Provides community education programs on domestic violence to agencies and other organizations who request them. Presentations can be provided to youth in schools, faith communities and in service groups.

Provide low-cost immunizations for infants, children and adults meeting the Minnesota Department of Health income and insurance eligibility requirements - Immunizations - Education, investigation, and follow up for communicable disease outbreaks as directed by MDH

- Education and speakers provide information about life-related issues including genocide, abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, assisted suicide, living wills, school-based clinics, abstinence and chastity information - Literature, resource materials, films, books, student packets, and newspaper supplements address abortion and chastity. A supplement addresses the issue of euthanasia.

Advocacy - Includes areas of housing, civil and human rights, employment, transportation, and others. The Center advocates on 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 in people's homes and businesses Assistive Technology Network - Assist individuals in the process of obtaining assistive technology devices - 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 Homemaking Services - Assist individuals in managing household activities including housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, and shopping Information and Referral - Up-to-date disability information and referrals to various agencies and individuals within the region Independent Living Skills training Peer Mentoring - Assists individuals living with a disability to identify goals and work to create a unique plan to achieve those goals - Match interested consumers with a peer mentor who provides support, provide problem-solving solutions, social skills, etc. Public Education - Provide information, resources, and materials on accessibility guide, ADA, disability laws, etc. Respite Care Services - Provide short-term in-home care and support when the primary caregiver or family members need to be absent from the home. Systems Advocacy (to implement changes where needed) Transition/Relocation Services - Assist individuals living with a disability in transition from nursing facilities and other institutions into community settings with the goal of preventing institutionalization

This initiative provides education, works with communities, and trains and supports a network of presenters, using the ACE Interface curriculum. The focus is to raise awareness about how adversity impacts the development and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. The initiative shares neurobiology, epigenetics, ACEs and resilience (NEAR) research to catalyze individual and community-driven actions that foster understanding, hope and healing.

- Community Education: Offers presentations and facilitated dialogs to community groups and individuals on the basics of domestic and/or sexual violence, signs, intervention and awareness. Participating groups have included faith-based groups, civic and service clubs, and social justice-oriented organizations. - Community Events and Resource Fairs: Participates in numerous resource and wellness fairs throughout the metro area every year. Organizations can contact Alexandra House if they are organizing an event or fair and would like to have Alexandra House represented. - Professional Trainings and Collaborations: Offers a variety of trainings tailored for various professional groups to respond to and prevent domestic and sexual violence - Student and Youth Education: Provides a tailored learning experience for youth and students in grades 3rd and above about domestic or sexual abuse

Provides disability awareness training

- Accompaniment for survivors who must attend court proceedings - Communicates to professionals and public about needs and problems of survivors - Increases society's awareness of problems faced by survivors - Information about grieving process and criminal justice system for survivors - Newsletter - Provides contact people for survivors - Speakers bureau - Support group meetings

- Provides support and advocacy for families and individuals who have been victims of gun violence including recovering from their experience, obtain medical assistance when required, navigate their way through the legal system, how to avoid becoming re-victimized, access benefits, and rebuilding their lives - Provides community education and awareness regarding the negative impacts gun violence has on the community - Provides violence prevention and de-escalation training - Provides gun locks and trigger locks to secure firearms

Provides a broad range of counseling, outreach and referral services to help veterans, service members, and their families make readjustments to civilian life. Services include: - Veterans Crisis Line and Hotline - Readjustment counseling (individual, family and group) - Marital/family counseling - Military sexual trauma counseling and referral - Bereavement counseling - Substance abuse assessment and referral (drug and alcohol) - Benefits assistance referral - Employment referral - Information and referral regarding other services available for veterans and their families - Community outreach and education

Serves victims of sexual assault and teen relationship abuse through a range of services: - Telephone crisis response - Short-term counseling - Responds to local hospital emergency rooms - Legal advocacy - Safe at Home application assistance for address confidentiality - Support group for individuals who have experienced sexual abuse designed to help people begin to recover from the effects of trauma and to help them find ways to grow, flourish and enjoy healthy relationships and happier lives. Individuals receive support from peers and advocates. Individuals learn about dynamics and the culture surrounding sexual violence, common reactions and feelings, as well as coping skills that may aid in the healing process. - Works with victims of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation Also offers community education speakers on a range of topics such as: Bullying, cyberbullying, sexting, healthy relationships, impact of domestic violence on child witnesses, media violence, sexual assault awareness and prevention, and teen dating violence

Provides free and confidential services to those affected by domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking/exploitation, and high-risk youth in Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, and Yellow Medicine counties. Confidential services: - Accompaniment to court - Assistance with petitioning for an Order for Protection or Harassment Restraining Order - Community education - Crisis line - Emergency transportation, and/or assistance - Information, referrals, and resources - Temporary emergency safe housing - Systems coordination - Support group - Youth Programs: Provides youth the ability to teach and learn from their peers about confidence, communication, safety, and life skills. Emergency assistance includes, but is not limited to, the following expenses: - Crime Scene cleanup - Grant funds are used to meet crime victims' emergency needs when available - Purchase and installation of necessary home security devices - Reimbursement of towing and storage fees incurred due to impoundment of a recovered stolen vehicle - Replacement of necessary property that was lost, damaged or stolen as a result of a crime - Transportation to locations related to the victim's needs as a victim, such as medical and criminal justice facilities - Victim reimbursement for reasonable travel and living expenses incurred due to a change in venue Victims of crime have also received funding through the program for items such as repairing a broken door, installing new locks, and replacing clothing or bedding taken as evidence. Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP may be available through pre-screening.

- City patrol - Crime investigation - Crime prevention - Crime victim support - Police records - Crime witness support - Speakers for bicycle safety education - Drug abuse education/prevention

- Consults on a wide range of topics from demographic changes and needs of older people to programs and services for a variety of organizations, individuals, and businesses - Leverages resources, grants or contract funds to local providers - Plans and develops with local partners a variety of home and community-based services for older people so that they can stay in their own homes and communities - Provides demographic and service need analysis that informs policymakers, the public, and the media

- Case Management: Southeast Minnesota Regional Navigator works with domestic minor sex trafficking victims - Community Groups: Staff assist community members with organizing groups to raise awareness, advocate for resources, and provide education and prevention - Consultation: Professionals working with sexually exploited youth or trafficking victims can get advice, referrals, and other assistance - Outreach: Staff and volunteers help with spreading the word about sex trafficking, Safe Harbor, and services - Prevention: Provides sex trafficking prevention programs - Protocol Development: As a part of the Safe Harbor Program model, protocols have been issued by the state. Staff help agencies adapt and implement these protocols. - Training: Staff offer training specialized for professionals by discipline or to community groups

Provides confidential services including: - Chemical health assessments - Community event speakers for various topics related to mental health - Crisis appointments - Diagnostic assessments - Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) - Early childhood counseling services - Family counseling - Hypnotherapy - Individual counseling - Marriage/couples counseling - Play therapy - Premarital counseling Partners with outside providers for psychicatric medication neds and psychological testing. Areas of focus: - Aging related stressors - Anger management - Anxiety/worry/fears - Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD or ADHS) - Autism Spectrum Disorders - Bipolar Disorder - Chronic pain or illness - Communication problems - Cutting/self-harm behaviors - Depression - Divorce - Domestic abuse or violence - Eating Disorders - Emotional, sexual and physical abuse - Food addictions - Interpersonal conflict - Intimacy/sexual problems - Life transitions - Loss or grief - Oppositional Defiant Disorder - Parenting training/assistance - Personality Disorders - Problems with children and family - Relationship issues - Substance abuse - Trauma/PTSD

- Bereavement counseling - Community outreach and education - Employment referral - Family counseling for military related issues - Individual and group counseling for Veterans, service members, and their families - Military sexual trauma counseling and referral - Substance use disorder assessment and referral

- Provides support and advocacy for families and individuals who have been victims of gun violence including recovering from their experience, obtain medical assistance when required, navigate their way through the legal system, how to avoid becoming re-victimized, access benefits, and rebuilding their lives - Provides community education and awareness regarding the negative impacts gun violence has on the community - Provides violence prevention and de-escalation training - Provides gun locks and trigger locks to secure firearms

- After-hours for emergency food. Also, refers to the Housing Resource Line for shelter resources and housing information. - Crisis intervention for mental health crises by phone and face-to-face including psychiatric crisis intervention, outreach services, short-term crisis counseling, emergency psychiatric hospitalization, after-hours adult protection, child endangerment reporting, and after-hours child protection reporting - Diversion from out-of-home placement - Mental health crisis assessment is completed within 90 days or less to find out what option is available to the individual. One option might include case management, as choices may vary depending on the assessment. - Public speaking regarding mental health crisis - Parent-child conflict resolution

An online resource created for people who need affordable housing and support to maintain housing for themselves and their families. HB101 can help people understand the range of housing options, make choices about where they want to live, develop a long-term housing plan, and plan the next steps to work toward their goals. Provides homeless service information for the Coordinated Entry Access Points: Click here to view the map of access points throughout Minnesota.

Services are victim-centered, which means individuals will guide their own process, make their own decisions, and have staff provide information, support, and referrals. Services include: - Advocacy: Assistance in obtaining Emergency Protective Orders, Permanent Restraining Orders, Stalking/Harassment Orders, Temporary Restraining Orders, housing, community services, and medical appointments - Confidentiality - Community education and professional training - Crisis line - Emergency Services: Transportation to medical facilities, law enforcement, safe housing, etc. - Individual and group support - Prevention and/or Rapid Rehousing: Services provided by the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP - Safety planning

Group of community members and professionals who meet monthly to discuss issues facing older adults and offer information about resources for older adults - Medicare counseling

- Provides referrals regarding disability discrimination issues and rights under law - Training, information, and legal advocacy to parents of children with disabilities to help them secure the education and services guaranteed to their children by law - Legal representation (only takes a few cases each year) to adults and children with disabilities, in both individual and class action cases involving their rights to employment, education, transportation, housing, and access to public accommodations - Training and speakers for the disability community, public entitles, and private businesses on the provisions of the ADA and it's relationship to other state and federal laws - Education for legislators and policy-makers on issues affecting the rights of people with disabilities - Training for law students through the Disability Clinical Legal Education Program including a consortium of 5 law schools and DREDF offering a course in disability rights law and a clinic in which students work on DREDF cases

Born Learning is a national public engagement campaign, focused on creating early learning opportunities for young children. Website and material is based on early childhood development research and offers educational tools for parents, grandparents and caregivers - including: - Tips to encourage learning - Answers to help care for young children - Fact sheets on a child's ages and stages

Advocates will present on any of the following topics or provide materials for: - Community Involvement in Ending Domestic Violence - How to Actively Address Domestic Violence - Men's Use of Violence in Intimate Partner Relationships - Teen Dating Violence - The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children - Understanding Domestic Violence - Women's Use of Violence in Intimate Partner Relationships