Provides companionship, rides to medical appointments, help with shopping and chores, transportation, and more.

Provides companionship services to isolated, home-bound seniors. Services may include assistance with errands, grocery shopping or transportation to appointments, assisting with correspondence or simple household tasks, share an interest or hobby, lunch outings or enjoying a walk. Provides volunteer opportunities for adults 55 years plus who would like to help others remain independent in their own homes. Clients receive: - Companionship and visiting to the isolated elderly clients - Assistance in personal needs such as shopping, medical appointments, letter writing, socialization - Respite care for caregivers. Senior Companions serve 15 - 20 hours a week and receive a tax free stipend plus transportation allowance.

Helps seniors live safely and as independently as possible Services include: - Case management - Companionship - Free customized information and referral for senior housing options - Home Health Aides - Laundry and light housekeeping - Life care management - Meal planning, preparation, and grocery shopping - Nursing care - Personal care - Service coordination - Transportation for appointments and outings

Individuals and/or families meet once a week with an isolated older adult. Visits may include a casual conversation, playing cards, watching a movie, looking at photos, baking cookies or going for a walk.

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.

- Public education/information - Research - Annual education fair - Quarterly newsletter (for members) - Pamphlets, brochures, books, videos - One-on-one mentoring for those newly diagnosed - Professional medical information - Camp Oasis at Camp Heartland - Residential camp for any child with medically stable Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis

- Confidential right to life counseling on pregnancy options - Pregnancy testing - Maternity/baby clothes, furniture, and items (Accepts donations that are clean and in good condition) - LIFE Classes (Lessons In Family Education) Parenting: Classes to help moms and dads learn prenatal & parenting skills, baby and toddler development - Men's Mentoring: Individual classes with a male mentor with topics covering budgeting, rights and responsibilities, parenting, and relationships - Abstinence presentations presented in schools and churches to help teens understand the value of choosing abstinence, how to resist peer pressure, how to say no, and physical and emotional consequences of premarital sex using illustrations and skits - PACE (Post Abortion Counseling and Education) support group - Presentations in schools on Fetal Development, Adoption, and Parenting - Limited ultrasound services

Family Services: - Bimaadiziwin Mikana (The Path of Life): Parent mentor program designed around healing and connecting families with community and elders. While focusing on traditional cultural lifeways, resiliency, and strengths, positive Indian parenting values are incorporated into the program. - Ombi'Ayaa Anishinabe Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men): Provides a place for American Indian men who want to practice spiritual, cultural, and intergenerational engagement. Activities include: Cultural events, including sugar bush and ricing Men's softball and basketball recreational leagues Traditional ceremonies, including sweat lodge Weekly father and men's group and weekly drumming group - Thinica Owichakiyapi Thipi (Helping the Homeless Build): - For individuals and families experiencing homelessness and who are not currently in housing or have not found housing: Provides resources and support for those experiencing homelessness. Services may include assisting the client with housing search assistance, tenant education, budgeting assistance, life skills training/coaching, etc. - For individuals and families experiencing homelessness or on the verge of becoming homeless that are currently in housing or have found housing: If eligible Family Homelessness Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP may help with rent, security deposit, utilities, and utility deposit assistance. - Note: Funding comes from a variety of sources including the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP as well as others. Youth Services: - Waaban Ogimaawag (Tomorrow's Leaders): Provides youth with an opportunity to become engaged in traditional American Indian service learning. Also provides tutoring to American Indian youth on diverse subject areas, including test preparation, skill building, and success strategies.

Home health care services feature: - 24-hour availability - Companion services - Errand running and shopping assistance - Homemaker assistance, including laundry and light housekeeping - In home meal preparation - Medication reminders - Personal care (bathing, grooming, toileting) - Transportation to doctor appointments and various activities

Ge-Niigaanizijig: A comprehensive after-school mentoring program with four main components or pillars: culture, community, career, and education. The Education Department employs youth mentors for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The Aanjibimaadizing Program: In partnership with the Department of Administration, the program employs teen mentors to work with students from ages 7 - 24 years

The Restorative Justice Mentoring Program provides a one-on-one relationship between a youth in need of support and guidance and a positive, caring adult mentor.

- Caregiver support group - Companionship - Dementia Friends training on request - Friendly visits - Homemaking and chores service - Paperwork assistance - Respite care - Socialization - Telephone reassurance/buddy phone call service - Transportation (including wheelchair accessible transports) to: medical/social service appointments, church, senior dining, hair dresser appointments, and grocery shopping - Yard work

- Future Bound Youth: Works with youth ages 6 - 18 during and after school with tutoring, intergenerational communication, promotion of good decision making, health wellness, and cultural lessons - Youth Intervention Project: Aimed at high-risk youth to provide general assistance, improve intergenerational understanding, build social skills, and reduce gang violence - Mentoring Program: Matches volunteers/mentors from University of Minnesota's Cambodian Student Association with youth, focusing on building leadership skills, improving school performance, and promoting higher education

- Bread and baked goods - Congregate dining meals. Meal reservations must be done three days in advance. - Driving improvement classes - Educational programs on health issues and 55 Alive - Foot care/blood pressure checks - Information and referral, outreach, support groups, senior companion/friendly visitor, peer counseling, and telephone reassurance - Recreational/leisure activities including cards, games, movies, lunch pot lucks, bingo, and day trips - Transportation for groceries and social activities at senior center only

Providing the following services: - Accessibility Services, include ramp design ?- Advocacy ?- Assertiveness ?- Benefits Management ?- Community education and support groups ?- Cooking/nutrition ?- Financial Management ?- Housing ?- Housing referral ?- Independent living skills training ?- Information and referral and advocacy ?- Peer mentor services ?- Transition services ?- Work with schools in the area ?- Work with veterans, possible areas of skills training include, but not limited to: ?- Self-esteem ?- Vocational ?- Relationships ?- Safety

Peer counseling services are offered individually and in group settings and connect individuals with disabilities to a peer mentor. Peer mentors serve as role models and provide independent living guidance though services including: - Establish goals to increase independence - Community integration - Educational and advocacy resources - Recreation programs

Provides volunteers to help seniors in the community with daily tasks, encouragement to remain active, errands, transportation, and other services. Also provide companionship to seniors. Caring companion volunteers are adults 50 and older.

Offers companion support services to individuals due to life changes, loss, loneliness, or feelings of isolation. Support is usually offered once a week for one hour

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.

Individuals and/or families meet once a week with an isolated older adult. Visits may include a casual conversation, playing cards, watching a movie, looking at photos, baking cookies or going for a walk.

Offers educational programs such as: - Best Buy Teen Tech Center: A drop-in space for teens ages 14 - 18 to be creative and develop new skills. The center helps youth expand their interests and discover career paths through technology-based projects in programming, film-making, music production, graphic design, and much more. - Citizenship Classes: Prepare students to pass the United States Citizenship exam successfully. Classes are taught in English only. The class topics include the process of becoming a citizen, United States history and government, interview preparation and practice, study materials, and other resources. - English Language Classes (ESL): Classes open to anyone who would like to improve their English skills. Students learn how to read, write, speak, and understand the English language while also gaining essential life skills that will better prepare them to navigate life in the United States. Classes are offered online on Zoom. - GED Preparation Classes: Help students prepare to take the GED (High School Equivalent) exam. Classes cover all testing subjects, including math, social studies, science, and language arts (grammar and writing). Classes are offered in person, while Math courses are offered online on Zoom. - Youth in Action (YA!): A Latine-focused youth program for 9th - 12th grade students in the Twin Cities Area providing mentorship, leadership development, skill-building opportunities, college preparation, community service-learning projects, and innovative programs.

Provides Somali/East African middle and high school students with the tools, knowledge, and skills to be self-sufficient. - Leadership Training: Summer leadership training for students - Mentorship: Provided by Somali/East African college students and graduates over video conferencing platforms. An individualized plan is created to help with academics, college admission, online learning, etc. - Middle School Strive Program: Provides a space in which East African youth can connect to discuss, learn, and get the support needed from their peers and program mentors - Mindfulness Training: Provided to resettled youth to help cope with resettlement and adjustment - Youth Strive Program: Serves recent refugees of Somali and/or East African descent who are in middle and high school to help them navigate post-graduation options - Youth Workshops: Provides short-term workshops regarding professional development that includes creating a resume, cover letter, and interview best practices, and digital literacy that includes cyberbulling, internet security, researching, and professional engagement.

Companion care and home care services include: - Light housekeeping - Meal preparation and clean-up - Friendly visiting - Errands running - Shopping assistance - Activities of daily living - Respite for family caregivers Personal Care services include: - Bathing / showering - Grooming - Toileting - Help getting dressed - Feeding - Transfer assistance

Offers traditional home care services. Services are flexible and designed to meet client needs. - Assisting with ambulation and helping to prevent falls - Bathing, toileting, and grooming - Cleaning the bathroom and kitchen after use, washing dishes after meals, and mopping the floor - Cleaning the client's home, which includes dusting and vacuuming - Driving and/or accompanying the client to the physician when necessary - Going on walks and encouraging and participating in stimulating activities - Helping with correspondence to family and friends - Making and changing the bed - Medication management - Preparing and serving meals according to the client's dietary needs - Providing hygiene assistance - Providing respite for family caregivers - Providing socialization, friendship, and support for the client - Reminding clients to take their medication - Shopping and performing other household errands - Taking care of personal laundry and bed linens for the client

Offers a free service where an allergist will answer questions about asthma and allergies. Provides only general advice about managing asthma or allergies, medicines, and treatments. Does not answer questions about specific consumer products. NOTE: The information provided is not a substitute for medical advice from a doctor. Always talk with a doctor before changing an asthma or allergy management plan.