Volunteer drivers provide non-accessible transportation to medical, dental, counseling, etc., in and around Benton, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, and Stearns counties

Advises and assists veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits, such as: - Burial benefits - Service-connected disability compensation - Veteran survivor insurance - Veteran/Military health insurance - G.I. Bill educational training - G.I. Life Insurance - Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A. - Transportation to VA Medical Center - Outpatient medical care through the V.A. - Financial assistance through the V.A. for dental work - Survivors and dependents education "State Soldiers Assistance Program" (SSAP): provides veterans who are unable to work as a result of temporary disability with cash assistance toward housing (rent, mortgage, and utilities) and other personal needs. There are strict income and asset requirements. Information about and referrals to other service agencies for chemical dependency treatment and vocational rehabilitation.

- Transportation assistance for non-emergency medical services - Door to door paratransit service may not be available in all cases. Type of service depends on the insurance provider of the caller. Some insurance providers may limit transportation to within certain mileage. - If transportation isn't available, gas reimbursement or bus tokens may be provided. Call for case-specific information. NOTE: Will not do stretchers

Transportation for non-emergency medical services, includes: - Gas reimbursement - Bus tokens - Paralift NOTE: Will not do stretchers.

Offers a comprehensive range of services designed to support older adults and individuals with disabilities in living safely and independently in their own homes and communities. Services include: - Advocacy: Connecting clients with resources such as the Minnesota Ombudsman Program. - Assisted Transportation: Volunteers offer in-town and out-of-town rides, with a sliding fee scale available for out-of-town trips. - Caregiver Support and Respite: Support groups and respite care to assist family caregivers in managing their responsibilities. - Correspondence Assistance: Helping individuals maintain connections with loved ones through letters and other forms of communication. - Friendly Visits and Telephone Reassurance: Regular in-person or phone check-ins to reduce isolation and provide companionship. - Health Education: Promotes wellness and chronic disease management - Information and Referral: Assistance in navigating community resources and services. - Light Housekeeping and Chores: Help with tasks such as changing light bulbs, smoke detector batteries, and light cleaning. - Shopping and Errands: Volunteer assistance with grocery shopping and other errands. - Social Activities: Assistance with attending local events and social gatherings.

Provides in-home skilled nursing services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Health: 24-hour skilled nursing care, complex medical care, hospice care, assistance with daily living activities Supportive: Companionship, light housekeeping, transportation services

Transportation from Red Wing to Mayo Clinic in Rochester or Fairview University in Saint Paul for radiation treatment, as well as Northfield and Minneapolis clinics. Driver would pick-up patient at their home, transport to treatment center, return home.

Provides curb-to-curb service with wheelchair-accessible buses and vans. Operates within 3/4 of a mile from the DTA's regular routes in the City of Superior, Proctor, Hermantown, and Rice Lake and within the city boundaries of Duluth.

Advises and assists veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits such as: - Burial benefits - Financial assistance through the V.A. for dental work - G.I. Bill education assistance - G. I. Bill life insurance - Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A. - Information about and referrals to other service agencies for chemical dependency treatment and vocational rehabilitation - Outpatient medical care through the V.A. - Service-connected disability compensation - "State Soldiers Assistance Program" (SSAP) provides cash assistance in the form of shelter payments (rent and mortgage), utilities, and personal needs grants to veterans who are unable to work as a result of a temporary disability. There are strict income and asset requirements. - Survivors and dependents education - Transportation to VA Medical Center - Veteran/military health insurance - Veteran survivor insurance

Transportation assistance for non-emergency medical services. Allowable medical transportation expenses, including: - Bus fare - Mileage reimbursement - Parking with a receipt - Taxi fare - Trips outside the local area, including transportation, lodging, and meals

Active Seniors: Provides adults 55+ with a variety of diverse activities such as exercise, wellness, and social/recreation designed to support independence Care Consultation: Keystone Care Consultants help seniors navigate their health, economic, and social needs. Care managers meet with individuals in their homes or at one of the community centers to conduct an assessment, gather input from caregivers, and create goals. Once the assessment is complete, services may include: setting up rides to a social program, researching housing options, making a referral to an agency that helps with grocery shopping and/or cleaning, providing caregiver support, and accompanying seniors to doctor visits. Grocery Delivery: Provides free grocery delivery for low-income seniors and adults with disabilities. Those who qualify can receive monthly deliveries. Delivery can include meat, dairy, fresh produce, and shelf-stable items. In each delivery, individuals will receive an average of 25 pounds of food per person in the household. Accommodations are based on customer choice models such as vegetarian, halal, etc. depending on what is available. Deliveries will be dropped off between 12:15 pm and 1:30 pm Tuesday - Thursday by a volunteer. In-Home Help: Social workers coordinate with Recover Health to provide seniors with in-home nursing care, in-home therapies, and home health aides to assist with daily care. ?Tax Preparation Assistance: Provides tax services in coordination with AARP to seniors. Visit the website https://keystoneservices.org/seniors/tax-preparation-assistance/ for an up-to-date schedule.

Provides resources for seniors living alone as well as caregivers needing support. Services are designed to help maintain independence as long as feasible. Home-based services provided according to availability of volunteers and staff: - Assisted Transportation: Short distance volunteer drivers provide help to access medical appointments, groceries, pharmacy, etc. Limitations and restrictions apply. - Companionship: Home visits provided by volunteers to provide non-medical support to encourage socialization - Homemaking: Indoor light housekeeping services include mild laundry services, floor care, kitchen/bathroom cleaning and other indoor help. Light "fix it" services (i.e. changing light bulbs, smoke detector batteries, etc.), meal preparation, menu planning, picking up groceries and medications, help with organizing bills, etc. Supportive programs: - Caregiver Consulting: Helps caregivers manage and live their lives while caring for another person, develop individualized plans and connect with resources in the community - Caregiver Support Groups: Professionally facilitated, confidential environment for caregivers to share concerns, feelings regarding their role as caregiver and to learn from each other - In-Home Respite: Home visits by volunteers who visit with care receiver to temporarily relieve the caregiver. (Services are not home health aide, medical or PCA). - Social Respite: Memory Cafe meets once a month providing conversation, tactile arts/crafts projects, exercise, music and games to temporarily relieve the caregiver while providing socialization for care receivers

- Transportation assistance for non-emergency medical services - Door-to-door paratransit service may not be available in all cases. The type of service depends on the caller's insurance provider. Some insurance providers may limit transportation to within a certain mileage. - If transportation isn't available, gas reimbursement or bus tokens may be provided. Call for case-specific information. NOTE: Will not do stretchers

Provides compassionate, personalized support to older adults, individuals with disabilities, and those recovering at home. The goal is to promote independence, dignity, and quality of life while supporting families and care teams. Services include: - Assistance with grooming, bathing, and dressing - Companionship and social support - Errands - Laundry and home organization - Light housekeeping - Meal preparation and grocery pick up - Medication reminders - Non-medical respite care - Transportation to appointments

Provides ride services with volunteer drivers who use their own personal vehicles. Volunteer drivers provide rides to clients' destinations and pickups. - Individuals on Medical Assistance, Alternative Care (AC), Elderly Waiver (EW), Veterans Administration, or other third party contractors must meet state and local eligibility guidelines and rides must be for medical reasons only - Out of county rides are limited to within approximately 100 miles of Albert Lea, which include Rochester, Twin Cities, Mankato, Owatonna, and Austin - Rides are for any purpose within the city of Albert Lea to seniors living in rural Freeborn County. Rides can be for medical appointments, business, beauty appointments, visiting relatives and friends, coffee, grocery shopping, volunteer sites, senior dining sites, and personal appointments. - Rides outside of Freeborn County must be for medical purposes only - Rides within the City of Albert Lea must be booked two days in advance. Out-of-County rides must be booked by 12 noon two days in advance. NOTE: Rides will not be provided when schools are closed due to adverse weather-related conditions

Provides information regarding benefits, disability, and pension information, and claims initiation. DAV Minnesota Headquarters also answers general questions from the public or from members about fraternal activities such as legislative initiatives, membership processing, fundraising requests, completion, and submission of Chapter financial reporting, etc. DAV of Minnesota Foundation is a component of DAV that provides grants to service providers for expanding services to veterans, their dependents, and survivors throughout Minnesota. - Coordinates multiple therapeutic outdoor recreational events for MN Veterans annually - Offers a transportation network throughout much of Minnesota in which veterans can schedule transportation to and from VA Medical Center appointments. To schedule transportation, call: - Minneapolis VA Medical Center: (612)467-2768 - Northwest MN Service to Fargo, ND: (855)277-9787 - Saint Cloud VA Medical Center: (320)255-6480 ext. 6676 - Southeast Minnesota to the Rochester: (507)703-1139

Transfers patients from the local hospital to area medical centers

Transportation for non-emergency medical services, for persons on MA, includes: - Bus tokens - Gas reimbursement - Paralift NOTE: Will not do stretchers.

Provides volunteer driver for eligible persons. - Each eligible client (on medical assistance) has a file which says what kind of transportation the person may receive and how often it may be used (for shopping, medical appointments, etc.) - All arrangements must be made at least 24 hours in advance during office hours, Monday through Friday. - Rides for the weekend needs are available with appropriate notice. - Clients are sent on the bus unless doesn't fit needs.

Wellspring can arrange transportation for both in-town and out-of-town medical and nonmedical appointments. Can make arrangements for this during our normal office hours of 8 am to 12 noon Monday - Thursday.

Transportation for medical appointments and other essential needs such as groceries, medications, etc.: - Volunteers use their own vehicle - Unable to transport individuals with wheelchairs or scooters - Able to assist those with a cane or walker provided that the individual can get into the vehicle. Drivers cannot lift riders. - Door-to-door or door through door depending on the individual's needs - Only available to those living in the Stillwater Area School District #834 Services are part of Community Thread's THRIVE program.

- Bus and vans are accessible, but volunteer drivers' vehicles are not - Daily city service is offered 7 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday, in the following cities; Appleton, Benson, Canby, Dawson, Madison, Montevideo, and Ortonville - Service is available for travel throughout the region and to destinations outside the region: Twin Cities, Marshall, Willmar, St. Cloud; areas throughout the state with volunteer drivers and some locations to North / South Dakota (call to ask about destinations outside the region). - School Year Rides and Summer Recreation Rides are available to students attending schools and recreation programs in the following cities: Appleton, Benson, Canby, Dawson, Granite Falls, Madison, and Montevideo

Provides wheelchair accessible door-to-door transportation for: - Banking - Medical appointments - Personal care - Shopping - Spousal visitations in nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Advises and assists veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits, such as: - Burial benefits - Financial assistance through the V.A. for dental work - G.I. Bill education assistance - G.I. Bill life insurance - Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A. - Information about and referrals to other service agencies for chemical dependency treatment and vocational rehabilitation - Outpatient medical care through the V.A. - Service-connected disability compensation - "State Soldiers Assistance Program" (SSAP) provides cash assistance in the form of shelter payments (rent and mortgage), utilities, and personal needs grants to veterans who are unable to work as a result of a temporary disability. There are strict income and asset requirements. - Survivors and dependents' education - Transportation to the VA Medical Center - Veteran/military health insurance - Veteran survivor insurance

- Transportation assistance for non-emergency medical services - Door to door paratransit service may not be available in all cases. Type of service depends on the insurance provider of the caller. Some insurance providers may limit transportation to within certain mileage. - If transportation isn't available, gas reimbursement or bus tokens may be provided. Call for case-specific information. NOTE: Will not do stretchers