Provides assistance to low- and moderate-income homeowners who do not have family members available to help with household chores. May be able to help with: - Cleaning gutters and downspouts - Cleaning and changing screen windows/doors - Raking leaves, mowing lawns, and shoveling snow - Trimming bushes - Small home repairs - Railing and grab bar installation

Non-professional services provided: - Errand running and shopping assistance - Friendly visiting - Light housekeeping - Meal preparation - Mail management and personal correspondence - Telephone reassurance - Volunteers do not give medications, do not assist in transferring sitting to bed, etc. Transportation to appointments, church, social engagements, and shopping: - No fee - donation accepted - Must have 2 days advance notice - NOT wheelchair accessible - Both curb-to-curb and door-to-door service available depending upon need Repairs and minor maintenance of home and yard, including snow removal. There is insurance coverage for volunteers during the times they are providing CREST services.

Volunteers provide light housekeeping, minor repairs, and yard work; they may also handle deliveries of mail, prescriptions, meals, weekly groceries as needed.

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 - Home repairs - Housekeeping - kitchen and bathroom cleaning - Household chores - Lawn care and yardwork - Relocation assistance - Snow removal

Exterior repairs done on homeowner-occupied dwellings including ramps or accessibility modifications, painting, landscaping, siding, railings, porch, deck, stair repair, and gutter maintenance. Applicants are matched with a local volunteer service group to complete projects.

Offers homemaking and chore services through a full-time maintenance provider and volunteer staff. The goal is to provide services so older adults can continue to live in their home as long as it is safe to do so. Homemaker: - Cleaning - Grocery assistance - Laundry Chore Services: - Lawn maintenance - Minor home repairs - Snow removal

In Home Care Service is a licensed service that provides an individualized assistance plan to help maintain and support healthy independent aging in the home and community. Aging individuals receive assistance in their home from a trained staff with a daily personal plan which can include household maintenance (laundry/cleaning), personal cares, and/or home management (phone calls, organizing, reading mail, arranging appointments), and socialization.

The Living at Home Block Nurse Program provides support services to elders and their caregivers so they may continue living in their home as long as possible. This support is available through volunteers and four part-time staff. No-cost services include: - Application assistance - Blood pressure clinics - Care management - Friendly visits (phone calls only until further notice) - Home safety checks - In-home fall prevention coaching - Respite care - Service coordination - Spring and fall yard clean-up - Transportation services Services provided through private pay or paid by insurance/Medicare: - Homemaking services - Chores support - In-home foot care - Navigation assistance

Provides day training and habilitation services to adults who have intellectual and developmental disabilities Services provided: - Adult day care - In-house work activity program trains clients for work in sheltered workshops - Community job placement program places and trains people on jobs in community settings - Senior chore services including house cleaning, mowing etc. - Provides transportation to Babbitt, Embarrass, Mountain Iron, Eveleth, Virginia, Aurora-Hoyt Lakes, Hibbing, Ely, Chisholm, and Tower

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: Takes residents on fishing adventures that double as spiritual retreats. Veteran Outreach: Shelter or transitional housing, support groups for things like alcohol and drug use, medical appointment transportation.

Provides advocacy and referrals to local services - 55 Alive driver's education - Chore program for residents of Clarkfield and Granite Falls, including yard work, one-time housekeeping, and other household tasks. - Exercise - Field trips/excursions - Tax assistance is available during tax season

Provides services such as: - Art classes, bingo games, and music socials - Chores - Free exercise and food programs - Friendly visiting - Grocery shopping - Home-making services - Minor home repair/modification - Respite care - Transportation - Yard work

Provides job training, guidance, and wages for individuals working in job settings preparing them for competitive integrated employment and/or self-employment. Job training includes: - Assisting with the day-to-day operations at the facility (laundry, dishes, janitorial, etc.) - Chore crews (lawn mowing, snow shoveling, raking, processing recycling, etc.) - Smaller jobs for outside agencies (shredding, packaging, etc.) There are a variety of work projects to fit each individual's skill set and interests. Employment Support Services (ESS) are also offered, which are designed to help participants maintain community employment. Chore crew services are available for residents of the community, including: - Commercial Services - lawn care and snow removal - Gardening/Weeding - Lawn Mowing* - includes trimming - Raking - includes bagging and disposal - Snow Removal* *Reduced cost of snow removal and lawn care may be available for older adults

Provides - Advocacy - Defensive driving courses - Exercise groups - Home program: Assist with house cleaning, lawn and yard work, minor home repairs and snow removal on a sliding fee scale - Information and referral - Legal and tax assistance and insurance assistance - Noon dinner meal program - Recreational and educational services - Support groups

Coordinates a variety of maintenance and home-based services to ensure that individuals can safely stay in their homes. Services include: - Annual clean-ups - Cleaning - Family therapy - Handyman services - Housekeeping - Lawncare - Moving - Occupational therapy - Physical therapy - Snow removal

The Hamline Midway Elders Living At Home Block Nurse Program provides or arranges support for elder neighbors to assist them in living at home as long as possible. This support, which may otherwise not be available, uses the program's small staff, volunteers and/or paid nursing staff. Services include: - Caregiver coaching and support groups - Door-to-door transportation, both assisted and non-assisted, provided by volunteers. There is no charge, but donations are accepted. Accessible vehicles can be requested. - Elders resource list of meal and grocery delivery, handyman services, modifications, etc. available by phone or Internet - Exercise classes - Friendly visiting - Health education classes and events - In-home eldercare assessment and resource recommendation - In-home Internet/computer tutorial - Linkage to county services - Nursing referrals - Phone visiting - Respite care - Seasonal raking and snow shoveling - Shopping assistance up to twice a month - Spring/Fall yard clean-ups - Volunteer opportunities

Staff and volunteers offer assistance with: - Decision-making - Assessments for services - Medical escorts for doctor appointments - Home safety assessments - Assistance with needed paperwork for application for services - Connection to programs and referrals - Checkbook balancing - Respite care - Friendly visitors - Transportation - Grocery assistance - Chore requests - Senior companion - Fall prevention education - Books to Go program

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 - Home repairs - Housekeeping - kitchen and bathroom cleaning - Household chores - Lawn care and yardwork - Relocation assistance - Snow removal

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

- 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

Provides the following supportive services: - Adopt-a-Grandparent - Assisted Transportation - age 60 and older - 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

H.O.M.E. services include: - Homemaking (dishwashing, laundry, grocery shopping, meals, and cleaning) - Lawn mowing - Snow removal - Interior and exterior painting - Seasonal outdoor work (raking, pruning, weeding, mulching) - Minor repairs (leaky faucets, door handles, replace light bulbs) - Home barrier removal disability-related projects - grab bar installation

The Living At Home Block Nurse Program provides or arranges support an elder neighbor needs to continue living at home as long as safely possible. This support, which may otherwise not be available, uses the program's small staff, volunteers and/or paid nursing staff. Services include: - Care Coordination: neighborhood Network staff will meet with seniors and families to discuss their needs. A care plan is designed for each senior that may include a variety of volunteer support or professional referral services. A home safety assessment is also completed at intake. - Friendly Visiting: volunteers provide friendship and can assist with services such as transportation to and from appointments, chore support (including seasonal leaf raking and snow shoveling), grocery shopping assistance, plant/pet care, etc. Does not offer transportation to medical procedures or surgeries. - In-Home Foot Care: a registered nurse will visit and provide foot care for non-diabetic seniors. Foot care includes cleaning feet, trimming nails, and massaging for circulation. - Medication Management and Blood Pressure Checks: the outreach nurse can assist seniors with their medication schedule as well as regular blood pressure checks.

ABWK helps low-income homeowners who struggle to maintain the exterior of their homes, allowing them to reclaim their homes with pride and dignity.

Elder needs-based supplemental income program Mille Lacs Band members over the age of 62 or over the age of 55 and disabled are eligible for a monthly Supplemental Income benefit based on income need. There are no residency requirements. Community services to elders Provides lawn mowing, yard maintenance, limited outdoor home maintenance, and walkway snow removal for all elders living in one of the Reservation Districts. These crews are staffed with Aanjibimaadizing staff and Gotaamigozi Flex Program participants. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families cash assistance Tribal TANF cash assistance makes monthly cash payments to families with minor children based on family size and composition. Households must be below 200% of poverty guidelines. These benefits require participating adults to agree and to follow a case plan designed to move them away from assistance and to self-reliance. Cash assistance has a 60-month lifetime limit. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families emergency assistance Emergency Assistance is a one-time per fiscal year payment for participants receiving cash assistance and experiencing an extreme financial hardship, typically an eviction or utility shutoff. Future cash assistance payments will be made to the landlord or utility. SNAP food support program The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a State of Minnesota program that the Aanjibimaadizing administers for our cash assistance families. This program provided cash assistance specifically for food purchases. Childcare assistance Child care assistance helps parents or guardians pay for child care. Aanjibimaadizing can pay child care centers, family child care providers, or family, friends or neighbors (FFN) that provide child care. Child care assistance is not available in the Urban area at this time.