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Provides basic in-home support services to Anoka County residents age 60 and older, helping them remain safe and independent in their homes. NOTE: Some areas may have waiting lists, depending on the availability of contractors and the type of service requested. Priority is given to low-income households. Services offered include the following: Minor Home Repairs - Changing light bulbs - Checking smoke and carbon monoxide detectors - Fixing/replacing faucets and light fixtures - Hanging mirrors or wall décor Routine Housekeeping - Changing bed linens - Cleaning bathrooms - Cleaning kitchen - Dusting - Sweeping, mopping, or vacuuming floors Seasonal Chores - Mowing - Raking - Snow removal Services are completed by screened independent contractors and community volunteers.?

Campers will do jobs that are basic home repairs. Projects may include: - Caulking around windows/doors - Minor fascia/soffit repair or painting - Minor fascia/soffit repair or painting - New mobile home skirting/skirting repair - New steps only - New stoop and step construction - New wheelchair ramp construction - Weatherstripping around windows/doors Applicants must be on a fixed or low income and be within a 30-mile radius of the designated project site. Client needs, amount of work, and skills of campers are considered. It can be in town or rural. Someone must be at home while work is being done. Bathroom, electricity for tools, and drinking water must be provided. Labor & materials are free. Campers will provide their own transportation and will be supervised by the adults and group cares camp staff.

- Provides help with heating bills and related heating repairs - Energy Conservation and Education - Budget Counseling - Financial Assistance - Family Counseling - Social Service Information & Referrals

The Energy Assistance Program helps pay heat and electricity costs. Payments for energy bills are sent directly to the household's energy company or fuel provider for propane, fuel oil, or wood. Financial assistance varies depending on household income and fuel costs. The Energy Assistance Program provides additional grants for eligible households who need help with: - Getting reconnected to heat and power after disconnections - Paying for emergency fuel deliveries of propane, heating oil, or biofuel - Preventing disconnection - Some emergency heating fuel funding through Reach Out For Warmth (ROFW) - Small grants (up to $500) for past-due energy payments - Financial counseling, vendor negotiation, and advocacy for households in crisis Weatherization Program: Free home energy audits, insulation, and heating system evaluation and repair as a cost-effective way of reducing energy bills ?Energy-related Repair Program

A Brush With Kindness helps low to moderate-income homeowners by offering exterior home improvements. Under the expertise of construction staff, volunteers are utilized to make the necessary repairs to the home. The program is designed to assist homeowners who would not otherwise be able to make repairs, focusing primarily on neighborhood revitalization through exterior repairs such as painting, roofing, windows, porches, wheel-chair ramps and landscaping. Labor is offered at no cost to homeowners; materials are paid for by the home-owner through a good-faith loan agreement.

Provides resources for older adults living alone as well as caregivers needing support. Services are designed to help maintain independence as long as feasible. Home-based services are provided according to the availability of volunteers and staff: - Homemaking: Indoor light housekeeping services include mild laundry services, floor care, kitchen/bathroom cleaning, and other indoor help. Light "fix it" services (i.e., changing light bulbs, smoke detector batteries, etc.), meal preparation, menu planning, picking up groceries and medications, help with organizing bills, etc. Supportive programs: - Caregiver Consulting: Helps caregivers manage and live their lives while caring for another person, develop individualized plans, and connect with resources in the community - Caregiver Support Groups: Professionally facilitated, confidential environment for caregivers to share concerns, feelings regarding their role as caregiver, and to learn from each other

Provides volunteer-delivered repairs, including weatherizing, cleaning, installing flooring, patching and painting, siding, windows, and landscaping, and timely contractor-delivered repair or replacement of essential systems, such as HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and roofs that are critical to healthy, livable homes.

The Chore Services program assists older adults with a variety of in-home and outdoor services. Services include: - Assisted transportation with rides to the grocery store, doctors' appointments, and other errands - Homemaking services such as laundry, grocery shopping, and small meal prepration - Housing cleaning for deep cleaning and one-time decluttering - Minor home repair services and special projects - Yard maintenance all year-long such as lawn mowing, fall leaf raking, winter snow removal, and spring clean-up activities

Provides resources for older adults living alone as well as caregivers needing support. Services are designed to help maintain independence as long as feasible. Home-based services are provided according to the availability of volunteers and staff: - Homemaking: Indoor light housekeeping services include mild laundry services, floor care, kitchen/bathroom cleaning, and other indoor help. Light "fix it" services (i.e., changing light bulbs, smoke detector batteries, etc.), meal preparation, menu planning, picking up groceries and medications, help with organizing bills, etc. Supportive programs: - Caregiver Consulting: Helps caregivers manage and live their lives while caring for another person, develop individualized plans, and connect with resources in the community - Caregiver Support Groups: Professionally facilitated, confidential environment for caregivers to share concerns, feelings regarding their role as caregiver, and to learn from each other

Assists with grocery shopping or minor home maintenance work for qualified older adults. Services include:???? - Groceries to Go Program: Connects a volunteer shopper with a homebound older adult to assist in grocery shopping and delivery. - Handyman Program: Helps homeowners, age 60 and older, by providing volunteers to perform minor home maintenance work. Maintenance work examples are installing smoke alarms, fixing leaky faucets, replacing light bulbs, or installing grab bars. Homeowners only pay for materials while volunteers provide the labor services.

Provides resources for older adults living alone as well as caregivers needing support. Services are designed to help maintain independence as long as feasible. Home-based services are provided according to the availability of volunteers and staff: - Homemaking: Indoor light housekeeping services include mild laundry services, floor care, kitchen/bathroom cleaning, and other indoor help. Light "fix it" services (i.e., changing light bulbs, smoke detector batteries, etc.), meal preparation, menu planning, picking up groceries and medications, help with organizing bills, etc. Supportive programs: - Caregiver Consulting: Helps caregivers manage and live their lives while caring for another person, develop individualized plans, and connect with resources in the community - Caregiver Support Groups: Professionally facilitated, confidential environment for caregivers to share concerns, feelings regarding their role as caregiver, and to learn from each other

Annual celebration of community volunteers giving "One Day to Help One Another." Traditionally the second Saturday in October. Projects typically include: - Small painting projects - Raking leaves - Washing windows - Cleaning gutters - Moving boxes or furniture - Yard work - Housework - And much more

Provides the following supportive services: - Adopt-a-Grandparent - Assisted Transportation - age 60 and older - Caregiver support - Chore services - Eldercare - Family Caregiver - Friendly visits and phone calls - Furniture for Families - Grocery shopping - Home accessibility accessories installed - grab bars - Household goods - Lawn mowing, leaf raking, snow shoveling - Light housekeeping - Living with Memory Loss (for those who are living with memory loss) - Medical appointments - Medical equipment - Minor home repairs - Necessary errands - Parkinson's - Seasonal yard work - Support for seniors to remain living at home as long as possible - Volunteer opportunities - Youth mission work

Volunteers provide non-medical services: - Companion services - Errand running/shopping assistance - Meal preparation - Respite - Senior exercise programs and fall prevention education - Small household and yard chores - Telephone reassurance - Transportation: not wheelchair accessible. Door-to-door. - Caregiver support and education; a 6-week class, Powerful Tools for Caregivers; and a weekly support group

Adopt-a-block volunteer program: Raking, shoveling, and home repairs. Mentor program: Connects mentors in the community to work with residents to coach, counsel, teach, or model successful behaviors. Mentors are asked to commit to 1 year, 8 hours per week. Never Again, ex-offender services: Part of the housing with services program, these services focus on supporting long-term change. Includes career assistance. Spiritual fishing trips/retreats: Take residents on fishing adventures that double as spiritual retreats. Veteran Outreach: Shelter or transitional housing, support groups for things like alcohol and drug use, and medical appointment transportation.

- Housekeeping includes general cleaning, dusting, vacuuming, laundry, meal preparation, and window cleaning - Outdoor chore services include lawn mowing, snow removal, spring and fall cleanup, gutter cleaning, pruning, and garage cleaning. Services are dependent upon volunteers doing the work. - Home repair includes grab bar installation, fixing faucets, railing installation, safety updates, painting, and other cosmetic updates

Helps pay heat and electricity costs. Payments for energy bills are sent directly to the household's energy company or fuel provider for propane, fuel oil, or wood. Financial assistance varies depending on household income and fuel costs. Additional grants for eligible households who need help with the following services may be available: - Getting reconnected to heat and power after disconnections - Paying for emergency fuel deliveries of propane, heating oil, or biofuel - Preventing disconnections Other services may include: - Advocacy with energy suppliers and human service providers - Help with past due water and waste water bills - Education on efficient and safe use of energy - Repair or replacement of homeowners' broken heating systems The Reach Out for Warmth program provides crisis assistance, it is an emergency program for households facing a no heat situation. ROFW program is funded solely through local donations.

Volunteers from the church provide handyman repair services every 3rd Saturday morning of each month for single mothers, widows, older adults and persons who are disabled

Minor & Critical Home Repair - Home Preservation is an exterior home preservation program that provides painting, landscaping, and minor repair services for homeowners in need - Home Preservation helps low-income homeowners, impacted by age, disability, and family circumstances, who struggle to maintain the exterior of their homes - We use volunteers, sweat equity, and no interest loans to make repairs affordable, helping low-income homeowners continue to live independently and securely in their homes - Home Preservation is a supplement to our core building program. It enables us to serve more families and increase volunteer opportunities.

Provides resources for older adults living alone as well as caregivers needing support. Services are designed to help maintain independence as long as feasible. Home-based services are provided according to the availability of volunteers and staff: - Homemaking: Indoor light housekeeping services include mild laundry services, floor care, kitchen/bathroom cleaning, and other indoor help. Light "fix it" services (i.e., changing light bulbs, smoke detector batteries, etc.), meal preparation, menu planning, picking up groceries and medications, help with organizing bills, etc. Supportive programs: - Caregiver Consulting: Helps caregivers manage and live their lives while caring for another person, develop individualized plans, and connect with resources in the community - Caregiver Support Groups: Professionally facilitated, confidential environment for caregivers to share concerns, feelings regarding their role as caregiver, and to learn from each other

Home Care Services - After-hospital care - Blood pressure monitoring - Cancer care management - Care for respiratory illness - Diabetes monitoring and management - Home infusion therapy - Home safety evaluation and modification - Medication management and teaching - Nutrition counseling - Orthopedic patient care - Physical, occupational, and speech therapies - Post-partum care - Social work and long-range planning - Wound care Personal Care Services - Bathing, dressing, and grooming - Exercise and mobility assistance - Light housekeeping - Meal preparation Home Support Services - Care management - Companionship and emotional support - Foot care - Functional and cognitive assessments - Homemaker services and meal preparation - Home maintenance - Home management services and errands - Laundry assistance - Medication management - Personal care assistance (dressing, bathing and hygiene care) - Shopping and errand assistance - Transportation and escort to physician appointments - Travel companion and escort for trips or events - Wellness and safety monitoring

Home maintenance and chore services are provided to senior citizens to enable them to live safely and independently in their own homes. Services may include: - Assistance with clutter elimination - Home maintenance - Housekeeping - kitchen and bathroom cleaning - Household chores - Lawn care and yardwork - Relocation assistance - Snow removal

Partners with older adults to make improvements to the safety, accessibility, and energy efficiency of their home. Safety improvements may include: - Easy-to-use cabinet pulls ?- Grab bars ?- Interior or exterior door adjustments, no-step door thresholds ?- Lever-style door handles and faucets ?- Ramps - Railings in halls and stairs - Widening doorways - Weatherization enhancements

- Rides to medical appointments - Rides to errands - Grocery shopping assistance - Friendly visiting - Telephone assurance - Minor home repair - Building wheelchair ramps - Raking - Snow removal - Caregiver support and respite - Office support - Other types of friendly assistance

Errands and shopping assistance - Volunteers will run local errands like picking up prescriptions or getting groceries for homebound seniors ensuring that they have the needed supplies to maintain their health and continue functioning independently at home Friendly visits - Volunteers provide social interaction for those who live alone or who would benefit from additional support and companionship Handyworker and yardwork assistance - Volunteers provide assistance with minor home repairs and maintenance (recipients are expected to pay for needed materials), outdoor chores such as garden projects, yard work, cleaning out gutters or snow removal Housekeeping and chore service - Volunteers provide assistance with routine cleaning and/or other occasional deep cleaning around the home to help ensure that seniors have a clean and safe environment which helps reduce safety risks that would be present if the senior attempted to do these chores on their own Resource and referral - Provides resources and referrals for any number of services that are not provided directly by agency Respite care - Volunteers provide the primary caregiver a temporary reprieve from their caregiving responsibilities and provide companionship and support to the senior receiving care. Faith In Action volunteers are not able to help with personal care such as toileting/bathing or assist with transfers or provide medical services such as administering medication or changing dressings. Transportation - Volunteer Drivers transport and escort participants to medical and non medical appointments helping increase mobility for seniors who are unable to drive or providing a safe alternative for those who still have a vehicle and license. Mileage reimbursement is available to all volunteer drivers.