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Learn more about homemaking services when paid for under waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual. MORE INFORMATION Provides light housekeeping assistance and basic meal preparation

Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual.

Recreational activities for older adults to create social connections, learn new things and improve their general well-being. MORE INFORMATION Provides Special Access Services to community elders 60 years and older, especially Bhutanese refugee elders living in Twin Cities area Services include: * English language and citizenship class * Awareness about elder abuse * Social connections and weekly socialization * Referral and enrollment assistance to community services and resources

Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual.

Respite provides care on a short-term basis for a person who cannot take care of themselves, and who is usually taken care of by a family member or friend. The service is designed to provide temporary coverage for the caregiver during an absence or need for relief. Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers or the Alternative Care program in the Community-Based Services Manual. MORE INFORMATION Provides culturally-specific in-home respite care

Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual.

Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual.

Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual.

Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual.

Learn more about this service when paid for under waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual.

This program provides support to people in abusive situations and works to reduce relationship abuse, intimate partner violence and family violence. Programs may include crisis intervention and domestic violence education and prevention. MORE INFORMATION Assists immigrant women and their families, with a focus is on building a violence free society and empowering women. The domestic violence program offers: * Volunteers are available 24/7 on crisis line to answer questions and mediate crises * Information and referral to community resources, including shelters * Confidential services such as free or low cost legal aid, women's emotional support groups, divorce support and access to battered women's shelters and medical care * Economic Empowerment program - education, resources and referrals for survivors of domestic abuse to earn their own living and pursue careers * Chai and Chat monthly events provide interaction to reduce isolation and talks about many topics

Program that works on behalf of individuals and/or groups to make sure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible MORE INFORMATION Offers help to newly arrived refugees to find and connect to services including: * Child care * Health services, health promotion and applying for health insurance * Public assistance * Social groups * Housing * Transportation * Assistance with applications for permanent residence (green card) and citizenship * Preparation for citizenship test * Job training, resume building, career counseling and employment opportunities

A support worker is someone trained to help people that need support to take care of their day-to-day activities. Support workers help people live and work within their own communities. These support workers help with daily living needs because of disease, a disabling condition, or complications related to aging. Activities they can help with include: * Daily living activities * Health related activities * Behavior observation and monitoring Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) provider agencies support people eligible for CFSS who select the CFSS agency model by employing their workers and performing all employment tasks such as: recruiting, hiring, training, supervising and evaluating support workers (they do not support individuals in the CFSS budget model). The individual receiving care is still responsible for directing their own care and has a say in selecting their support worker, setting worker's schedules and can participate in the training and supervising of their support worker.

Learn more about this service when paid for under waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual.

Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual.

Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual.

Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual.

Classes and workshops on how to make decisions that can help your health as you get older or as a caregiver helping others. The programs have been tested through research and by real-world participants. MORE INFORMATION Offers classes: * Walk with Ease * A Matter of Balance

Program that helps people understand and successfully complete forms, paperwork or documents that are required to receive benefits or services MORE INFORMATION Staff are trained to prescreen for eligibility and help completing the application for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Transportation program that provides rides for people in and around their community. Learn more about transportation costs that are covered through waivers in the Community-Based Service Manual.

This agency acts as a fiscal intermediary for the Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Choice program. PCA Choice is a service option for people receiving PCA services through Medical Assistance (MA), MA waiver programs or the Alternative Care program. If electing to use this option, the person receiving the services is the employer of their workers and responsible for employment related tasks. In order to participate, the person using PCA Choice (or a responsible party) must designate a PCA Choice Agency to act as a fiscal intermediary. The fiscal intermediary takes care of billing the Department of Human Services (DHS) for the PCA services and paying the PCA. A PCA is a trained worker who helps people that need support to take care of their day-to-day activities and who are on a state program (Medical Assistance, MA waiver programs, or Alternative Care). Personal assistance services help individuals live and work within their own communities. PCAs assist people who need support to take care of daily living needs because of disease, a disabling condition, or complications related to aging. Under the PCA Choice Option, the care recipient is responsible for: * Entering into a written agreement with the PCA Choice agency * Finding, hiring/firing and training PCA staff * Developing a care plan, with help from qualified professional if needed * Monitoring and evaluating PCA staff * Arranging for back-up PCA staff, if needed * Scheduling PCAs * Supervising PCA staff The PCA Choice Agency (fiscal intermediary) is responsible for: * Applying for the criminal check for PCA staff and qualified professional * Enrolling PCA staff with DHS * Billing for PCA and qualified professional services * Maintaining the required liability insurance for PCAs and qualified professionals * Maintaining the written agreements for all PCA staff, qualified professionals, and responsible parties * Paying and withholding taxes for PCA staff and the qualified professional PCA Choice has begun transitioning to Community First Services and Supports (CFSS). Individuals currently using PCA Choice will transition to CFSS at their next reassessment.

Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual.

Respite provides care on a short-term basis for a person who cannot take care of themselves, and who is usually taken care of by a family member or friend. The service is designed to provide temporary coverage for the caregiver during an absence or need for relief. Learn more about this service when paid for under the waivers or the Alternative Care program in the Community-Based Services Manual.

Senior programs help to reduce the social isolation of elders in the Asian-Indian community. Programs and services include: * Monthly meetings with seniors to determine their needs, as well as offering social and educational opportunities * Senior transportation to community events * Volunteers make house visits on a need basis and to help with grocery shopping * Referrals to health and educational services and community and county resources * Offers Live at Well at Home program for Seniors age 60 and older * Early dementia awareness and education

Crisis lines provide immediate support to help ensure a person's safety and help them take the next steps toward resolving a problem. Crisis intervention hotlines/helplines are available through telephone, email, chat, text or other communication methods. MORE INFORMATION This agency maintains a crisis line for the Asian-Indian community experiencing violence, mental or physical health emergencies, immigration and legal emergencies. The crisis line offers: * Support 24/7 * Culturally-specific services * South Asian language support * Information about safe shelters