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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

A weekly food shelf where clients can walk through and choose nutritious foods, including fresh produce, dairy, meat, grains, pantry staples, and baby food. - Available items may also include hygiene and household products, depending on donations. - Donations of food and funds are accepted. - Families with young children can access diapers (newborn through size 6) and wipes. - Home delivery may be available for individuals with limited mobility or special circumstances. - Staff assist with SNAP applications and connect clients with additional community resources.

A resource center assisting individuals and families with a variety of needs. Services include: - Assists people with connecting to the workforce and training programs - Employment resources and referrals - Permanent housing resources and referrals - Provides free new and gently used clothing for children of all ages and sizes from infant through high school - Provides hygiene and personal care items - Provides weekend meals - Support with navigating community housing options

Drop-in center for homeless youth: ?- Housing Hub: Connects youth experiencing homelessness or at risk of being homeless with a Housing Specialist to provide housing problem solving. Housing Specialists can assist the youth with practical solutions, identify sources, alternatives, and mediate conflict resolution between friends or family. The initial access point to be connected with a Housing Specialist is short-term with a 30-day timeframe. After 30 days initial contact, households with no other pathways identified will be connected to a Housing Assessor and placed on the Housing Registry. - Provides computers for homework and job searches, a game room, kitchen, lockers, showers, storage areas, and a washer and dryer - Staff help youth get help with employment and housing searches, connect to resources, and receive basic need items (clean clothes, food, sleeping bags, and toiletries)

Vouchers for clothing (single adults only), bedding and kitchen items. Household: Furniture is not free. Vouchers are given to assist clients in the purchase of furniture at a discount price at the Salvation Army Thrift Stores. Clients must verify they have recently left a shelter, or that they have a new living situation or other crisis situation through a case worker, pastor, school social worker, landlord, etc. Vouchers are capped at $100 per family and can not be used for beds. Transportation: Clients can qualify for tokens or a bus card in one of two ways. The caseworker must be able to verify by telephone that the client has a permanent job for which they have not received their first paycheck or a permanent job interview or has a medical appointment. Hygiene: Items such as shampoo, soap and toothpaste are available. Clients are eligible once every two months. HeatShare, seasonal services, Family Camp, free yearly Phone Home project, back to school project, and emergency disaster services. Food support application assistance (SNAP)

Older adult activity center which provides: - Arts and craft activities - Billiards - Bingo - Book club - Club Prior Pantry - Exercise and Tai Chi classes - Field trips - Foot care - Health insurance counseling for Medicare and Medical Assistance, choosing a supplement or Part D Plan, assisting with health insurance forms and more - Knitting - Polka dancing lessons - Salsa dancing lessons - Walking Club

A free store and clothing closet offering seasonal clothing, household items, and personal care items. Accepts donations of gently used, clean, seasonal clothing, household items in good condition, and hygiene products.

A food pantry offering supplemental food for persons in need. The pantry provides a variety of foods and personal items including frozen foods, canned food, toothpaste, soap, and infant formula. On occasion the food shelf can provide diapers, feminine products, and Depends incontinence products. Accepts donations for food and personal care items.

Community food shelf providing shelf-stable food and personal hygiene items

Provides emergency food assistance to individuals and families in need. Accepts donations for food and personal care items.

- Offers an emergency food shelf that includes fresh dairy and meat, fruits and vegetables, cereal and breads, canned items, pasta, and, depending upon donations received, hygiene and household items. - The availability of the food shelf is two visits per person or family per month.

An integrated one-stop location connecting adults to critical services to improve their health, income, housing stability, and overall well-being. Services offered: - Access to Benefits: Community representatives can help individuals move towards self-sufficiency or access community benefits and support. Representatives can help with MNsure applications, Open Access voicemail, SNAP applications, Social Security applications, Veteran's benefits, and more. Schedules may vary when community representatives are onsite. - Hot meals available which include breakfast and lunch throughout the week and coffee daily - Laundry services available to current residents of the shelter program - Lockers available for use for 30 days - Mail service - Phone charging stations - Showers, towels, and toiletries for clients - Supportive Services: Provides comprehensive help through medical care, vision screenings, housing services, referral to mental health assessments, legal services, financial services, and job opportunities

Provides clothing, school supplies, and hygiene items

Supplemental food is provided once every 4 weeks to anyone in need. Will provide a minimum of 15 pounds of food per adult. Hygiene items, baby food, and dog and cat food for companion animals are also available. Baby formula is sometimes available; call ahead.

Provides clothing (via clothing closet) by appointment and basic household items/furniture to people in need who are referred. Small food donations and prayers are available at an appointment. Birthday Closet: Available for parents who need help providing for their child's birthday. A referral from a partner agency is required. Employment Support: Job search, interview, and resume counseling; available by appointment. Haircuts: By appointment only and based on stylist availability, haircuts are available to current clients of Reach and Restore Life Coaching: helps people reach their goals by navigating the steps to reach those goals; available by appointment

Provides drop-in services including: - Bus cards for those with proof of recent hire in a permanent position - Bus tokens - Clothing - Diapers - Eye glass vouchers - Household items - New shoes - Showering facility for those who are homeless and living on the street - Vouchers to get State Identification/Birth Certificate - Vouchers for local shelter stay for homeless men Note: Above items depend on availability and individual needs. Other requests for services can be made, but may not be granted.

Provides a means for churches and other organizations to work together to match up volunteers to meet an individual's or family's needs. Provides: - Baby Care Ministry: Helps young families by providing infant and toddler high chairs, baby cribs, pack-n-plays, and strollers - Build-A-Bed: Builds and gives single beds and bunk beds. Also delivers them directly to homes and assembles them in the room. - Bike Ministry: Provides bicycles for adults and children - Clean Sweep: Helps families with basic cleaning supplies such as paper towels, trash bags, sponges, all-purpose spray, toilet bowl cleaner, and more - Clothing Ministry: Provides essential clothing through Trending Upward Thrift Shoppe - Diaper Ministry: Helps young families by providing diapers, pull-ups, and wipes for babies and toddlers - Food and Gas Cards: Provides gift cards for food and gas - FurniShare: Matches up donations of household goods and furniture (including beds, mattresses/box springs (free of stains, rips, and tears), dressers, kitchen tables/chairs, and living room furniture) with people who need them. Also provides monthly furniture sales. - Kitchen Essentials: Offers a basic supply of silverware, dishes, cups, and cookware to individuals and families - LAM Vac Valet: Donates and repairs vacuum cleaners in good condition - Loads of Love: Cares for families in need by providing laundry detergent, fabric sheets, dish, and dishwasher soap - Personal Care: Provides necessary personal items including soap, shampoo, razors, toilet paper, deodorant, feminine products, and more - The Birthday Closet Ministry: Provides supplies for children's birthdays - The Linen Closet: Provides new or used blankets, sheets, pillowcases, towels, and washcloths - Towel Ministry: Provides bath towels, kitchen towels, and washcloths - Winter Wear Ministry: Provides boots, coats, hats, mittens, and scarves

Food shelf with mainly non-perishable food; usually some fresh produce and some frozen meats. - May have diapers and personal care items on occasion - Accepts donations of food and infant needs - Amounts limited by family size - Clients may visit once a month unless they have emergency needs and need to visit more often

Provides non-perishable food and personal hygiene items to individuals in need. Amount of food is based on size of the household.

Provides assistance and support for many programs related to creating healthy and equitable food access. Work with clients who are interested in obtaining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by assisting with the application process. Administers the SNAP program at four local farmers' markets in Cook, Hibbing, Tower, and Virginia. Provides a variety of services such as: - Arrowhead Grown: A website and facebook page created to promote farmers across the region. It includes dates, times, locations, and details of each farmer's market in northeast Minnesota. The site also includes helpful information for customers using SNAP-EBT, Farmer's Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) vouchers, and Power of Produce (POP) tokens. - Community Food Forest: A large perennial garden made up of berry bushes, grapevines, and fruit trees. It continues to grow each year. Community members are encouraged to participate in maintaining the food forest, and the site is accessible to anyone to harvest. - Farmers Markets: Families utilizing SNAP-EBT can shop at Virginia Market Square, Cook Area Farmers Market, Hibbing Farmers Market, and Tower Farmers Market, and receive a match in dollars. - Food Shelves: Funds food shelves for agencies across Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis County. Provide emergency and short-term food assistance to income-eligible individuals and families who have run out of options to alleviate hunger. - Little Free Pantries: There are three free food pantries located in Virginia at AEOA, Hope Presbyterian Church, Our Saviors Church, and at the Hoyt Lakes Public Library. AEOA maintains the pantry located outside of the AEOA office. - Northeast Minnesota Food Access Guide: Manages the Northeast Minnesota Food Access Guide which lists information on local food shelf hours, locations, grocery financial assistance programs, free meals, and food prep resources.

Provides emergency food and assists participants with enrolling in and renewing SNAP benefits. Health, beauty, and other household items may be available

This is a monthly drive-up food pantry that provides non-perishable food, fresh produce, dairy, frozen food/meat, paper goods and other personal care items. This offers the option to drive up for a box of food or to come inside to do your own shopping for items.

Provides a culturally-specific after-hours drop-in center serving the American Indian street population who are chronically inebriated and chronically homeless, including: - Case Management - Laundry - Meals - Referrals to community resources - Showers - Telephones Note: No pets allowed

Provides resources for food, clothing, linen, household items, hygiene items, baby supplies, and furniture on a limited basis. Services provided: - Clothing: Offers general clothing items limited to 10 items per family member per month - Dental Clinic: Open to individuals without dental insurance. Services provided include extractions/pulling teeth and fillings for cavities. Services are prioritized by the level of pain patients are experiencing. - Diapers: Offers free diapers on an appointment basis - Food: Offers individuals food once a month in partnership with Salvation Army. Accepts food donation items such as pancake mix/syrup, spaghetti noodles/sauce, soups, bags of sugar four pounds or larger, canned fruit, canned vegetables, cereal, cooking oil, macaroni and cheese, small bags/boxes of rice, tuna, canned chicken, Helper Meals, peanut butter, jelly, beans - baked (in cans) and pinto (in bags). - Furniture Requests: Offers furniture and takes requests for furniture throughout the year - Resource Center: Assists people to apply for county services such as public assistance, energy assistance, and MNsure. Also helps individuals with resumes and searching for a job NOTE: Other donations accepted are houseware items, glassware, pots, pans, kitchen and table linens, silverware, personal hygiene items, laundry detergent, toiletries, limited pieces of small/large furniture items (sofas, love seats, tables, chairs, dressers, mattresses/box springs, metal bed frames, and tables).

Provides the follwing services: - Adopt a Family: A holiday giving program connecting low-income families with anonymous sponsors that provide the families with gifts and necessities ?- Birthday Shelf: Gifts and party supplies to celebrate a child's birthday - Personal Hygiene: Personal hygiene items and cleaning supplies given out once per month to stretch budgets - Pet Food Assistance: Pet food available once per month if needed - Ready to Learn: School supplies and backpacks for children in grades K-12