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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

Skilled nursing facility offering:- Dietary services - Hospice services - Inpatient rehabilitation services- Medication management

Provides child passenger safety education and car seat installation guidance. May offer car seats or assist families in obtaining car seats and booster seats for children; availability and eligibility may vary.

Offers mental health rehabilitation services to help affected individuals recover to the point where they can manage their lives. These services assist and support recipients in developing skills in areas such as community resource utilization, medication monitoring, symptom management, use of transportation, household management, and many others.

The Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) is Minnesota's version of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). MFIP helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents move to financial stability through work. The program provides a monthly cash payment to help supplement a family's income as they move from public assistance to employment. Participants must meet program requirements, or their benefits will be reduced. Lifetime benefits are limited to 60 months.When families first apply for cash assistance, they will start in the Diversionary Work Program (DWP). It is a four-month program that helps parents go to work right away rather than enroll in MFIP.

Provides general information and licensing for persons interested in becoming foster care providers. Training and support for foster care providers on emergency, short-term, and long-term placement.

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.

Provides a series of informational meetings designed to explore options and connect individuals living with a disability to resources that align with their goals. The personalized approach gives individuals the tools to take the next step while developing self-advocacy skills.Self-directed Resource Navigation offers:- Person-centered planning??????- Regular communication with a support team???- Thorough exploration of interests, support needs, and future goals- Virtual support and digital tools

Training and professional development opportunities for those in the Early Childhood field, licensed or legally-non-licensed child care providers

Historical museum featuring an authentic 19th-century prairie settler village with genuine historical artifacts. Also features a period train exhibit with a 1930s replica station house, period cabins and church, and town buildings.

Administers elementary and secondary schools. Schools:- Bluff Creek Elementary School 2300 Coulter Boulevard Chanhassen, MN 55317 (952)556-6600- Carver Elementary School 1717 Ironwood Drive Carver, MN 55315 (952)556-1900- Chanhassen Elementary School 7600 Laredo Drive Chanhassen, MN 55317 (952)556-6700- Chanhassen High School 2200 Lyman Boulevard Chanhassen, MN 55317 (952)556-3500- Chaska High School 545 Pioneer Trail Chaska, MN 55318 (952)556-7100- Chaska Middle School East 1600 Park Ridge Drive Chaska, MN 55318 (952)556-7600- Chaska Middle School West 140 Engler Boulevard East Chaska, MN 55318 (952)556-7400- Clover Ridge Elementary School 114000 Hundertmark Road Chaska, MN 55318 (952)556-6900- East Union Elementary School 15655 County Road 43 Carver, MN 55315 (952)556-6800- Integrated Arts Academy 11 Peavey Road Chaska MN 55318 (952)556-6200- Jonathan Elementary School 110300 Pioneer Trail West Chaska, MN 55318 (952)556-6500- La Academia 1800 Chestnut Street Chaska, MN 55318 (952)556-6400- Pioneer Ridge Middle School 1085 Pioneer Trail East Chaska, MN 55318 (952)556-7800- Victoria Elementary School 9300 Red Fox Drive Victoria, MN 55386 (952)556-3000

Provides a medical clinic offering compassionate care on a variety of health care services. Services include:- Annual wellness visits such as screenings for vitals, weight, height, medical history update, depression screening, cognition screening, mobility, and prevention- Cancer care such as addressing concerns, monitor patients' treatment, and one-on-one physical rehabilitation- Cardiology to address and treat heart disease, heart failure, blood pressure issue, and high cholesterol- E-Care services providing online visits for minor health concerns such as allergies, COVID-19, cold/flu, dermatology concerns, minor rashes, pink eye, shingles, tick bites, and urinary tract infections- Family medicine such as preventative care, anxiety/depression, chronic disease management, immunizations/flu shots, prescriptions/medication management, internal medicine, pediatrics, and follow-up care- General surgery- Mammography- Medical weight loss through a medically supervised approach for weight loss and weight management- Oncology and hematology for treating cancer and blood disorders such as iron deficiency, anemia, hemophilia, sickle cell disease, leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma- Orthopedic and sports medicine- Pharmacy offering mail service for delivery prescriptions to a patient's residence and fills and dispenses medication orders- Vascular surgery and treatment- Well-child visits and immunizations

Apartments for seniors providing Housekeeping services Transportation 6 accessible apartments

Free legal advice and brief services from volunteer attorneys with the Volunteer Lawyers Network. Services focus on civil issues such as:- Debt and consumer issues- Housing (tenant/landlord)- ImmigrationAppointments are typically brief, 15 - 30 minutes per client, and volunteers may occasionally need to cancel due to emergencies. Call the center to confirm schedules and availability.

Provides investigative and intervention services for child abuse, neglect, and/or abandonment. Services include:- Accepts reports of abuse- Assessment of the initial referral- Consultation with 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

Drop-in center for homeless youth:?- Housing Hub: Connects youth experiencing homelessness or at risk of being homeless with a Housing Specialist to provide housing problem solving. Housing Specialists can assist the youth with practical solutions, identify sources, alternatives, and mediate conflict resolution between friends or family. The initial access point to be connected with a Housing Specialist is short-term with a 30-day timeframe. After 30 days initial contact, households with no other pathways identified will be connected to a Housing Assessor and placed on the Housing Registry.- Provides computers for homework and job searches, a game room, kitchen, lockers, showers, storage areas, and a washer and dryer- Staff help youth get help with employment and housing searches, connect to resources, and receive basic need items (clean clothes, food, sleeping bags, and toiletries)

Works with families on growth and developmental issues. Head Start promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children.- Offers preschool classroom and home visit experience with a special focus on developing the early reading and math skills needed to be successful in school.- Programs are offered center-based, home-based, or combination- Transportation provided when available. Staff assists families in obtaining transportation.

Groups for mental health, including:- Anger management and conflict resolution- DBT skills- Hope and loss- Illness, management and recovery- Relapse prevention

Provides hospice care at home, in assisted living facilities, in nursing homes, and two residential hospice houses. Services include: - Medication management- Registered nurse on call 24 hours- Support services for family

Alzheimer's Association Presentations: Provides a variety of presentations available to the public, with differing lengths (i.e. 20, 30, 60 & 90 minutes), on a variety of subjects relating to dementia and Alzheimer's. Presentations are provided through a partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, with trained Elder Network staff providing the presentations. Presentations include "10 Warning Signs," "Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia," "Advances in Alzheimer's Treatment," "Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body: Tips from the Latest Research," "Building Foundations of Caregiving," "Supporting Independence, " "Communicating Effectively," "Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors," "Exploring Care and Support Services," and more.Dementia Friends-sessions: Provides to community members of all ages. Healthcare specific educational session is available, as well as adaptations for particular workplaces, known as Dementia Friendly in the Workplace. These are one-day sessions that last from 60-80 minutes. Educational session available to community members who have attended a Dementia Friends session, to become Dementia Champions, so that they too, can provide Dementia Friends sessions. This is a one-day session.Powerful Tools for Caregiving (PTC): Educational program designed to help family caregivers take care of themselves while caring for a relative or a friend. Focus is on those caring for someone who is 55 years or older. Six weeks of 1.5 hour workshops. Offered both virtually, and in-person, depending upon the time of registration. Call to register for this workshop.Caregiver Training Workshop: This workshop is approximately 2 hours long. Must pre-register and the workshop is provided in-person. The training walks through a workbook that allows the participant (caregiver) to develop a plan of how to care for their care receiver if something should happen to them and they are no longer able to care for that older adult-either temporarily or definitively.Fraud and Scam Prevention Trainings: Provides presentations relating to fraud and scam prevention to the communities of service-upon request.?Programs are provided at a variety of locations, including Elder Network offices and others. Some programs are available virtually.

Minnesota's version of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). Statewide MFIP helps families work their way out of poverty by providing temporary cash and food benefits to eligible families. Statewide MFIP has a 60-month limit, there are some limited exceptions and extensions to the time limit. Participants are required to follow certain work rules. Failure to meet work rules will result in their MFIP grants being sanctioned or reduced. In addition:- Child support will be pursued in those situations where one or both parents are absent- A woman expecting a baby may receive assistance for herself during her pregnancy- Children who are being cared for by certain relatives may receive assistanceNOTE: MFIP recipients may be eligible for Emergency Assistance, Child Care Assistance, Medical Assistance, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).