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Helps eligible adults with disabilities seek suitable, affordable, accessible housing that gives them more control and independence. Housing Access Services can:

• Accompany individuals when looking at housing

• Assist finding affordable furnishings and household items

• Assist with packing and moving

• Help complete rental applications and lease agreements

• Help develop household budgets

• Help people move to a place of their own

• Meet and negotiate with landlords/property staff

Helps eligible adults with disabilities seek suitable, affordable, accessible housing that gives them more control and independence. Housing Access Services can:

• Accompany individuals when looking at housing

• Assist finding affordable furnishings and household items

• Assist with packing and moving

• Help complete rental applications and lease agreements

• Help develop household budgets

• Help people move to a place of their own

• Meet and negotiate with landlords/property staff

Primary services include coordinated entry access point for individuals who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Case management is offered to prevent future issues with homelessness. Financial assistance may be available, but it is NOT provided in all situations. Requirements vary by programs and funding. Potential assistance consists of:

• Funding for housing and utility costs/deposits
• Funding for transportation costs via vehicle repair or public transit
• Clothing and food assistance as well as other basic needs
• Housing stability case management

Programs may include:

• Assistance for homeless ex-offenders in Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine County, housing placement, as well as rent and deposit funds, may be available

• Limited fund for short term hotel stays in tandem with case management services-

?- Long-term homelessness supportive services, also known as coordinated entry, are provided for those who qualify for short term hotel stays in Aitkin, Carlton, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Pine, and Chisago County to help with housing search and placement for families and unaccompanied youth

• Transitional housing services for homeless youth ages 16 - 22, as well as some financial assistance for rent

? ?NOTE: Funding comes from a variety of sources, including the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP and others.

Resource line and website for military service members, veterans, and their families. Access free, confidential support and resources on a wide range of topics, including:

• Adoption and foster care

• Caregiver support

• Counseling services: Free, confidential counseling for service members, families, and survivors. Topics include stress, relationships, parenting, grief, and more

• Education and employment

• Family and Relationships: Resources for parenting, relocation, life transitions, bereavement, and more

• Financial and legal assistance

• Housing referrals

• Individualized consultations to support the move to civilian life

• Information on travel discounts, entertainment, and leisure activities for military families

• Mental health resources

• Military benefits information

• New-Mil Parent Support: Personalized guidance for expectant parents and families with children

• Peer support

• Special needs support

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.

RHMS - Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services: ARHMS clients meet in person with their provider once a week or every two weeks for 1 - 6 hours minimum, depending on client need. Provides a range of services that helps an individual develop and enhance psychiatric stability, which include skill building in the areas of:

• Basic social, living, and parenting skills building

• Budgeting/money management

• Crisis assistance (as needed) and develop relapse prevention skills

• Coping skills education

• Employment and/or education related skills (GED/Resume building/anxiety reduction)

• Healthy lifestyles and household management

• Interpersonal communication/boundary building

TCM - Targeted Case Management: TCM clients meet with their provider 1 - 2 times a month and can coordinate services by phone or telehealth. Provides a range of services that help the client remain in the community independently and assist clients to:

• Access social service agencies (make referrals, complete paperwork for programs)

• Assistance in applying for financial resources

• Maintain housing benefits and/or find new housing

Transportation set up and coordination

Provides financial assistance, homelessness programs, and assessments for supportive housing to households who are at imminent risk or are homeless. Services provided are: Case Management

• Assessing barriers that prevent stable housing
• Crisis intervention
• Connections to resources for housing
• Provides budgeting, life skills support toward employment and education goals

Coordinated Entry

• Assessments for supportive housing programs and other support services
• Fond Du Lac Property Management provides 24 supportive housing units through coordinated entry
• Fond Du Lac Property Management provides 10 veteran supportive housing units through coordinated entry

Emergency Rental Assistance Program

• Assist with one month's rent and security deposit not to exceed the value of one month's rent. Assistance is not available to households who have received assistance from the program within a 3-year period. Payments are made directly to the landlord.

Homeless Prevention Programs

• Prevention Services: Temporary financial assistance and/or supportive services to help people remain in their current housing situation, relocate, or divert them from entering the homeless system. Financial assistance may help with rental application fees, the first month's rent, past due rent, or utility assistance.
• Rapid-Rehousing: Assists households to quickly exit homelessness and return to permanent housing. Provides one-time rental assistance and supportive services such as case management and housing navigation.

Homeownership Down Payment Assistance

• Assistance under this program may include payment of reasonable loan down payments, closing, and/or costs generally referred to as settlement charges associated with the first mortgage of the home to be used as the family's primary residence. Maximum amount of assistance is $3,000 including down payment, closing, and settlement costs.
• Helps secure affordable homeownership for Fond Du Lac band members

Provide skills training for improving symptom management, medication education, improving work or educational status, housing, parenting skills, relationships, health, and quality of life

Provides affordable and accessible housing options to individuals with physical disabilities and mobility impairments:

• Barrier-free housing: 10 barrier-free housing projects located throughout the metro area and in Mankato. Offers individuals with disabilities the ability to live independently

• Senior housing: 5 senior housing projects

• Shared living: One shared living location. This offers an independent living home for women and is barrier-free for permanently disabled persons, with shared environments for cooking and food preparation, bathrooms, and common living areas

View online map for property locations

Lake Country Cottage is a drop-in center for adults diagnosed with mental illness. Drop-in center staff and members help each other in the following areas:

• Assistance understanding and accessing transportation in the community
• Finding and keeping housing
• Help finding and keeping employment
• Learning computer and resume building skills
• Organized and informal recreational and social activities
• Using art to manage anxiety and stress

Provides the following services:

• Assistance with basic needs such as housing, furniture, household items, food, clothing, employment

• Referrals to clinics, mental health providers, legal services, ESL classes

• Translation and interpreting assistance

• Transportation

Assists people with obtaining and keeping permanent housing. Services include: ?- Assistance with employment, transportation, and benefits

• Case management

• Community outreach

• Crisis intervention

• Housing search assistance

An informal drop-in center providing:

• Advocacy for residents who are unable to show documentation of an address or photo ID
• Breakfast meals, coffee, and snacks
• Community room for events, recreation, and relaxation
• Day shelter
• Form assistance when applying for SSI applications or appeals and finding housing and applying for housing
• Health and wellness clinic for health screenings and health care provider referrals
• Laundry facilities, internet access, local phone use, and voicemail services
• Lockers for shelter residents to use for storage
• Referral to community resources
• Showers

Advocacy Services:

• The center advocates in areas of civil and human rights, employment/disability benefits, housing, transportation, and on the state, local, and federal levels

Equipment Loaner Closet:

• Loans a range of home medical equipment including wheelchairs, walkers, power chairs, canes, transfer benches, raised toilet seats, and more. Equipment are available on a first come first served basis and will hold equipment for a 24-hour period.

• Swap Shop: A self-directed equipment listing available for persons shopping/looking for used equipment.

Information and Referral:

• Up-to-date disability information and referrals to various agencies and individuals within the region

• Other Services: Includes disability benefits application assistance, housing assistance, emergency disaster preparedness plan, and more

Nursing Facility Transition:

• Assist individuals living with a disability to identify in transition from nursing facilities and other institutions into community settings with the goal of preventing institutionalization

Peer Support:

• Assists individuals living with a disability to identify goals and work to create a unique plan to achieve those goals

• Match interested consumers with a peer mentor who provides support, problem-solving, social skills, and more

Personal Assistance:

• Offer skills instruction curriculum for individuals living with a disability the fundamentals of managing their personal attendant care including how to hire, manage, and more

Recreational Groups:

• Holds various events for individuals with a disability or a health condition to meet and socialize with others through dances, parties, picnics, and outings

Staying and Aging in Place/Accessibility Assistance:

• Offers accessible modification assistance and accessibility assessments for homes and businesses for safe access and increased independence in people's homes and businesses

Support Groups:

• Various support groups are available to individuals who want learn more about their particular disability, wanting peer support, or first-hand information on how to manage their disability. Some support groups are directly coordinated by Options and others are independent.

Youth Transition Services:

• Assist youth ages 14 - 22 years who are transitioning from high school into the next phase of their life with learning the skills necessary and acquiring the resources needed to be successful

Provides support and resources to youth experiencing homelessness in the Mankato area through The REACH Youth Resource Center. Services Offered: Basic Necessities:

• Access to computers, laptops, and Wi-Fi
• Clothing and grocery vouchers
• Meals, showers, and toiletries
• Transportation assistance

Housing and Shelter Options:

• Connections to public housing programs
• Coordinated entry assessments for homeless youth
• Crisis nursery program
• Emergency shelter and street outreach services
• Independent living, housing assistance, and short-term housing options

Support and Education:

• Access to licensed therapists
• Community and volunteer service opportunities
• Financial assistance
• Ongoing case management- Rental education through RentWise

Preparation for Employment and Independent Living:

• Assistance with taxes and obtaining legal documents (birth certificates, social security cards, driver's licenses)
• Budgeting and financial planning
• College preparation and FAFSA completion
• Job searching, resume writing, and interview skills
• Nutrition and cooking support

Recreational Activities:

• Art projects, field trips, movie days, and other social activities

Programs geared toward helping Cambodian elders and other southeast Asians in the following areas:

• Applying for public benefits

• English instruction

• Citizenship classes, INS interviews and immigration assistance

• Healthy eating promotion which reconnects participants with the eating habits of their home countries through nutrition education, development of community gardens, and meals served three days a week from a local restaurant. Serves elders from the Cambodian, Chinese, and Karen communities.

• Physical activities and active living

• Cultural and traditional ceremonies

• Health education

• Medicare application

• Housing assistance

• Funeral assistance

• Recreational activities

• Group shopping and medical appointment transportation

• Translation

Services to assist adults with serious and persistent mental illness gain access to needed services such as:

• Medical
• Social
• Educational
• Vocational
• Other necessary services as they relate to the recipient's mental health needs

Services include developing a functional assessment and individual community support plan, referring and assisting recipients in obtaining needed mental health and other services, ensuring coordination of services, and monitoring the delivery of services

Emergency shelter intake and case management provided for:

• Overnight shelters in Washington County

• Personalized support and daily contact with the case manager required

The Housing Locator program works with serious mentally ill individuals who are referred by Beltrami County caseworkers. The Housing Locator works closely with participants to secure housing and assists the client to locate units and work with landlords.

Primary services include coordinated entry access point for individuals who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Case management is offered to prevent future issues with homelessness. Financial assistance may be available, but it is NOT provided in all situations. Requirements vary by programs and funding. Potential assistance consists of:

• Funding for housing and utility costs/deposits
• Funding for transportation costs via vehicle repair or public transit
• Clothing and food assistance as well as other basic needs
• Housing stability case management

Programs may include:

• Assistance for homeless ex-offenders in Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine County, housing placement, as well as rent and deposit funds, may be available

• Limited fund for short term hotel stays in tandem with case management services-

?- Long-term homelessness supportive services, also known as coordinated entry, are provided for those who qualify for short term hotel stays in Aitkin, Carlton, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Pine, and Chisago County to help with housing search and placement for families and unaccompanied youth

• Transitional housing services for homeless youth ages 16 - 22, as well as some financial assistance for rent

? ?NOTE: Funding comes from a variety of sources, including the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP and others.

Provides information on available resources and how to access the following:

• Advocacy

• Area senior resource fair

• Assistance accessing resources and programs

• Assistance with making choices about housing

• Medicare program education

• Senior housing tours

• Support groups

Assists people with obtaining and keeping permanent housing. Services include: ?- Assistance with employment, transportation, and benefits

• Case management

• Community outreach

• Crisis intervention

• Housing search assistance

Offers person-centered support services to individuals living with a disability or mental health condition. Services provided:

• Case management to assess gaps in services to develop a goal plan to resolve the individual's housing crisis and prevent them from becoming homeless

• Develop life skills including self-sufficiency planning, establish independence, and housing skills

• Help individuals secure and maintain stable housing. Services include house searching, application assistance, budgeting, landlord communication, and ongoing stability planning.

• Meeting with staff for information about housing resources for rapid re-housing, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and eligibility. Provides referrals and resources to programs as needed.

Provide skills training for improving symptom management, medication education, improving work or educational status, housing, parenting skills, relationships, health, and quality of life

Regional Coordinated Entry to Housing Programs agency The family development program provides services that help persons with emergencies and crises, self-sufficiency, shelter and housing, homeless services, and several special projects. Services may include:

• Case management

• Emergency housing

• Foreclosure prevention assistance

• Permanent supportive housing

• Rent/deposit assistance

• Transitional housing