Provides guidance and assistance to veterans, their dependents, and survivors in applying for veteran benefits. Advises and assists veterans with all state and federal veterans benefits, such as: - Burial benefits - G.I. Bill educational training - G.I. Life Insurance - Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A. - Referrals to other public and private programs - Service-connected disability compensation - Survivors and dependent education - Transportation to VA Medical Centers such as Minneapolis and Saint Cloud Veteran Administration Medical Centers - Veteran/Military health insurance - Veteran survivor insurance

Provides virtual care methods, primarily high-speed internet and video-conferencing, to provide care and services for Veterans in one location while the health care provider is at another location. Enhances the accessibility of VA health care through video telehealth, and helps bridge the digital divide by establishing comfortable, private locations in communities where Veterans often have long travel times to VA facilities or poor connectivity at home. ATLAS sites are located in the following Minnesota counties: Becker, Brown, Carver, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Faribault, Fillmore, Jackson, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Marshall, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Redwood, Roseau, Saint Louis, Sibley, Steele, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, Waseca, Wilkin, Winona, and Yellow Medicine Home Telehealth: Provides equipment in the Veterans home to facilitate routinely sending health status monitoring data to the Veterans assigned Care Coordinator for diseases like diabetes, depression, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, heart failure and MOVE! weight management. Store-and-Forward Telehealth: For Veterans with known diabetes to prevent eye diseases caused by diabetes. Common services provided are retinal imaging and dermatology. Clinical Video Telehealth: Provides a live video connection with a specialist at another location and addresses many health conditions and diseases.

Offer resources, referrals, and support, including: Financial - Access to free financial literacy materials and programs - Emergency funds assistance through various organizations - Personal financial counseling for service members - Tax assistance Home - Connect with local veteran and community resources for homelessness support - Home repair and maintenance assistance Health and well-being - Access to free drug and alcohol screening and classes for service members - Childcare assistance - Food insecurity support - Provide information on a wide range of military-friendly counseling services and resources, including free non-medical counseling - Tricare medical and dental insurance information Education - Connections with veteran services through Minnesota State schools - Information on grants and scholarships for current service members, spouses, and children - Military education benefits Career - Assistance in connecting with employment placement - Connect to Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for employer/employee legal support and employer/employee recognition - Federal employment opportunities through USAJobs - Hiring resources through the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development - Minnesota National Guard full-time job opportunities

Deployment Services - Coping With Deployments Course: Spouses, parents, siblings, and significant others learn skill-building techniques that help them respond to the challenges of the deployment cycle - Mind-Body Workshops: Offer an alternative method of healing that engages both the mind and body to address common stress reactions that occur within military families and communities - Post-Deployment Support Resources: Information and workshops to help families re-adjust to being together after a loved one's deployment - Pre-Deployment Preparedness Tool for Family Members: Makes sure families are prepared with the information they may need throughout the deployment - Reconnection Workshops: Enhance the likelihood of positive reconnections among family members and successful re-engagement of service members and veterans in civilian life Emergency Communications - The American Red Cross independently verifies an emergency, enabling the service member's commander to make an educated decision regarding emergency leave and then provides transportation assistance and/or financial assistance if needed Financial Assistance - The American Red Cross works in partnership with Military Aid Societies to provide financial assistance which includes funds for emergency travel, the burial of a loved one, emergency food and shelter, etc. Aid Societies determine the financial assistance package that will be offered - a grant or loan. The Red Cross is the mechanism to expedite access to these financial resources. Information and Referral Services - Offers confidential services to all members of the military, veterans, and their families by connecting them with local, state, and national resources through the network of American Red Cross chapters. Local chapters develop and maintain relationships with community partners. Military families rely on the local chapter to help them identify their needs and connect them to the most appropriate chapter and community resources. These services range from responding to emergency needs for food, clothing, shelter, referrals to counseling services (e.g. financial, legal, mental health, etc.), respite care, and other resources. Military and Veteran Caregiver Network - Connect Online: Connect with caregivers in a secure, custom, peer-moderated online community - Peers engage to exchange experiences, empathy, education, and encouragement - Share With a Mentor: Share with caregivers in an understanding, one-on-one, peer-mentor relationship - Join a Support Group: Join caregivers in confidential, peer-facilitated support groups in the community and online Veteran Services - Veterans Claims for Benefits: Assists veterans and their families in preparing, developing, and obtaining evidence to support applicants' claims for veterans' benefits. Also, assists claimants seeking to appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA).

Offer resources, referrals, and support, including: Financial - Access to free financial literacy materials and programs - Emergency funds assistance through various organizations - Personal financial counseling for service members - Tax assistance Home - Connect with local veteran and community resources for homelessness support - Home repair and maintenance assistance Health and well-being - Access to free drug and alcohol screening and classes for service members - Childcare assistance - Food insecurity support - Provide information on a wide range of military-friendly counseling services and resources, including free non-medical counseling - Tricare medical and dental insurance information Education - Connections with veteran services through Minnesota State schools - Information on grants and scholarships for current service members, spouses, and children - Military education benefits Career - Assistance in connecting with employment placement - Connect to Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for employer/employee legal support and employer/employee recognition - Federal employment opportunities through USAJobs - Hiring resources through the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development - Minnesota National Guard full-time job opportunities

Skilled nursing facility for veterans. Amount of beds varies by location. Each home offers individualized care services such as medical services with 24-hour nursing care, social services support, rehabilitation, and pharmaceutical services. Each location offers additional services including recreational activities to all residents, resident & family councils, transportation to local medical appointments and services, etc.

Mental health care designed to meet the unique needs of veterans who are recovering from the psychological effects related to military service. Part of the partial hospitalization program, services include: - Creation of a care plan for after hospitalization, including connections to other community resources for veterans - Diagnosing illnesses - Evaluation of symptoms - Evidence-based therapy - Medication management

Mosher Veterans Home is a room and board residential facility, mainly for veterans, or county residents. The home provides living for individuals with private and double rooms available. Amenities include: 24-hour on-site staff, personal care services, laundry and housecleaning, medication management by an RN, dining room serving three meals a day, planned social and recreational activities, and on-site church services offered on a regular basis. Veteran residents have access to day treatment programs including incentive therapy work activities on a regular schedule at the Tomah VA Center with bus transportation provided. Non-veteran residents have access to work activities at ABC (Ability Building Center) in Caledonia with transportation provided.

Advises and assists veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits, such as: - Burial benefits - Service-connected disability compensation - Veteran survivor insurance - Veteran/Military health insurance - G.I. Bill educational training - G.I. Life Insurance - Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A. - Transportation to VA Medical Center - Outpatient medical care through the V.A. - Financial assistance through the V.A. for dental work - Survivors and dependents education "State Soldiers Assistance Program" (SSAP): provides veterans who are unable to work as a result of temporary disability with cash assistance toward housing (rent, mortgage, and utilities) and other personal needs. There are strict income and asset requirements. Information about and referrals to other service agencies for chemical dependency treatment and vocational rehabilitation.

Change Step: A program for military service members and veterans who have used abusive behaviors with their intimate partners. Change Step helps end abusive behaviors and replace them with actions that build and support healthy relationships. It is developed specifically for military service members and veterans of the armed services and incorporates the impact of military culture, deployment, PTSD, resulting in separation from family, and the effects of combat. Intervention and Prevention Group Therapy: for adults who are interested in addressing the use of violence in intimate and familial relationships. Hosting 5 groups, three days a week (2 in the morning, 3 in the evening) for individuals who are currently or have a history of used violence in relationships. This program is 24 group sessions plus periodic individual psychotherapy sessions to address program and goal progression and reflection. Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Intervention and Prevention Group Therapy: services are offered through a partnership with juvenile probation. Eligible participants are ages 18 - 24 years old and are referred through juvenile probation, the program is 24 weeks long.

Advises and assists veterans and their dependents with state and federal veterans benefits, including: - Alcohol dependency treatment - Burial benefits - Service-connected disability compensation - Dental treatment - Disability insurance - Discharge reviews - Death benefits - Domiciliary care - Drug dependency treatment - Education and training - Financial assistance - G.I. Bill educational training - G.I. Life Insurance - Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A. - Non-service connected disability pension - Outpatient medical care - Survivors and dependents education - Vocational rehabilitation for disabled

- Toll-free information and referral helpline for all veterans and their families with information about medical treatment, PTSD counseling, benefits advocacy, food, shelter, employment, training, legal aid, suicide prevention and more - Resource center for information on VA benefits, employment, and events - Employment job opportunity postings

Skilled nursing facility for veterans. Amount of beds varies by location. Each home offers individualized care services such as medical services with 24-hour nursing care, social services support, rehabilitation, and pharmaceutical services. Each location offers additional services including recreational activities to all residents, resident & family councils, transportation to local medical appointments and services, etc.

Offers support programs for Veterans who are homeless. The center amenities include multipurpose room with kitchen for classes, group rooms, community rooms, showers, laundry machines, and a computer lab.

Advises and assists veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits, such as: - Burial benefits - Service-connected disability compensation - Veteran survivor insurance - Veteran/Military health insurance - G.I. Bill educational training - G.I. Life Insurance - Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A. - Transportation to VA Medical Center - Outpatient medical care through the V.A. - Financial assistance through the V.A. for dental work - Survivors and dependents education "State Soldiers Assistance Program" (SSAP): provides veterans who are unable to work as a result of temporary disability with cash assistance toward housing (rent, mortgage, and utilities) and other personal needs. There are strict income and asset requirements. Information about and referrals to other service agencies for chemical dependency treatment and vocational rehabilitation.

Provides free door-to-door transportation to Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Shakopee Veterans Affairs Community Based Outreach Clinic, and the St. Paul Regional Office's Compensation and Pension Examination Clinic. Transportation is offered by appointment and is wheelchair accessibility available.

Offer resources, referrals, and support, including: Financial - Access to free financial literacy materials and programs - Emergency funds assistance through various organizations - Personal financial counseling for service members - Tax assistance Home - Connect with local veteran and community resources for homelessness support - Home repair and maintenance assistance Health and well-being - Access to free drug and alcohol screening and classes for service members - Childcare assistance - Food insecurity support - Provide information on a wide range of military-friendly counseling services and resources, including free non-medical counseling - Tricare medical and dental insurance information Education - Connections with veteran services through Minnesota State schools - Information on grants and scholarships for current service members, spouses, and children - Military education benefits Career - Assistance in connecting with employment placement - Connect to Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for employer/employee legal support and employer/employee recognition - Federal employment opportunities through USAJobs - Hiring resources through the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development - Minnesota National Guard full-time job opportunities

Advises and assists veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits such as: - Burial benefits - Financial assistance through the V.A. for dental work - G.I. Bill education assistance - G. I. Bill life insurance - Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A. - Information about and referrals to other service agencies for chemical dependency treatment and vocational rehabilitation - Outpatient medical care through the V.A. - Service-connected disability compensation - "State Soldiers Assistance Program" (SSAP) provides cash assistance in the form of shelter payments (rent and mortgage), utilities, and personal needs grants to veterans who are unable to work as a result of a temporary disability. There are strict income and asset requirements. - Survivors and dependents education - Transportation to VA Medical Center - Veteran/military health insurance - Veteran survivor insurance

Advise and assist all county veterans and their dependents with state and federal benefits including: - Chemical dependency treatment - Death and burial benefits - Dental treatment - Discharge review - Emergency financial assistance upon approval of Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs - Education and training - GI Bill education training - Survivors and dependents education - GI life insurance - Home loan guaranteed by the USDVA - Outpatient medical care - Medical assistance in veterans hospitals and grants for non-veteran hospitals - Service related disability compensation - Non-service related disability pension - Vocational rehabilitation for the disabled

- Allergy, asthma, and immunology - COVID-19 vaccines - Complementary and integrative health: Alternative medicine, acupuncture, yoga, and meditation - Laboratory and pathology - Mental healthcare: Offer counseling and other support. Services include individual and group therapy for: - Psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression - Marriage and relationship problems - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Anxiety, addictive behaviors, and personality disorders - Aggressive or self-harming behaviors - Nephrology: Kidney and renal care - Nutrition, food, and dietary care - Optometry: Vision care, corrective lenses, and eyeglasses - Pharmacy: Prescriptions, Rx, medications, pharmacist consultation - Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and kinesiotherapy - Primary care - Pulmonary medicine - Radiology/Imaging - Returning service member care: Post-9/11 Veterans (OEF, OIF, OND) transition and care management services - Rheumatology - Telehealth - Whole health coaching - Women Veteran care

Offer resources, referrals, and support, including: Financial - Access to free financial literacy materials and programs - Emergency funds assistance through various organizations - Personal financial counseling for service members - Tax assistance Home - Connect with local veteran and community resources for homelessness support - Home repair and maintenance assistance Health and well-being - Access to free drug and alcohol screening and classes for service members - Childcare assistance - Food insecurity support - Provide information on a wide range of military-friendly counseling services and resources, including free non-medical counseling - Tricare medical and dental insurance information Education - Connections with veteran services through Minnesota State schools - Information on grants and scholarships for current service members, spouses, and children - Military education benefits Career - Assistance in connecting with employment placement - Connect to Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for employer/employee legal support and employer/employee recognition - Federal employment opportunities through USAJobs - Hiring resources through the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development - Minnesota National Guard full-time job opportunities

Rule 29 counseling clinic providing couples, family, group and individual therapy including: - Adolescent/youth counseling - Bereavement/grief counseling - Child therapy - Counseling serving veterans and families - Couple counseling - Critical incident stress debriefing - Gambling treatment - Individual counseling - Premarital counseling - Psychiatric and psychological evaluations - Single parent counseling - Trauma/abuse recovery

Provides a sober living environment meant to enable service members, veterans, and family members to thrive in recovery and provides some extra support and structure after they have completed their treatment program.

Offer resources, referrals, and support, including: Financial - Access to free financial literacy materials and programs - Emergency funds assistance through various organizations - Personal financial counseling for service members - Tax assistance Home - Connect with local veteran and community resources for homelessness support - Home repair and maintenance assistance Health and well-being - Access to free drug and alcohol screening and classes for service members - Childcare assistance - Food insecurity support - Provide information on a wide range of military-friendly counseling services and resources, including free non-medical counseling - Tricare medical and dental insurance information Education - Connections with veteran services through Minnesota State schools - Information on grants and scholarships for current service members, spouses, and children - Military education benefits Career - Assistance in connecting with employment placement - Connect to Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for employer/employee legal support and employer/employee recognition - Federal employment opportunities through USAJobs - Hiring resources through the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development - Minnesota National Guard full-time job opportunities

Provides assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits through state and federal programs including: - Burial and death benefits - Dental and medical care - Education and training - Home loan guarantees - Pension - State Subsistence: Financial assistance for basic dental and optical care, mortgage, personal needs, rent and utilities for veterans who cannot work due to temporary disability.