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Works to ensure individuals have an accessible and safe environment at home. Projects to keep people safe in their homes may include:

• Ceiling-mounted track systems

• Elevators - vertical elevators and step elevators

• Exterior ramps and interior threshold ramps

• Grab bars

• Roll-under sinks/vanities

• Stairlifts

• Walk-in/roll-in showers

• Walk-in/roll-in tubs

An environmental home assessment is preferred first, but is not a requirement.

Provides home repair and revitalization services including: A Brush with Kindness (ABKD): Projects may involve work such as constructing decks and ramps, landscaping, roofing, painting, weatherization repairs, and yard work Aging in Place (AIP): Projects include installing an access ramp into homes, reducing trip hazards in the home, and installing walk-in showers. ?Critical Home Repair (CHR): Projects include repair or replacement of roofs, windows, doors, and siding. Additions or expansions are not included????????

Provides accessible home modifications including:

• Automatic door openers

• Bathroom, bedroom, and kitchen remodeling for accessibility

• Elevators (residential)

• Installation of therapeutic equipment and environmental control devices

• Lift Systems:

Ceiling lifts Patient lifts Stairlifts Wheelchair platform lifts

• Modular ramps

• Roll-in showers and low step showers

• Transfer aids

• Note: Ramps, stairlifts, and basic transfer aids only at the Saint Cloud and Rochester locations

Provides sales, rentals, repairs, and consignment of mobility and accessibility equipment, including wheelchairs, scooters, lifts, hospital beds, walkers, canes, and bath aids, with delivery and service calls available as needed.

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.

Provides minor home safety and fall prevention modifications and ramps at no cost to homeowners in need. Repair services will allow homeowners to remain independent and live safely in their homes for a longer period of time. Types of repairs may include grab bars, handrails, wheelchair ramps, and shower seats.

Providing the following services:

• Accessibility Services, include ramp design

?- Advocacy ?- Assertiveness ?- Benefits Management ?- Community education and support groups ?- Cooking/nutrition ?- Financial Management ?- Housing ?- Housing referral ?- Independent living skills training ?- Information and referral and advocacy ?- Peer mentor services ?- Transition services ?- Work with schools in the area ?- Work with veterans, possible areas of skills training include, but not limited to: ?- Self-esteem ?- Vocational ?- Relationships ?- Safety

Provides wooden modular ramps, low-rise steps, and temporary ramp rentals for residential use

The program offers accessible modification assistance, ramp installation, and accessibility assessments for homes and businesses for safe access and increased independence in people's homes and businesses. Services include:

• Expert evaluation via an on-site survey of home/property

• Home modification planning

• Information and referral for potential funding sources and loan programs

• Home modifications such as ramps, grab bars, roll-in showers, widened doorways, and handrails. May also provide temporary portable ramps for consumers who need them for a limited time.

Works to ensure individuals have an accessible and safe environment at home. Projects to keep people safe in their homes may include:

• Ceiling-mounted track systems

• Elevators - vertical elevators and step elevators

• Exterior ramps and interior threshold ramps

• Grab bars

• Roll-under sinks/vanities

• Stairlifts

• Walk-in/roll-in showers

• Walk-in/roll-in tubs

An environmental home assessment is preferred first, but is not a requirement.

Providing the following services:

• Accessibility Services, include ramp design

?- Advocacy ?- Assertiveness ?- Benefits Management ?- Community education and support groups ?- Cooking/nutrition ?- Financial Management ?- Housing ?- Housing referral ?- Independent living skills training ?- Information and referral and advocacy ?- Peer mentor services ?- Transition services ?- Work with schools in the area ?- Work with veterans, possible areas of skills training include, but not limited to: ?- Self-esteem ?- Vocational ?- Relationships ?- Safety

Exterior repairs done on homeowner-occupied dwellings including ramps or accessibility modifications, painting, landscaping, siding, railings, porch, deck, stair repair, and gutter maintenance. Applicants are matched with a local volunteer service group to complete projects.

Operates a ramp project to provide either a temporary or permanent ramp to make a home accessible for people with mobility impairments

Resource center assists with the following services:

• Advocacy: Includes areas of housing, civil and human rights, employment, transportation, and others. The Center advocates for state, local, and federal legislation.

• Aging in Place Program: Offers accessible modification assistance, ramp installation, and accessibility assessments for homes and businesses for safe access and increased independence.

• Assistive Technology Network: Assists individuals in the process of obtaining assistive technology devices.

• Homemaking Services: Assists individuals in managing household activities including housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, and shopping.

• Independent living skills training

• Information and Referral: Provides up-to-date disability information and referrals to various agencies and individuals within the region.

• On-Demand Lending Library: Program will purchase the requested device and the individual can use it for as long as needed; the program retains ownership of the item. Eligibility requirements: first come, first served basis; funds are limited.

• Peer Mentoring: Assists individuals living with a disability to identify goals and create a unique plan to achieve those goals. Matches interested consumers with a peer mentor who provides support, problem-solving solutions, social skills, etc.

• Public Education: Provides information, resources, and materials on accessibility guides, ADA, disability laws, etc.

• Respite Care Services: Provides short-term in-home care and support when the primary caregiver or family members need to be absent from the home.

• Systems Advocacy: Works to implement changes where needed at a broader systemic level.

• Transition/Relocation Services: Assists individuals living with a disability in transitioning from nursing facilities and other institutions into community settings, with the goal of preventing institutionalization.

Resource center assists with the following services:

• Advocacy: Includes areas of housing, civil and human rights, employment, transportation, and others. The Center advocates for state, local, and federal legislation.

• Aging in Place Program: Offers accessible modification assistance, ramp installation, and accessibility assessments for homes and businesses for safe access and increased independence.

• Assistive Technology Network: Assists individuals in the process of obtaining assistive technology devices.

• Homemaking Services: Assists individuals in managing household activities including housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, and shopping.

• Independent living skills training

• Information and Referral: Provides up-to-date disability information and referrals to various agencies and individuals within the region.

• On-Demand Lending Library: Program will purchase the requested device and the individual can use it for as long as needed; the program retains ownership of the item. Eligibility requirements: first come, first served basis; funds are limited.

• Peer Mentoring: Assists individuals living with a disability to identify goals and create a unique plan to achieve those goals. Matches interested consumers with a peer mentor who provides support, problem-solving solutions, social skills, etc.

• Public Education: Provides information, resources, and materials on accessibility guides, ADA, disability laws, etc.

• Respite Care Services: Provides short-term in-home care and support when the primary caregiver or family members need to be absent from the home.

• Systems Advocacy: Works to implement changes where needed at a broader systemic level.

• Transition/Relocation Services: Assists individuals living with a disability in transitioning from nursing facilities and other institutions into community settings, with the goal of preventing institutionalization.

Works with contractors to fund and install wooden and aluminum ramps, grab bars, doors, steps, railings, and decks to ensure a physically accessible home for individuals living with a physical disability.

Design and build affordable residential suitcase ramp, temporary metal ramp, or wooden ramp for individuals

• Custom design and installation of low-cost, safe ramps

• Ramps available on rental basis or for purchase, no minimum time or length. 75% of any paid rental dollars can be credited towards the purchase price

Provides sales, rentals, repairs, and consignment of mobility and accessibility equipment, including wheelchairs, scooters, lifts, hospital beds, walkers, canes, and bath aids, with delivery and service calls available as needed.

Volunteer carpenters build wheelchair accessible ramps for those who could not afford the labor costs to build the ramp. Volunteers provide ramp design, materials list, and crew supervision. Materials are paid for by the client.

• For Koochiching County call Sharon Frank at 218-283-5225 or 800-559-9491

Deferred Loan and Home rehabilitation assistance to low-income; generally used for carpenter work, mechanical work or utilities.

Chore Services helps individuals with tasks around the house/apartment and yard so they can remain living independently. Common chores include:

• Friendly visiting

• Grocery order/delivery

• Home maintenance (bathroom accessibility, carpentry; grab bar installation; interior/exterior painting; minor plumbing; railings; ramps; roof and gutter repairs; smoke alarms; window replacement)

• Housekeeping

• Lawn care

• Packing/moving

• Pet care

• Seasonal clean-up

• Snow removal

• Transportation

Resource center assists with the following services:

• Advocacy: Includes areas of housing, civil and human rights, employment, transportation, and others. The Center advocates for state, local, and federal legislation.

• Aging in Place Program: Offers accessible modification assistance, ramp installation, and accessibility assessments for homes and businesses for safe access and increased independence.

• Assistive Technology Network: Assists individuals in the process of obtaining assistive technology devices.

• Homemaking Services: Assists individuals in managing household activities including housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, and shopping.

• Independent living skills training

• Information and Referral: Provides up-to-date disability information and referrals to various agencies and individuals within the region.

• On-Demand Lending Library: Program will purchase the requested device and the individual can use it for as long as needed; the program retains ownership of the item. Eligibility requirements: first come, first served basis; funds are limited.

• Peer Mentoring: Assists individuals living with a disability to identify goals and create a unique plan to achieve those goals. Matches interested consumers with a peer mentor who provides support, problem-solving solutions, social skills, etc.

• Public Education: Provides information, resources, and materials on accessibility guides, ADA, disability laws, etc.

• Respite Care Services: Provides short-term in-home care and support when the primary caregiver or family members need to be absent from the home.

• Systems Advocacy: Works to implement changes where needed at a broader systemic level.

• Transition/Relocation Services: Assists individuals living with a disability in transitioning from nursing facilities and other institutions into community settings, with the goal of preventing institutionalization.

Helps low to moderate-income homeowners by offering exterior and accessibility home improvements. Under the expertise of construction staff, volunteers are utilized to make the necessary repairs to the home. The program is designed to assist homeowners who would not otherwise be able to make repairs, focusing primarily on neighborhood revitalization through exterior repairs such as painting, windows, porches, wheel-chair ramps, and landscaping.

Works to ensure individuals have an accessible and safe environment at home. Projects to keep people safe in their homes may include:

• Ceiling-mounted track systems

• Elevators - vertical elevators and step elevators

• Exterior ramps and interior threshold ramps

• Grab bars

• Roll-under sinks/vanities

• Stairlifts

• Walk-in/roll-in showers

• Walk-in/roll-in tubs

An environmental home assessment is preferred first, but is not a requirement.