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Provides appliance repair plans across Minnesota. Operates like an insurance plan, with one monthly payment appliances are covered in the occurrence of a breakdown with no cost for labor or parts. Coverage is available for the following:

• Electrical Surge

• Exterior Electric Line

• Exterior Water Service Line

• Gas Line Coverage

• Gas/Electric Heating System

• Gas/Electric Water Heater Repair and Replacement

• Home Appliance Repair

• Interior Plumbing and Drainage

• Family Connections: Families receive support for basic needs and then work toward short- and long-term goals for their finances, employment, education, housing, family life, and community connections. Services are individualized to meet families' goals.

• Youth Connections Program: Youth ages 13-24 experiencing housing instability receive assistance through individual coaching and advocacy from Client Advocates. Offers Host Home Program that provides services for youth in unstable housing to be connected with a community member who opens their home to house a youth for up to one year.

• Supportive Housing Program: Local faith communities and groups partner with The Connect Center to provide a one-year structured program for a family in jeopardy of losing their housing. Families work toward their goals with an expanded positive support network which includes a volunteer family mentor.

Provides crisis services and a crisis helpline for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. Services include:

• 24 hour/7 days a week support and crisis helpline to screen for safety, stabilize a crisis, support and provide appropriate referrals. All calls are free, confidential, and anonymous.

• Mobile crisis response team to provide face-to-face crisis services, including assessment, intervention, and stabilization. The mobile crisis response team works in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies and hospital emergency departments. Alluma partners with local law enforcement agencies to respond to 911 calls involving individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.

• Supervision and observation through the Crisis Stabilization Unit, a two-bed unit available for adults who need a safe place to recover during a mental health crisis. Provides access to services such as case management, counseling, skills building, and coordination of services to local community resources. Only serves adults ages 18 years and older who volunteer to be admitted to the Crisis Stabilization Unit, are medically stable, and non-aggressive. Does not treat acute medical conditions.

Provides specialty medical services including:

• Allergy and asthma

• Audiology

• Breast Cancer Center

• Cardiac Rehabilitation

• Diabetes Education

• Family Medicine

• Genetic Counseling

• Mammograms

• Medication Therapy Management

• Neurology

• Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Occupational Therapy

• Oncology

• Pathology

• Pediatric and adolescent medicine

• Prenatal Care

• Psychiatry

• Respiratory therapy

• Senior services

• Sleep Medicine

• Sports Medicine

• Urology

Chemical dependency treatment programs which include:

• Chemical dependency assessment and referral

• Continuing Care

• Dual Diagnosis treatment

• Intensive outpatient treatment

• Program for family members and significant others

• Residential treatment

NOTE: Outpatient program in Minneapolis focuses on LGBTQ2+ individuals, and Eden Prairie location is open for any adult, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation.

• Camp Fire Minnesota, located in Excelsior, MN, provides fun and learning in the outdoors through a broad range of experiences

• Day camp and overnight camp are offered June through August

• Environmental learning offered to K-12 school groups during the academic year

• Field trips, overnights, and special events are offered during the school year to youth, families and community members

• Financial assistance available to youth in need

Family Advocacy in Recovery and Restoration (FARR) provides recovery support for women who are pregnant and/or parenting. Services are culturally appropriate, gender-specific, and comprehensive. FARR provides:

• One-on-one case management

• Peer sober support groups

• Drug screens for accountability

FARR case managers can assist with person-centered goals related to:

• Recovery and mental health

• Parenting and child development

• Employment and education

• Resource navigation

FARR works in collaboration with PROOF Alliance to decrease the number of babies born exposed to substance use in-utero.

Emergency medicine for severe and life-threatening situations that require immediate medical attention including:

• Broken bones or fractures

• Chest pain or pressure

• Head injury

• Heart attack or acute coronary syndrome

• Seizures

• Severe abdominal pain

• Sexual assault

• Shortness of breath or pneumonia

• Stroke

• Sudden, severe headaches, paralysis or weakness

• Traumatic injury

• Uncontrolled bleeding

Educational Equity Specialists serve as a bridge: student-to-student; student-to-school; student-to-school-to-family; and family-to-community. They can build long-term relationships with culturally diverse families, resulting in more parent involvement and student success. Work district-wide and can be accessed by school staff or parents at any time for academic issues. Their responsibilities include:

• Act as a resource for staff and provide advocacy for students and families

• Conduct home and school visits to explain school policy and instructional goals to families

• Help families fill out school paperwork: school registration, immunizations, free and reduced lunch, transportation, scholarships, Targeted Services, summer school, etc.

• Partner with ESL and Special Education staff as needed

• Prepare translations of school communications as requested

• Serve as an interpreter between parents and school personnel

• Visit students and help them connect with the school and community

?- Work to create culturally specific clubs, character building activities, community building activities, service learning projects and cross-cultural events

Offers comprehensive mammography services.

Classes offered year round in adult education. Can make special arrangements for disabled adults to participate in programs through the Learning Exchange. Classes include:

• Driver's education

• Adult basic education

• English as a Second Language

• Citizenship

• GED preparation

Offers a wide range of services and resources including books, eBooks, audiobooks, government documents, and digital magazines, as well as internet access, computer classes, and notary services. Specialized services include homebound delivery, a Deaf and Hard of Hearing collection, GED and ESL classes, and adaptive technology for individuals with disabilities. Also provides online databases, downloadable music, and a mobile Bookmobile service with scheduled stops throughout the community.

• Provides used clothing, toys, books, and household goods at low cost

• Accepts donations of new and used seasonally appropriate clothing and household goods that are clean and in good condition

Beverage cart - Serves complimentary refreshments to patients' family members and visitors. Canine Companion - Certified therapy dogs, with their handlers, visit patients and their families offering comfort and companionship. Canine Companion teams must be certified through a nationally-accredited therapy dog organization. Clinic Check-In Assistant - Helps patients and their families find appointment locations, understand any safety protocols that may be in place, guide patients through the virtual check-in at our lobby kiosk, and assist patients in, out, and around the facility. This may include pushing a wheelchair. Gift Box (gift shop) - Welcomes guests who are visiting or staying at the hospital, and assist in gift shop operations including stocking shelves, assisting customers to find the perfect gift, and working the cash register. Greeter - Assists patients/family members/visitors navigate OMC's patient care building. This position may require pushing a wheelchair. Music Enrichment - Provides gentle and relaxing music* to patients, visitors, and staff. Sewing and Crafts - Creates comfort items including blankets, newborn holiday stockings, tummy pillows, hats, and other projects for patients. Special Events - Assists during special events that are either hosted by OMC or attended by OMC staff and/or the Volunteer Coordinator. These events can include holiday and cultural festivals, community celebrations, volunteer recruitment, back to school events and more. Volunteers will speak to attendees about OMC and pass out logoed items. Spirituality Volunteers - Offers spiritual support to patients, family members, caregivers, staff, and others. Certified clergy or lay persons may provide visits. Spiritual care services include, but are not limited to, communion, companionship, spiritual counseling, last rites, prayer, and baptism.

Offers a wide range of outpatient alcohol and drug treatment services for adults and adolescents. Treatment plans are individualized, use evidence-based practices, and incorporate the 12-step recovery principles into therapy services. Additional services include:

• Adolescent programming

• Alcohol and drug education

• Cognitive behavior skills therapy

• Comprehensive assessments?

• Family education

• Individual counseling and group therapy

• Relapse track

• Transition services

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. 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:

• Dad and child programs

• Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5

• ECFE Parent Advisory Council

• Home visits

• Information on community resources

• Parent discussion groups

• Parent-child activities

• 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

Individualized job-seeker services, including:

• Academic skill testing
• Career counseling
• College research
• Creating resumes and cover letters
• GED preparation
• Hands-on computer classes
• Job search skills development
• Life skills training
• Preparing for interviews

Provides a wide range of home health care services such as:

• Home health aide services

• Homemaking services

• Personal care (PCA) assessments

• Respite care

• Services provided by Registered Nurses (RN's), licensed Practical Nurses, and personal care attendants

• Skilled nursing

• Provides emergency food for residents of Clearwater County

• May use services once a month

• Supply of food depends on size of family

Responsible for:

• Property Tax Collection
• Mortgage Registration and Deed Tax
• Property Tax Information
• Property Tax Refund Assistance
• Investment of County Funds License Center (507)237-4068
• Motor vehicle registration
• Title transfer
• Driver license renewal
• Identification cards

Driver's License Testing Written tests:

• 1st Tuesday each month; 10 am - 11:15 am
• Lower level of courthouse; no appointment needed
• (507)237-4068

Road tests:

• 1st Tuesday each month; by appointment only
• To schedule call the Mankato Exam Station (507)344-2799

Coordinates Section 8 Housing for the northern half of Saint Louis County; certificates are portable throughout the entire United States

Administers elementary and secondary schools in the district. Schools: Wabasso Elementary School: 1333 May Street, Wabasso, MN 56293 (507)342-5114 Wabasso Secondary School: 1333 May Street, Wabasso, MN 56293 (507)342-5114

Provides law enforcement and community services, including:

• Communications (911) and dispatch

• County jail

• Emergency response

• Patrol

• Provides treatment Foster Care for children and adolescents in the Bemidji, Cass Lake, Greenbush, LaPorte, Lake George, Park Rapids, Blackduck, Bagley, Crookston, Northome, Roseau, Warroad and surrounding rural areas

• Need a referral from County Social Services, Probatrion, Tribal Social services

• 1/4 of foster families are Native American providing placement for Native American youth

• Individualized treatment plans and assessments

• Quarterly review with all team members

• Coordination of resources to assist child and family to achieve reunification, whenever possible

• 24 hour on-call availability by social work personnel to foster families, birth families and children

• Monthly support meetings and array of educational offerings to foster families

• Collaboration between referral service and worker allowing for better understanding and delivery of services Specialty areas of foster families include but are not limited to:

• SED population

• Sexual offenders

• Conduct Disorders

• Developmentally disabled

• Attention deficit disorder

• Oppositional defiant disorder

• Medically complex cases

• Depression

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - FAS

Individualized services designed to help a person achieve competitive, integrated employment, become self-employed, or establish a micro-enterprise business in their community, and support that helps people maintain paid employment in community businesses/settings.