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ECFE is a parenting education program for all Minnesota families with children between the ages of birth to Kindergarten entrance. Learning opportunities through ECFE may occur in a variety of settings, such as the families' homes, district or community sites, and online parenting education and support. Programming and education services often include parents/caregivers and children but may just include parents/caregivers.

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Early Identification Programs
Physical Disabilities
Learning Disabilities
Hearing Loss
Health Conditions
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Visual Impairments
Provides a day support program for individuals who could benefit from and enjoy day program services. Activities include: - Art and music therapies - Fitness activities and exercises - Learning activities - Local community activities - Medication administration - Recreational, social, and creative activities such as arts and crafts, cooking, educational groups, games, reading, and discussion groups - Volunteer community service projects

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Developmental Disabilities
Intellectual Disabilities
Visual Impairments
Adult Day Programs
Hearing Loss
Learning Disabilities
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Physical Disabilities
Provides services for adults in their own homes and throughout the community. Can work on goals that are important to the client to increase independence. Examples of goals include: - Accessing community resources - Budgeting, paying bills, and gaining financial skills - Cleaning - Cooking - Grocery shopping - Health and safety - Independently taking medications - Participating in the community in which they live - Accessing transportation and options for greater mobility - Building relationships and networks - Personal safety - Personal care and hygiene - Personal boundaries - Meal planning and preparation, including nutritional education - Money management - Obtaining and maintaining a home - Time management

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Developmental Disabilities
In Home Meal Preparation
Nutrition Education
Learning Disabilities
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Physical Disabilities
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Communication Impairments
Financial Management Support
Hearing Loss
Medication Information/Management
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Health Conditions
Serves as the principal agency of the state to advocate on behalf of Minnesotans who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing by working to ensure those persons have equal access to the services, programs, and opportunities available to others. The Commission addresses barriers to communication access through public policy and legislation. Advises the governor, the legislature, the judicial branch, and the commissioners of all state agencies to ensure their policies and practices are equitable to Minnesotans who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing. Note: Does not provide direct services

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Deaf-Blindness
Hearing Loss
Planning/Coordinating/Advisory Groups
Disability Rights Groups
Peer counseling services are offered individually and in group settings and connect individuals with disabilities to a peer mentor. Peer mentors serve as role models and provide independent living guidance though services including: - Establish goals to increase independence - Community integration - Educational and advocacy resources - Recreation programs

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Visual Impairments
Learning Disabilities
Multiple Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities
Communication Impairments
Buddy Programs
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Health Conditions
Physical Disabilities
Peer Counseling
Hearing Loss
A comprehensive web-based application that integrates assessment and support planning for people who need long-term services and supports in Minnesota. The assessment takes a person-centered approach to ensure that services meet each individual's strengths, goals, preferences, and assessed needs. The assessment replaces the following assessment tools: - Developmental Disability Screening - Long-term Care Consultation Assessment - Personal Care Assistance Assessment - Home Care Nursing Assessment (to be included in a future enhancement) The assessment determines eligibility for publicly funded programs and services including: - Alternative Care Program - Brain Injury Waiver - Community Alternative Care Waiver - Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals Waiver - Developmental Disability Waiver - Elderly Waiver - Case management for people with developmental disabilities - Semi-Independent Living Services ? NOTE: Community or in-person screening is required in some situations to determine eligibility for waiver services

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Learning Disabilities
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Physical Disabilities
Brain Injuries
Communication Impairments
Activities of Daily Living Assessment
Developmental Disabilities
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Supportive Housing Expense Assistance
Visual Impairments
Case/Care Management
Older Adults
Hearing Loss
Provides work evaluation, job placement, job training, and youth transition services for individuals with a wide range of disabilities and barriers to employment. Ongoing employment support services are offered to help individuals maintain and advance in their current employment.

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Substance Use Disorders
Communication Impairments
Developmental Disabilities
Supported Employment
Visual Impairments
Learning Disabilities
Health Conditions
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Hearing Loss
Physical Disabilities
- Career exploration and planning; vocational assessment - Case coordination with other community service providers - Competitive and supported employment services - Consultation, technical assistance and training statewide - Employer, co-worker education - Job coaching support and follow-up services - Job seeking skills

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Visual Impairments
Vocational Assessment
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Hearing Loss
Supported Employment
- Once a participant has successfully completed Employee Development Services but is not yet ready for supported or competitive employment, he/she may be hired into work services. - Program provides work and fringe benefits while continuing the individualized work goals and skills training for participants. - Behavioral goals and productivity are constantly monitored by staff. - When the participant meets the criteria necessary for community employment, he/she is assisted with job placement in the community

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Hearing Loss
Prevocational Training
Communication Impairments
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Visual Impairments
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Physical Disabilities
Services and resources that support students and school sites in the development and implementation of a comprehensive and inclusive continuum of instruction

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Special Education Plan Development
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Health Conditions
Visual Impairments
Physical Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities
Communication Impairments
Learning Disabilities
Hearing Loss
A comprehensive web-based application that integrates assessment and support planning for people who need long-term services and supports in Minnesota. The assessment takes a person-centered approach to ensure that services meet each individual's strengths, goals, preferences, and assessed needs. The assessment replaces the following assessment tools: - Developmental Disability Screening - Long-term Care Consultation Assessment - Personal Care Assistance Assessment - Home Care Nursing Assessment (to be included in a future enhancement) The assessment determines eligibility for publicly funded programs and services including: - Alternative Care Program - Brain Injury Waiver - Community Alternative Care Waiver - Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals Waiver - Developmental Disability Waiver - Elderly Waiver - Case management for people with developmental disabilities - Semi-Independent Living Services NOTE: Community or in-person screening is required in some situations to determine eligibility for waiver services

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Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Older Adults
Case/Care Management
Activities of Daily Living Assessment
Visual Impairments
Communication Impairments
Physical Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Learning Disabilities
Supportive Housing Expense Assistance
Home/Community Care Financing Programs
Hearing Loss
Brain Injuries
Provides janitorial services to a range of business by offering employment and employment services to people with disabilities or other barriers to employment. ? Services include: - Commercial cleaning - Crews are insured and supply their own equipment - General cleaning, dusting, restroom cleaning, washing and cleaning, and carpet/floor care - Scheduling available between 10 am -10 pm and all transportation is handled by Goodwill

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Communication Impairments
Visual Impairments
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Learning Disabilities
On the Job Training
Developmental Disabilities
Substance Use Disorders
Hearing Loss
Physical Disabilities
Health Conditions
Supported Employment
Programs for students with special needs available at schools within the district.

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Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Hearing Loss
Communication Impairments
Developmental Disabilities
Learning Disabilities
Physical Disabilities
Visual Impairments
Provide individual competitive employment services. Services include: - Benefits planning - Career planning - Follow-up support services - Job coaching - Job development services - Job follow-up services - Job placement - Job-seeking skills training - Multi-lingual and multi-cultural support - PASS and IRWE planning - Person-centered planning - Resume and cover letter development - Supported employment

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Communication Impairments
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Hearing Loss
Job Search/Placement
Developmental Disabilities
Job Development
Supported Employment
Resume Preparation Assistance
Career Counseling
Health Conditions
Physical Disabilities
Learning Disabilities
Visual Impairments
Statewide mental health response team that helps deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing adults acquire accessible mental health services within their community. This team provides the following services to people with hearing loss: - Aftercare planning - Assessment and stabilization - Care coordination - Community placement assistance - Counseling services and treatment - Crisis intervention - Individual and family consultation

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Mental Health Crisis Lines
Families/Friends of People With Disabilities
Deaf-Blindness
Hearing Loss
Health/Disability Related Counseling
Psychiatric Case Management
Psychological Assessment
General Counseling Services
Offers culturally and language-specific mental health services for deaf, deaf/blind, and hard-of-hearing children ages birth to 22 years who experience difficulty due to emotional or behavioral problems and their families. Services may take place in a clinic, school, or home setting. Services include: - Consultation with schools and teachers - Diagnostic assessment - Individual, group, and family skill-building - Individual, group, and family therapy - Psychiatric evaluation and psychological assessment

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Deaf-Blindness
Hearing Loss
Health/Disability Related Counseling
Home Based Mental Health Services
Children and Youth With Emotional Disturbance
Parents of People With Disabilities
Family Counseling Agencies
Children and Youth With Disabilities/Health Conditions
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
A comprehensive web-based application that integrates assessment and support planning for people who need long-term services and supports in Minnesota. The assessment takes a person-centered approach to ensure that services meet each individual's strengths, goals, preferences, and assessed needs. The assessment replaces the following assessment tools: Developmental Disability Screening Long-term Care Consultation Assessment Personal Care Assistance Assessment Home Care Nursing Assessment (to be included in a future enhancement) The assessment determines eligibility for publicly funded programs and services including: Alternative Care Program Brain Injury Waiver Community Alternative Care Waiver Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals Waiver Developmental Disability Waiver Elderly Waiver Case management for people with developmental disabilities Semi-Independent Living Services NOTE: Community or in-person screening is required in some situations to determine eligibility for waiver services

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Case/Care Management
Activities of Daily Living Assessment
Home/Community Care Financing Programs
Older Adults
Brain Injuries
Supportive Housing Expense Assistance
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Learning Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities
Hearing Loss
Communication Impairments
Visual Impairments
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Physical Disabilities
Saint Francis Apartments provides housing and supportive services for seniors. Services include: - 32 units to people experiencing chronic homelessness who qualify for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) project-based permanent supportive housing (PSH) subsidy vouchers - 10 units are offered to those experiencing long-term homelessness. These units are for people who have the means to pay market rate rent or who qualify for Housing with Support (HS) subsidies as per Saint Louis County

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Learning Disabilities
Hearing Loss
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Visual Impairments
Homeless Men
Physical Disabilities
Communication Impairments
Substance Use Disorders
Health Conditions
Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing
Homeless Women
Developmental Disabilities
- Batteries for hearing devices - Cleaning and checking of devices - Hearing exams - Personal hearing device (aid) sales

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Assistive Technology Equipment Repair
Hearing Loss
Hearing Aids
Hearing Screening
Assistive Technology Equipment Sales
Community Education Programs including: - Adult Academic Program: High school diploma classes, Adult Basic Skills classes, English Language Learning (ESL/ELL), GED preparation classes, Alternative Learning Center, Citizenship classes, Workplace Readiness, Family Literacy Program; GED Testing Center, ABE for Adults with Disabilities: Contact: (763)504-8300 - Adult Enrichment classes - Adults 19-54, Adults 55 and older, Contact: (763)504-6990 - Adventure Club School Age Care in District 281 Elementary Schools before and after school, non-school days, summer: Contact: (763)504-5320 - Community Schools and Partnerships: Contact: (763)504-4900 - Windows of Opportunity: Enrichment classes and activities for adults with disabilities: Contact: (763)504-6990 - Discover U Programs for Youth: After School, School's Out! and Summer Activities for K-8 students; Driver Education; Youth Leadership/Service: Contact: (763)504-6990

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Adult Basic Education
Limited English Proficiency
School Dropouts
Citizenship Education
New Driver Training
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Youth Enrichment Programs
Communication Impairments
Literacy Programs
Adult High School Diploma Programs
Hearing Loss
Job Readiness
Adolescents
Community Adult Schools
Developmental Disabilities
Second Language Programs
Physical Disabilities
Latchkey Children
Visual Impairments
- Consults with state and local human service, law enforcement, and other agencies to assist with making services accessible to people who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing - Has technology used by deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing people - Provides direct counseling/technical assistance to people who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing and their families - Provides free training to social service providers, employees, educators, etc. For more information on specific assistive technologies visit mn.gov/deaf-hard-of-hearing

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Deaf-Blindness
Disease/Disability Information
Assistive Technology Information
Organizational Training Services
Planning/Coordinating/Advisory Groups
Hearing Loss
Organizational Consultation/Technical Assistance
A comprehensive web-based application that integrates assessment and support planning for people who need long-term services and supports in Minnesota. The assessment takes a person-centered approach to ensure that services meet each individual's strengths, goals, preferences, and assessed needs. The assessment replaces the following assessment tools: - Developmental Disability Screening - Long-term Care Consultation Assessment - Personal Care Assistance Assessment - Home Care Nursing Assessment (to be included in a future enhancement) The assessment determines eligibility for publicly funded programs and services including: - Alternative Care Program - Brain Injury Waiver - Community Alternative Care Waiver - Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals Waiver - Developmental Disability Waiver - Elderly Waiver - Case management for people with developmental disabilities - Semi-Independent Living Services NOTE: Community or in-person screening is required in some situations to determine eligibility for waiver services

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Long Term Care Options Counseling
Supportive Housing Expense Assistance
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Visual Impairments
Learning Disabilities
Home/Community Care Financing Programs
Brain Injuries
Case/Care Management
Older Adults
Communication Impairments
Developmental Disabilities
Hearing Loss
Physical Disabilities
Activities of Daily Living Assessment
A comprehensive web-based application that integrates assessment and support planning for people who need long-term services and supports in Minnesota. The assessment takes a person-centered approach to ensure that services meet each individual's strengths, goals, preferences, and assessed needs. The assessment replaces the following assessment tools: - Developmental Disability Screening - Long-term Care Consultation Assessment - Personal Care Assistance Assessment - Home Care Nursing Assessment (to be included in a future enhancement) The assessment determines eligibility for publicly funded programs and services including: - Alternative Care Program - Brain Injury Waiver - Community Alternative Care Waiver - Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals Waiver - Developmental Disability Waiver - Elderly Waiver - Case management for people with developmental disabilities - Semi-Independent Living Services NOTE: Community or in-person screening is required in some situations to determine eligibility for waiver services

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Visual Impairments
Developmental Disabilities
Learning Disabilities
Older Adults
Communication Impairments
Brain Injuries
Activities of Daily Living Assessment
Hearing Loss
Case/Care Management
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Physical Disabilities
Home/Community Care Financing Programs
Supportive Housing Expense Assistance
Representation in family law regarding divorce, child support, and custody cases.

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Low Income
Older Adults
Health Conditions
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Learning Disabilities
Communication Impairments
Hearing Loss
Divorce Assistance
Physical Disabilities
Provides room and board for low-income seniors and adults with disabilities with the goal of preventing institutionalization and homelessness. Individuals who do not qualify for home and community-based waiver programs may be able to receive supplemental service funding to provide other services, including but not limited to: - Arranging for appointments, meetings, and medical and social services ?- Assistance with transportation ?- Medication reminders

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Communication Impairments
Substance Use Disorders
Developmental Disabilities
Visual Impairments
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Brain Injuries
Home/Community Care Financing Programs
Learning Disabilities
Hearing Loss
Physical Disabilities
Older Adults
Supportive Housing Expense Assistance

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