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Offers a youth program for middle school and high school students, designed to strengthen social-emotional skills, foster connection, and build resilience. Through group activities, honest conversations, and mentorship, young people learn how to navigate challenges, support one another, and grow their leadership skills. Availability is limited to 12 students.

Helps people develop skills and knowledge to improve their lives and communities. Offers a variety of programs for learners of all ages. Class offerings include adult enrichment classes, driving classes, children and youth enrichment classes, mentoring opportunities, school readiness courses, swimming lessons, and more.

Public health nurses, family health mentors and nutritionists make home visits. Frequency of visits and length of time per visit agreed upon by family and nurse, depending upon needs of family. Services offered: - Health information on pregnancy - Nutritional counseling and guidance - Child's growth and development and child rearing questions - Parenting education - Prevention of child maltreatment - Works with school teams to assist families with special needs children - After Home Care: Suggestions for appropriate exercise program, mother's health needs, parenting education, newborn care, nutritional needs (breast or bottle feeding), infant growth and development, and supportive community resources ?- Maternal and Child Health Program: Pregnancy care; special care for high risk pregnant women; nutritional assessment and education; prenatal health needs including nutrition, weight gain, balance of rest and exercise, substance use, preparation for labor and delivery, and adjustment to new family ?- Services for Children: Public health nursing home visits for children with chronic illness, handicaps and developmental delays; nutrition assessment and education; physical and developmental screening; and more

- Mentoring program which matches adult role models with at-risk youth to provide social and recreational interaction - School-site mentoring available for adults to meet with children in the classroom or on the playground for mentoring - REACH program: Serves Owatonna Middle School students in grades 6th - 8th who have high academic potential but face obstacles in their lives by providing each student with a one-to-one mentor and friend

Provides a 10 week postabortion group support and individual mentoring.

Matches youth with an adult mentor that offer guidance and support

Veterans employment services includes: - Assessment for marketable skills - Career planning - Job search and application help - Other support services Coordinate Salute Southern MN program for duty soldiers, guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families. Offers: - Networking events: Meet real employers and make connections - On-going career advancement: Engage with employers in the career fields that you're interested in - Mentorship: Mentors help with navigating career, family, and life challenges

Matches children in grades?2 - 7 with college student mentors from Carleton College or Saint Olaf College for mentoring relationships that typically last 2 - 4?years.

The Restorative Justice Mentoring Program provides a one-on-one relationship between a youth in need of support and guidance and a positive, caring adult mentor.

Program offers a preventive program for children by matching them with volunteer mentors who provide additional adult friendship and a positive role model.

- After The Bell: Middle School students meet as a club twice a week, during high-risk after-school time, for friendship, arts, crafts, and field trips. - AMS Buddies: Helps 5th-grade students with their transition to middle school. Fifth-grade students meet for activities including crafts, art, outdoor activities, food, and fellowship. - Cardinal Buddies Mentorship Program: High school students serve as mentors to students in grades 2 - 5. "Big and Little Buddies" are matched for one-on-one activities such as reading, arts, crafts, and games. They meet as a group with direct supervision by the Youth First Coordinators. - Camp Eastview: Provides structured activities for students among the nearly 300 families that live at Eastview Mobile Home Park in Annandale. Students join together for arts, and crafts, reading, sports, games, circle time, and snacks. Camp Eastview takes place outdoors at Eastview Mobile Home Park. - Centennial Villa Bingo: Weekly bingo games that promote intergenerational activities between youth and senior citizens. - Community Clean-Up Week: Eighth-grade students are bussed to locations to clear brush, clear trails, rake, plant trees, or help with repairs. - Community Volunteers: Coordinates community, school, and youth volunteers to work together to create a healthier community - Community Youth Nights: Annandale Middle School students are given opportunities for supervised activities during high-risk times. On Friday nights, students may be involved with rollerskating, swimming, basketball, musical productions, theater, bowling, concerts, or speakers. - Yoga on the Beach: Provides free yoga classes weekly for all shapes, sizes, ages, and fitness levels. Held on the local beach during the summer season, and indoors the rest of the year.

Provides weekly school-year groups, a leadership development program, mentoring, one-on-one support, the Annual Latino Youth Peace and Leadership Conference, truancy diversion, summer programming and special activities for Latino adolescents to develop their assets, positive attitudes and behaviors in the areas of education, self, family, and community.

Matches youth ages 7 - 17 with adult volunteers for one-on-one, community based mentoring. Matches are made based on complementary interests, personality, goals, identity and lived experiences. The agency with their community partners offers a diverse array of free and low-cost activities for mentors and mentees to do together. Program advocates provide ongoing, wrap-around support for mentor-mentee matches, checking in with enrolled families and mentors about once a month, with more frequent email communication about upcoming activities and events. Youth can stay enrolled in the program until they graduate from high school or turn 18 (whichever is later). Minimum of one-year commitment from both mentors and enrolled youth. Mentors are expected to spend 4 - 6 hours per month with their mentee.

Advocacy Services: - The center advocates in areas of civil and human rights, employment/disability benefits, housing, transportation, and on the state, local, and federal levels Equipment Loaner Closet: - Loans a range of home medical equipment including wheelchairs, walkers, power chairs, canes, transfer benches, raised toilet seats, and more. Equipment are available on a first come first served basis and will hold equipment for a 24-hour period. - Swap Shop: A self-directed equipment listing available for persons shopping/looking for used equipment. Information and Referral: - Up-to-date disability information and referrals to various agencies and individuals within the region - Other Services: Includes disability benefits application assistance, housing assistance, emergency disaster preparedness plan, and more Nursing Facility Transition: - Assist individuals living with a disability to identify in transition from nursing facilities and other institutions into community settings with the goal of preventing institutionalization Peer Support: - Assists individuals living with a disability to identify goals and work to create a unique plan to achieve those goals - Match interested consumers with a peer mentor who provides support, problem-solving, social skills, and more Personal Assistance: - Offer skills instruction curriculum for individuals living with a disability the fundamentals of managing their personal attendant care including how to hire, manage, and more Recreational Groups: - Holds various events for individuals with a disability or a health condition to meet and socialize with others through dances, parties, picnics, and outings Staying and Aging in Place/Accessibility Assistance: - Offers accessible modification assistance and accessibility assessments for homes and businesses for safe access and increased independence in people's homes and businesses Support Groups: - Various support groups are available to individuals who want learn more about their particular disability, wanting peer support, or first-hand information on how to manage their disability. Some support groups are directly coordinated by Options and others are independent. Youth Transition Services: - Assist youth ages 14 - 22 years who are transitioning from high school into the next phase of their life with learning the skills necessary and acquiring the resources needed to be successful

Support programs including: Pink Ribbon Mentorship: - Breast cancer survivor volunteers partner with people who have/had a similar diagnosis, treatment, or concerns to each mentee - [email protected] or (507)206-3212 Dragon boat fellowship - Making Waves Floating Fellowship: - Support and social opportunity for survivors - Exercise group - Silver Lake in Rochester, MN on Wednesday evenings during the summer, weather permitting - No experience required - [email protected] Breast cancer support group: - Vision of Hope: 9 am - 10:30 am 1st and 3rd Monday of each month; 125 Live, 125 Elton Hills Drive NW, Rochester, MN 55901 - Contact Cyndie at [email protected] General cancer group: - Circle of Hope: 12 noon - 1:30 pm twice monthly 125 Live, 125 Elton Hills Drive NW, Rochester, MN 55901 (check Join our Journey website for dates) www.jtjmn.org - Contact Cyndie at [email protected]

Providing the following services: - Accessibility Services, include ramp design ?- Advocacy ?- Assertiveness ?- Benefits Management ?- Community education and support groups ?- Cooking/nutrition ?- Financial Management ?- Housing ?- Housing referral ?- Independent living skills training ?- Information and referral and advocacy ?- Peer mentor services ?- Transition services ?- Work with schools in the area ?- Work with veterans, possible areas of skills training include, but not limited to: ?- Self-esteem ?- Vocational ?- Relationships ?- Safety

- Confidential right to life counseling on pregnancy options - Pregnancy testing - Maternity/baby clothes, furniture, and items (Accepts donations that are clean and in good condition) - LIFE Classes (Lessons In Family Education) Parenting: Classes to help moms and dads learn prenatal & parenting skills, baby and toddler development - Men's Mentoring: Individual classes with a male mentor with topics covering budgeting, rights and responsibilities, parenting, and relationships - Abstinence presentations presented in schools and churches to help teens understand the value of choosing abstinence, how to resist peer pressure, how to say no, and physical and emotional consequences of premarital sex using illustrations and skits - PACE (Post Abortion Counseling and Education) support group - Presentations in schools on Fetal Development, Adoption, and Parenting - Limited ultrasound services

Safe Harbor Programming for youth ages 17-24 who have been victims of sexual exploitation. Crime Victim Services: Advocacy and support and services for youth ages 9-24 who have been victims of a crime. Youth-At-Work: Assistance to low income youth ages 14-24 who are needing support and assistance finding jobs, completing applications developing a resume, interviewing skills, etc.

An activity-based mentoring program that matches at-promise youth with volunteer adult mentors who participate together in goal-centered, one-on-one relationships. - Youth are matched with their mentors for one year and meet weekly for 2 - 4 hours. Throughout the one-year program, the mentors and youth develop goals (one physical activity, and one academic), have new experiences, and attend a variety of events with other mentors and mentees of the program. - Youth and their mentors attend agency events based on four programming pillars: Healthy Living, Lifelong Learning, Emotional Development, and Community Connectivity. - Youth and their families receive case management/support, and referrals for services. Mentors also have a network of support throughout their year of volunteering.

Public health nurses, family health mentors and nutritionists make home visits. Frequency of visits and length of time per visit agreed upon by family and nurse, depending upon needs of family. Services offered: - Health information on pregnancy - Nutritional counseling and guidance - Child's growth and development and child rearing questions - Parenting education - Prevention of child maltreatment - Works with school teams to assist families with special needs children - After Home Care: Suggestions for appropriate exercise program, mother's health needs, parenting education, newborn care, nutritional needs (breast or bottle feeding), infant growth and development, and supportive community resources ?- Maternal and Child Health Program: Pregnancy care; special care for high risk pregnant women; nutritional assessment and education; prenatal health needs including nutrition, weight gain, balance of rest and exercise, substance use, preparation for labor and delivery, and adjustment to new family ?- Services for Children: Public health nursing home visits for children with chronic illness, handicaps and developmental delays; nutrition assessment and education; physical and developmental screening; and more

Provides a 10 week postabortion group support and individual mentoring.

Resource center assists with the following services: - Advocacy: Includes areas of housing, civil and human rights, employment, transportation, and others. The Center advocates for state, local, and federal legislation. - Aging in Place Program: Offers accessible modification assistance, ramp installation, and accessibility assessments for homes and businesses for safe access and increased independence. - Assistive Technology Network: Assists individuals in the process of obtaining assistive technology devices. - Homemaking Services: Assists individuals in managing household activities including housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, and shopping. - Independent living skills training - Information and Referral: Provides up-to-date disability information and referrals to various agencies and individuals within the region. - On-Demand Lending Library: Program will purchase the requested device and the individual can use it for as long as needed; the program retains ownership of the item. Eligibility requirements: first come, first served basis; funds are limited. - Peer Mentoring: Assists individuals living with a disability to identify goals and create a unique plan to achieve those goals. Matches interested consumers with a peer mentor who provides support, problem-solving solutions, social skills, etc. - Public Education: Provides information, resources, and materials on accessibility guides, ADA, disability laws, etc. - Respite Care Services: Provides short-term in-home care and support when the primary caregiver or family members need to be absent from the home. - Systems Advocacy: Works to implement changes where needed at a broader systemic level. - Transition/Relocation Services: Assists individuals living with a disability in transitioning from nursing facilities and other institutions into community settings, with the goal of preventing institutionalization.

Adopt-a-block volunteer program: Raking, shoveling, and home repairs. Mentor program: Connects mentors in the community to work with residents to coach, counsel, teach, or model successful behaviors. Mentors are asked to commit to 1 year, 8 hours per week. Never Again, ex-offender services: Part of the housing with services program, these services focus on supporting long-term change. Includes career assistance. Spiritual fishing trips/retreats: Take residents on fishing adventures that double as spiritual retreats. Veteran Outreach: Shelter or transitional housing, support groups for things like alcohol and drug use, and medical appointment transportation.

Offers a variety of support groups. - Abuse Tuesdays: Provides a safe place for those recovering from an abusive relationship. Provided at the Lakeville campus. - Cancer Support Group: For individuals with cancer or their loved ones. Provided at the Lakeville campus. - Codependency: Encourages the development of healthy boundaries for individuals who experience an emotional or psychological reliance on someone else, possibly due to an illness or addiction. Provided at the Lakeville campus. - Divorce Care: For individuals who are divorced, separated, or in the process of divorce. Provided at the Lakeville campus. - Freedom from Addictions and Abuse: Provides a safe place for individuals recovering from addictions related to gambling, drugs, alcohol, food, and more. Provided at the Lakeville campus. - Freedom from Anxiety: Support for people struggling with anxiety. Provided at the Lakeville campus. - GriefShare: Offers support and encouragement for those who are grieving the death of a loved one. Provided at the Lakeville, Shakopee, and Northfield campuses. - Grief's Road to Emmaus: Provides care and support for those experiencing the loss of a child. Provided at all campuses. - Hispanic Spanish Life and Faith Group: Provides a supportive environment for people looking to make healthier choices in life and their faith journey. Provided at the Lakeville campus. - Men's Purity group: Provides healthy steps toward freedom from pornography and sexual addictions. Provided at the Lakeville campus. - TreeHouse for Teens: Provides mentoring for youth ages 10 -18 to receive support, guidance, and practical skills in making better choices. Provided at the Lakeville campus. - Victory Over the Struggles of Life: Provides a supportive and encouraging environment for people encountering depression, emotional stress, boundary issues, mental health, and more. Provided at the Lakeville campus.

Group mentorship for male students providing life training, leadership, and guidance into manhood creating a better alternative other than gangs and cliques.