medical services. Also educates the public about fire safety and emergency preparedness.

Provides investigative and intervention services for child abuse, neglect, and/or abandonment. Services include:

• Accepts reports of alleged abuse or neglect

• Assessment the initial referral

• Consultation to individuals who suspect abuse

• Consultation with the family to determine the nature of the problem

• Dependency investigation

• Explanation of reporting statutes and answer questions regarding agency practices

• Ongoing support services for children and their families

• Temporary placement of children who are removed from the home

• Works with the family toward unification or reunification

Provides job and small business resources at most branches, including free classes on resume writing, job searching, networking, and interviewing.

• Mobile workPLACE: Offers computer access and job skills training in multiple languages throughout the community.

In addition, the Rondo Community Outreach Library hosts a Small Business Resource Center with materials and assistance for starting or growing a business.

Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help. Short-term grant assistance for persons in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair.

A comprehensive web-based application that integrates assessment and support planning for people who need long-term services and supports in Minnesota. The assessment takes a person-centered approach to ensure services meet each individual's strengths, goals, preferences, and assessed needs. The assessment replaces the following assessment tools:

• Developmental Disability Screening

• Home Care Nursing Assessment (to be included in a future enhancement)

• Long-term Care Consultation Assessment

• Personal Care Assistance Assessment

The assessment determines eligibility for publicly funded programs and services, including:

• Alternative Care Program

• Brain Injury Waiver

• Case management for people with developmental disabilities

• Community Alternative Care Waiver

• Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals Waiver?

• Developmental Disability Waiver?

• Elderly Waiver

• Semi-Independent Living Services

Provides law enforcement and community services.

Provides the following library services:

• Book cataloging

• Cooperation and coordination of all library services for public libraries in nine-county area of south central Minnesota

• Courier delivery service

• ELM (Electronic Library of Minnesota) Information database for all ages

• Grant-writing assistance

• Interlibrary loan service

• Links to 15 databases provided by the Gale Group, access to full text articles, reviews, journals, etc.

• Management of regional network

?- Region-wide library card Follow the link to find one of the participating libraries: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CU2g-sAHIwQ65gw5jNmalOcHmNPM0yRwOY6gSh06E98/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Residents are provided means to recycle through the Solid Waste Management Program provided by Waste Management of Bemidji. They provide recycling areas at both Bemidji and Blackduck Solid Waste Transfer Stations. There are rural sites located at strategic points throughout the county. Transfer Stations: - Bemidji Solid Waste Transfer Station 751 Industrial Drive SE Bemidji, 56601 (218)755-1440 8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday 8 am - 1 pm Saturday

• Blackduck/Kelliher Transfer Station 33003 Highway 72 NE Blackduck, 56630 (218)835-6961 8 am - 5 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Wednesday Closed 8 am - 1 pm Saturday Transfer Stations will accept: Appliances(i.e. white goods), stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers, freezers, dish washers, water heaters, air conditioners, de-humidifiers, fluorescent tubes less than 4 feet in length, tires, engine oil, used oil, anti-freeze, automotive batteries and household hazardous waste Rural Sites: - Ten Lakes Site 23170 Power Dam Road NE Bemidji, 56601

• Waskish Site 5537 Hillman Drive Waskish, 56685 8 am - 6 pm Monday - Saturday

• Nebish Site 4934 Lumberjack Road NW Puposky, 56667 8 am - 6 pm Monday - Friday 8 am - 3 pm Saturday

• Pinewood Site 12921 Centerline Road NW Pinewood, 56664 8 am - 6 pm Monday - Friday 8 am - 3 pm Saturday

• Fourtown Site 63063 Fourtown Road NW Fourtown 9 am - 8 pm Monday - Sunday Additional drop-off sites within the City of Bemidji & Northern Township: - Young & Davis 170 Anne Street NW

• North of Herberger's 2815 Ridgeway Avenue NW

• Tom's Stop 8000 Irvine Avenue NW

Provides substance use disorders comprehensive assessments. A qualified licensed drug and alcohol counselor conducts the assessment and provides referrals to treatment if needed.

Assists refugees with information and referral to health care services, obtaining screenings, and interpreting results

Mayor and City Council Members:

• Member contact information

Departments:

• Administration: Oversees city departments, utility services, city budgets, official records, conducts public hearings, coordinates city elections, and projects

• Animal Control: Provides impound services to dogs and cats who are in the streets. Phone (507)831-6134.

• Building and Zoning: Responsible for oversight in new construction, renovations, structures, city ordinances, zoning, and permits. Phone: (507)832-8660.

• Street Department: Performs all basic street maintenance, street sign maintenance, snow removal, and street cleaning services

Utility Service: Manages connections for city water, electric, garbage, and billing for residents. Also, oversees the water, sewage, and wastewater for the city.