Advises and assists veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits, such as: - Burial benefits - Service-connected disability compensation - Veteran survivor insurance - Veteran/Military health insurance - G.I. Bill educational training - G.I. Life Insurance - Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A. - Transportation to VA Medical Center - Outpatient medical care through the V.A. - Financial assistance through the V.A. for dental work - Survivors and dependents education "State Soldiers Assistance Program" (SSAP): provides veterans who are unable to work as a result of temporary disability with cash assistance toward housing (rent, mortgage, and utilities) and other personal needs. There are strict income and asset requirements. Information about and referrals to other service agencies for chemical dependency treatment and vocational rehabilitation.

- 24-Hour Responder Service: On-call staff help with health and personal injuries. The service is often paired with Independent Home Support with Training program. Staff will respond by phone or in person depending on the level of services. - Acute Behavioral Services for Children and Adults: Services provided to individuals with interfering behaviors and/or anti-social issues, who have a history of law enforcement involvement, have difficulty living with others and require high staffing needs, are in frequent crisis situations, or coming out of an institution. - Case Management: Available to residents of Hennepin, Ramsey, and Wright Counties who receive funding through various waivers and/or programs. Assists navigating the social service system and provides information and advocacy. - Integrated Community Supports: Provides support and training/habilitation in community living service categories to adults ages 18 and older who reside in a living unit of a provider-controlled ICS setting (e.g., apartment in a multi-family housing building). ICS can be delivered up to 24 hours per day in the person's living unit or in the community. - Individualized Home Supports: Provides a blend of in-person and remote services that focus on support and training of a person who needs to maintain or increase independence for their continued experience living in the community. Also offers services to relatives working to support the person's goals. - Residential Services: Operates residences for adults with significant behavioral, medical, or physical challenges including brain injuries. Residential group home programs are licensed as adult or child foster care, or a supervised living facility. Each site serves 2 - 6 people. - Supportive Employment Services: Provides individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities assistance with initial stages of the employment assessment period, job search and development, job coaching, and working independently - Vocational Rehabilitation Services: Offers a variety of services including job-seeking skills training, job coaching, social coaching, post-secondary education, and more. Also, supports student youth as they search for and find competitive employment and helps them explore post-secondary education. - RUMI: Connects people with disabilities with a compatible supportive roommate who can earn up to 2x more than a typical direct care position, tax-free. Visit MeetMyRumi.com to learn more.

Provides basic and in home support services for older adults and people with disabilities in their homes or in a community setting to ensure the health and safety of the person and maintain their independence within the community. Basic Support Services - Individual community living supports (ILCS): For people who need reminders, cues intermittent/moderate supervision, or physical assistance to remain in their own homes. - 24-hour emergency assistance: On-call counseling and problem-solving and/or immediate response for assistance at a person's home due to a health/personal emergency. - Companion services: Non-medical care, supervision and socialization to a person age 18 or older. - Night supervision: Provides overnight assistance and monitoring by an awake staff in the person's home. - Respite care services: Short-term care due to the absence or need for relief of the family member(s) or primary caregiver normally providing the care. Intensive Support Services - Positive support services: Services to increase positive behavior and decrease or eliminate severe, challenging behavior. - Specialist services: Services designed to promote staff and caregiver competency to meet a person's needs in eligible areas. - Independent living skills training: Services that develop, maintain and improve the community-living skills of a person. - Semi-independent living skills: Services needed by an adult with a developmental disability or related condition(s) to live successfully in the community. - Residential-based habilitation: Including in-home family support and supported living services for adults in their own home: Supported living services provided in a licensed site, including a foster care home, a community residential setting, or a supervised living facility.

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

Provides homes and services to people with developmental and delayed disabilities, mental illness, traumatic brain injuries, and other health-related needs wherever identified in communities throughout Minnesota. Individuals can participate in day placement, day treatment, and vocational readiness on a regular basis. Adult foster care - Provides food, lodging, and supervision services to a person with disabilities, mental illness, and brain injury. These services can be short term or long term. 62 residential program sites/ 261 beds. 12 sites offer a 5th bed or apartment with services, for 25 total beds. 4 AFC beds. Children's foster care - A 24-hour substitute care for children placed away from their parents or guardians and for whom the state agency has placement and care responsibility. 4 residential program sites/8 beds. Community-based services - Community support programs - Independent living services - In-home services, including training for of the person and family members to increase their capabilities to care for and maintain the person in their home - Personal care assistant - Respite care services - Supported employment - Supported living services Intensive residential treatment - Short term for up to 90 days. 10 bed facilities at Brentwood (Marshall) and Fresh Start (Duluth). Brentwood has 1 of the 10 beds as a swing bed (crisis and IRT bed). Fresh Start serves an all-female population. 20 total IRT beds. Intellectual disabilities - Provides an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID). Individual must have a developmental disability or related condition by their 22nd birthday and requires a 24-hour plan of care. 10 facilities, 58 beds. 5 beds at Arlington in Fergus Falls and Rollingwood in North Mankato. 6 beds at Prairiewood, Rosewood, and Scenicwood in Alexandria; Lakewood in Spicer; Northwood in Red Lake Falls; Eastwood and Westwood in Redwood Falls; and Ravenwood in Morris.

Offers day training, habilitation services, and supported employment.

Provides supported employment and vocational services for adults with developmental disabilities. Services include: - Career development (career awareness, counseling, exploration, vocational assessment) - Individualized programming - Job development - Job training, including on-the-job training and retraining - Part-time and job-sharing options - Recreational and leisure activities/skills - Transportation training - Vocational training in janitorial, clerical, packaging, and assembly

Provides workforce development services, including: - Assistance with education, training, and job placement as required for employment - Employment support for blind and visually impaired adults - Employment-related services provided based on an individually developed employment plan - Information about access technology, including hands-on demonstration and assessment - Referral to resources for housing, independent living skills, and additional relevant services - Support to retain, regain, or advance in employment if eligible for services - Students ages 14 - 21 who are blind or visually impaired can apply for transition services

Advises and assists veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits, such as: - Burial benefits - Service-connected disability compensation - Veteran survivor insurance - Veteran/Military health insurance - G.I. Bill educational training - G.I. Life Insurance - Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A. - Transportation to VA Medical Center - Outpatient medical care through the V.A. - Financial assistance through the V.A. for dental work - Survivors and dependents education State Soldiers Assistance Program (SSAP): provides veterans who are unable to work as a result of temporary disability with cash assistance toward housing (rent, mortgage, and utilities) and other personal needs. There are strict income and asset requirements. Information about and referrals to other service agencies for chemical dependency treatment and vocational rehabilitation. Provides transportation to the Minneapolis VA Medical Center on odd number days, Monday through Friday.

Provides individualized employment support to help people prepare for, obtain, and succeed in competitive community jobs. Services include: - Job development and placement - Ongoing follow-up services: Job coaching, employer education, training in community resources, and personal support - Vocational evaluation - Vocational rehabilitation support

Provides vocationally-based wrap-around services based on an individual's needs, interests, and experiences. Service offered: - Customized employment discovery services - Employee development services - Informational Interviews - Internship services - Job coaching - Job seeking skills training - Job shadow - Job tryout services - On-the-Job evaluation services - Work experiences

Provides support, training, and employment to adults with developmental disabilities. Training includes: - Day training and habilitation - Employment development - Employment exploration - Employment support, individual and group - Job coaching - Prevocational services - Transition services

Paid employment program to serve up to 40 people. Clients receive training in: - Job skills - Life skills - Community integration skills Jobs and training are paid, either hourly or piece rate. Also: community-integrated leisure and recreational services.

- Day training and habilitation - Employment transitioning training - Extended employment for people with disabilities - Job placement services - Mental health vocational programs - Supervised community living residential services - Senior services - School-to-work transition - Transportation services - Vocational assessment - Work, training, and professional contact opportunities

Services to help provide individuals a place of employment. Vocational rehabilitation may include: - Accommodations - Counseling - Guidance into or return to work - On-the-job training - Rehabilitation program - Referral services - Transportation

Assists with competitive job placement and retention, with services typically provided on a weekly basis with client needs and preferences taken into consideration

Program provides the skills and support people with disabilities or barriers to employment need to succeed in the workplace and match them up with the right job. Situational Assessment - a short-term work experience designed to help individuals explore their vocational aptitudes and determine the types of support services that will be needed in the workplace. - Centered-based employment - Paid work at the main facility. Offers various jobs including donation processing, janitorial services, stocking, retail sales, office work, and shipping. Works with individuals in identifying a job within the facility that is well-matched to their skills and interests - Community based employment - Provides paid work in the community to individuals that need ongoing support to maintain their employment. These jobs are often on crews and may include janitorial, lawn-work, and snow removal - Supported employment - Provides employment with local community employers. Workers who are hired for community jobs continue to receive training and support from Goodwill Vocational Services team members, and are paid by the hiring company. Area employers may include Super One Foods, Olive Garden, Bernick's Pepsi, Minnesota Power, Grandma's Restaurant, TJ Maxx, Aerostich, Sain. Lukes, Duluth Grill, and WalMart.

Provides workforce development services, including: - Assistance with education, training, and job placement as required for employment - Employment support for blind and visually impaired adults - Employment-related services provided based on an individually developed employment plan - Information about access technology, including hands-on demonstration and assessment - Referral to resources for housing, independent living skills, and additional relevant services - Support to retain, regain, or advance in employment if eligible for services - Students ages 14 - 21 who are blind or visually impaired can apply for transition services

Provides workforce development services, including: - Assistance with education, training, and job placement as required for employment - Employment support for blind and visually impaired adults - Employment-related services provided based on an individually developed employment plan - Information about access technology, including hands-on demonstration and assessment - Referral to resources for housing, independent living skills, and additional relevant services - Support to retain, regain, or advance in employment if eligible for services - Students ages 14 - 21 who are blind or visually impaired can apply for transition services

Services to help provide individuals a place of employment. Vocational rehabilitation may include: - Accommodations - Counseling - Guidance into or return to work - On-the-job training - Rehabilitation program - Referral services - Transportation

Provides workforce development services, including: - Assistance with education, training, and job placement as required for employment - Employment support for blind and visually impaired adults - Employment-related services provided based on an individually developed employment plan - Information about access technology, including hands-on demonstration and assessment - Referral to resources for housing, independent living skills, and additional relevant services - Support to retain, regain, or advance in employment if eligible for services - Students ages 14 - 21 who are blind or visually impaired can apply for transition services

Provides support, training, and employment to adults with developmental disabilities. Training includes: - Day training and habilitation - Employment development - Employment exploration - Employment support, individual and group - Job coaching - Prevocational services - Transition services

Provides workforce development services, including: - Assistance with education, training, and job placement as required for employment - Employment support for blind and visually impaired adults - Employment-related services provided based on an individually developed employment plan - Information about access technology, including hands-on demonstration and assessment - Referral to resources for housing, independent living skills, and additional relevant services - Support to retain, regain, or advance in employment if eligible for services - Students ages 14 - 21 who are blind or visually impaired can apply for transition services

- Once ODC trainees and employees are ready for employment, individualized job seeking/job retention skills are taught - The ODC placement staff works closely with each person during the placement process so that exploring job resources, writing resumes, and job interviewing become lifelong skills - Two-week evaluations within private companies can be used - This allows an employer to critique the participant's performance without obligation to hire and provides the individual useful appraisal information -ODC staff provide consultation and follow-up services for those moving into community employment to assure a smooth transition

Provides day training and habilitation programs: - Community Integration: Guidance on banking, communication, errands, and educational outings - Employer Workforce Support: Labor solutions with full administrative/training support - Life Skills: Training in cooking, hygiene, healthy living, gardening- Supported Employment: Paid, goal-specific work-both in-house and community-based - Transportation: Support for mobility and access to community resources