Provides outreach to older adults who are refugees, immigrants, or other literacy-challenged adults. Services offered: - Advocacy and escort - Form assistance - Improve reading and writing skills for English literacy - Phone contact assistance - Service coordination and connection to essential resources for successful independent living - Translation services

Attorneys from Volunteer Lawyers Network spend about 15 - 30 minutes per client providing legal advice and/or brief services including: - Debt and credit issues/bankruptcy - Consumer issues - Housing including tenant/landlord - General civil issues - divorce, child support, child custody - Labor and employment Please note that persons receive free legal advice, not representation, from an attorney. The attorneys are volunteers and may have emergencies that may require them to cancel at the last minute.

Provides assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits through state and federal programs including: - Burial and death benefits ?- Dental and medical care - Education and training - Home loan guarantees - Pension - State Subsistence: Financial assistance for basic dental and optical care, mortgage, personal needs, rent, and utilities for veterans who cannot work due to temporary disability.

Provides necessary legal representation in criminal matters, civil matters, juvenile matters, and child protection matters; providing representation to county departments and legal advice concerning county legislative matters; and providing assistance and support in law enforcement training. Services include: - Child and adult protection representation - Child support and paternity cases - Commitments - Conservatorships - Criminal and delinquency prosecution - Guardianships

Departments - Civil Division: Advises and represents the community social services department under state and federal mandates - Criminal Division: Prosecutes criminal acts and provides leadership to law enforcement - Juvenile Division: Carries a caseload of both juvenile prosecution cases and child protection cases - Victim-Witness Division: Fulfills statutorily mandated advocacy assistance, information, and services for victims and witnesses - Services - Child custody decrees - Child support assistance/enforcement - Conservatorship assistance - County counsel - Crime victim compensation - Crime victim notification services - Crime witness support - Criminal law - District Attorney - Domestic/family violence legal services - Estate entitlement assistance - General crime victim assistance - Guardianship assistance - Juvenile diversion - Paternity suits - Paternity/maternity establishment - Restraining order filing office - Third Party involuntary commitment petition services Neither the County Attorney nor his/her staff is allowed to represent private citizens.

Provides assessment, intake, information and referral, and case management for adults with mental health needs. Case management services address individual needs related to diagnoses such as: - Acute/situational depression - Bipolar disorder - Borderline personality disorder - Major depression - Schizophrenia Additional services may include case planning, consultation, crisis intervention, legal commitments, guardianship/conservatorship, facilitation of hospitalizations, and other residential placements.

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Adult prosecution - Child custody decrees - Child protection cases - Child support and paternity matters - Civil advice - Family services - Juvenile prosecution - Pursuing improvement and prevention: Plays an important role in seeking new laws to strengthen law enforcement, criminal justice, child protection, victim's rights, and other areas. Also participates in efforts to prevent or reduce crime in the local communities and statewide. - Victim/Witness Assistance

- Advocacy for domestic abuse violence victims - Advocacy for child victims of domestic violence - Provides emergency shelter/referrals - Provides emergency transportation - Accompanies victims to court hearings - Provides assistance with OFP's - Support groups & one on one appointments - Assistance with safety plans for family violence waiver

Individuals that are found to qualify for protection and relief may be eligible to receive full representation, where ILCM represents the individual in court and, if necessary, through the appeals process. The following services may be available, depending on the situation: - Accepts calls from immigrant detainees that are in custody, providing advice and brief service to every individual - Advice and brief service to detainees in custody - Full representation for detained clients who qualify for asylum or other relief, and presents appeals at the Board of Immigration Appeals

Provides a weekly shopping food shelf for free food, household items, and more. Services include: - Application assistance for those who qualify to enroll in the MNsure health insurance program, Nutrition Assistance Program - NAPS, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP - A weekly food supply - Cleaning supplies - Parent support such as baby food, breast milk, diapers, and formula - Personal hygiene products including condoms, pads, and tampons - Pet food

- A food shelf is available to clients and assists individuals with special dietary needs on a case by case basis - Offers assistance to those facing landlord/tenant disputes. Does not provide financial assistance. - Paulsen Parents: Gathers stories and information on discrimination/denials of service regarding parenting with a disability. This program is available to parents with disabilities at no cost. - Publications and presentations on disability awareness

Gathers information and provides referral services to individuals who feel they have experienced discrimination within the City of Virginia to promote a community standard of equal opportunity and freedom from discrimination.

Provides establishment and enforcement of child support orders. Services include: - Collecting current and past-due support payments - Locating non-custodial parents - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing child support orders for basic, medical, or child care support - Reviews and modifies court orders for support NOTE: Child Support Services does not provide parenting time, custody, legal advice, divorce counsel, or spousal maintenance establishment

Assists victims, survivors, and their loved ones of impaired driving crashes by providing information on crime victims' rights and information on financial assistance for crime victims Provides services to victims, survivors, and loved ones of impaired driving crashes, includes: - Applications for restitution - Attorney referral - Criminal justice advocacy - Crisis counseling - Grief support - Information and referral - Support groups - Victim impact statements Community awareness and education on drunk driving and its consequences for adults, college students, and teens Professional trainings for law enforcement, fire, EMS, clergy, and allied service providers by special arrangement

Works to enhance the quality of care and quality of life for consumers of long-term care services and Medicare beneficiaries with concerns related to hospital access, discharge or denial of service. - Advocates for reform through state and federal legislation and the health care and social services system to better meet consumer needs - Investigates complaints and works to resolve disputes between consumers and nursing homes, boarding care homes, adult foster care, housing with services/assisted living residences, home care agencies, hospitals and government agencies through mediation, negotiation, education or referral to appropriate state or federal enforcement agencies or legal services - Provides information and education about consumers' rights, laws and regulations, and the financing of health care and long-term care services through written materials, individual consultation, or public speaking

Deployment Services - Coping With Deployments Course: Spouses, parents, siblings, and significant others learn skill-building techniques that help them respond to the challenges of the deployment cycle - Mind-Body Workshops: Offer an alternative method of healing that engages both the mind and body to address common stress reactions that occur within military families and communities - Post-Deployment Support Resources: Information and workshops to help families re-adjust to being together after a loved one's deployment - Pre-Deployment Preparedness Tool for Family Members: Makes sure families are prepared with the information they may need throughout the deployment - Reconnection Workshops: Enhance the likelihood of positive reconnections among family members and successful re-engagement of service members and veterans in civilian life Emergency Communications - The American Red Cross independently verifies an emergency, enabling the service member's commander to make an educated decision regarding emergency leave and then provides transportation assistance and/or financial assistance if needed Financial Assistance - The American Red Cross works in partnership with Military Aid Societies to provide financial assistance which includes funds for emergency travel, the burial of a loved one, emergency food and shelter, etc. Aid Societies determine the financial assistance package that will be offered - a grant or loan. The Red Cross is the mechanism to expedite access to these financial resources. Information and Referral Services - Offers confidential services to all members of the military, veterans, and their families by connecting them with local, state, and national resources through the network of American Red Cross chapters. Local chapters develop and maintain relationships with community partners. Military families rely on the local chapter to help them identify their needs and connect them to the most appropriate chapter and community resources. These services range from responding to emergency needs for food, clothing, shelter, referrals to counseling services (e.g. financial, legal, mental health, etc.), respite care, and other resources. Military and Veteran Caregiver Network - Connect Online: Connect with caregivers in a secure, custom, peer-moderated online community - Peers engage to exchange experiences, empathy, education, and encouragement - Share With a Mentor: Share with caregivers in an understanding, one-on-one, peer-mentor relationship - Join a Support Group: Join caregivers in confidential, peer-facilitated support groups in the community and online Veteran Services - Veterans Claims for Benefits: Assists veterans and their families in preparing, developing, and obtaining evidence to support applicants' claims for veterans' benefits. Also, assists claimants seeking to appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA).

Offers primary care services, reproductive services, counseling services, and educational resources such as: - Birth control in contraception, patches, IUDs, depo shots, and condoms - Family planning services such as pregnancy tests and pregnancy planning - Laboratory tests for diabetes, blood pressure, and hearing - Mental health services in individual therapy, family therapy, depression/anxiety screening, and medication evaluation - Primary care for general physical health examinations, well-child examinations, and sports physicals - STD testing and treatment for HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, or other sexually transmitted infections - Tobacco cessation program

?Provides legal aid to individuals who rely on cash, food, and medical assistance programs when their benefits are denied, terminated, or reduced. Services may include: - Contacting the county to learn what happened to fix errors - Eligibility requirements for getting benefits - How amounts are determined - Legal advice or representation for programs such as General Assistance (GA), Medical Assistance (MA), MinnesotaCare, Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Unemployment Insurance - Represent clients at appeal hearings like SSI or UI hearings

Represents indigent defendants in criminal cases, and represents children and parents in child protection matters.

Safe Haven Resource Center houses the Safe Haven Shelter Legal Advocacy Program. Other partners are housed on a part-time or on-call basis: - Visits to victims after perpetrator has been arrested. - Support for victims including accompaniment to medical and legal procedures - Assistance gathering and documenting evidence in criminal and civil cases - Communication network linking survivors with probation officers, prosecuting attorneys, and law enforcement - GED assistance for domestic abuse victims - Information and referral. - Assistance with Orders for Protection/Harassment Orders - If experiencing legal problems related to domestic violence, please call for screening and appointments - Criminal justice advocacy for victims - Assistance with housing, education, employment, and connecting to public benefits and community resources - Youth support groups and mentoring for children who have been exposed to domestic violence Safety planning at many different stages of a relationship with an abuser: - In a relationship - Post-arrest and release from jail - Throughout the restraining order process - Parenting time exchanges - Post-separation or throughout continued contact with an abuser

Provides establishment and enforcement of child support orders. Services include: - Collecting current and past-due support payments - Locating non-custodial parents - Establishing parentage - Establishing and enforcing child support orders for basic, medical, and child care support - Reviews and modifies court orders for support NOTE: Child Support Services does not provide parenting time, custody, legal advice, divorce counsel, or spousal maintenance establishment

- Brown County Public Health nurses give blood pressure checks at 10:30 am to 11:30 am each second Monday of the month - Certificates/Forms assistance - SAIL: A low-impact chair exercise program held each Monday and Thursday at 10:30 am at the Community Center Room 112

Administers the many functions of the attorney's office, which include: - Adult protection and adult commitment proceedings - Child protection matters, including child support collection and delinquency proceedings - Legal representation for the County Board and all departments - Prosecution of felony/gross misdemeanors in the county - Provides services to victims and witnesses in criminal actions?. Represents the county and state, not individual citizens

One-on-one assistance for Minnesota farmers who face crises caused by either natural disasters or financial problems. Services include: - Farm programs: Planning, application, appeals - Financial planning: Cash flow projections, FINPACK preparations, debt restructuring - Legal referral: Referrals, assistance in case preparation - Lender negotiations - Social services: Applications, appeals, referrals

Court Administration includes the following services: ?- Coordination of public defender - Collection and receipt of fees, bonds, and escrow funds ?- Civil marriage ceremonies ?- Court records including custody, divorce, law enforcement, and other records ?- Files notary public registration, wills, and minister credentials - Issues warrants, subpoenas, and executions on judgments - Jury selection ??- Legal information including landlord/tenant issues - Law library - Pro-se forms for self-representation - Restraining orders for protection, domestic abuse, and harassment