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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Offers a confidential and anonymous peer support line for the entire military community to help address challenges before they escalate into a crisis, have questions about themselves, a friend, a loved one, or need to talk confidentially. Services include: - Connection to a peer who is a veteran or a member of the military community - Help finding resources and solutions - Individuals remain connected and engaged after initial contact, as long as it takes, until the issue is resolved - Provides active listening skills, understanding, and support NOTE: Not a crisis support line

Resource fair addresses concerns of WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Desert Storm vets, along with OIF/OEF returnees. Also, attention is given to concerns of veterans of other conflicts and to those with peace time service. Family members of re-deployed personnel may be interested in many of the services that are offered. All veterans are welcome, regardless of discharge status. The following resources are available: - - AA, GA, NA - - Agent Orange/Gulf War information - - Assistance with applications - - Clothing - - Consumer credit counseling - - Dental and eyewear voucher referrals - - Drug and alcohol treatment Information - - Employment assistance - - Female veterans representative - - Free haircuts - - Housing and shelter information/referrals - - Lunch served - - Probate, estate and funeral planning - - Social services benefit application - - Tax information and assistance - - VA benefits/enrollment/referrals - - Veteran's service officers - - Vet service organizations: American Legion, DAV, Marine Corps League, VFW, Purple Heart, VVA - - Vision evaluations - - Vocational referrals - - Wellness exams - - Wills - -

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

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

Offers a military help line exclusively for current members and veterans of the military and their families. Service members or eligible family members stationed in the United States or overseas, they can also access the help line, based on their telephone operator or using the Defense Switched Network (DSN). The help line provides: - Assistance with immigration-related information - Checking the status of military member's Form N-400 Application for Naturalization - Notifying a new mailing address or duty station - Obtaining posthumous citizenship for a deceased member of the U.S. armed forces - Offers information about naturalization through military service under special provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) - Provides information for immediate relatives of the United States armed forces member who died from combat-related injuries while on active duty for certain survivor immigration benefits, including citizenship - Submitting an application for expedited processing of military N-400 and N-600 applications

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.

Resource line and website for military service members, veterans, and their families. Access free, confidential support and resources on a wide range of topics, including: - Adoption and foster care - Caregiver support - Counseling services: Free, confidential counseling for service members, families, and survivors. Topics include stress, relationships, parenting, grief, and more - Education and employment - Family and Relationships: Resources for parenting, relocation, life transitions, bereavement, and more - Financial and legal assistance - Housing referrals - Individualized consultations to support the move to civilian life - Information on travel discounts, entertainment, and leisure activities for military families - Mental health resources - Military benefits information - New-Mil Parent Support: Personalized guidance for expectant parents and families with children - Peer support - Special needs support

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.

Provides air transportation to post 9/11 combat wounded and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes through a national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots. Passengers are transported to and from the medical facility for the benefit of the service member, not the passengers. Passenger eligibility requires the service member to be undergoing continuing medical care, either hospitalized or as an outpatient. Passengers must be family or a very close personal friend of the service member.

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

Information line staffed by specialists answering questions, providing resources and referral to government offices, and/or research the request of the inquirer. Frequently requested information is available by phone recordings 24 hours/7 days a week. U.S. Government services and information include: - Apply for passports or renew a passport - Consumer issues on when services go wrong, purchases, and how to be a safe consumer - Disability programs and services - Disaster and emergencies on how to prepare for, and recover from disasters - Education programs including primary, secondary, and higher education - Government agencies and elected officials within federal, state, and local government - Government benefits, grants, and loans - Health resources from the government - Housing resources - Jobs and unemployment - Laws and legal issues on reporting, research U.S. laws, and file a complaint against the government - Military and veteran programs - Money and taxes - Questions about U.S., programs and most requested facts - Small business startup, get financing help and more - Travel and immigration information - Voting and elections on common questions and processes

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

Nurse advice line providing health care support to TRICARE beneficiaries 24 hours/7 days a week. Members can access the website to create an account and get information about their plan benefits.

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 crisis assessments, crisis interventions, and community based stabilization services for Veterans of Itasca County and the catchment area of Hill City. The VCRT responds by phone and in person, to Veterans and/or their spouses experiencing mental health emergencies at locations such as, but not limited to: private homes, community locations, and hospital/clinic settings.