- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applications: Provides assistance with applications for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) a county-run, state-supervised Federal program that helps Minnesotans with low incomes get the food they need for sound nutrition and well-balanced meals. The program issues electronic food support benefits that can help stretch your household food budget. - Information and Referral: Offers information on resources of local food shelves - Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS) Applications: The program is designed to provide healthy and nutritious food products each month at no cost to eligible individuals over the age of 60. Helps eligible individuals apply for the program. - Second Harvest Heartland: Provides a free food distribution program to those in need - Prairie Five Meals Program: Offers congregate dining, home delivered, and frozen meals serving 34 communities in the area. Frozen meals are available for weekend, holiday, emergency and rural delivery. The program promotes health and independent living in the senior population through improved nutrition and reduction of social isolation.

Educational, recreational, and social activities: - 55 defensive driving course, 8 hour and 4 hour options available - Congregate dining - Exercise classes - Foot and nail care services - Games: 500, Bingo, Cribbage, Dominoes, Left Center Right (LCR), and Hand, Foot, and Arm - Movie days - Potlucks

- Provides noon meals for seniors - Provides socialization accommodations - Club meetings held once a month

-Diner's Club

Provides hot meals on a regular basis for older adults

- In-home care including health care, therapies, homemaker and companion services. - House Calls providing primary care services by a physician or certified nurse practitioner. - Hospice care for end of life home care - Home delivered meals for the 7-county metro area are available as part of Optage services. Meals can also take place in a congregate setting at 17 locations throughout Hennepin, Ramsey, and Washington counties.

Hot meals served Monday - Friday

- - Meals on Wheels program for residents of Cokato - - - Congregate dining is offered as a noon meal with friends and neighbors - - - Nutrition advice and education are given to participants on a regular basis

Provides hot congregate meals on a regular basis for elderly or disabled adults who may be at risk for nutritional deficits without assistance and who can profit from opportunities to socialize with others: - Special foods for individuals on diabetic, low-salt, and low-fat diets - Choice of scheduled meal or chef salad

Through a partnership with Lutheran Social Services, makes nutritious meals available at a dining site at the Atwater Community Center or at home through volunteer meal delivery drivers. Frozen meals are available for weekends and holidays; special diet meals such as low sodium, low sugar, etc are available as well.

- Senior center providing recreational and educational activities including bridge, aerobics, and defensive driving - Senior dining - Home delivered meals - Health care screenings, wellness workshops, foot care clinics, grief support groups, senior AA - Dateline newsletter - Trips and tours

Provides area seniors with the opportunity to receive a home-cooked noon meal planned by registered dietitians; diabetic options available. Senior Center provides various activities, classes, and events and to seniors; visit website for a complete list.

Subsidized housing: - Allows cats - Allows dogs under 20 pounds - Allows one bird or fish tanks 10 gallons or less - Senior dining site

Connects and provides older adults and their caregivers with services in their community to allow them to live long, healthy, and independent lives in their own homes. Services include: - Food Assistance: Congregate dining locations offering low-cost meals, low-cost frozen meals, home-delivered meals, NAPS, and SNAP - Healthy Living: Blood pressure checks, fall prevention screenings, telehealth conferences, Tai Chi and yoga sessions, and stretching/balance education - Information Services: Offers memory loss education and Dementia Friends, Medicare counseling and assistance, fraud/scam identification and prevention, assistance with internet search, assistance with Healthcare Directives and Power of Attorney forms, and classes to older adults - Mobile Community Center: Brings services and socialization to the door or community. The vehicle is equipped with high-speed internet, flat-screen TV, applications for programs, and meeting space for coffee and conversation. - Social: Offers card parties, coffee and conversation time, caregiver respite, karaoke parties, video calls and chats with friends, and social media assistance

Connects and provides older adults and their caregivers with services in their community to allow them to live long, healthy, and independent lives in their own homes. Services include: - Food Assistance: Congregate dining locations offering low-cost meals, low-cost frozen meals, home-delivered meals, NAPS, and SNAP - Healthy Living: Blood pressure checks, fall prevention screenings, telehealth conferences, Tai Chi and yoga sessions, and stretching/balance education - Information Services: Offers memory loss education and Dementia Friends, Medicare counseling and assistance, fraud/scam identification and prevention, assistance with internet search, assistance with Healthcare Directives and Power of Attorney forms, and classes to older adults - Mobile Community Center: Brings services and socialization to the door or community. The vehicle is equipped with high-speed internet, flat-screen TV, applications for programs, and meeting space for coffee and conversation. - Social: Offers card parties, coffee and conversation time, caregiver respite, karaoke parties, video calls and chats with friends, and social media assistance

Valley View Healthcare and Rehab offers congregate meals with social and recreational opportunities to participants. The meals are served at 11:30 Monday through Friday. Limited diabetic, low salt and low cholesterol alternates are available.

Offer congregate meals through Lutheran Social Services (LSS). Volunteer opportunities for seniors and communities to share their talents, skills, and gifts. Offers services such as health and safety checks, nutrition information, and foot care. Also offers weekly activities such as cards, puzzles, and bingo.

Senior center with many activities and programs. - Senior dining program at noon - Public health nurse available on occasion - AARP free tax preparation Mondays during tax season - call for an appointment

- Provides meals at the Clearbrook Senior Citizens Center daily - Provides home delivered meals - please call for delivery days - Delivered Monday through Friday meals - Frozen meals on weekends if needed

- Senior Dining/home delivery - Blood Pressure checks 3rd Thursday each month at 11:30am - Bridge group comes in for recreational games

Offers a variety of recreational, social, and educational programs, including: - Bingo - Blood pressure checks - Card Groups: "500", Hand and Foot, and quarterly cribbage tournaments - Computer classes - Congregate dining through the Volunteers of America Senior Nutrition Program - Country line dancing instruction - Day/extended tours and trips - Foot care clinic - Flu shot clinic in season - Health insurance counseling - Legal service appointments by phone and education/information sessions - Movie of the month - Senior fitness classes - Tax assistance February - April - Transportation to and from the center - Walking group - Woodcarving

Provides senior dining and meals and wheels such as: - Accommodates special dietary needs, such as diabetic, low-salt, and low cholesterol diets - Home delivered meals, including frozen meals for the weekends - Nutrition sites for senior dining - Meal sites and home delivered meals are available in 165 communities in 39 Minnesota counties - Meals to Go shipment service is available statewide Mankato Senior Dining Sites: ?- Gus Johnson Plaza: 413 North 4th Street #714, Mankato - Orness Plaza: 900 Hope Street, Mankato ?- Koppen Gardens: 615 Nicollet Avenue, North Mankato

Provides social opportunities for older adults and other services including: ??- Card games - Blood pressure checks ?- Daily congregate meal service and home-delivered meals

Previously held at the Itasca Resource Center. Community Cafe serves a free meal 2 days a week.