- 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.

- Monthly newsletters to keep communication available on planned activities (i.e. concerts, pow-wows, etc.) and other information - Nutritious meals served Monday - Friday at Nett Lake and Vermilion Community Centers with home-delivered meals available to elders who are unable to go to the sites - Transportation for shopping monthly - Wisdom Steps Program: Preventative health program. Encourages elders to actively participate in programs that promote health screenings, health education, healthy living activities and evidence-based health programs. Elders who become members of the program and complete a minimum of 46,000 steps per year, and complete health screenings and exams become eligible to attend the annual Wisdom Steps Conference Free of charge. Participants earn incentives and recognition at the conference for their work towards becoming healthy and the number of steps that they walk during the year through a Tier system.

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

Provides hot meals to adults ages 60 and over in a sit-down style lunch setting at 6 locations in Hennepin and Anoka counties. Each location is unique and may have specific dietary needs or preferences. Menus are crafted with respect to the unique cultural and religious dietary needs of the communities served. Frozen meals are available at the Anoka, Blaine, and Richfield dining sites. Menus are available online. Dining Sites: - Anoka Senior Center, 1500 6th Avenue South, Anoka, 55303, (763)427-6646; Tuesday - Friday - Centro, 1915 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, 55404, (612)874-1412; Monday - Friday; Latino dining; breakfast and lunch every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday - Jewish Community Center, 4330 Cedar Lake Road, Saint Louis Park, 55416; (952)381-3466; Monday - Friday; Kosher dining on Thursday - Lao Advancement of America, 2648 West Broadway, Minneapolis, 55411, (612)302-9154; Monday - Friday; Laotian meals on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday - Mary Ann Young Senior Center, 9150 Central Avenue NE, Blaine, 55434; (763)780-4318; Monday - Friday - Richfield Community Center, 7000 Nicollet Avenue South, Richfield, 55423, (612)812-9149; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

- Provides a free community meal - Free transportation available for those in Deer River through The Silverline Bus at (218)246-2909 between 8 am - 4 pm on Monday - Thursday, the day of the meal. Provided free for people living in town, courtesy of Deer River Health Care Center - To Volunteer email [email protected] - To purchase food for the cafe, mail your tax-deductible donation to PO Box 5192 Grand Rapids, 55744 - Consider a monetary gift in any amount to the cafe. How far can your donation go? $20.00 can provide 10 people a hot, nutritious meal $50.00 could help one person eat for four months $100.00 may feed 50 hungry children $250.00 can help a family go without hunger through the winter months Everyone will benefit from your thoughtfulness Door #9 for entrance.

Free community meal

Congregate dining and home delivered meal services

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

Midday meal served to seniors 60 and older, and to disabled or homebound individuals. Home-Delivered: - Call by noon the day before meal is needed - Call by noon on Tuesday for weekend frozen meals on wheels (delivered on Thursday)

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

- Advocacy and outreach on elder services - Congregate meals for dine-in and home delivery of meals - Educational conferences - Elder activities - Elder/Disabled Energy Program (electric and gas service payment assistance) - Information and referrals - Social nutrition

Community center offering: - Activities offered daily, weekly, and monthly - Board game day, Hand and Foot card games, and Mahjong games - Coloring and craft activities - Fitness classes - Golden Aires singing group - Health screening and education - Meals on site - Painting, weavers, and writer's clubs - Rental of the community center for private events

Workshop that teach essential life skills to women. Provides empowerment for women of all ages to be mentally, spiritually, emotionally, and financially equipped. 34 workshops are offered throughout the course of the school year, and include a variety of topics such as image and personal development, nutrition, financial literacy and stability, and spiritual empowerment. Program activities include: - Certificates of completion and other awards - Free meals for participants - Mother's Day family event - Post holiday tea - Professional workshops - Supervision, activities, and homework help for children of participants - Thanksgiving baskets and Christmas gifts for participants

- 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.

- Meals-on-wheels available seven days a week from the Community Center - Congregate dining: 11:30 am Monday - Friday - Provides recreational activities and enrichment programs for participants

Mayor ?City Council Members City Attorney - Provides legal services, advice, and representation to the City - (218)730-5490 Construction Services and Inspection (Building Department) - Code enforcement, sign permits, and zoning regulations - Commercial and residential building permits: Include plan review of new construction, remodeling, and renovations - Inspection for building, electrical, gas piping, mechanical HVAC, and plumbing - Issuing of permits for construction, decks, electrical, fences, moving building, plumbing, etc. - (218)730-5240 Domestic Partnership Registration - (218)730-5500 Election and Voter Services - Ballot information, election information, serving as an election judge, voter registration, and voting absentee/voting early Finance Department - Coordinates and plans of all city financial information including annual budget and tax levy - Processes accounts receivable, accounts payable, and utility billing License and Permits - Animal, business, charitable gambling, hospitality, liquor, special event permit, etc. Parks and Recreation - Offers recreation amenities and a diverse trail network including programs for all ages, building and park rentals, and Duluth Public Golf - Senior Programs includes lunch time meals and participate in fun activities such as exercise programs, bingo, card games or crafts. Each Senior Center has its own monthly programming schedule with Activity Clubs. Evergreen Senior Center, Morgan Park Community Recreation Center, and Portman Community Recreation Center. - (218)730-4300; [email protected] Planning and Development - Community Development: Provides funding to low and moderate income people to addressing basic needs, providing affordable housing, and increasing economic self-sufficiency - Loan and Incentive Programs: Offers rehabilitation loan and incentives programs for homeowners, rental property owners, and developers ????- Business Development: Promotes economic vitality, job retention and growth, industrial development and redevelopment of existing ??properties through public-private partnerships - Land Use Zoning: Provides permits Public Works - Includes maintenance of all public parks, properties, and facilities, sanitary sewer services, street repairs and street lights, snow removal, storm drainage system, and water treatment and distribution. - Natural gas 24/7 emergency hotline (218)730-4100. For emergencies related to sewer, streets, or water, call (218)730-4000 - (218)730-5105 ?

Provides breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Breakfast is at 7:30 am Lunch is at 12 pm Dinner is at 5 pm They prefer clients to call ahead so they can estimate amounts of food needed.

Senior nutrition program in a congregate dining setting which promotes independence, dignity, good health, and nutritional well-being. Locations: - 1625 Highway 14 East in Rochester - Community Education Building, 630 1st Ave NW in Byron

Breakfast, frozen meals, and home delivered meals

- Recreational, social, and leisure activities for Stewartville seniors - Noon meal

Provides activities and social programs including: - Cards and games - Congregate dining - Crafters club - Health and wellness services: May include foot care, eyewear repair, gardening workshops, and other health-related activities - Live music Click here for additional information on activities, dates, and times

- Diners Club

- 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

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.

The Senior Nutrition Program is designed to provide a hot meal to older adults living in Carver, Dakota, and Scott counties. The program offers two options for seniors depending on their geographic area: - Congregate Meals: Meals served midday in Belle Plaine and Jordan - Home Delivered Meals: Meals delivered directly to seniors in certain cities