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Provides fire safety information, emergency services, and demonstrations on-site. Services include: - Extinguisher demos for any business or group - Freeborn County Fire Investigation Team (FCFIT): trained to look for the cause and origin of the fire and assist other fire departments with investigative needs - Free smoke detectors and installation at no charge. Limit one per household. - Reassurance call-in program for the elderly or single individuals for safety check-in - Response to fires, and other emergencies such as vehicle accidents - Safety talks and presentations to groups and organizations

Clinicians are available to speak to community groups on specific mental health topics when requested

Offers an outreach center. Services provided: - Community resource information - Food shelf with available food items to anyone in need. Accepts donations of food. - Meals on Wheels program

- Transportation - Information and Referral - Community Education and Prevention

- Blood pressure and sugar screenings - Car seat safety - Childbirth classes - Child and teen check-ups - CPR and AED training courses - Disease prevention and control - Emergency preparedness - Environmental health hazard information on mold, radon, lead and meth - Fall prevention program - Follow along program for child development tracking - Foot care clinics - Health fairs - Immunizations - Lactation Education - Medication disposal information - Outreach for pregnant women, parents of infants and young children - Postpartum home visits - Prenatal education - Tobacco use and exposure prevention - Well child checks - WIC program

A group of community members and professionals who meet quarterly to discuss issues facing older adults and offer information about resources for older adults

Provides help to at-risk families to avoid future incidents of child maltreatment and to enhance child and family well-being, including: ?- Comprehensive assessments, early intervention, outreach, and supportive and therapeutic services? - Connect families with county and community-based services ?- Limited financial assistance for families to meet basic needs

Provides assistance to older adults to help them remain in their homes in the healthiest and safest manner possible. The Outreach Worker meets at the client's home to identify needs, discussing with the client appropriate programs or services. Clients are linked to services including home delivered meals, food programs (SNAP), economic assistance, energy assistance, chore services, etc. The Outreach Worker completes the necessary paperwork for various services.

Once enrolled in the Parent Support Outreach Program help is provided to at-risk families to avoid future incidents of child maltreatment and to enhance child and family well-being, including: - Comprehensive assessments, early intervention, outreach, and supportive and therapeutic services - Connecting families with county and community-based services - Limited financial assistance for families to meet basic needs - SafeCare parent coaching provides regular visits to help parents learn to manage a child's behavior, increase positive time with the child, how to make the home safer, and keep the child healthy

Provides: - In-home Aftercare Counseling - In-home Rule 25 Assessments - Child Care - Transportation (Meetings, Work, Court, Appointments) - Referrals - Housing Assistance - Moving Expenses (Storage, Truck Rental) - Baby and Child Care Supplies - Personal Need & Basic Home Supplies - Funds to Prevent Disconnection (Phones, etc.) - Regular Meetings With All Service Providers - Budgeting Classes - Funds for Family Therapy Sessions - Recreational Activities & YMCA Family Membership Weekly Groups - Talking Circle - Spirituality - Women's Support Group - Relapse Prevention Therapy - Grief & Loss, MI/CD - Empowerment Education Outreach in Community - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effects - Diagnostic Services Advocacy - Court - Child Protection - Community Service - Domestic Abuse - Sexual Abuse

Voluntary early intervention program that provides a comprehensive assessment of families' needs and strengths to assist with making decisions about what services or community resources are accessible. Short-term help may be available to families with concerns regarding: - Basic needs (food, clothing, and housing) - Child care - Financial needs (budgeting and financial assistance) - Family health (medical care, mental, and chemical health services) - Parenting - Transportation Referrals are often made to community support services such as child development screening services, food shelves, free or low-cost clothing programs, free health clinics, mental health services, and parenting support classes.

Provides community outreach, education, mentoring, and support for pregnant teens and mothers with small children in the Native American community. - Live It!: Teen pregnancy prevention and sexuality education curriculum for youth ages 11-18 - Nandagenim program: Support for mothers and children diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) - Ninde My Heart: Doula services

The program is a voluntary, early intervention program that focuses on a family's strengths and needs through support systems. Once enrolled in the Parent Support Outreach Program, help is provided to at-risk families to avoid future incidents of child maltreatment and to enhance child and family well-being, including: - Comprehensive assessments, early intervention, in-home parenting education, outreach, and supportive and therapeutic services - Connect families with county and community-based services - Family circle meetings and support - Limited financial assistance for families to meet basic needs

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

The program is a voluntary, early intervention program that focuses on a family's strengths and support systems. Once enrolled in the Parent Support Outreach Program, help is provided to at-risk families to avoid future incidents of child maltreatment and to enhance child and family well-being, including: - Comprehensive assessments, early intervention, in-home parenting education, outreach, and supportive and therapeutic services - Connect families with county and community-based services - Family circle meetings and support - Limited financial assistance for families to meet basic needs

Supportive services and case management for victim/survivors of sexual exploitation and sex trafficking including crisis services, support groups, and counseling. Services may include: - 24-hour crisis response to exploited youth - Advocacy and case management - Legal/systems advocacy - Outreach groups - Support groups - Trafficking emergency fund - Youth development training

The program is a voluntary, early intervention program that focuses on a family's strengths and needs through support systems. Once enrolled in the Parent Support Outreach Program, help is provided to at-risk families to avoid future incidents of child maltreatment and to enhance child and family well-being, including: - Comprehensive assessments, early intervention, in-home parenting education, outreach, and supportive and therapeutic services - Connect families with county and community-based services - Family circle meetings and support - Limited financial assistance for families to meet basic needs

A secure, 24-bed emergency domestic violence shelter for women and their children under age 18. Assistance includes: - 24 hour domestic violence crisis hotline - Advocacy - Assistance with protection and restraining orders - Basic needs - Housing resources - Outreach services for anyone (residents and non-residents of the shelter) needing assistance with personal or legal issues related to domestic violence - Parenting support provided to shelter residents - Referrals - Resources - Safety planning - Support groups for anyone affected by domestic violence and/or sexual violence - Support through court proceedings

The program is a voluntary, early intervention program that focuses on a family's strengths and needs through support systems. Once enrolled in the Parent Support Outreach Program, help is provided to at-risk families to avoid future incidents of child maltreatment and to enhance child and family well-being, including: - Comprehensive assessments, early intervention, outreach, support, and therapeutic services - Connecting families with county and community-based services - Family circle meetings and support - Limited financial assistance for families to meet basic needs

Health education provided in community settings such as schools and businesses or in the home: - Breastfeeding Support: Offers families education on breastfeeding basics, support and community resources - Car Seats Checks: Has a variety of car seats available free of charge for community members that cannot afford to purchase one. A certified car seat technician is also available to help install a new car seat, or make sure a current seat is properly installed. - Office of Aging: Created to help the county prepare for an aging "Baby Boomer" population. Provides support and coordination of various aging initiatives, including Community Senior Commissions, CarFit, medicine take-back and TRIAD. - Public Health Nuisance Investigation: Inspects and follows up on reported public health nuisances and other conditions, which may be a threat to the public's health and safety, including emergency responders

The program is a voluntary, early intervention program that focuses on a family's strengths and support systems. Once enrolled in the Parent Support Outreach Program, help is provided to at-risk families to avoid future incidents of child maltreatment and to enhance child and family well-being, including: - Comprehensive assessments, early intervention, in-home parenting education, outreach, and supportive and therapeutic services - Connect families with county and community-based services - Family circle meetings and support - Limited financial assistance for families to meet basic needs

Voluntary early intervention program that provides a comprehensive assessment of families' needs and strengths to assist with making decisions about what services or community resources are accessible. Short-term help may be available to families with concerns regarding: - Basic needs (food, clothing, and housing) - Child care - Financial needs (budgeting and financial assistance) - Family health (medical care, mental, and chemical health services) - Parenting - Transportation Referrals are often made to community support services such as child development screening services, food shelves, free or low-cost clothing programs, free health clinics, mental health services, and parenting support classes.

Provides Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) outreach and application assistance. SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps, is designed to assist low-income individuals in accessing nutritious food from grocery retail outlets, as well as farmers' markets. The goal is to help people make an informed decision about what hunger resources are available to them to ensure an overall successful transition from poverty to self-sufficiency.

Provides help to at-risk families to avoid future incidents of child maltreatment and to enhance child and family well-being, including: ?- Comprehensive assessments, early intervention, outreach, and supportive and therapeutic services? - Connect families with county and community-based services ?- Limited financial assistance for families to meet basic needs

Child-friendly forensic center investigates child abuse and coordinates needed services, including: - Advocacy: Provides initial and ongoing advocacy to families as they move through the process of a child abuse allegation; builds connections with families to better understand their circumstances and self-identified needs; helps families to interpret the information they receive, ensure their rights and their ability to make informed decisions and gain skills in advocating for themselves and their children; provides emotional support - Forensic interviewing: Provides a neutral, information-gathering child-centered interview - Multidisciplinary team facilitation: Includes professionals from law enforcement, social services, prosecution, public defense, medical and mental health, victim support services, the child advocacy center (forensic interviews and advocacy), Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), and cultural representatives collaborate from the initial report through lasting supportive services for the youth and families - Medical exams: Collaborates with St. Luke's Hospital and Essentia Health to provide forensic medical evaluations in reported cases of child abuse; provides an overall assessment of a child and/or adolescent's health and safety, recommends appropriate follow-up and treatment, documents additional statements and/or physical evidence in circumstances of sexual or physical abuse, and provides reassurance to a child and/or adolescent and their caregiver about their body and health - Mental health: Connects children and families with trauma-informed care and avoid barriers to accessing mental health services; arrangementswith the Human Development Center and Paradigm Therapy Services to providespecialized trauma-focused mental health services unique to the needs ofchildren and their non-offending caregivers - Prevention: Provides prevention education to families ofchildren being served; outreaches to schools, families, and the community; presentations and trainings to organizations and groups across the northland