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- Publicly funded agency programs which administer the state welfare plan for financial assistance, counseling and other needs - Income maintenance programs cover: Financial Aid Programs Food Stamps Medical Assistance eligibilities

Information, resources, and referral office to help people through difficult times. Staff provide an immediate assessment of emergency needs and offer resources to help deal with homelessness, chemical dependency, domestic abuse, unemployment, gambling addictions, mental health problems, and help with public assistance. Additional services offered at the center include: - 7 bus passes for the general public daily; usually gone by 9:10 am. Can be accessed twice per month and an intake form must be filled out. - Free telephone line, mailboxes for people who are homeless, hygiene items, and household goods - Safe Bay is located in the parking lot and offers individuals and families living in cars and vans a place to rest without fear of crime, harassment, or being moved along by law enforcement or private security guards. Individuals and families can access showers, breakfast and housing navigation services provided by Daminao Center. - Work related transportation: - Gas vouchers: MUST have valid driver's license, proof of insurance, and proof of employment. Can only be accessed once per year. - Bus pass: MUST have ID and proof of employment. The value of a bus pass is $25 and can only be accessed once per year.

The Food Support Program assists low-income persons and families so they can purchase food and better meet their nutritional needs. The program is not intended to supply all of a person's or family's food needs. Instead, it helps while the person or family makes an effort to become self-supporting.

This is a Medicaid program for beneficiaries who need help in paying for Medicare services. The beneficiary must have Medicare Part A and limited income and resources. For those who qualify, the Medicaid program pays Medicare Part B premiums. Eligibility begins the month of application. Also, if eligible, retroactive coverage for up to three months prior to the month of application. Note: There can be a lag time before SSA is able to stop taking the premiums out of the recipient's benefit check but the recipient will be reimbursed by SSA for all months eligible for SLMB and/or QMB. The reverse is true when these programs terminate: recipients should be told to put aside premium costs from first month of termination on.

- Provides low-income senior and disabled housing - $56 subsidy on heat and electric bill - 39 1 bedroom Units - 2 Semi-handicapped Units - 2 Total handicapped Units - Subsidized Rental Housing (Public) - Dining Room - Elevator - Laundry Facilities - Security System - Off street parking - Security Deposit - Meals on Wheels - foot clinic - Blood pressure clinic

- Provides prepacked boxes of food for persons in Aitkin area

- Provides toys for children in need and food for individuals and families

- Under both programs Part B premiums are put back into the monthly Social Security check, making participants' monthly income increase. - The QMB program will pay the Medicare co-payments and deductibles. For example, if enrolled in the QMB program, the participant does not have to pay the annual part B deductible, the 20% part B co-payment, or the part A hospital deductible - The participant pays for Medicare services that aren't covered, such as routine physicals and outpatient prescription drugs.

Offers an outreach center. Services provided: - Community resource information - Meals on Wheels program

Public housing for low-income households. It is a 60 Unit apartment complex.

Provides general information on child care assistance programs to help families pay for child care for children up to age 12 and for children with special needs up to age 14. Child care costs may be paid for families while parents work, look for work, or attend school.

Minnesota's Medicaid program for people with low income. Most people who have MA receive health care through health plans. Members who do not receive health care through a health plan receive care on a fee-for-service basis, with providers billing the state directly for services they provide. MA pays for a variety of services like doctor visits, prescriptions, and hospital stays. Some services and prescriptions may require prior approval. MA pays for medical bills going back three months from the month the application is received. NOTE: People with disabilities who work, even if they're over the income or asset limits of MA, may still qualify for a program called Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities - MA-EPD.

Minnesota's version of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). Statewide MFIP helps families work their way out of poverty by providing temporary cash and food benefits to eligible families. Statewide MFIP has a 60-month limit, there are some limited exceptions and extensions to the time limit. Participants are required to follow certain work rules. Failure to meet work rules will result in their MFIP grants being sanctioned or reduced. In addition: - Child support will be pursued in those situations where one or both parents are absent - A woman expecting a baby may receive assistance for herself during her pregnancy - Children who are being cared for by certain relatives may receive assistance NOTE: MFIP recipients may be eligible for Emergency Assistance, Child Care Assistance, Medical Assistance, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

- Provides food to persons in need in the area - Located on the side of the Over 50 Club

Offers an outreach center. Services provided: - Community resource information - Food shelf with available food items to anyone in need. Accepts donations of food. - Meals on Wheels program

If the heat is already shut off as of October 1, Minnesota's Cold Weather Rule offers a reconnect plan to turn on electricity or gas service. To stop the disconnection of heat, residential callers should ask the natural gas or electric company (whichever supplies their heat) for Cold Weather Rule protection if they cannot pay their bills in full. Customers must contact their utility to make and keep a payment plan in order to keep heat on. If the customer and utility company cannot agree on a payment plan, the customer must contact their utility company to request an appeal form. The customer has 10 days to provide the appeal form to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The PUC will help set up a payment plan and service will continue during the appeal process. This protection lasts from October 1 - April 30. Applicants with a household income of 50 percent or less of the state median income are not required to pay more than 10% of their monthly household income toward utility bills. Household income is defined as total gross income from all sources for all members of the applicant's household. Since income levels change every year, call PUC for details. For financial assistance or help with propane or fuel oil, call the Energy Assistance Hotline.

- Low income housing for Senior Citizens and Disabled persons on SSI/SSD - 90 Units of subsidized housing - 96 Units of market rate housing

- Comprehensive early childhood program serving pregnant women and children 0-5 yrs old. - Components of program are family support, education, health, nutrition, mental health, special needs, parent involvement and community involvement, parents also serve on Policy Council - Home-base option for pregnant women and children ages 0-3 yrs old. - Parents volunteer in classroom and variety of other settings Serves approximately 296 children annually with centers in: - Blackduck - Bemidji - Walker - Pine River/Backus

Provides friendly in-home visits for the elderly, shut-in, or lonely.

- Rental assistance for very low-income eligible families - Vouchers for Beltrami County, Mahnomen County, and Clearwater County - Rent amount based on 30% of adjusted gross income

Helps homeowners make necessary repairs to their home

The Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) in Minnesota's version of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). MFIP helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents to move to financial stability through work. The program provides a monthly cash payment to help supplement a family's income as they move from public assistance to employment. Participants must meet program requirements, or their benefits will be reduced. Lifetime benefits are limited to 60 months. When families first apply for cash assistance, they will start in the Diversionary Work Program (DWP). It is a four-month program that helps parents go to work right away rather than enroll in MFIP.

Housing provided for: - Seniors age 62 and over - Low income families - Physically handicapped - Developmentally handicapped 70 Units of which: - 60 are for Seniors and handicapped (Both physically and developmentally) - 5 are 3 bedroom houses - 5 are 4 bedroom houses

- Provides housing for seniors and disabled citizens - Allows Pets - Community Room - Laundry Facilities - Off street parking - Security Deposit

- Under both programs Part B premiums are put back into the monthly Social Security check, making participants' monthly income increase. - The QMB program will pay the Medicare co-payments and deductibles. - The participant pays for Medicare services that aren't covered, such as routine physicals and outpatient prescription drugs.