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Provides the following services: - Health care referrals - Advance Directives - Living wills - Nursing Home placement - Mental Health referrals - Patient advocacy - Discharge planning coordinator - Public education

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 individual, legislative, and systems advocacy services such as: Individual Advocacy: One-on-one assistance to help them set and meet goals. It could also resolve a specific problem for one person.?? ?Legislative and Systems Advocacy: Working to create community-wide change

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

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.

Legal advocacy provides free legal assistance and counsel to persons of all ages with disabilities with legal problems arising from or concerning their disability Examples of legal problems with which the project can provide help are: - Special Education - Day Training and Habilitation - Residential Programing/Placement - Vocational Training - Institutional conditions/release from institutions - County case management - Freedom from abuse - Social service - Medical assistance - Legal Advocacy for persons with mental illness - For a location outside of Itasca County call (800)292-4150

- 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.

Provides information, resources, and referrals for services to older adults and their caregivers. Assistance may include application assistance with financial programs, homecare and support group resources, healthcare directive completion, food programs, issues related to caring for someone living with dementia and more. Advocates can assist by telephone, home visit, or a family meeting.

Assistance and technical support to all veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans' benefits includes assisting veterans and dependents with applications and/or claims for any of these benefits and services: Federal Benefits (US Department of Veterans Affairs) - Agent Orange benefits - Burial benefits - Disability compensation (service connected disabilities) - Education benefits - Medical Care at VA Hospitals - Non-service pension - VA Home Loans - Vocational Rehabilitation State Benefits (MN Department of Veterans Affairs) - Dental and optical assistance - Post-9/11 Veteran Service Bonus (note: deadline for applications is June 30, 2024) - State veterans cemetery (Little Falls, MN) - State veterans homes (nursing home and domiciliary care) - Temporary financial assistance for shelter (rent and mortgage), utility (elecytric, gas, phone, and water), healthcare insurance premium and personal needs (short term disability) - Veterans and war orphans education benefits - Veterans preference advocacy

Self advocacy group for people with developmental disabilities Focuses on issues related to self advocacy such as increasing knowledge on different topics, educating themselves and their rights as citizens, being independent, speaking for themselves, making their own decisions

Provides advocacy for people who have contacted local law enforcement but have needs that cannot be sufficiently addressed by law enforcement alone.

Individual Advocacy includes both advocating and teaching self-advocacy skills to persons with disabilities to solve problems related to their legal, civil, and human rights. Members practice the following skills: - Self-advocacy - Encourage and support others in their self-advocacy efforts

- Provides assistive technology to assist with safety, communication, and automation. Assists with installation, programming, and training the user and caregiver on how to use the assistive technology. - Automation: Technology to automate can help convert traditional items to accessible items, including things like voice-controlled appliances, motion sensors to open or close doors, etc. - Communication: iPads and smart speakers can be utilized to help with eye tracking, screen-reading software, and text-to-speech communication. - Safety: Helps design components or full systems to provide a safe environment for each individual's needs. Examples include window alarms, GPS tracking watches, personal emergency devices, etc.

Provides confidential support, resources, and education to help reduce crime victimization and promote safety within the community. Services include: - 24-hour crisis line support - Assistance with protective orders - Confidential services - Information and referrals to community resources - Safety planning - Safe at Home Program application assistance - Women's educational and support group - Volunteer opportunities

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

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

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 include: - Assistance with finding safe (shelter) housing - Assistance with lock changes, food, shelter and phone reconnection/repair, window and door repair due to assault - Attendance at court appearances resulting from domestic assault in Hennepin County - Orders for Protection and harassment restraining orders - Personal safety planning - Transportation to court, safety, and medical care

Provide assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits through county, state, and federal programs. Benefits include: ?- Advocacy - Assistance in obtaining military records and discharges - Benefit Counseling ?- Claims assistance

ARMHS services instruct, assist, and support recipients with basic living skills and social skills such as: -Interpersonal/Social Relationships -Community Resource Utilization and Integration -Mental Health Coping Skills -Crisis Assistance -Relapse Prevention -Health Care Directives -Budgeting and Planning -Healthy Lifestyle Skills -Cooking and Nutrition -Medication Education and Monitoring -Mental Illness Symptom Management -Household Management -Employment Skills -Transition to Community Living Services

Advocates on staff work with victims of domestic violence with a goal in mind to work towards ending violence. Advocates assist at the time of an incident, through the court process, and the emergency shelter period, if needed. Services include: Criminal Justice Intervention: Provide advocacy to victims-survivors who have an active case in the justice system and monitor the system's response to relationship abuse at all stages of the process. Advocates engage law enforcement agencies, either by phone or on the scene of a relationship abuse incident. On-Scene Advocates: Advocates are called to the scene of a relationship abuse incident immediately after the scene has been secured by law enforcement. Advocates will provide immediate assistance to the victim to reach services as soon as possible.

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

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.

Focuses on some of the unique barriers many members of the community face when confronted with issues of domestic or sexual violence. Services provide: - Assistance and support to those seeking immigration remedies - Civil, criminal, and immigration court advocacy - Safety planning assistance - Support groups for victims - Translation and interpretative services that assist in accessing supportive services and resources - Transportation to appointments

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