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Provides community peacekeeping services, including outreach, engagement with community members, de-escalation, conflict resolution, community building and engagement, grief and trauma care, mediation, and connections to community resources.

• Provides services such as advocacy, translation, and interpreting in different settings

• Promotes education in the Latinx community through workshops

• Promotes activities that encourage the Latinx community to keep their traditions alive, as well as become more active in the larger community

• Provides information to the Latino community through the monthly Spanish Latino newsletter

• Creates partnerships with other agencies to increase services available to Latinos

• Supports the development of leadership in the Latinx community

• Educational presentations about Latinos and their culture

• Tutoring program for Latinx students in High School from grade 8 - 12 who are in ESL class or need extra help, and middle school from grade 5 - 7 who need extra help with homework. As well as college readiness and parent involvement.

• Provide therapy/counseling services through our Hispanic Family Therapy Program through a collaboration with the CARE Clinic

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

• Connect families with county and community-based services

• Limited financial assistance for families to meet basic needs

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

Parent Advocacy: Support parents as they advocate for their children, understand their rights, navigate special education needs, seek information on school disciplinary policies, and more Program Network: Connects parents and students to a variety of community resources Higher Education: Assists students with scholarships, testing, transcripts, communicating with educational institutions, and more

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, and supportive and therapeutic services

• Connect families with county and community-based services

• Limited financial assistance for families to meet basic needs

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: Information and referral, Active listening, Crisis intervention

• Linkage service for several agencies after hours including Itasca County Health and Human Services, Itasca Medical Care, Essentia Health Itasca Hospice and Kootasca Community Action programs

• Initial contact point for services such as American Red Cross, Salvation Army, AA, Alanon, Crisis Response Team and Habitat for Humanity

Helps ensure the health of pregnant, and postpartum women, infants, and special needs children. Information and assistance are provided through public health clinics or home visits such as:

• After-home care and resources to assist new mothers such as exercise programs, health needs, parenting education, newborn care, nutritional needs, and infant growth and development

• Car seat program providing education and distribution of car seats for children birth to 8 years

• Child immunizations, physical development screening, and well-baby checks at public health clinics

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effect including home visits

• Guidelines for parents to provide safe care and a healthy environment for their child

• Identification of problems and early intervention activities in conjunction with families and schools to assist families with special needs children

• Nutritional assessment and counseling/education

• Prenatal health needs include nutrition, weight gain, exercise, and substance use

• Preparation of labor and delivery

• Prevention of child maltreatment

• Special care for high risk pregnant women

• Supportive community resources

Brings advanced care to homes or the scene of an accident or illness. Also offers educational classes.

• 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

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, and supportive and therapeutic services

• Connect families with county and community-based services

• Limited financial assistance for families to meet basic needs

Drop-in center that provides hospitality and assistance to people experiencing poverty, homelessness, and loneliness. Offers hygiene products, access to private showers and bathrooms, clothing (when available), meals, beverages, over the counter medication, and assistance in searching for resources. Additional services include:

• ACCESS/People Inc. (mental health outreach) site

• Arts enrichment and health/wellness classes

• Assistance in filling out forms and applications

• Guest computers available, with internet access

• Lockers for storage

• Outreach to veterans

• Socializing and hospitality, spiritual and emotional support

• Twin Cities Community voicemail site

?- Use of phone for local and long-distance calls

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.

The YCC Program, area students 15-18 years old will be in Deer River, MN for 2018.

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.

• Alcohol and Drug Education: Provides education through lectures, videos, and discussions to assist individuals in meeting required hours

• Chemical Dependency Assessment: Offers assessments on-site or off-site, including locations such as jails, hospitals, or clinics

• Chemical Dependency Treatment: Includes intensive outpatient treatment (Phase 1), outpatient treatment (Phase 2), and 24-48 hour relapse prevention treatment

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Groups/Individuals: Provides CBT classes and individual education

• DWI Clinics: Assists individuals in meeting DWI class requirements through videos and lectures

• Public Speaking: Delivers education and awareness presentations tailored to the audience

• Workplace Trainings: Conducts trainings on the effects of alcohol and drug use in the workplace.

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.

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

• Advocacy and outreach on elder services

• Congregate meals for dine-in and home delivery of meals

• Educational conferences

• Elder activities

• Elder/Disabled Energy Program (electric and gas service payment assistance)

• Information and referrals

• Social nutrition

Works one-on-one to assist persons with serious and persistent mental illness in maintaining an independent, high-quality daily life. The community support program includes client outreach, medication monitoring, employment skills, crisis assistance/prevention, and housing and benefits assistance.

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

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

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

Provides a drop-in center for individuals with mental illnesses. Activities and services include:

• Assistance with paperwork related to benefits (SSI, food support, employment applications)

• Family education

• Outreach and linkage to other programs and agencies

• Peer support services

• Recreational activities

• Resources for housing programs

• Supportive counseling

• Social and recreational activities