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Emphasizes skills necessary for independent living with the greatest emphasis on vocational training and job skills. The majority of clients are involved in supported community employment. Job placements include: - Janitorial work - Automobile detailing - Nursing home assistant - Laundry work - Lawn care - Dish washing - Recycling services - Retail crafts - Food service industry The DAC operates the following: - Recycling center - Ink pen and pin back button assembly station - Retail craft industry - Non-vocational programs - Daily hot lunches, meals are prepared according to individual client dietary needs. Program serves meals for clients with chewing problems, choking issues, diabetes, food allergies, and cholesterol concerns. - Medical monitoring and administration services in tandem with health care providers and client residential facilities - Transportation to the Regional Fitness Center for work creating and meeting fitness goals, most clients qualify for free memberships to the center Training in independent living skills and speech therapy are provided when necessary The DAC also provides job training and employment in various sub-contracted jobs

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT): ACT is an evidence-based treatment for adults who have a severe and persistent mental health illness. Based on severity of symptoms and impairments, clients work with the team on a long term basis. Adult Rehabilitation Mental Health Services (ARMHS): Adult mental health services that enable individuals to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, and independent living and community skills. Behavior Health Home: Provides individuals with their care needs. The team work closely with the individual, their supporters and providers to ensure comprehensive quality of care. Community Support Program (CSP): The Community Support Program is a coordinated care and treatment program which provides a wide range of individualized treatment, rehabilitation and support services to persons with serious and persistent mental illness. The purpose of the community support program is to assist individuals to live as successfully and independently as possible in their own communities by supporting independent living and coping skills. Targeted Case Management: Helps adults with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) gain access to needed mental, medical, social, educational, vocational and other necessary services as it relates to the person's overall health needs.

Resource center assists with the following services: - Advocacy: Includes areas of housing, civil and human rights, employment, transportation, and others. The Center advocates for state, local, and federal legislation. - Aging in Place Program: Offers accessible modification assistance, ramp installation, and accessibility assessments for homes and businesses for safe access and increased independence. - Assistive Technology Network: Assists individuals in the process of obtaining assistive technology devices. - Homemaking Services: Assists individuals in managing household activities including housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, and shopping. - Independent living skills training - Information and Referral: Provides up-to-date disability information and referrals to various agencies and individuals within the region. - On-Demand Lending Library: Program will purchase the requested device and the individual can use it for as long as needed; the program retains ownership of the item. Eligibility requirements: first come, first served basis; funds are limited. - Peer Mentoring: Assists individuals living with a disability to identify goals and create a unique plan to achieve those goals. Matches interested consumers with a peer mentor who provides support, problem-solving solutions, social skills, etc. - Public Education: Provides information, resources, and materials on accessibility guides, ADA, disability laws, etc. - Respite Care Services: Provides short-term in-home care and support when the primary caregiver or family members need to be absent from the home. - Systems Advocacy: Works to implement changes where needed at a broader systemic level. - Transition/Relocation Services: Assists individuals living with a disability in transitioning from nursing facilities and other institutions into community settings, with the goal of preventing institutionalization.

- Provides supportive living services for people living in foster care and needing skills to become more independent - Teaches independent living skills

Access point for Coordinated Entry housing programs Individual life strategies: - Support education and case management for youth age 15 - 18 who are at risk of not graduating high school Independent Living Skills: - Provides youth ages 16 -21 years old information and case management during the transition from high school to college Big City Mountaineers: ? - Outdoor recreational trips for youth ages 13 - 18 years old - Program intent is to help gain self-esteem, self-sufficiency, and independent living skills through day trips in canoeing and other outdoor activities

Behavioral Intervention: Combines daily living skills, interpersonal skills and behavioral management skills into an individualized plan to enable the child to function. Helps the child learn and apply appropriate skills in various living settings, for the child to remain living at home. Case Management: Helps locate necessary services, make referrals as needed, and monitor the delivery of the child's mental health services. May also assist the family with support services, such as respite care. Community-Based Services: Rehabilitative services for children and their families to address mental health and behavioral needs. Provides therapeutic support services are provided in the child's home, school, daycare, foster home, relative's home or other indicated community setting. Crisis Intervention: 24-hour on-call services are available upon arrangement for crisis management Outpatient Services: - Attachment & Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) - Comprehensive behavioral assessments - Developmental assessments - Diagnostic assessments ?- 'Incredible Years' model groups - Individual, group, and family therapy - Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) - Psychiatric evaluations and medication management - Psychological evaluations - Risk management assessments

Offers independent living skills including:? - Literacy - Money management - Nutrition - Personal grooming - Social fluency

Rehabilitative services and outreach for individuals with a serious and persistent mental illness Instruction in interpersonal communication skills, including: - Budgeting - Community resource utilization and instruction assistance - Cooking and nutrition skills - Employment related skills - Health care directives - Household instruction - Mental illness symptom management skills - Relapse prevention skills - Transportation skills - Transition to community living skills

Rehabilitative services and outreach for individuals with a serious and persistent mental illness Instruction in interpersonal communication skills, including: - Budgeting - Community resource utilization and instruction assistance - Cooking and nutrition skills - Employment related skills - Health care directives - Household instruction - Mental illness symptom management skills - Relapse prevention skills - Transportation skills - Transition to community living skills

Provides the following PCA services: - Homemaker service ??- Independent living skills training - Personal home care assistance - Respite care?- Independent living skills training

24-hour intensive residential treatment service intended to serve the needs of adults who have been diagnosed with a mental illness. Services include: - Crisis intervention - Independent living skills development - Inter-agency case coordination - Integrated dual diagnosis treatment - Individualized assessment and treatment planning - Medication management - Nursing services - Transition and discharge planning - Vocational skills

ARMHS services are designed to assist adults with mental illness to be mentally stable and to live in the community successfully. These services may be provided to a recipient on a one-to-one basis in the recipient's home or another community setting or in groups. Service goals may include: - Symptom management - Medication education - Relapse prevention - Interpersonal communication Also, helps to develop skills in the areas of: - Transportation - Use of community resources - Household and personal management - Employment

Offers classes for people with disabilities to acquire the skills to become more independent in their daily lives. Topical areas include: accessibility, attendant care, civil rights, communications, daily living, education, employment, equipment, financial benefits, health care, housing, recreation, and transportation. Classes can be arranged at a variety of locations throughout the seven county metropolitan area. A current schedule is kept online.

Offers a variety of day and weekly camps for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: - Circle of Friends Day Camp offers 5 days of educational programming for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) entering 1st through 5th grades. - All Access Community Explorations Camp (AACE) is a 10 session educational camp that focuses on helping participants learn new skills and use them in new situations. This camp is to address the needs of young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) entering 6th through 12th grades. - Camp Just for Me is a five session educational and fun experience for children on the Autism Spectrum who require more individualized attention. The camp serves children and young adults ages 7 - 17 who benefit from 1 on 1 staffing. - Little Learners Camp is three partial days of social and educational programming for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 3 years of age through entering Kindergarten.

Provide skills training for improving symptom management, medication education, improving work or educational status, housing, parenting skills, relationships, health, and quality of life

Rehabilitative services and outreach for individuals with a serious and persistent mental illness Instruction in interpersonal communication skills, including: - Budgeting - Community resource utilization and instruction assistance - Cooking and nutrition skills - Employment related skills - Health care directives - Household instruction - Mental illness symptom management skills - Relapse prevention skills - Transportation skills - Transition to community living skills

A statewide group of current and former foster youth ages 14-23. Focuses on advocacy, changing the system and laws currently in place that affect children and youth in care and their families. Other areas of focus include: - Advocacy: youth meet with legislators, judges, attorneys, and social workers to address the needs and wants of youth in care. - Leadership: youth meet bi-weekly to discuss and plan projects and upcoming events related to foster care awareness and advocacy. - Collaboration: youth meet with other Youth Leadership Councils from around the state to discuss and plan ways to make a change in systems and provide greater community awareness. - Community development: youth plan and participate in community events to celebrate foster youth and raise awareness of the foster care system and what life is like as a youth in care. Youth attend community events where they can share what their local Youth Leadership Council is involved in and learn about other organizations within their community.

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

Offers a range of mental health services designed to support individuals with mental health needs in community-based settings across central Minnesota. Services include: - Community Support Program (CSP): This program provides support to adults with serious mental illnesses, assisting them in living successfully and independently in the community. Services include connection to resources and organized activities. - Crisis Services: Oakridge operates a 2-bed crisis facility to offer immediate support for individuals in mental health crises. - In-Home Family Support: Offers assistance to families in managing and supporting the mental health needs of their loved ones within the home environment. - Respite Care: Provides short-term relief for caregivers, allowing them to take a break while ensuring their loved ones receive quality care. - Support Groups and Activity Programs: Includes groups focused on general living skills, mental health maintenance, budgeting, relationships, and substance use education. Activity programs encompass cooking, music, crafts, and other client interests.

Provides information about blindness and visual impairment. Provides assistance to individuals for accessing products, services, and trainings to assist with daily activities and adjustments to vision loss.

The program helps people with disabilities learn new and healthy independent living skills. Staff teach new skills with hands-on instructions and assistance, delivered in the home or community with transport provided.

- Vocational training for adults with developmental disabilities and/or mental illnesses - Work skills development - Supported employment - Community employment

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT): ACT is an evidence-based treatment for adults who have a severe and persistent mental health illness. Based on severity of symptoms and impairments, clients work with the team on a long term basis. Adult Rehabilitation Mental Health Services (ARMHS): Adult mental health services that enable individuals to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, and independent living and community skills. Behavior Health Home: Provides individuals with their care needs. The team work closely with the individual, their supporters and providers to ensure comprehensive quality of care. Community Support Program (CSP): The Community Support Program is a coordinated care and treatment program which provides a wide range of individualized treatment, rehabilitation and support services to persons with serious and persistent mental illness. The purpose of the community support program is to assist individuals to live as successfully and independently as possible in their own communities by supporting independent living and coping skills. Targeted Case Management: Helps adults with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) gain access to needed mental, medical, social, educational, vocational and other necessary services as it relates to the person's overall health needs.

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT): ACT is an evidence-based treatment for adults who have a severe and persistent mental health illness. Based on severity of symptoms and impairments, clients work with the team on a long term basis. Adult Rehabilitation Mental Health Services (ARMHS): Adult mental health services that enable individuals to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, and independent living and community skills. Behavior Health Home: Provides individuals with their care needs. The team work closely with the individual, their supporters and providers to ensure comprehensive quality of care. Community Support Program (CSP): The Community Support Program is a coordinated care and treatment program which provides a wide range of individualized treatment, rehabilitation and support services to persons with serious and persistent mental illness. The purpose of the community support program is to assist individuals to live as successfully and independently as possible in their own communities by supporting independent living and coping skills. Targeted Case Management: Helps adults with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) gain access to needed mental, medical, social, educational, vocational and other necessary services as it relates to the person's overall health needs.

Offers people the option of bringing services to their own homes. Home visits are offered as often as daily, depending on individual needs. Counselors provide hands-on skills training based on each person's needs. Skills training areas include cooking, cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, money management, personal care, symptom management, and other life management skills.