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

Services provided: - Advocacy - Assistance with navigating the criminal justice system - General information - Support through the healing process Services clients are connected to: - Assistance in filing reparations - Bilingual counseling and intervention - Food, clothing, transportation, child care services and more - Personal advocacy through the criminal justice system - Emergency financial assistance

Advocacy and support for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. - Fosters social inclusion for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities - Provides education and resources for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities - Provides a newsletter with information about educational, recreational, and social events - Provides workshops and trainings for individuals, families, and their caretakers

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.

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.

District 1 Elder Advocate: (218) 407-4395 District 2 Elder Advocate: (218) 368-8718 District 3 Elder Advocate: (218) 760-1793 Elder Advocates assist with: - Transportation - Food Shelf visits - Banking - Grocery shopping - County paperwork - Social Security - Health insurance information - Transportation to county appointments - Light house cleaning and a good listening ear - Mandated reporters of physical, emotional, financial and sexual abuse and neglect. Emergency assistance may be provided in extraordinary need - call for more information. Leech Lake Elders 55 years of age and older qualify for the eyeglasses, denture and hearing aid program - participants must utilize IHS. Elders and disabled band members may qualify for some medical equipment - a doctor's prescription may be required.

Advocates provide support, information and referrals including: - Assisting in financial assistance to help with expenses resulting from crime (reparations, restitution) - Court advocacy - Crisis line - Explaining the steps of the criminal justice process - Filing restraining orders (Order for Protection, Harassment Restraining Order) - Providing referrals to community resources to help meet needs including counseling (and financial assistance for certain crime victims), etc. - Providing support and advocacy during sexual assault medical exams - Support through an interview with law enforcement - Support through the healing process - Understanding rights as a victim

- Advocacy and outreach on elder services - Congregate meals for dine-in and home delivery of meals - Educational conferences - Elder activities - Elder/Disabled Energy Program (electric and gas service payment assistance) - Information and referrals - Social nutrition

Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) - Employment opportunities for persons 55 and older who are economically disadvantaged and seeking employment - Job search skills, job development, and community service training Minnesota Indian Area Agency on Aging - Advocacy, outreach, training and technical assistance - Transportation and homemaker services - Congregate dining and home delivered meals grants - Legal services and legal education - Nutrition support and health protection - Annual conference Title VI Nutrtion and Supportive Services - Congregate and home delivered meals - Nutrition information

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

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.

A culturally appropriate senior center providing services including: - Bilingual citizenship classes and ESL instruction - Congregate dining - Exercise, health, and nutrition education including Tai-Chi - In-home visits to assess determination of needs - Individual advocacy to access needed services and ensure fair treatment from community-based and government resources, assistance with making or canceling appointments with doctors, filling out forms, paying bills, and bridging cultural gaps - Information and referral - Intrepretation and translation support for limited English speakers going through the naturalization process - Social Media Classes - Transportation to medical appointments, human services appointments, shopping, errands, recreational/social appointments

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 confidential services to support individuals, define a problem, and develop a plan to help resolve the issue. Issues may include challenges such as drug and alcohol abuse, gambling, family and adolescent concerns, financial or budgeting difficulties, and educational or literacy needs.

Advocacy services by skilled volunteers who provide a lifeline for victims and their families in need of safe housing, orders for protection, financial assistance, documentation of injuries, and individual safety planning. Program includes: - Community and professional education - Domestic abuse support groups - Individual appointments - Legal advocacy

Assists, supports and provides services to live independently

Works with individuals sleeping outside or in substandard places and assists them to get into permanent housing. Provides a non-emergency response to homeless concerns in public settings with a mobile outreach team able to visit individuals in the community. Can help address immediate basic needs for safety and survival outside with items such as food, personal grooming supplies, outdoor gear, clothing, and shelter referrals. Low income and individuals experiencing homelessness can pick up a free Handbook of the Streets from 9 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday or download the PDF from the website.

- Provides advocacy services for Korean women in domestic violence, victims of human trafficking, and related issues surrounding domestic violence - Counseling services for gambling, domestic abuse, parenting, chemical dependency, and anger management issues

ARMHS groups offered: - Interpersonal Communication skills - Community Resource and Integration Skills - Healthy lifestyle skills and practices - Relapse prevention/crisis assistance/health care directives - Cooking/nutrition - Employment related skills - Household management - Budgeting/shopping - Mental illness symptom management skills - Employment-related skills Also providing medication monitoring skills, transportation skills, and transition to community living skills

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.

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

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.

Advocacy Services: - The center advocates in areas of civil and human rights, employment/disability benefits, housing, transportation, and on the state, local, and federal levels Equipment Loaner Closet: - Loans a range of home medical equipment including wheelchairs, walkers, power chairs, canes, transfer benches, raised toilet seats, and more. Equipment are available on a first come first served basis and will hold equipment for a 24-hour period. - Swap Shop: A self-directed equipment listing available for persons shopping/looking for used equipment. Information and Referral: - Up-to-date disability information and referrals to various agencies and individuals within the region - Other Services: Includes disability benefits application assistance, housing assistance, emergency disaster preparedness plan, and more Nursing Facility Transition: - Assist individuals living with a disability to identify in transition from nursing facilities and other institutions into community settings with the goal of preventing institutionalization Peer Support: - Assists individuals living with a disability to identify goals and work to create a unique plan to achieve those goals - Match interested consumers with a peer mentor who provides support, problem-solving, social skills, and more Personal Assistance: - Offer skills instruction curriculum for individuals living with a disability the fundamentals of managing their personal attendant care including how to hire, manage, and more Recreational Groups: - Holds various events for individuals with a disability or a health condition to meet and socialize with others through dances, parties, picnics, and outings Staying and Aging in Place/Accessibility Assistance: - Offers accessible modification assistance and accessibility assessments for homes and businesses for safe access and increased independence in people's homes and businesses Support Groups: - Various support groups are available to individuals who want learn more about their particular disability, wanting peer support, or first-hand information on how to manage their disability. Some support groups are directly coordinated by Options and others are independent. Youth Transition Services: - Assist youth ages 14 - 22 years who are transitioning from high school into the next phase of their life with learning the skills necessary and acquiring the resources needed to be successful

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 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