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Partially funded under contract with the Central Minnesota Council on Aging as part of the Older Americans Act and administered by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Saint Cloud. Offers a senior meal at the Askov Community Center

Provides nutrition resources to maintain and improve the health and wellness of seniors. This program includes services such as: - Nutritional Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS): Adults aged 60 and older who have more mobility and are comfortable with some cooking. NAPS is a boxed program (meaning food is prescribed and prepackaged). Participants can also shop at the Food Shelf while waiting for their NAPS box. - Silver Selects: Adults 60 and older who have difficulty shopping and cooking but are able to come to CEAP once or twice each month. Each participant can receive 28 frozen meals per month and can either pick up all 28 at one time or 14 meals twice each month. Participants can also shop at the Food Shelf when picking up their frozen meals.

Connects and provides older adults and their caregivers with services in their community to allow them to live long, healthy, and independent lives in their own homes. Services include: - Food Assistance: Congregate dining locations offering low-cost meals, low-cost frozen meals, home-delivered meals, NAPS, and SNAP - Healthy Living: Blood pressure checks, fall prevention screenings, telehealth conferences, Tai Chi and yoga sessions, and stretching/balance education - Information Services: Offers memory loss education and Dementia Friends, Medicare counseling and assistance, fraud/scam identification and prevention, assistance with internet search, assistance with Healthcare Directives and Power of Attorney forms, and classes to older adults - Mobile Community Center: Brings services and socialization to the door or community. The vehicle is equipped with high-speed internet, flat-screen TV, applications for programs, and meeting space for coffee and conversation. - Social: Offers card parties, coffee and conversation time, caregiver respite, karaoke parties, video calls and chats with friends, and social media assistance

- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applications: Provides assistance with applications for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) a county-run, state-supervised Federal program that helps Minnesotans with low incomes get the food they need for sound nutrition and well-balanced meals. The program issues electronic food support benefits that can help stretch your household food budget. - Information and Referral: Offers information on resources of local food shelves - Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS) Applications: The program is designed to provide healthy and nutritious food products each month at no cost to eligible individuals over the age of 60. Helps eligible individuals apply for the program. - Second Harvest Heartland: Provides a free food distribution program to those in need - Prairie Five Meals Program: Offers congregate dining, home delivered, and frozen meals serving 34 communities in the area. Frozen meals are available for weekend, holiday, emergency and rural delivery. The program promotes health and independent living in the senior population through improved nutrition and reduction of social isolation.

Provides meals Monday through Friday, times vary

- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applications: Provides assistance with applications for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) a county-run, state-supervised Federal program that helps Minnesotans with low incomes get the food they need for sound nutrition and well-balanced meals. The program issues electronic food support benefits that can help stretch your household food budget. - Information and Referral: Offers information on resources of local food shelves - Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS) Applications: The program is designed to provide healthy and nutritious food products each month at no cost to eligible individuals over the age of 60. Helps eligible individuals apply for the program. - Second Harvest Heartland: Provides a free food distribution program to those in need - Prairie Five Meals Program: Offers congregate dining, home delivered, and frozen meals serving 34 communities in the area. Frozen meals are available for weekend, holiday, emergency and rural delivery. The program promotes health and independent living in the senior population through improved nutrition and reduction of social isolation.

- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applications: Provides assistance with applications for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) a county-run, state-supervised Federal program that helps Minnesotans with low incomes get the food they need for sound nutrition and well-balanced meals. The program issues electronic food support benefits that can help stretch your household food budget. - Information and Referral: Offers information on resources of local food shelves - Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS) Applications: The program is designed to provide healthy and nutritious food products each month at no cost to eligible individuals over the age of 60. Helps eligible individuals apply for the program. - Second Harvest Heartland: Provides a free food distribution program to those in need - Prairie Five Meals Program: Offers congregate dining, home delivered, and frozen meals serving 34 communities in the area. Frozen meals are available for weekend, holiday, emergency and rural delivery. The program promotes health and independent living in the senior population through improved nutrition and reduction of social isolation.

- Bread and baked goods - Congregate dining meals. Meal reservations must be done three days in advance. - Driving improvement classes - Educational programs on health issues and 55 Alive - Foot care/blood pressure checks - Information and referral, outreach, support groups, senior companion/friendly visitor, peer counseling, and telephone reassurance - Recreational/leisure activities including cards, games, movies, lunch pot lucks, bingo, and day trips - Transportation for groceries and social activities at senior center only

- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applications: Provides assistance with applications for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) a county-run, state-supervised Federal program that helps Minnesotans with low incomes get the food they need for sound nutrition and well-balanced meals. The program issues electronic food support benefits that can help stretch your household food budget. - Information and Referral: Offers information on resources of local food shelves - Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS) Applications: The program is designed to provide healthy and nutritious food products each month at no cost to eligible individuals over the age of 60. Helps eligible individuals apply for the program. - Second Harvest Heartland: Provides a free food distribution program to those in need - Prairie Five Meals Program: Offers congregate dining, home delivered, and frozen meals serving 34 communities in the area. Frozen meals are available for weekend, holiday, emergency and rural delivery. The program promotes health and independent living in the senior population through improved nutrition and reduction of social isolation.

Through a partnership with Lutheran Social Services, nutritious meals are available at a dining site at the Atwater Community Center or at home through volunteer meal delivery drivers. Frozen meals are available for weekends and holidays; special diet meals such as low sodium, low sugar, etc., are available as well.

- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applications: Provides assistance with applications for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) a county-run, state-supervised Federal program that helps Minnesotans with low incomes get the food they need for sound nutrition and well-balanced meals. The program issues electronic food support benefits that can help stretch your household food budget. - Information and Referral: Offers information on resources of local food shelves - Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS) Applications: The program is designed to provide healthy and nutritious food products each month at no cost to eligible individuals over the age of 60. Helps eligible individuals apply for the program. - Second Harvest Heartland: Provides a free food distribution program to those in need - Prairie Five Meals Program: Offers congregate dining, home delivered, and frozen meals serving 34 communities in the area. Frozen meals are available for weekend, holiday, emergency and rural delivery. The program promotes health and independent living in the senior population through improved nutrition and reduction of social isolation.

- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applications: Provides assistance with applications for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) a county-run, state-supervised Federal program that helps Minnesotans with low incomes get the food they need for sound nutrition and well-balanced meals. The program issues electronic food support benefits that can help stretch your household food budget. - Information and Referral: Offers information on resources of local food shelves - Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS) Applications: The program is designed to provide healthy and nutritious food products each month at no cost to eligible individuals over the age of 60. Helps eligible individuals apply for the program. - Second Harvest Heartland: Provides a free food distribution program to those in need - Prairie Five Meals Program: Offers congregate dining, home delivered, and frozen meals serving 34 communities in the area. Frozen meals are available for weekend, holiday, emergency and rural delivery. The program promotes health and independent living in the senior population through improved nutrition and reduction of social isolation.

A culturally appropriate senior center providing services including: - Bilingual citizenship classes and ESL instruction - Congregate dining - Exercise, health, and nutrition education including Tai-Chi - In-home visits to assess determination of needs - Individual advocacy to access needed services and ensure fair treatment from community-based and government resources, assistance with making or canceling appointments with doctors, filling out forms, paying bills, and bridging cultural gaps - Information and referral - Intrepretation and translation support for limited English speakers going through the naturalization process - Social Media Classes - Transportation to medical appointments, human services appointments, shopping, errands, recreational/social appointments

- Congregate dining program - Social, recreational, educational, and fitness programming

Offers nutritious, balanced meals and food-service options for older adults and others across Minnesota, helping people eat well, stay healthy, and maintain independence without the burden of meal preparation. Services include: - Community Dining Centers and "Diner's Club": Hot, dietitian-designed meals served in a communal setting, great for socializing over a meal - Food Vendor Services: Acts as a food vendor supplying nutritious meals to institutions (child-care centers, schools, adult-day programs, assisted-living facilities) under programs that follow federal nutrition standards - Meals on Wheels: Home-delivered hot meals (typically Monday-Friday, with options for weekends) for older adults who may have difficulty leaving home. Delivery includes a friendly visit and a safety check - Meals to Go: Frozen, ready-to-eat meals shipped statewide, ideal for people living in rural areas or those without access to dining centers or delivery services

Offers three community centers for members of the Fond Du Lac band. All facilities feature a gymnasium, weight room, and library. The Cloquet Community Center offers a pool and hot tub. The community centers provide fun and educational activities throughout the year. Activities offered: - Adult brunch, elder lunch, and teen dinners at low cost - Bingo nights - Elder exercise - GED classes - Immersion language table - Ojibwe language table NOTE: Activities will vary from center to center

Offers three community centers for members of the Fond Du Lac band. All facilities feature a gymnasium, weight room, and library. The Cloquet Community Center offers a pool and hot tub. The community centers provide fun and educational activities throughout the year. Activities offered: - Adult brunch, elder lunch, and teen dinners at low cost - Bingo nights - Elder exercise - GED classes - Immersion language table - Ojibwe language table NOTE: Activities will vary from center to center

- Card games - Foot clinic - Guest speakers once per month - Medicare/supplementary insurance advocate - Meeting space available for rent - Senior dining; spouses may participate regardless of age - Bring a Friend Day potluck every month

Connects and provides older adults and their caregivers with services in their community to allow them to live long, healthy, and independent lives in their own homes. Services include: - Food Assistance: Congregate dining locations offering low-cost meals, low-cost frozen meals, home-delivered meals, NAPS, and SNAP - Healthy Living: Blood pressure checks, fall prevention screenings, telehealth conferences, Tai Chi and yoga sessions, and stretching/balance education - Information Services: Offers memory loss education and Dementia Friends, Medicare counseling and assistance, fraud/scam identification and prevention, assistance with internet search, assistance with Healthcare Directives and Power of Attorney forms, and classes to older adults - Mobile Community Center: Brings services and socialization to the door or community. The vehicle is equipped with high-speed internet, flat-screen TV, applications for programs, and meeting space for coffee and conversation. - Social: Offers card parties, coffee and conversation time, caregiver respite, karaoke parties, video calls and chats with friends, and social media assistance

- Recreational, social, and leisure activities for Stewartville seniors - Noon meal

Programs geared toward helping Cambodian elders and other southeast Asians in the following areas: - Applying for public benefits - English instruction - Citizenship classes, INS interviews and immigration assistance - Healthy eating promotion which reconnects participants with the eating habits of their home countries through nutrition education, development of community gardens, and meals served three days a week from a local restaurant. Serves elders from the Cambodian, Chinese, and Karen communities. - Physical activities and active living - Cultural and traditional ceremonies - Health education - Medicare application - Housing assistance - Funeral assistance - Recreational activities - Group shopping and medical appointment transportation - Translation

Nutritious meals are provided via: - Diner's Clubs: Local restaurants offer meals for older adults ages 60 and older throughout the day or over the lunch hour with no reservations required. - Community Dining Centers: Community dining locations offer well balanced, hot meals. Meals include milk and are served daily around noon. Special diets such as diabetic, controlled sodium, and low-fat/low-cholesterol can be accommodated through meals. Upon request, hot or frozen carryout meals are provided. - Food Vendor Services: Registered dietitians create diverse, fresh, nutritious meals to comply with federal guidelines childcare, schools and older adults. Offers a wide range of menu items to satisfy a wide range or customers. - Meals on Wheels: Volunteers deliver locally prepared hot meals Monday - Friday and perform a safety check for older adults unable to leave their homes. Frozen meals available for weekends, holidays, and other closure days. - Meals to Go: Provides shipped frozen homestyle meals. Each shipment includes 14 frozen meals. In addition to a nutritious meal, Senior Nutrition provides seniors: - Activities and friendly interaction - Connections with area professionals - Information about other community senior services

Provides several services for college students with: - Campus Cupboard Food Pantry: Clients can access the food pantry at any time during open hours. The food pantry offers Halal options and prioritizes diverse food items. - Fellowship services with partner area congregations - Homemade meals for anyone to come and enjoy during the spring and fall semesters

Connects and provides older adults and their caregivers with services in their community to allow them to live long, healthy, and independent lives in their own homes. Services include: - Food Assistance: Congregate dining locations offering low-cost meals, low-cost frozen meals, home-delivered meals, NAPS, and SNAP - Healthy Living: Blood pressure checks, fall prevention screenings, telehealth conferences, Tai Chi and yoga sessions, and stretching/balance education - Information Services: Offers memory loss education and Dementia Friends, Medicare counseling and assistance, fraud/scam identification and prevention, assistance with internet search, assistance with Healthcare Directives and Power of Attorney forms, and classes to older adults - Mobile Community Center: Brings services and socialization to the door or community. The vehicle is equipped with high-speed internet, flat-screen TV, applications for programs, and meeting space for coffee and conversation. - Social: Offers card parties, coffee and conversation time, caregiver respite, karaoke parties, video calls and chats with friends, and social media assistance

- Provides meals at the Clearbrook Senior Citizens Center daily - Provides home delivered meals - please call for delivery days - Delivered Monday through Friday meals - Frozen meals on weekends if needed