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ECFE is a parenting education program for all Minnesota families with children between the ages of birth to Kindergarten entrance. Learning opportunities through ECFE may occur in a variety of settings, such as the families' homes, district or community sites, and online parenting education and support. Programming and education services often include parents/caregivers and children but may just include parents/caregivers. ECFE works to strengthen families and engage the ability of all parents to provide an environment that supports the healthy development of their child. Services may include:

• Book lending library

• Dad and child programs

• Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5

• Information on community resources

• Outdoor classroom

• Parent-child activities

• Parent discussion groups

• Play and learn activities for children

• Programs for non-English language learners

• School readiness program for children age 3 1/2 - 4

• Special events for the entire family

• Workshops on specific topics

NOTE: Call for current class offerings and schedule of events.

Provides low-cost computer repair services Note: Computer repair services are not available on Apple products

Fire Department provides:

• Building inspections to ensure fire code compliance and reduce potential hazards

• Fire control and suppression services

• Maintenance of equipment and trained personnel for fast, effective emergency response

Provides family health services including:

• Breastfeeding services

• Car seat needs

• Connects families to resources and support

• Family home visiting

• Follow Along Program

• Postpartum support

• Prenatal support

• Early Head Start: Full-day, full-year, family-centered early care and education program for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers ages birth to 3 years and their families. Offers multiple options, including Home Based, Part Day Center Based, and Full Day Center Based.

• Head Start: Child and family development program that focuses on comprehensive services for pregnant women, children from birth to 5 year,s and their families. Approach to service includes:

• Education
• Health
• Mental health
• Nutrition
• Parent engagement
• Social services

Monitors the occurrence and reporting of infectious diseases, helps develop and implement prevention and control strategies, and provides related services, including:

• Education on infectious diseases and vaccines to help prevent disease spread and inform residents

• Immunization information and guidance, including recommended vaccine schedules and how to access immunizations

• Information about tuberculosis (TB) and links to state TB resources, including prevention and control efforts

• Sharps disposal services: Residents can purchase an approved container and have used sharps (needles/syringes) safely disposed of

Other hospital departments and services:

• Breast care (612)336-2670

• Cancer care (952)836-3645

• Cardiac rehabilitation (612)624-4040

• Center for women (952)285-6140

• Coronary intensive care (952)924-5260

• Diabetes care

• Family medicine and internal medicine

• Geriatric services

• Health and wellness coaching (612)336-2727

• Heart care (612)365-5000

• Home medical equipment (952)836-3558

• Hospitalists (612)672-5390

• Imaging services

• Medication therapy management (612)672-7005

• Mental health therapy (800)468-3120

• Midwest Hernia Center (952)245-6650

• Midwifery

• Nutrition services (612)672-6700

• Obstetrics and gynecology

• Pain management

• Podiatry

• Radiology (952)924-5170

• Sleep health (612)273-5000

• Spine and brain clinic (952)836-3695

• Stroke care (952)924-5700

• Surgical consultants (952)927-7004

• Urology (952)920-7660

• Vascular health center - Artery and vein care (952)929-6994

Mayor and City Council Member contact information Departments: Administration

• Provides gambling devices licenses, licenses to sell tobacco at retail, parade permits, and parking permits
• Provides voter registration

Airport ?- Hutchinson Municipal Airport: used by area businesses and recreational pilots Creekside Compost

• Intake Phone: (320)587-6762
• Full service compost and recycling facility open to residents of McLeod County. Accepts yard waste and recyclable plastic, glass, newspaper, and cardboard

Engineering/Public Works

• Garbage/Recycling
• Hutchinson Municipal Airport
• Oakland Cemetery: (320)234-4455
• Snow plowing emergency hotline: (320)234-5699
• Street light maintenance, operation, and placement
• Streets: Pothole patching, pavement repairs, grading, general maintenance, sweeping, and cleaning
• Stormwater management
• Wastewater treatment facility: (320)234-4233 and after hours emergency calls (320)234-4272
• Water billing information; (320)587-5151
• Water customer Service: (320)234-4222

Finance

• Provides waste, wastewater, garbage, and storm water billing

Planning/Building/Zoning

• Planning Department: Provides long range planning services and reviews land use plans for consistency with city plans- Zoning Department: Assists residents and applicants with zoning requests, development requests, and flood plain information- Building Department: Provides building inspections, code enforcement, issues permits for building, plumbing, fire suppression, and mechanical projects

Provides individualized employment support to help people prepare for, obtain, and succeed in competitive community jobs. Services include:

• Job development and placement

• Ongoing follow-up services: Job coaching, employer education, training in community resources, and personal support

• Vocational evaluation

• Vocational rehabilitation support

Offers a college access program targeting low-income, first generation college adults ages 19 and over. Will assist youth 12 - 18 by request. Assists persons with academic and career counseling including:

• Academic and career assessment testing

• Academic and career counseling and referral

• Referral for dropouts wishing to complete GED

• Information about post-secondary educational programs

• Information and assistance in applying for financial aid for post secondary education and help filling out FAFSA online

• Referral to community agencies and services

• Workshops on topics such as college survival skills, financial assistance for post secondary education, career decision making, etc.

Alzheimer's and Dementia Care: Provides individualized assessments for evaluating cognitive and functional levels. Services include:

• Promoting independence in dressing, bathing, toileting and assistance with memory, communication and swallowing difficulties
• Provide education with addressing physical health needs, medication management, strength development and fall risk reduction
• Teaching families and caregivers strategies for managing the care needs of their loved ones
• Teaching how to effectively respond to challenging behaviors such as aggression, agitation, and repetition
• Treatment planning

Home Health Aide (HHA): Home Health Aides are responsible for documenting the care provided to individuals, and notifying the case manager of any changes in health. Home Health Aides may assist in the following areas:

• Assistance with dressing
• Bathing, washing hair and shaving
• Getting in/out of bed
• Maintaining a safe living environment
• Monitoring blood pressure, temperature and other vital signs

?In-home Therapies: Provides in home occupational, physical, or speech therapy to assist with the recovery process Respit Care: Provides in-home respite care to give caregivers a break

Drop-in center for youth who are homeless, youth in crisis or sexually exploited youth offering individual advocacy and case management, and referrals to a network of services which are designed to achieve self-sufficiency, connectedness and self-empowerment. YouthLink houses the Youth Opportunity Center, a collaboration of agencies providing services to young people in one location. Partner agencies provide services that include housing stability, health and wellness, crisis/basic needs/drop-in, education, and employment. Services include:

• Access to computers, phones, and mail

• Community resource referrals to shelter and housing

• Basic needs services: Hot meals and bag lunches, clothing closet, showers, laundry, and connections to emergency shelters. Assists with connecting youth to Hennepin County support services.

• Financial assistance to obtain vital documentation including social security card, birth certificate, and/or state ID. Application assistance is available for food stamps and Medical Assistance.

• Job search and employment assistance and education assistance and resources

• FHPAP application assistance only for eligible youth in Hennepin County seeking rent assistance. FHPAP does not provide direct assistance. Hennepin County is responsible for determining eligibility and distributing rent assistance funds.

• On-site health clinic and health care support including referrals to mental health and substance abuse services

• Street Outreach Program: Caseworkers go out into the community, locate homeless youth and inform them of services that are available to them. May provide the youth with clothing, safe sex information and resources, bus cards, etc.

Client may select like-new clothing at no cost using vouchers. Clients may also choose to shop for clothing using a "choose their own discount" model. Discounts options are 25%, 50%, or a 75% discount when clients check out. Items include:

• Adult clothing

• Children's clothing

• Teen clothing

• Winter outerwear

• Work clothing

?Donations accepted of new and gently used clothing.

Provides law enforcement for residents of Eagan

Providing administrative services for the school district Administration: 214 1st Avenue Northeast, Buffalo, MN 55313 (763)682-8700 Elementary: ?- Discovery Elementary - Multiage School ?301 2nd Avenue Northeast Buffalo, MN 55313 (763)682-8400 Attendance: (763)682-8401

• Hanover Elementary

274 LaBeauxe Avenue Northeast Hanover, MN 55341 (763)682-0800 Attendance: (763)682-0822

• Montrose Elementary School of Innovation

100 2nd Street Southwest Montrose, MN 55363 (763)682-8345 Attendance: (763)682-8344

• Northwinds Elementary

1111 7th Avenue Northwest Buffalo, MN 55313 (763)682-8800 Attendance: (763)682-8804

• Parkside Elementary

207 3rd Street Northeast Buffalo, MN 55313 (763)682-8500 Attendance: (763)682-8582

• Tatanka Elementary STEM School

703 8th Street Northeast Buffalo, MN 55313 (763)682-8600 Attendance: (762)682-8641 Middle school: ?- Buffalo Community Middle School 1300 Highway 25 North Buffalo, MN 55313 (763)682-8200 Attendance: (763)682-8242 High school: ?- Buffalo High School 877 Bison Boulevard Buffalo, MN 55313 (763)682-8100 Attendance: (763)682-8181 Other: ?- Phoenix Learning Center 877 Bison Boulevard Buffalo, MN 55313 (763)682-8100 Attendance: (763)682-8181

• PRIDE Transitions

800 8th Street NE Buffalo, MN 55313 (763)682-8890

Rental units managed: First Avenue Apartments:

• 2315 First Avenue

• 60 one-bedroom apartments

Haven Court Apartments:

• 3100 and 3200 blocks of 6th avenue east

• One-bedroom apartments

• 2-, 3-, and 4-bedroom townhouses

Park Terrace Manor:

• 301 East 18th Street

• 20 one-bedroom apartments

Seventh Avenue Housing:

• 3230 East Seventh Avenue

• 70 units

Monitors diseases and promotes a healthy community. Services include:

• Adult and children vaccinations and information. Vaccinations are offered at the Horizon Public Health Office in Alexandria.

• Community education resources to protect and prevent diseases from insects, common infections, lead poisoning, and viruses.

• Safe drinking water testing: helps address common concerns, including: arsenic, coliform bacteria, lead, manganese, and nitrate and support treatment of contaminants in private wells.

• Substance misuse prevention resources

Provides consumers, family members, providers, and the community services such as:

• Assessments

?- Assistive technology demonstrations

• Lending and Demonstration Library: Allows individuals to try a piece of technology in their home or work environment for 30 days

• Training and one-on-one support

Youth enrichment activities in recreational and educational areas for grades K - 12

Provides cash assistance to help adults receiving Supplemental Security Income - pay for their basic needs. Adults who are blind, have a disability, or are age 65 and older but don't qualify for SSI because of their income may still be eligible for MSA if they meet income requirements. The basic monthly MSA grant is calculated using either the maximum SSI amount (Federal Benefit Rate) for the adult or their countable income (if they do not receive SSI), and the MSA standard set by state law. Special Needs Grant MSA also may provide special payments for adults who need:

• Certain home repairs

• Certain household furniture and appliances

• Guardian or conservator service fees

• Help paying for housing costs through MSA Housing Assistance

• Medically prescribed special diets

• Representative payee services

Adults who receive MSA are also eligible for help with medical, food, and housing costs though Medical Assistance - MA, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP, and MSA Housing Assistance programs.

Goal is to address concerns early to prevent them from growing larger in the future. Counseling services are intended to help youth who are struggling with challenges in their lives. Parents and caregivers are also involved in counseling sessions and receive support and encouragement along the way.

Partners with parents, caregivers, teachers, and therapists to develop an individualized plan to build cognitive, developmental, and social-emotional skills needed to be Kindergarten ready. Services include:

• Addressing and filling gaps in development through literacy, language, mathematical and scientific thinking, social studies, arts, active play, and building strong relationships with peers

• Bi-weekly meetings onsite for mental health, speech, and occupational therapy paired with a trauma-informed classroom, children learn valuable coping skills, and self-regulation techniques to help them be successful in and out of school

• Classroom learning five days a week in structured environment

• Family support through home visits where parents and caregivers are connected to community resources and can benefit from parent enrichment activities

Provides therapy for:

• Individual therapy: Anxiety, autism/neurodivergence support groups, depression, grief/loss, health/sleep, identity, LGBTQIA+, relationship/self-care, self-confidence, sex, substance use/addiction, and trauma

• Couples therapy

• Child therapy: Academic struggles, achievement testing, behavioral issues, developmental milestones, identity, play therapy, sibling relationships, substance use/addiction, teens, and trauma

• Family therapy: Couples counseling, grief/loss, identity, parenting, relationship/self-care, substance use/addiction, and trauma

Uses evidence-based treatment modalities to support clients as they work towards personal growth and mental wellness Telehealth available.

Services include, but are not limited to: ?- Assistance with resumes, job applications, and interview preparations ?- Budgeting assistance ?- Career counseling and exploration ?- Employment and job search workshops ??- Goal setting ?- Introduction to listings of regional job openings ?- Job placement assistance ??- On-the-job training opportunities ?- Paid work experience programs with local employers ?- Post-high school education assistance

• Referrals to other service agencies that may be of assistance

?- Skill training in reading, math, job, and life skills ?- Supportive services such as transportation, childcare, housing, etc. may be available if eligible for one of the programs. ?- Tests and assessments to find interest levels and skills

NOTE: Not accepting applications at this time. Check website for updated information. Provides loans, loan guarantees, and grants that enable rural property owners to develop and rehabilitate properties for low-income, elderly, individuals living with a disability, families, and domestic laborers. Works directly with farm labor housing loan properties to subsidize rents for low-income tenants who cannot afford to pay their full rent. Additional services include:

• Subsidized loans for construction or rehabilitation of rental housing complexes in rural communities to serve very-low and low-income households

• Directory of Rural Development-financed complexes with location and contact information for prospective residents

• Rent subsidy vouchers to protect eligible tenants who may face hardship if they cannot find affordable housing (available at most complexes)

• Uses a variety of tools to revitalize and preserve the physical and financial health of properties currently in the USDA's rural rental portfolio