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Provides an advocate/support person for the rape or sexual assault victim and their families; this includes victims of partner rape, acquaintance rape, date rape, stranger rape, gang rape, ritualistic rape, or any form of sexual assault. Also addresses sexual harassment and hostile work environment issues. Provides support through services:

• Books and resources

• Crisis counseling and intervention

• Crisis line

• Information and referral

• Legal/court/law enforcement advocacy

• Medical advocacy

• Orders for Protection or Harassment Restraining Order assistance

• Reparations (financial assistance for crime-related costs)

Provides the following resources for seniors: Community Health Promotion

• ??Diabetes Support Group

• Laughter Yoga classes

• Nurse-provided blood pressure clinics at various community locations

• Tai Chi for Health exercise classes

• Senior Art Classes (typically in the fall & spring)

• Senior Social & Health Talks (held monthly)

• Technology Clinic (1:1 help with technology)

Individual Support Services

• Caregiver support, respite, and education

• Chore/shopping services (limited)

• Companion services through "Friendly Visitor" volunteers

• Fall prevention assessments

• Foot and home care services

• In-home nurse visits, including vision consultations, and low-vision products

• Information, referral, and advocacy

• Rapid Screen assessments

• Rides to local medical appointments (based on volunteer availability)

Provides a secure online portal and a helpline free of charge to support individuals navigating their prostate cancer journey. Services include:

• Assistance with navigating insurance coverage options of patients and helping resolve issues with their insurance company. Secure access to care if individuals are uninsured.

• Ensure access to care and benefits such as Social Security Disability (SSI or SSDI) or state disability benefits, employer-sponsored benefits, sick leave, short-term and long-term disability, and COBRA.

• Finding resources for financial aid and/or prescription drug assistance programs

• Help with applying for programs that pay for basic needs expenses

• Secure online portal to connect with a ZERO360 case manager. Case managers can work with individuals to help negotiate free or reduced-cost treatment or set up payment plans.

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

• Provides holistic and client-centered legal services, advocacy, and social-referral services for low-income juveniles in the juvenile justice system and adults in the criminal justice system.

• Restorative justice intervention providing family group conferencing (by arrangement with school districts, police, courts, and other partners).

• Advice and consultation about problems relating to criminal records or criminal history, including exploration of expungement options.

• "Know Your Rights" courses provide interactive legal education tailored for youth.

• Staff consisting of community advocates, attorneys, and restorative justice professionals.

Civil rights advocacy organization for Muslims in Minnesota Focus is on hate crimes, bias crimes, employment rights, and other forms of religious and racial discrimination.

A library of resources on developmental disabilities LIFE Mower County works one to one with individuals and families dealing with issues relating to full inclusion in the community

Assistance for immigrant women who need help understanding and finding resources to adjust to life in Minnesota, including food and housing, daycare, employment, and legal advocacy.

Assistance for immigrant women who need help understanding and finding resources to adjust to life in Minnesota, including food and housing, daycare, employment, and legal advocacy.

Provide individual advocacy, coaching, and system navigation through statewide Help Desk to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families. Services include one-to-one assistance in accessing and receiving appropriate services in the areas of early intervention, family support, special education, county case management, health care, housing, employment, recreation, Medical Assistance, Social Security, residential services, PCA (personal care assistance), etc. ?The Arc Minnesota also offers scholarship opportunities to support individuals living with disabilities. Call the Help Desk or visit the website for more information about eligibility, criteria, and scholarships available. NOTE: Staff do NOT provide legal advice

Services are victim-centered, which means individuals will guide their own process, make their own decisions, and have staff provide information, support, and referrals. Services include:

• Advocacy: Assistance in obtaining Emergency Protective Orders, Permanent Restraining Orders, Stalking/Harassment Orders, Temporary Restraining Orders, housing, community services, and medical appointments

• Confidentiality

• Community education and professional training

• Crisis line

• Emergency Services: Transportation to medical facilities, law enforcement, safe housing, etc.

• Individual and group support

• Prevention and/or Rapid Rehousing: Services provided by the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP

• Safety planning

Provide individual advocacy, coaching, and system navigation through statewide Help Desk to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families. Services include one-to-one assistance in accessing and receiving appropriate services in the areas of early intervention, family support, special education, county case management, health care, housing, employment, recreation, Medical Assistance, Social Security, residential services, PCA (personal care assistance), etc. ?The Arc Minnesota also offers scholarship opportunities to support individuals living with disabilities. Call the Help Desk or visit the website for more information about eligibility, criteria, and scholarships available. NOTE: Staff do NOT provide legal advice

Provide support to those who have been affected by domestic violence or sexual assault. Services may include:

• 24-Hour Crisis Hotline: Provides a hotline for advocacy, resources, and shelter for all victims of violence. The hotline provides information and safety planning to support victims.

• Advocacy: Legal advocates can help victims navigate and explain the legal system in criminal and civil protective order cases. Helps victims work with local police, city, and county attorneys to advocate on the victim's behalf. Assist in filing Orders for Protection and Harassment Restraining Orders. Attend court hearings with victims to provide information and support and more.

• Emergency Shelter: A 24-hour domestic violence and sexual violence emergency shelter within Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, and Pine counties. The Black Dog Hill Shelter provides secure emergency shelter and access to basic needs to survivors and children. Basic needs include meals, toiletries, clothing, linens, diapers, laundry facilities, and access to a food shelf.

• Intervention: Offers a Batterers Intervention Program to those interested and/or court-ordered to participate in a psycho-educational group led by trained professional facilitators. Participants learn to identify abusive behaviors and are taught to react to situations non-abusively and communicate with their partner.

• Support Groups: Provides support groups to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault through empowerment, conversations, and activities. Meetings are held in-person and virtual and times will vary by county office.

Assists with clients experiencing domestic violence by:

• Assists in obtaining orders for protection (OFPs)

• Assists victims in safety planning

• Court advocacy

??- Crisis hotline for those who are victims of domestic or sexual violence

• Informs victims of their rights and reparations

• Providing information regarding domestic violence

• Provides support if reporting to law enforcement

• Provides referrals to other agencies

• Supports clients as needed

• Support group for victims

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

• Assists veterans in applying for state and federal Department of Veterans Affairs benefits to include pension and compensation, healthcare, VA home loans, education benefits and CD treatment. - Assists veterans in completing paperwork for discharge upgrades and military record requests. - Provide program information relating to Agent Orange, radiation, asbestos, and chemical/biological exposures. - Provide transportation for veterans to and from VA medical appointments. - Assist veterans and their families in finding and maintaining adequate housing. - Coordinate with other support agencies as necessary to meet individual veteran needs.

Provides individual advocacy services to individuals living with a disability to solve problems related to their legal, civil, and human rights. Members practice the following skills:

• Encouragement and support of others in their own advocacy efforts

• Self-advocacy

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.

Provides support services for victims of domestic and sexual violence, elder abuse, and human trafficking. Services include:

• Community advocates

• Domestic violence safety planning and response

• Hotline for information and referral

• Housing (emergency/short-term, including domestic violence shelter)

• Safety planning

• Sexual assault/rape crisis response

• Support groups and talking circles

• Traditional healing and referrals

• Transportation assistance locally

• Transportation assistance including bus fare for relocation

Provides help to individuals in crisis, providing community education and working to change public perception and response to domestic violence. Advocates provide:

• Assistance with Orders for Protection (Temporary Restraining Orders - TRO)
• Emergency housing, if safety is an issue
• Emergency transportation (only in cases where law enforcement is involved)
• Individual advocacy
• Information and referral to needed services
• Internship and volunteer opportunities
• Legal system assistance
• Public education
• Support at court proceedings
• Support Groups
• Support in working with law enforcement
• Youth advocates

Provides eligible clients with advocacy and representation around criminal law and family law cases, and protection orders. Helps with legal matters in Hennepin, suburban Ramsey, and Washington counties.

Services are victim-centered, which means individuals will guide their own process, make their own decisions, and have staff provide information, support, and referrals. Services include:

• Advocacy: Assistance in obtaining Emergency Protective Orders, Permanent Restraining Orders, Stalking/Harassment Orders, Temporary Restraining Orders, housing, community services, and medical appointments

• Community education and professional training

• Confidentiality

• Crisis line

• Emergency Services: Transportation to medical facilities, law enforcement, safe housing, etc.

• Individual and group support

• Safety planning

Provides an advocate/support person for the rape or sexual assault victim and their families; this includes victims of partner rape, acquaintance rape, date rape, stranger rape, gang rape, ritualistic rape, or any form of sexual assault. Also addresses sexual harassment and hostile work environment issues. Provides support through services:

• Books and resources

• Crisis counseling and intervention

• Crisis line

• Information and referral

• Legal/court/law enforcement advocacy

• Medical advocacy

• Orders for Protection or Harassment Restraining Order assistance

• Reparations (financial assistance for crime-related costs)

This 24-hour hotline provides:

• Emergency shelter/safe housing

• Information and referrals

• Legal support

• Mental health counseling

• Personal, legal, and systems advocacy

• Public and professional education

• Support groups

• Transportation

Mental Health Counseling:

• CBT

• For adults, adolescents, and children who have experienced trauma or violence

• Individual and group therapy options

• Interpersonal therapy

• Strengths-based and person-centered work

Provides legal advocacy services including support with reporting to law enforcement, obtaining harassment restraining orders and orders for protection, and navigating the criminal justice system.