View Search Results

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

Provides advocacy services for victims of domestic violence, human/labor trafficking, and sexual assault, or victims of a general crime such as elder abuse, identity theft, robbery, stalking, or theft. Services provided include: - Assistance at the hospital or law enforcement center - Crisis response and intervention - Legal advocacy and/or criminal justice system intervention, such as assistance with filing protective orders - Occasional transportation services - Safety planning and short-term emergency placement services - Specialized information and referral for locating resources and obtaining vouchers for household items - Support groups for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault

Minor Parent Services assist the pregnant and/or parenting minor parent to create a plan for the parent and the child to ensure their safety and well-being. Services includes: - Counseling - Help applying for financial and medical assistance - Housing and child care options - Paternity or child support services - Resource referrals to appropriate agencies to assist with decision making

Provides assistance to older adults to help them remain in their homes in the healthiest and safest manner possible. The Outreach Worker meets at the client's home to identify needs, discussing with the client appropriate programs or services. Clients are linked to services including home delivered meals, food programs (SNAP), economic assistance, energy assistance, chore services, etc. The Outreach Worker completes the necessary paperwork for various services.

Provides application assistance for a variety of programs such as: - MN Navigator Services: Helps individuals and families apply for health insurance enrollment, navigate health insurance options, and compare different health plans, including Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare. The navigator will help clients choose and enroll in the right program for them. - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Helps individuals apply for the SNAP program. Provides education and support on the application process to qualifying low-income individuals and families.

Helps patients access charity care through their hospital to help pay for their medical bill. Helps empower patients and advocates on their behalf. Dollar For helps advocate on the behalf of the patient to apply for the program to determine if they qualify for a discount or forgiveness on their medical bill. NOTE: Medical bills older than 240 days will not be considered

Helps individuals access needed medicines at an affordable cost in the dosages needed to maintain their health by enrolling in patient assistance programs for which they may be eligible.

Provides application assistance for any adult enrolling in any public assistance program in Minnesota. Assists individuals with identifying and applying for support with food, utilities, healthcare, and more. Additional services include: - Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (EAP) - Medicaid/Medical assistance - Medicare Part D Extra Help/Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) - Medicare Savings Program - MNSure - Rent assistance - Prescription savings programs - Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP)/Food Stamps

The program's purpose is to support and empower older adults and caregivers by addressing their individual needs and preferences, enabling them to live safely and independently in their own homes, for as long as possible. Services include: - Assistance with MNSure - Confidential home visits - Eligibility Determination and Form Assistance: Help complete forms for county benefits, Energy Assistance (EAP), Medicaid/Medical Assistance (MA), Medicare D, home delivered meals, home phone discounts/free cell phones, prescription drug discount programs, and SNAP/EBT program - Help caregivers identify and meet needs of care receiver - Information and Referral: Offers resources to financial, legal, insurance, health and safety resources, housing, long-term care consultation, resources for respite care, and companionship ?- Ongoing contact and support - Training for caregivers

Provides critical support to renters to ensure long-term housing stability. Services include: - FHPAP application assistance only for eligible individuals and families in Hennepin County seeking rent assistance. FHPAP does not provide direct rent assistance. Hennepin County is responsible for determining eligibility and distributing rent assistance funds. - Homeownership: First time home buyer education training - Housing Stability: Helps renters secure stable housing - Legal Support: Referrals to free legal assistance for renters

Benefits Outreach Specialists provide assistance in enrolling in Health Insurance through MNsure and SNAP (food support). They provide information, benefit screening, application assistance, and follow-up.

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 services and support groups for victims of domestic violence and anger management in the Native American community: - Anger management groups (men and women) - Assist with obtaining an order for protection - Counseling for victims of crime - Domestic Abuse support group - Support in court proceedings

Provides the following services: - Financial assistance with rent, utilities, rent and utilities arrears, transportation, basic needs, food, application fees, time-limited housing subsidies, emergency shelter, household necessities, etc. NOTE: Financial assistance may vary and is not guaranteed for every applicant. - Information and coordination related to public benefits, veterans' benefits, housing stability, employment, and legal issues - In-House Services: Housing stability case management, rental subsidies, legal, employment, justice-involved coordination, healthcare navigation, landlord engagement, outreach, documentation specialist, financial coaching, and free voluntary representative payee services

Provides Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) outreach and application assistance. SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps, is designed to assist low-income individuals in accessing nutritious food from grocery retail outlets, as well as farmers' markets. The goal is to help people make an informed decision about what hunger resources are available to them to ensure an overall successful transition from poverty to self-sufficiency.

- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applications: Provides assistance with applications for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) a county-run, state-supervised Federal program that helps Minnesotans with low incomes get the food they need for sound nutrition and well-balanced meals. The program issues electronic food support benefits that can help stretch your household food budget. - Information and Referral: Offers information on resources of local food shelves - Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS) Applications: The program is designed to provide healthy and nutritious food products each month at no cost to eligible individuals over the age of 60. Helps eligible individuals apply for the program. - Second Harvest Heartland: Provides a free food distribution program to those in need - Prairie Five Meals Program: Offers congregate dining, home delivered, and frozen meals serving 34 communities in the area. Frozen meals are available for weekend, holiday, emergency and rural delivery. The program promotes health and independent living in the senior population through improved nutrition and reduction of social isolation.

A weekly food shelf where clients can walk through and choose nutritious foods, including fresh produce, dairy, meat, grains, pantry staples, and baby food. - Available items may also include hygiene and household products, depending on donations. - Donations of food and funds are accepted. - Families with young children can access diapers (newborn through size 6) and wipes. - Home delivery may be available for individuals with limited mobility or special circumstances. - Staff assist with SNAP applications and connect clients with additional community resources.

Provides assistance to apply for programs such as: - Social Security applications - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications

- Consultation for legal, taxes, and insurance forms - Educational programs, speakers, classes, and special interest groups - Recreational programs - Social clubs for seniors - Wellness programs: Blood pressure, foot care, walking groups, daily aerobics, cycling, and fitness room

Provides outreach services and support to families of young children and the adults that care for them, including licensed family child care providers, child care centers, and family friend and neighbor caregivers. Programs include: - Car seat education, distribution, and installation for families with qualifying insurance. Car seat education classes are also provided in Somali and can be translated into other languages as needed. - Connecting to a childcare liaison to assist families with the process of securing child care that meets the family's needs, including county and enrollment forms - Resources, support, and training to family friends and neighbors who are unlicensed caregivers to improve the quality of care provided to children - Shared Services Alliances: Designed to work in partnership with Early Child Care programs to offer the services needed to improve long-term financial strength and manage capacity, along with the ability to provide care and services.

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 an online application to residents who have past due rent in order to help households remain in their current housing situation. Financial assistance may be provided for past due rent and the Family Homelessness Prevention and Assistance Program (FHPAP), the Local Affordable Housing Aid (LAHA), and the Statewide Affordable Housing Aid (SAHA) funding. There is currently a lifetime cap amount to how much a household can apply for assistance. If funding is not available, Rent Help Hennepin applications are still being accepted through their web portal. NOTE: Households in Hennepin County who meet income guidelines that need rent assistance should apply through the Rent Help Hennepin website and should not be directed to Emergency Assistance (EA)/Emergency General Assistance (EGA).

Connects and provides older adults and their caregivers with services in their community to allow them to live long, healthy, and independent lives in their own homes. Services include: - Food Assistance: Congregate dining locations offering low-cost meals, low-cost frozen meals, home-delivered meals, NAPS, and SNAP - Healthy Living: Blood pressure checks, fall prevention screenings, telehealth conferences, Tai Chi and yoga sessions, and stretching/balance education - Information Services: Offers memory loss education and Dementia Friends, Medicare counseling and assistance, fraud/scam identification and prevention, assistance with internet search, assistance with Healthcare Directives and Power of Attorney forms, and classes to older adults - Mobile Community Center: Brings services and socialization to the door or community. The vehicle is equipped with high-speed internet, flat-screen TV, applications for programs, and meeting space for coffee and conversation. - Social: Offers card parties, coffee and conversation time, caregiver respite, karaoke parties, video calls and chats with friends, and social media assistance

Advocacy program for victims/survivors providing: - Exploring options - Filing a police report - Going to court - Obtaining harassment/restraining orders - Obtaining an Order For Protection - Resource information - Safe at Home application assistance - Safety planning and support while working through the legal system

Provides Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) outreach and application assistance. SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps, is designed to assist low-income individuals in accessing nutritious food from grocery retail outlets, as well as farmers' markets. The goal is to help people make an informed decision about what hunger resources are available to them to ensure an overall successful transition from poverty to self-sufficiency.