Employment counselors help SNAP clients in gaining skills and abilities to obtain employment to gain self-sufficiency including: - Adult education - Budgeting assistance - Career planning - Computer classes - Interviewing skills - Job search assistance - Post-secondary education - Resume development - Short-term training - Support services - Transportation assistance - Vocational interest

Employment counselors help SNAP clients in gaining skills and abilities to obtain employment to gain self-sufficiency including: - Adult education - Budgeting assistance - Career planning - Computer classes - Interviewing skills - Job search assistance - Post-secondary education - Resume development - Short-term training - Support services - Transportation assistance - Vocational interest

Financial Education - Budgeting and savings - Building and managing credit - Consumer protection - Debt reduction - Rental topics - Reverse mortgage basics - Scam and Fraud prevention Financial Management - Assessment and budget assistance - Financial goal setting - Help with creditors Healthcare Application Assistance - MNSure navigation - Minnesota Insulin Safety Net Program Housing Counseling - Foreclosure prevention counseling - Reverse mortgage counseling

Provides the following financial counseling services: - Budget counseling - Credit counseling - Credit report review

- Confidential right to life counseling on pregnancy options - Pregnancy testing - Maternity/baby clothes, furniture, and items (Accepts donations that are clean and in good condition) - LIFE Classes (Lessons In Family Education) Parenting: Classes to help moms and dads learn prenatal & parenting skills, baby and toddler development - Men's Mentoring: Individual classes with a male mentor with topics covering budgeting, rights and responsibilities, parenting, and relationships - Abstinence presentations presented in schools and churches to help teens understand the value of choosing abstinence, how to resist peer pressure, how to say no, and physical and emotional consequences of premarital sex using illustrations and skits - PACE (Post Abortion Counseling and Education) support group - Presentations in schools on Fetal Development, Adoption, and Parenting - Limited ultrasound services

Provides day-long and multi-part classes which include topics in the areas of: - Asset building - Budgeting to create savings - Building a good credit rating - Consumer protection - Debt reduction - Relationships with financial institutions

Grace Place Outreach is a mentoring program for pregnant persons and families offering support and connections to services to help families live spiritually wholesome, safe, healthy, and productive lives and thrive within the community. Services may include: access to baby clothing and maternity clothing (limited); information on nutrition and meal planning, parenting, prenatal care, budgeting, and exercise; arts and crafts instruction; help with seeking employment; and support groups. People interested in serving as mentors for clients are welcomed.

The Hastings Senior Center, based at the Tilden Community Center, is operated through a partnership between the City of Hastings and Hastings Community Education. Seniors: - 55+ Driver Improvement Program - Art classes - Bingo - Book Discussion - Dance classes - Foot care and foot reflexology - Games such as chess club - Hand massage and foot care - Live 2 B Healthy exercise program - Quilting, woven arts, and yarn classes - Pickle ball and corn hole - Scrapbooking - Support groups for grief, Dementia, and Parkinson's Disease - Tech Fridays Adults: - Adult enrichment classes - Adult health and recreation classes - Art, design, photography, and cooking classes - Business classes - Construction, trades, and woodworking instruction - Computer, information technology, and computer programming - Indoor home safety education - Lifeguard instruction - Musical instrument instruction - Self-defense classes - Smoking cessation - Trips and tours Ages K-12: - Baseball, basketball, and soccer day camps - New drivers education classes - SPARK summer classes for grades 5th- 8th - Youth development and enrichment classes

Provides a network of local churches into a partnership that links their resources and services to help community members in need as well as providing a chance to engage with the person. Resources and services provided include: - Appliances ?- Clothing - Financial counseling ??- Furniture - Household items - Information and referral to community resources - Mentoring - Minor car repairs - Transportation to appointments - Vacuums - Winter clothing All services are dependent on volunteer availability and donations; there is no guarantee of receiving services or assistance. Donation accepted are both monetary and personal care items, kitchen items, storage and garbage supplies, and laundry soaps and detergent.

Services provided in person as well as by phone counseling and internet. Services include: - Budget and Debt Counseling: Counselors work with clients on an in-depth review of their living expenses and debts combined with counselor guidance in debt management, goal planning strategies, or suggestions of alternate ways of handling particularly difficult financial concerns. - Counselor on Call: Counselors provide brief Q & A to address consumer questions. The counselor can provide the caller with information about credit and debt, make referrals to community resources, or schedule an appointment with staff for other financial counseling services. - Debt Management Plan: Consolidates monthly bills into one simple payment, often with lower payments and interest rates - Financial Education: Workshops and classes for all age groups are geared to help individuals control their finances and provide resources on various financial topics; delivered to schools, churches, employers, and community groups. - Housing Counseling: Pre purchase homebuyer, post purchase, foreclosure prevention, and reverse mortgage couseling, provided. HUD approved housing counseling agency. - Student Loan Counseling: Helps individuals navigate repayment options for federal, state, and private loans. Helps individuals determine eligibility for repayment options, contact lenders, and can assist in developing a plan that considers the individual's financial situation.

Employment counselors help SNAP clients in gaining skills and abilities to obtain employment to gain self-sufficiency including: - Adult education - Budgeting assistance - Career planning - Computer classes - Interviewing skills - Job search assistance - Post-secondary education - Resume development - Short-term training - Support services - Transportation assistance - Vocational interest

Services include, but are not limited to: ?- Assistance with resumes, job applications, and interview preparations ?- Budgeting assistance ?- Career counseling and exploration ?- Employment and job search workshops ??- Goal setting ?- Introduction to listings of regional job openings ?- Job placement assistance ??- On-the-job training opportunities ?- Paid work experience programs with local employers ?- Post-high school education assistance - Referrals to other service agencies that may be of assistance ?- Skill training in reading, math, job, and life skills ?- Supportive services such as transportation, childcare, housing, etc. may be available if eligible for one of the programs. ?- Tests and assessments to find interest levels and skills

Adult partial subsidy program Participants who demonstrate that they are work ready and who are hired into career oriented, long-term, stable employment may arrange to have the first 720 hours of their new employment subsidized. These subsidies are paid to the employer, not the employee. A special contract with the employer is required that specifies the terms of agreement for the employer and Aanjibimaadizing. Participant households must be below 200% of poverty guidelines. Adult support services Single payments to vendors to assist participants in overcoming specific, immediate and essential family stabilization or employment related barriers. Participant households must be below 200% of poverty guidelines. The expenses must: - Be directly related to education or employment ?- Verified as not otherwise provided free of charge or available from other resources ?- Be the only way available to meet the need ?- Be documented with evidence of the need verified Adult work experience (WEX) program A 720-hour on-the-job work experience training program structured to promote self-sufficiency through the development of appropriate work habits and job skills. The program targets four critical work behaviors: achievement, reliability, safety, and team building. Participant households must be below 200% of poverty guidelines. The program's incentives are directly related to mastery of these four program behaviors. The program is designed to move the participant to unsubsidized, career-oriented work by building their work skills. Career training and development program Provides basic work and family related trainings and tutoring. These include such issues as: GED preparation, driver's license tests, budgeting, parenting, CPR/first aid, food handling, communications, and conflict management. Households must be below 300% of poverty guidelines. Ge-Niigaanizijig youth program Activities and regularly scheduled meetings to inspire and motivate youth to embrace a traditions based pro-social lifestyle free of chemicals, anti-social or risky behavior, promiscuity, and dependency. Activities are offered to all eligible reservation service area youth from kindergarten through age 20. Income verification is required. Children in families living at or below 200 percent of the poverty guideline qualify. Children who are over-income may be supported by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Cash incentives and awards are made to any Ge-Niigaanizijig youth who meet program participation and achievement goals. Youth career and work exploration program Youth, ages 16 -20 whose family's income is below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Guideline may participate. Youth are given an incentive for actual hours worked. To be eligible youth must be in school, making satisfactory attendance and grades. The type of work and the number of hours worked per week depend on the needs of the worksite supervisor. Youth support services Youth ages three through six who live in households that are below 300 percent of the Federal Poverty Guideline and who are enrolled in daycare or school may receive supportive services for such things as: - (For Cash Assistance Families only) a fall and winter school clothing assistance - Athletic or academic program fees and supplies - Boarding school support costs including travel and supplies (based on a program recommendation/required list) - Driver's education costs - Leadership, education or cultural camp costs, including tuition, travel, and supplies (based on a program recommendation/required list) - New employment clothing and/or supplies when required by the employer - Special tutor costs (such as individual music lessons)

- Financial Coaching: budgeting, banking, credit building/repair, asset-building - Financial Education Workshops - Foreclosure Prevention Counseling and Mitigation - Homeownership Counseling and Workshops - Tax Preparation Services and Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) Preparation Services

Provides financial literacy workshops, knowledge, and skills to build and keep assets. Assist individuals to make informed judgments and effective decisions about money management. One-on-one financial literacy counseling and budgeting are also available.

Recreation and enrichment including: - Aquarobics - Baseball - Cooking classes - Credit counseling - Day camps - Field trips - Firearms training - Golf - Gymnasium - Gymnastics - Infant and child CPR - Mature driver training - Personal financial management counseling - Swimming - Track and field - Volleyball

- Financial Coaching: budgeting, banking, credit building/repair, asset-building - Financial Education Workshops - Foreclosure Prevention Counseling and Mitigation - Homeownership Counseling and Workshops - Tax Preparation Services and Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) Preparation Services

Assists individuals one-on-one with identifying goals, creating action plans, and walking the steps of their plan. Coaches act as cheerleaders, accountability partners, and guides. Also offers educational opportunities for GED, College Prep, College Study/College Success, Digital/Computer Skills, and Career Pathways in Healthcare and Customer Service.

ICLS offers caregiver assistance to those who need intermittent or moderate supervision or physical assistance to stay in their home. Services available may include the following: - Active Cognitive Support: Caregivers provide in-person or remote check-ins to provide support, guidance and problem-solve concerns related to daily living - Activities of Daily Living: Caregivers assist with dressing, grooming, bathing, and transferring (walking) - Adaptive Support: Encourage self-sufficiency and reduce the need for assistance. ICLS caregivers work with the client to develop and practice individualized strategies that promote independence, such as using calendars, making lists, and teaching how to use assistive technology. - Community Living Engagement: Helps clients access resources, services, and activities outside the home. These services help the individual develop and maintain a support system in the community. - Household Management Assistance: Caregivers assist with meal planning and preparation, light housekeeping, laundry and budgeting/money management - Health, Safety, and Wellness: Caregivers will identify any changes in the client's health, including monitoring any existing health conditions, with referrals to case managers as needed

Provides day-long and multi-part classes which include topics in the areas of: - Asset building - Budgeting to create savings - Building a good credit rating - Consumer protection - Debt reduction - Relationships with financial institutions

- Financial Coaching: budgeting, banking, credit building/repair, asset-building - Financial Education Workshops - Foreclosure Prevention Counseling and Mitigation - Homeownership Counseling and Workshops - Tax Preparation Services and Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) Preparation Services

Family Services: - Bimaadiziwin Mikana (The Path of Life): Parent mentor program designed around healing and connecting families with community and elders. While focusing on traditional cultural lifeways, resiliency, and strengths, positive Indian parenting values are incorporated into the program. - Ombi'Ayaa Anishinabe Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men): Provides a place for American Indian men who want to practice spiritual, cultural, and intergenerational engagement. Activities include: - Cultural events, including sugar bush and ricing - Men's softball and basketball recreational leagues - Traditional ceremonies, including sweat lodge - Weekly father & men's group and weekly drumming group - Thinica Owichakiyapi Thipi (Helping the Homeless Build): - For individuals and families experiencing homelessness and who are not currently in housing or have not found housing: Provides resources and support for those experiencing homelessness. Services may include assisting the client with housing search assistance, tenant education, budgeting assistance, life skills training/coaching, etc. - For individuals and families experiencing homelessness or on the verge of becoming homeless that are currently in housing or have found housing: If eligible Family Homelessness Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP may help with rent, security deposit, utilities, and utility deposit assistance. - Note: Funding comes from a variety of sources including the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP as well as others. Youth Services: - Waaban Ogimaawag (Tomorrow's Leaders): Provides youth with an opportunity to become engaged in traditional American Indian service learning. Also provides tutoring to American Indian youth on diverse subject areas, including test preparation, skill building, and success strategies.

ICLS offers caregiver assistance to those who need intermittent or moderate supervision or physical assistance to stay in their home. Services available may include the following: - Active Cognitive Support: Caregivers provide in-person or remote check-ins to provide support, guidance and problem-solve concerns related to daily living - Activities of Daily Living: Caregivers assist with dressing, grooming, bathing, and transferring (walking) - Adaptive Support: Encourage self-sufficiency and reduce the need for assistance. ICLS caregivers work with the client to develop and practice individualized strategies that promote independence, such as using calendars, making lists, and teaching how to use assistive technology. - Community Living Engagement: Helps clients access resources, services, and activities outside the home. These services help the individual develop and maintain a support system in the community. - Household Management Assistance: Caregivers assist with meal planning and preparation, light housekeeping, laundry and budgeting/money management - Health, Safety, and Wellness: Caregivers will identify any changes in the client's health, including monitoring any existing health conditions, with referrals to case managers as needed

Provides financial resources to individuals and families who face barriers with stable housing, including: - Connection to behavioral health, dental, and medical care ?- Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP application assistance only for eligible individuals and families in Hennepin County seeking rent assistance. Does not provide direct financial assistance. Hennepin County is responsible for determining eligibility and distributing rent assistance funds. ?- Financial wellness classes ?- Referrals to other NorthPoint programs ?- Renters' rights education To access financial resources for rent or mortgage assistance, participants must complete 2 financial wellness classes.

Provides an individualized service option to support an individual's independence in their own living environment. Independent living skills training and services include: - Development of self-advocacy skills - Facilitation in seeking and maintaining housing - Medical advocacy and support - Meal planning - Obtain daily living skills and maintain independence - Recreational and social opportunities - Support with medication, financial, money, and household management - Transportation