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Case Management Supportive and personalized services 24/7 on-call support Easy access to our full continuum Access to respite care Licensing Assigned Licensor to each home Help throughout the licensing process Virtual and in-person support groups Annual training opportunities provided at no cost

Counselors help with home and school problems for minority students by tutoring and counseling

Offers peer support groups for people looking to connect with others who can understand the experience of leaving incarceration and can provide guidance and encouragement as they work together to build healthy, positive lifestyles. Support groups include:

• Reflections Support Group: Weekly peer support group where people with criminal records can come together to discuss challenges and offer each other ideas on responding to them and building a healthy lifestyle

Sisters Helping Sisters Support Group: Innovative program specially designed for women leaving Minnesota correctional facilities

Advises and assists veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits such as:

• Burial benefits

• Financial assistance through the V.A. for dental work

• G.I. Bill education assistance

• G. I. Bill life insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A.

• Information about and referrals to other service agencies for chemical dependency treatment and vocational rehabilitation

• Outpatient medical care through the V.A.

• Service-connected disability compensation

• "State Soldiers Assistance Program" (SSAP) provides cash assistance in the form of shelter payments (rent and mortgage), utilities, and personal needs grants to veterans who are unable to work as a result of a temporary disability. There are strict income and asset requirements.

• Survivors and dependents education

• Transportation to VA Medical Center

• Veteran/military health insurance

• Veteran survivor insurance

Outreach and support for the Black, Indigenous, or People of Color entrepreneur includes entrepreneurial technical assistance, access to capital, a peer network support system, referrals, advocacy, and business coaching services.

Partners with the Minnesota Department of Health's (MDH) to offer free breast and cervical screening tests for women who are age 40 or over and are uninsured, underinsured, and not receiving Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare and meet income guidelines.

Provides adoptive placement services to children who are in need of an adoptive home through the use of the State Adoption Exchange. Also able to provide referrals and information about private adoption agencies for families who are interested in adoption.

• Mental Health - Master's Level: Provides students training in the outpatient mental health clinic

• Mental Health - Residential - Master's Level: Gives students an opportunity to provide direct and indirect clinical services to residents of Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS)

• Mental Health - Master's Level: Provides students training in the outpatient mental health clinic

• Mental Health - Residential - Master's Level: Gives students an opportunity to provide direct and indirect clinical services to residents of Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS)

• Dedicated to the elimination of poverty housing by building homes, hope, and community in Itasca County

• Provide housing for families who are living in substandard housing (overcrowded, unsafe, poorly insulated, etc.) who could otherwise not afford it; at a no interest and no profit rate

• Prospective families must be able to work on their homes as well as be responsible for payments

• Habitat For Humanity will build homes and act as a local mortgage company to a family selected to purchase the home

• Offers classes on financial readiness, homeowner education, and skills to care for their new home

• The no-interest, affordable mortgage is set up over a 25-30 year period and the payments are then used to help build more houses for other families in Itasca County

• 2-3 families picked per year for consideration for home through the application process

Provides fire and rescue services including: ?

• Emergency medical services

• Fire suppression

• Fire prevention education and community outreach

• Inspection and testing of fire protection systems

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 women expecting a baby may receive assistance for herself during her pregnancy

• Children who are being cared for by certain relatives may receive assistance

NOTE: MFIP recipients may be eligible for Emergency Assistance, Child Care Assistance, Medical Assistance, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Offers financial services, including speaking with a financial counselor, cost of care estimates, or assistance determining if an individual qualifies for financial assistance. Financial counselors can help individuals understand patients' responsibilities 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 help to pay their medical bill

Provides an intensive outpatient program for alcohol and drug recovery to both men and women ages 16 years and older at all locations. The program lasts eight weeks and offers daytime and evening sessions depending on the location. The program includes:

• Integrated drug and alcohol education, as well as the Family Program into the treatment plan

• Group therapy sessions lectures, individual counseling, family education, the 12-step support group program, and a Relapse Prevention Program

• Person-centered approach and followed by continuing care programs

• Weekly treatment planning and individual counseling sessions

Provides evidence-based care with optional faith integration for outpatient counseling services in the following areas:

• Adolescent/youth counseling
• Adoption counseling
• Anger management
• Anxiety disorders counseling
• Bereavement/grief counseling
• Depression counseling
• Eating disorders counseling
• Family violence counseling
• Geriatric counseling
• Marriage counseling
• Mental health assessment for all ages
• Parent coaching and counseling
• Phobias counseling
• Post-abortion counseling
• Sexual assault counseling- Sexuality issues/sexual addictions counseling

Video counseling services are available via Telehealth for individuals and families who:

• Are unable to find a bilingual counselor
• Have limited access to Christian counseling in their area
• Have medical conditions
• Lack transportation to a clinic

Diagnosis, treatment, and support for eating disorders inpatients and outpatients. Also provides specialized treatment for children and teens with eating disorders.

Stellher Counseling Services provides mental health therapy to individuals and families who request services. Intake does not require a referral. Services begin with a diagnostic assessment to determine treatment recommendations. Services are available for all ages, including infants, children, adolescents, and adults. Services are provided by mental health professionals. Area of specialty with in agency include infant and early childhood mental health, parent - child interaction therapy, and Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy.

Provides parenting education for Minnesota families with pre-school age children. 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. Current classes and events vary. Call for information. Services may include:

• Book and toy lending library

• Dad and child programs

• Drop-in play sessions

• Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5

• Home visits and family support for the child's emotional well-being, and answer developmental questions

• Information on community resources

• Parent-child activities

• Parent discussion groups and parent resources

• Play and learn activities for children

• Programs for non-English language learners

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

• Single parent program

• Special events for the entire family

• Workshops on specific topics

Offers a nurse line available 24 hours/7 days a week for individuals who may need to speak with a nurse about medical care and where to go for care. Nurses can provide medical advice on what potential options are available such as virtual care, primary care, urgent care options, or seek emergency care if needed at a Emplify Health, location.

Weekly Healing Circle: For community women who have used any shelter. Meets Tuesdays, 6 pm - 8 pm; held online 24-week closed group: Divided into 3 segments of 8 weeks; the group is for community women and residents or former residents of Safe Haven or any shelter who are currently dealing with domestic violence and are interested in healing. Meets Wednesdays, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm; childcare, transportation within city limits, and snacks are provided.

Provides supportive services for individuals and families who have experienced or have been affected by all types of perinatal loss including miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, infertility, neonatal death, prematurity, and others, including:

• Virtual Support Groups: Bereaved Parents, Pregnancy After Loss, Dad's Grief Discussion, Grandparents and Extended Family, Parenting After Loss, and Coping with SIDS/SUID and Infant Death

• Peer Companions: Free trained peer companions with similar experience are matched with newly bereaved individuals to provide support and resources. Peers are available for the entire family.

• A free national telephone and text grief support helpline staffed by professionals who have personal experience with pregnancy and infant loss.

• Prenatal Patient Education: Parenting in Pregnancy is an informational booklet for expectant parents about how to optimize the health of mom and baby during pregnancy. Educational materials are also available for stillbirth, miscarriage, pregnancy after a loss, fathers grief, caring for yourself after perinatal loss, grieving grandparents, assisting siblings with perinatal loss, how friends and family can help, and understanding perinatal autopsy and testing options.

• Hosts a monthly podcast that offers information, support, and education.

• Minnesota Center for Stillbirth and Infant Death: A statewide program that provides a starting point for families who have experienced the death of a baby through stillbirth, neonatal death, SUID/SIDS, or any other infant death. Provides resources for information on strategies to reduce the risk for stillbirth and infant death, grief resources, funeral assistance, and support for bereaved families. The Center will contact each family and offer the services of a Family Support Coordinator who are health professionals with expertise in caring for families after the death of a baby. Visit website for more information and online Support Referral Form.

Home visiting service by public health nurses during pregnancy and through the first two years of life after a baby is born. Home visits are voluntary and there is no charge. Visits focus on the woman's health, the infant's health and development, parenting and caretaking role, and the family's plans for the future. The program includes:

• Childbirth and breastfeeding education

• Family planning information

• Health screenings and linkage to community resources

• Lead counseling

• Mental wellbeing referrals and support

• Parenting education and child developmental screenings

• Supportive nurse visits

• Smoking cessation information

• WIC/nutrition counseling

Fire prevention and response services

Court services include:

• Civil: Cases such as lawsuits involving personal injury, property damage, malpractice, employment issues, wrongful death, implied consents, and Tax Court

• Conciliation Court: Small Claims Court. Claim amounts limited to $7500

• Criminal: Processing of complaints for violations of law from minor to major offenses including petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and felony offenses, and traffic and parking violations

• Family: Dissolution, custody, support, paternity, domestic abuse, and adoption cases

• Juvenile: Cases involving minors under the age of 18 years involved in delinquency, termination of parental rights, truancy, status offenses, runaway, and children in need of protection, and some traffic offenses

• Probate: Supervised and unsupervised probating of estates of decedents, guardianships of minors and adults, conservatorships, and commitments for mental illness or chemical dependency

• Mental health court (committments)

Nonrefugee migrants and newcomers enter the country in different ways and access health care at different points. These individuals who are not eligible for benefits to the same extent as refugees may have additional challenges in accessing quality health care, including being unable to access state or federal benefits, being underinsured or uninsured, and being ineligible for work authorization permits. Visit the website to view a list of available resources for health and clinical guidance, health care service providers, and additional community resources to utilize.