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The Child Support Division assists with:

• Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index

• Collecting and processing payments

• Establishing parentage

• Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support

• Locating parents

• Reviewing and modifying court orders for support

• Works with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota

Minnesota Child Support Online https://www.childsupport.dhs.state.mn.us/Welcome.request : an interactive website developed by the State of Minnesota to provide child support participants with information about their case(s). NOTE: Either parent of a child may get certain child support services. Parents who do not receive public assistance can apply for services at their county child support office for a one-time $25 service fee. Parents who receive public assistance for a child whose other parent does not live with them are automatically referred for services and are not charged a service fee.

• Blood Donor Ambassador: Volunteers are needed to welcome visitors to Red Cross facilities or blood drives and take their temperature before they enter

• Blood Transportation Specialist: Volunteer Transportation Specialists deliver life-saving blood products from Red Cross distribution facilities to hospitals, using a Red Cross-owned vehicle.

• Disaster Action Team: Volunteers help comfort and support people in your community by meeting any immediate needs, such as food, shelter, clothing, or supplies, and connecting them to long-term recovery services.

-Disaster Health Services Team: During large disasters, volunteers use their professional skills as licensed healthcare providers to deliver hands-on care and education to shelter residents.

• Shelter Service Associate: During large disasters, volunteers support the day-to-day activities within a shelter, which may include working in reception, registration, feeding, dormitory, information, or other areas within a shelter.

Disaster Services ?Helps individuals, families, and communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters, including:?

• Prepare: Volunteers are needed to support programming such as conducting workshops on the importance of preparedness, presenting at community events, participating in the Home Fire Campaign to educate around and install smoke alarms, and teaching youth coping skills and tools when faced with emergencies through the Pillowcase Project. Volunteers fluent in other languages (Hmong, Oromo, Somali and Spanish in particular) are needed in an effort to reach all community members.

• Respond: Volunteers are needed to respond in-person, coordinate efforts behind-the-scenes (on-call disaster dispatchers for dispatching volunteer responders in a community), provide medical expertise, provide mental health expertise and provide public affairs expertise (press releases to media outlets). Most of these roles require on-call hours and that volunteers be at least ages 18 and older, commit to at least 1 year of service and attend approximately 20 hours of prerequisite training.

• Recover: Volunteers are needed to assist clients with resources after a disaster has occurred

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Homeless shelter focusing on the American Indian adult men and women homeless population. With showers, three meals a day.

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 may include:

• Parent-child activities

• Parent discussion groups

• Play and learn activities for children

• Special events for the entire family

• Workshops on specific topics

• School readiness program

• Early childhood screening

Provides law enforcement and community services.

Provides primary care services including orthopedics

• Computer, internet, and technology classes

• Cyber Center staff to help answer computer, iPhone, iPad and digital camera questions, etc

• Free technology lab assistance with google, zoom, etc.

• Laptop check-out available to members at no cost

The Child Support Division assists with:

• Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index

• Collecting and processing payments

• Establishing parentage

• Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support

• Locating parents

• Reviewing and modifying court orders for support

• Works with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota

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.

• Non-profit, faith-based thrift shop provides the community of Waconia and surrounding areas with a place to purchase affordable clothing and household goods.

• Bring a clothing or household donation during shop hours and receive $1 off any thrift store purchase of $1 or more. Receive $1 off for a non-perishable food donation to the Waconia Food Shelf. High school and college students can show student ID to receive 10% off their purchase.

• Donations: Drop-off of donations is accepted and anyone interested in donating must stay in their vehicle and be present. Staff will unload donations from the vehicle. See website for complete listing of acceptable and non-acceptable items.

Benton Stearns Education Center offers a variety of educational programming for students with disabilities. The program currently serves the educational needs of students in grades K-12 and students from 18 - 21 years in age. The focus is on helping students develop tools that will increase their ability to have success in school, both academically and behaviorally.

Provides representative payee services for individuals who receive government benefits and are unable to manage their finances.

Prosecutes all crimes in the county and provides legal advice to county departments

Offers a specialized residential hospice facility, and focuses on living with comfort, dignity, respect, and symptom management during the last stages of an illness. Hospice patients receive personal care from a team that offers constant comfort, support, and encouragement. Services available include:

• Hospice facility with private, home-like rooms where the family can stay close and involved

• Private rooms available for family members needing arrangements for overnight stays

The assessment helps determine public programs that might pay for an individual's long-term services and supports or help them learn about other options if they don't qualify for publicly funded programs. It is required to determine eligibility for:? Community First Services and Supports - CFSS (formerly known as Personal Care Assistance - PCA) Home and Community-Based Services Waivers based on age:

• Individuals Over 65 Years Old: Alternative Care (AC); Elderly Waiver (EW)

• Individuals Under 65 Years Old: Brain Injury Waiver (BI); Community Access for Disability Inclusion Waiver (CADI); Community Alternative Care Waiver (CAC)

Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Services (also known as Rule 185 Case Management) Family, friends, or others can attend the assessment. The assessment is in person at the individual's home or at a place of their choice, and it lasts about two hours.

Working together to build a secure foundation for babies and their families Home Visiting Program Goals:

• Children and families are safe, nurtured and healthy.

• Children arrive at school ready to learn Using the Growing Great Kids curriculum, the home visitor works first to build a mutual, trusting relationship with the family, regardless fo the starting point of parents. The home visitor supports and nurtures the parent-child relationship.

Home Visitors:

• Reach our to all prenatal mom's and those who have children under 3 months of age.

-Offer a parent survey to ensure that parents facing the greatest challenges will be served.

• Begin visiting on a pre-natal basis whenever possible.
• Visit weekly, and sometimes more frequently depending on the needs of the family.l
• Use the Growing Great Kids curriculum with parents.
• Support parents as they learn about their child and his/her development.
• Build a relationship with parents based on trust.
• Visit with a family until the child is 3 or 4 years of age, depending on family needs.
• Offer an array of resources and community supports that enrich families lives. This program may be for you if you are expecting or you have a baby younger than 3 months of age. Call Northland Area Family Service Center 218-566-3636

Helps people develop skills and knowledge to improve their lives and communities. Offers a variety of programs for learners of all ages. Class offerings include arts and craft classes, baking and cooking classes, exercise classes, snowmobile safety, sports and recreational activities, swimming lessons, and more.

Provide individual competitive employment services. Services include:

• Benefits planning

• Career planning

• Follow-up support services

• Job coaching

• Job development services

• Job follow-up services

• Job placement

• Job-seeking skills training

• Multi-lingual and multi-cultural support

• PASS and IRWE planning

• Person-centered planning

• Resume and cover letter development

• Supported employment

NOTE: Minnesota Employment Center (MEC) Saint Paul site is the only in-person office. Other MEC locations are virtual but will serve members across Minnesota.

Provide individual competitive employment services. Services include:

• Benefits planning

• Career planning

• Follow-up support services

• Job coaching

• Job development services

• Job follow-up services

• Job placement

• Job-seeking skills training

• Multi-lingual and multi-cultural support

• PASS and IRWE planning

• Person-centered planning

• Resume and cover letter development

• Supported employment

NOTE: Minnesota Employment Center (MEC) Saint Paul site is the only in-person office. Other MEC locations are virtual but will serve members across Minnesota.

Owns and operates permanent housing units throughout Minnesota. Duluth, Mankato, and Saint Cloud offer permanent supportive housing and affordable, independent permanent housing in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Saint Cloud, Duluth, and Rochester. These units consist of efficiencies, one-bedroom, two-bedrooms, and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) which are similar to a tiny home. Tenant screening criteria can be more lenient than community landlords.

A planned program of care for the treatment of chemical dependency or chemical abuse to minimize or prevent further chemical abuse. Each county and Indian reservation is responsible for:

• Assessment and placement of recipients who need chemical dependency treatment services

• Establishing contracts with facilities and programs to provide chemical dependency services

• Certification of claim forms prior to billing DHS.

Administers elementary, secondary schools, middle, and high school in the district. Schools:

• Community Learning Center School 710 19th Avenue North, South Saint Paul, MN 55075 (651)450-9966

• Kaposia Education Center School 1225 1st Avenue South, South Saint Paul, MN 55075 (651)451-9260

• Lincoln Center Elementary School 357 9th Avenue North, South Saint Paul, MN 55075 (651)457-9426

• South Saint Paul Secondary, Middle School, and High School 700 North 2nd Street, South Saint Paul, MN 55075 (651)457-9455

Provides advocate resources, newsletters, and support groups for adopted individuals, parents affected by adoption loss, and others Support groups are offered in person and online. Visit the website for more information about support groups and locations: https://concernedunitedbirthparents.org/support-groups

Direct Access allows an individual to go directly to a provider they choose to receive a comprehensive assessment and access care immediately.

• Assessment and referrals for persons in need of chemical dependency treatment services

• Provides authorization for funding of treatment for eligible persons who don't have insurance coverage and have significant income limitations