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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 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 getting help to pay their medical bill

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

Trained staff who provides information and answers regarding the civil commitment process.

• Informational fact sheets, brochures and pamphlets, website on the Civil Commitment and Treatment Act

• Referrals to Ombudsman staff for advocacy and support services to those who qualify

• Specialized training and presentation to agencies and groups on individualized topics such as pre-petition issues, post-petition issues, neuroleptic medications, effective advocacy

• Up-to-date information on proposed or new changes to the law

Library service for residents who live outside member library communities. Several different types of materials and services are available through the American Language Services (ALS) Bookmobile:

• Adult and children's books
• Audio books
• DVDs
• Interlibrary loans
• Large print books
• Music
• Video games

See website for annual schedule

Broadcasts music, news, talk shows, entertainment and other programs.

Provides durable medical equipment, with a focus on complex rehabilitation, to assist those individuals in maintaining their independence in the home and community. Provides service and technical support for products sold. Products include:

• Lift chairs and ramps

• Manual wheelchairs

• Power scooters

• Power wheelchairs

• Power lifts for vehicles and bathroom aids

• Transfer cushions, special seating, and positioning equipment

Provides the probation and pre-trial services of adult and juvenile offenders within Freeborn County. Provides services such as:

• Services for Adults: Supervision while on probation of individuals who are convicted of a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and/or felony charges that have been reduced. Also includes pre-trial supervision, coordinating placement of offenders in appropriate community and residential programs, pre-dispositional reports, probation violation reports, reference reports, restitution and restoration, community work service, electronic monitoring, and pre-trial supervision, or conditional release.

• Services for Juveniles: Supervision while on probation of individuals who are found by the court to have committed a serious misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony offense. Also includes pre-dispositional and violation reports to the court, working closely with community agencies, treatment programs, community service work, restitution, participation in an education program specific to the offense, mental health counseling, chemical dependency assessment referrals, and incarceration in a juvenile correctional facility or foster home, group foster home, or correctional camp program.

Provides services to adults such as:

• Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS) services to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, communication/interpersonal skills, household management skills, personal and emotional adjustment, independent living, and community skills

• Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) services that include daily activities, relationship and family life, financial management, primary health, community living skills, employment, substance use recovery, medication support, social interaction skills, and housing

• Targeted case management to help clients gain medical, social, educational, vocational, and other necessary services that relate to their mental health needs

Volunteer opportunities available, may include: Adopting a selected or assigned section of shelving and keeping collection items clean and in correct order Assisting customers of the Friends of the Library Bookstore by helping them find materials they wish to purchase, operate a cash register, and arrange sales materials Becoming a Service Enterprise to help the library build a strong framework for working with volunteers and providing a process to implement a strategic plan that better engages volunteers at all levels Volunteer seed sorter for the Seed Library (seasonal, February - July)

Offers recreational and educational activities to all ages, including youth and adults. Activities offered:

• Cooking classes, yoga, pottery, day trips, and more for adults

• Youth instruction classes in dance instruction, karate, and music

• Youth enrichment programs

• Youth sports activities which include baseball, basketball, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, nordic skiing, running, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, weight training, and wrestling

Campers will do jobs that are basic home repairs. Projects may include:

• Caulking around windows/doors
• Minor fascia/soffit repair or painting
• Minor fascia/soffit repair or painting
• New mobile home skirting/skirting repair
• New steps only
• New stoop and step construction
• New wheelchair ramp construction
• Weatherstripping around windows/doors

Applicants must be on a fixed or low income and be within a 30-mile radius of the designated project site. Client needs, amount of work, and skills of campers are considered. It can be in town or rural. Someone must be at home while work is being done. Bathroom, electricity for tools, and drinking water must be provided. Labor & materials are free. Campers will provide their own transportation and will be supervised by the adults and group cares camp staff.

Offers a food distribution center serving individuals in New Prague and the surrounding area. Accepts food (nonperishable items and fresh produce), personal care items, and monetary donations.

Offers three health plans for an individual to choose from based where the individual lives

Self-help group offering assistance to bereaved families who have experienced the death of a child. Through discussion and sharing, participants help themselves and each other work through grief and learn about the grieving process. Programs include:

• Compassionate Friends Newsletter
• Lending library of grief-related books and video library
• Remembrance Tree at holiday time

Grocery shopping at 4 Super One locations delivered to area senior citizens. Call in order, groceries shopped and delivered to client's door. Deliver almost all products carried by the store, including birthday cakes, greeting cards, store gift cards (up to $50 value), grocery bags, phone cards, deli and bakery pickups, and stamps. No alcohol and/or tobacco products.

Provides application assistance for a variety of programs such as:

• MNsure Navigator Services: Helps individuals apply for health insurance enrollment, navigate health insurance options, and compare different health plans, including Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare. Navigators can assist households in English or Spanish.

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applications: Helps individuals apply for the SNAP program

Southern Valley Alliance partners with law enforcement, attorneys, and other agencies to advocate for and empower survivors to navigate the civil and/or criminal justice system. Services include:

• Accompaniment civil court hearings and assistance throughout the court process

• Court Advocacy Program: Assist survivors of domestic violence with obtaining immediate and long-term legal protections, as well as companionship during the petition and court hearing processes. Advocates provide survivors with a network of support and help survivors navigate the civil and criminal court processes surrounding domestic violence.

• Emergency 911 cell phones

• Explanations regarding the court process and judgments

• Help with filing for protection orders such as an Order for Protection or Harassment Restraining Order

• Referrals to attorneys, victim assistance providers, and crisis intervention programs

• Safety planning

Provides chore services for seniors who need help with lawn mowing, snow removal, and homemaker services

Provides a 16-bed residential treatment unit offering a highly structured and medically-supervised program

• Diversion: Allows lower level offenders to avoid court convictions by completing a set of conditions

• Probation supervision

• Sentence to Serve (STS): Jail alternative work program for lower risk offenders

The goal of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program employment and training program (SNAP E&T) is to help SNAP recipients gain employment and self-sufficiency. This is a voluntary program. The service is available to SNAP participants who want help meeting the work requirements in order to earn additional months of SNAP benefits or to improve their employment prospects and wage potential. Services including:

• Free training
• Help with job search
• Supportive services such as transportation assistance and other job related necessities

Pediatric hospital which provides:

• Children's surgery center

• Pediatric trauma center

Provides a day support program for individuals who could benefit from and enjoy day program services. Activities include:

• Art and music therapies

• Fitness activities and exercises

• Learning activities

• Local community activities

• Medication administration

• Recreational, social, and creative activities such as arts and crafts, cooking, educational groups, games, reading, and discussion groups

• Volunteer community service projects

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. Services include:

• Classes for children ages birth - 5

• Early childhood screening for children age 3

• Parent-child activities

• Parent discussion groups

• Play and learn activities for children

• Preschool screening for children ages 3 - 5

Provide emergency and hospital services, including:

• Bridge of Care (Transitional Swing Bed)

• ER

• Infusion Therapy Services

• Inpatient Care

• Observation Patient Care

• Urgent Care

Provides law enforcement and community services.