Helps persons with MS with employment concerns, disability discrimination and ADA information Individual advocacy Legislative advocacy for changes in state and federal public policy Educational programs deliver relevant and accurate information to help face the challenges of MS. Offers in-service training and continuing education for professionals on the topic of MS.

Assists, supports and provides services to live independently

- Statewide information and assistance program for seniors - Will also assist people of any age in locating information on and completing applications for prescription drug coverage options/prescription discount programs and pharmaceutical companies' free drug programs.

- Financial and health care directives resources - Home safety assessment - Information and referrals - Paperwork assistance - Resource assistance and advocacy - Service planning - Veteran's benefits

Provide assistance, investigate, and/or intervene on behalf of vulnerable adults who are unable to act on their own behalf, manage their own affairs, or who are in immediate danger due to physical or emotional abuse, unsafe or hazardous living conditions, exploitation, neglect or abandonment. Services may include: - Accept reports of abuse - Authorization for medical treatment - Consultation to individuals who suspect abuse - Removal of the individual to safer surroundings - Services necessary to remove the conditions which have created a threat to life NOTE: Complaints, questions, or concerns involving incidents in facilities licensed by the Health Department; such as, hospitals, nursing homes, boarding care homes, supervised living facilities, assisted living and home health agencies can be referred to the MN Office of Health Facility Complaints at 651-201-4201 or toll-free at 800-369-7994.

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 the following services to individuals of all ages and genders who are currently experiencing or have experienced domestic violence (including physical, emotional, mental, or financial abuse from an intimate partner or household member), stalking, or harassment in northwest and western Hennepin County: - Community advocacy and referrals; including immigrant and refugee victims of domestic violence - Coordination and support through the criminal, civil & family legal systems - Immediate and long-term safety planning; assist with Safe at Home application - Legal advocacy including information on the Hennepin County court system and assistance obtaining Orders for Protection or Harassment Restraining Orders in Hennepin County

Intensive outpatient day treatment for children and adolescents with trauma and persistent mental health concerns which may be interfering with academic, social, and community functioning: - Advocacy and case management - Continued care (when eligible) - Individual therapy and family therapy - Participants receive group therapy and skills training each day - Transitioning/re-integration services

- 24/7 Crisis Hotline - Law enforcement accompaniment - Legal advocacy (assistance filing Orders for Protection, Harassment/Restraining Orders, and reparations claims, including help through the court system) - Outreach and education (programs for domestic and sexual violence prevention for all ages) - Relationship abuse advocacy - Resources and referrals - Safe exchange - Safety planning - Sexual assault advocacy - Supervised visitations - Support groups - Supportive/transitional housing New Beginnings Housing - Supportive housing on site with six units of safe, affordable units

Operates a 24-hour support line staffed by trained advocates. Offers services such as: - Accompany and support in making a police report and/or sexual assault forensic exam at North Shore Health Hospital - Confidential advocacy and emotional support - Emergency short-term safe housing for victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault - Free and confidential support for adults and youth ages 13 years and up who can access services without a parent's permission or knowledge - Legal advocacy including obtaining a Harassment Restraining Order (HRO) or Order for Protection (OFP) - Survivor support groups - Referral to additional resources and a lending library NOTE: Advocates are not mandated reporters and cannot provide legal advice

- Advocacy with service providers - Professional Provider Network to support members and their families with personal and workplace problems - Research of the options available to resolve problems - Support through information and referral

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.

Advocacy for victims of sexual violence or harassment, family, friends, community members, and service providers in Goodhue and Wabasha counties. Services include: - Advocacy within criminal justice system - Advocates assist with support and guidance - Free, confidential 24-hour sexual assault hotline Resource for service providers: Goodhue County SMART (Sexual Assault Multi-Disciplinary Action Response Team) works to ensure that the people and agencies responding to a sexual assault survivor are victim-centered and culturally-competent.

Provides support and education to empower the community to reduce crime victimization and promote positive outcomes. Services provided: - Confidential services - Court accompaniment and victim advocacy - Assistance with protective orders and filing reparation applications - Information and referral - Safe at Home Application assistance - Safety planning - Women's educational/support group - Volunteer opportunities

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

Provides advocacy services to clients such as: - Applying for federal, county, and state financial assistance and programs - Assessing the needs of each individual to help create a personalized care plan - Housing referrals and assistance - Social Security Disability applications and appeals

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 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.

- 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

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.

Provides support services and programs for sexually exploited adults, youth and their families, including: - Case Management - Court and legal advocacy; expungement legal clinics that help survivors remove legal barriers to employment, housing and/or higher education - Crisis line - Educational trainings and presentations - Individual and systems advocacy - LGBTQ+ specific services - Survivor Leadership support group; trafficking survivors lead group meetings and give a voice to the needs of longer-term survivors - Transitional housing - Youth prevention groups

Advocacy services for Latinos who speak primarily Spanish and who are trying to access state, county, and city programs Referrals to emergency food, education, and vocational programs serving the Spanish speaking community Information Center: provides service five days a week to support immediate emergency needs of Latino individuals or families by connecting clients to available community resources

Provides a community center for new and returning residents. Services include: - Advocacy and Client Service: Connect clients with necessary resources to address medical, social, community, legal, financial, educational, and other needs - Community Programs: Fostering diversity, inclusion, and cultural education - Language Services: Translation and interpretation services of documents, emails, and phone calls for clients in person, by phone, and virtual formats

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

Minnesota Disability Law Center provides the following services: Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology Advocacy for people with disabilities who are having problems with assistive technology devices or services (e.g. power wheelchairs, augmentative communication devices). Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries Advocacy for people who have had traumatic brain injuries and need legal assistance on issues related to abuse or neglect, civil rights, access to community-based services, health care coverage, discrimination in public accommodations and services, and special education services. Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Advocacy for people with developmental disabilities who need legal assistance on issues related to abuse and neglect, civil rights, access to community-based services, health care coverage, discrimination in public accommodations and services, and/or appropriate special education services. Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Advocacy for people with mental illness who need legal assistance on issues related to abuse and neglect, civil rights, access to community-based services, health care, discrimination in public accommodations and services, and/or special education services. Service priority is given to people residing in care or treatment facilities. Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights Advocacy for people with disabilities who need legal assistance due to discrimination and/or problems accessing government programs and government buildings (parks, schools), public services, public accommodations, housing, transportation, health care, and insurance. Client Assistance Project (CAP) Advocacy for people with disabilities who are having problems with agencies funded under the Rehabilitation Act, such as Minnesota's Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS) and its State Services for the Blind (SSB). Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) Advocacy for people with disabilities who are Social Security beneficiaries (SSI and/or SSDI) in their efforts to secure or keep employment. Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Education, outreach, and advocacy to ensure the full participation of persons with disabilities in the electoral process. Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Representative Payees Reviews of representative payees and beneficiaries throughout Minnesota, working under the guidance of the Social Security Administration.