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Provides consultation and technical assistance to employers regarding child care. Offers a support and information phone service for family child care providers.

Provides technical assistance related to children, parents, programs, guidance, child development, and business operations.

Build Your Own Child Care Program: Staff meet with participants to assess needs, design a plan, set goals, and create a timeline tailored to each child care program. Offers up to 20 hours of free individualized service to help:

- Access required training and professional development opportunities

- Connect with a Parent Aware Coach to build a quality, star-rated program

- Navigate the Minnesota Department of Human Services licensing process

- Set up the child care environment

- Computer, internet, and technology classes - Cyber Center staff to help answer computer, iPhone, iPad and digital camera questions, etc - Free technology lab assistance with google, zoom, etc. - Laptop check-out available to members at no cost

Public Programming: Workshops, Meals On Wheels delivery, Coffee Connection (Monday – Thursday 9:30 am – 12 pm), weekly activities (education hour, arts and crafts, games, and more), Bone Builders (Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 am – 10:30 am), Finland Community Senior Meal (2nd Wednesday 11:30 am – 1 pm), non-medical nail care and blood pressure clinics (3rd Thursday 9 am – 3 pm), monthly foot care clinics (call for dates).

Resources: Technology support (Tech Tuesdays – volunteer-led assistance Tuesdays, 11 am – 2 pm) and referrals, free tax preparation (VITA), Medicare workshops (during open enrollment), legal kiosk, medical equipment loan closet, and Per Mar medical alert system setup.

Volunteer Opportunities: Casual volunteer, Driver, friendly visitor/caller, fundraising volunteer, garden helper, governance volunteer, pet therapy volunteer, program assistant or leader, tax helper, and tech support volunteer.

• Professional development training for providers

• Provides services to assist families in finding quality child care

• Start-up assistance including technical assistance, coaching, and grant funds to support providers