- Business classes and workshops to guide new entrepreneurs and current business owners on issues important to consider when starting or growing a business. - Small business development classes; check website for a current listing of classes. - Business consulting and assessment of business ideas, plan, and potential by qualified business experts. - Technical assistance to grow and enhance a business, review a plan, advise on marketing, pricing, record keeping, operations, and technology. - Micro-loan funds available for qualified businesses. Start-up and expansion loans range in size from $500 to $50,000. - SBA Women's Business Center, part of a national network of centers designed to assist women start their own business. - Financial consulting and small business loans packaging for business owners.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) provide job training opportunities for women and minorities who are underrepresented in the highway construction industry

Residential and outpatient evidence-based substance use and mental health disorders treatment targeted for women. Walk-ins are welcome and transportation is provided.

Promotes community involvement and philanthropic giving among women in the community of Otter Tail and Wadena County. Women United is involved with programs that promote early literacy including the Imagination Library, Buddy Book Bins, and Prescription Reading. Involvements include: - Educating women on the United Way's Community Impact work - Offering women opportunities to be engaged in the work - Keep women informed about the needs of the community

Alicia's Place for Women with Disabilities (Duluth): - 315 North 2nd Avenue West - Permanent housing for women without children who have chronic mental health and chemical dependency issues Birchwood Apartments (Duluth): - 4710 Burning Tree Road - 30 units apartment studio and 1 bedroom units - Heat, electricity, water, sewer, and garbage included in rent Garfield Square Apartments (Duluth): - 10 Piedmont Avenue - 50 units apartment with studio flats units - Heat, electricity, water, sewer, and garbage included in rent Memorial Park Apartments (Duluth): - 605 North Central Avenue - 39 unit apartment community with 1, 2, and 3 bedroom units - Designed to provide permanent supportive, and affordable housing to individuals experiencing homelessness San Marco Apartments (Duluth): - 230 West 3rd Street - 70 units, 30 supportive housing units for men and women who struggle with chronic public inebriation - 40 efficiency apartments for homeless or those at-risk homeless Sheila'sPlace (Duluth): - 216 North 14th Avenue East - Permanent supportive housing program for women or married couples with a family member with a disability - Case Management services are provided with the case manager meeting weekly in the home to offer support - Most families who live at Sheila's Place have had multiple episodes of homelessness. - Must be homeless, low income and willing to participate in goal plan Steve O'Neil Apartments (Duluth): - 115 West 4th Street - 44 unit permanent supportive housing services for families experiencing homelessness - 1 -, 2 -, and 3 - bedroom units - Electricity, water, sewer, garbage and heat included in rent - Rents are based on 30% of income - Security deposit is required? Gage East Apartments(Rochester): ?- 920 40th Street - 30 permanent supportive housing units for homeless families????????? Mayowood Apartments(Rochester): - 1011 Payowood Road SW - 30 unit supportive housing services with mental, chemical, and physical on site ?- 1 and 2 bedroom units??? - Electricity, water, sewer,garbage and heat included in rent Silver Creek Corner(Rochester): -? 2125 Campus Drive SE - 40 units of group residential housing for homeless chronic inebriates NOTE: Homeless individuals and families in Duluth must get a pre-screen through United Way 211 to access this program. The pre-screen information is provided to Saint Louis County Housing Assessment Team - SLCHAT. ?

Workshop topics include, but are not limited to: - Assertive communication - Computer classes - Decision making and goal setting - Identifying interests, skills, values, and strengths - Job interview skills - Job seeking strategies - Personality and creativity - Resume and cover letter writing - Self-esteem - Stress management

Provides an Intensive Residential Treatment Service (IRTS) program which integrates mental health, medical, and substance use care in a 24-hour, supervised setting. Provides a high level of treatment and assistance in a structured environment. The Arbor House is a 13-bed residence at two locations for individuals who identify as female and need treatment to recover from the acute symptoms of mental illness. Stays at the program are limited to 90 days. Treatment services include Illness Management and Recovery (IMR), skills groups, chemical health (IDDT) services, Seeking Safety (a trauma-based curriculum), Wellness Recovery, and Action Plan (WRAP) and individual supportive counseling.

Offers a gender-specific residential program which provides clients with a free place to live while receiving treatment. Offers chemical dependency, co-occurring disorder, complex co-occurring, and African-American specific programs. No medical services provided.

Assistance for immigrant women who need help understanding and finding resources to adjust to life in Minnesota, including food and housing, daycare, employment, and legal advocacy.

Provides womens medical services, including: - Colposcopy and treatment of abnormal pap smears - Contraceptive counseling and minimally invasive options for surgical sterilization - Evaluation and treatment of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss - Evaluation and treatment of pelvic pain - Evaluation and treatment of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse - Gynecologic care - Maternal-fetal medicine for high-risk prengnacy - Options for treatment of irregular or heavy periods - Preconception counseling - Pregnancy care - Screening for and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases - Treatment and counseling for menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms - Treatment of uterine fibroids, inlcuding minimally invasive and non-surgical treatment options

Specialized care for infants, children and teens from pediatric specialists Women's Health: - Baby Center - Genetic counseling - Gynecologic care Children's Services: - Child-focused medical care - Comprehensive coordination of services including radiology, lab services, medications and diagnostic procedures - Pediatric emergency department consultations

- Women's primary treatment and relapse prevention program - Women's co-occurring disorder treatment program - Women's African-American specific treatment program - Women's complex co-occurring program

- Annual exams including Pap smear and pelvic exam - Breast health exams - Family planning - Gynecologic surgery - Pediatric and adolescent gynecology - general care for female health development - Pelvic surgery (pelvic prolapstepelvic support) - Period/menstruation care including treatment for endometriosis - Sexual health care including treatment for sexually transmitted diseases

Outreach project to connect with women who may have bleeding disorders. Raises awareness of women's bleeding disorders and helps direct those who have a bleeding disorder where to go for information and treatment. Increases awareness of Von Willebrand Disease (VWD).

Provides a variety of commercial lending and mortgage loan options Business/Commercial - Community builder loans - Market tax credit financing loans - Socially and economically disadvantaged business loans - Women in Business: provides information and resources Home Loans - First-time homebuyer loans - Home improvement loans - Home Ownership for Me (HOMe): down-payment loan program - Home refinancing loans - MMCDC and USDA loans with low down payment options

Promotes community involvement and philanthropic giving among women in the community of Otter Tail and Wadena County. Women United is involved with programs that promote early literacy including the Imagination Library, Buddy Book Bins, and Prescription Reading. Involvements include: - Educating women on the United Way's Community Impact work - Offering women opportunities to be engaged in the work - Keep women informed about the needs of the community

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) provide job training opportunities for women and minorities who are underrepresented in the highway construction industry

- Consultation, including review of medical history, physical exam, and preliminary testing for incontinence and pelvic floor problems - Contraception and permanent birth control - Diagnostic procedures and ultrasound - E-visits - Management of gynecologic concerns - Midwifery - Perimenopause and menopause management - Preconception care - Pregnancy and preconception consultations - Prenatal care and childbirth - Surgical treatment for gynecological concerns - Well visits and primary preventive care including physical exams, vaccinations, lab work, and digital screening mammograms

Outpatient family counseling agency providing individual, couples, and family counseling in the following areas: - ADD/ADHD - Anger management - Bereavement/grief counseling - Christian counseling - Chronic disease counseling - Crime victim counseling - Cultural transition counseling - Depression/mood disorders - Developmental/Transitional Issues - Dialectic Behavioral Therapy DBT: Individual only; not available in a group setting - Disaster counseling - Dissociative Disorders counseling - Employment transition counseling - Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing EMDR - Family parent issues - Family violence counseling (adult incest survivor, child abuse counseling, child incest counseling, elder abuse, etc.) - Gender identity counseling - Geriatric counseling - Hypnosis - Juvenile delinquency diversion counseling - Marriage counseling - Medication management - Mental health evaluation including clinical evaluation, psychological testing, and psychosocial evaluation - Overspenders counseling - Pain management - Postabortion counseling - Postpartum counseling - Premarital counseling - Sexual Addiction counseling - Telemedicine services

- Adult assessment/psychological testing - Individual and group therapy - Prevention consultation on policies and procedures to reduce risk of sexual abuse of children - Psycho-educational sexual prevention/diversion program - Sexual abuse prevention workshops for teachers, parents, and youth-serving organizations - Specialized sex offender treatment for adults - Women's support group

Culturally specific intensive outpatient treatment program for women with chemical dependency

Community-based residential program for adult females (and their children) involved with the criminal justice and/or child protection systems. - Client accountability and monitoring - Case management services - Individual goal planning and implementation - Employment counseling - Education and various workshops/groups - Urinalysis collection - Transition to independent residence

Central Minnesota Brainerd Campus site serves 89 male residential clients and offers outpatient services to women and men. Offers both a 13-month program as well as a traditional short-term residential program. Duluth Northland Campus site offers a long-term residential recovery 13-month program for adult men. There is also a short-term residential 1-3 month program for adult men that offers intensive treatment services. Main site offers shorter-term programs, a long-term faith-based recovery program, and extensive prevention and transitional/aftercare services. Rochester Campus site offers short-term licensed treatment (typically 14 - 90 days) and long-term faith-based recovery. This is a 13 month program for both men and women. Long-term Program: 13 - 15 month residential program focusing on substance abuse, offered in a Christian environment. Residents work on overcoming self-destructive patterns associated with their substance abuse and developing positive life skills. Additional services: - Individual pastoral counseling, marriage and family therapy, and small groups - Licensed psychologists for dual-diagnosis residents - Elective classes target issues that often coincide with chemical abuse - Tailored assignments focus learning to meet individual needs - On site GED programming available Short-term Program: Offers intensive licensed Rule 245G programs with optional co-occurring disorder treatment services. Programming is provided in a structured therapeutic community offering continuous observation and treatment by professional multidisciplinary staff members. This program serves men and women, boys and girls (over 16 years of age). Length of services and level of care is based on client's ongoing assessed need. Most stays range from 21-60 days, but a one year continuing care plan is required for successful completion of this program. This program utilizes best practices including a traditional 12-Step program, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and integrated mental and chemical health services. The multidisciplinary staff approach is motivational, strength-based and relationally focused. Also offered is life skills development that helps the client enhance coping and social skills.

Provides care for ailments such as: - Endometriosis - Female sexual disorders - Fibroids - General gynecologic conditions and pelvic pain - Gynecologic cancers - Heavy bleeding - Incontinence, bladder control, and pelvic floor disorders - Infertility - Menopause and perimenopause - Ovarian cysts - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Polyps - Pregnancy and high-risk pregnancies - Sexually transmitted diseases - Uterine fibroids Services: - Birth control - Diagnostics and evaluation - Gynecologic oncology - Hysteroscopy - Infertility treatment - Mature women's care - Menopausal medicine - Non-surgical and surgical gynecologic problems - Non-surgical and surgical treatment for incontinence - Pap smears - Physical exams - Radiology and imaging - Reproductive health, including family planning and counseling - Wellness and preventive care

Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention: An intervention and healing program for Native women, girls, and Two Spirit people who have experienced intimate partner violence, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or commercial sexual exploitation. Offers counseling and community-based education activities to clients that encourage healing, build resilience, reduce risk of repeat traumas, etc. Healing Journey: A structured peer support group for adult American Indian women ages 18 and over who are challenged by chronic mental health, substance use, and trauma histories. ?Safe Harbor Initiative: A supportive program for youth ages 24 and under who have experienced sexual exploitation or are at risk of sexual exploitation. ?Sexual Assault Advocacy: Provides crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, forensic examination support, and court advocacy for American Indian survivors of sexual violence. Street Outreach: A collaborative street outreach program designed to facilitate a path towards a healthier life for people who are ready to make a positive change. Wawokiye: Provides outreach and services for youth and adults who are experiencing sex trafficking, unsheltered relatives, and those who need services realted to opioid addictions.