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Community Programs
ACCAP (Anoka County Community Action Program) Senior LinkAge Neighborhood Involvement Program (NIP Senior Program)	763-783-4747 800-333-2433 612-746-8549

COMPUTER RELATED

Minneapolis SeniorNet

612-659-6253

Dentist - Non Profit
Apple Tree Dental - Has a mobile program St. Paul Community Dental	763-784-7993 651-774-2959 or 651-925-8400
Employment
Care Providers Of Minnesota Seniors4Hire Senior Job Bank Experience Works Minnesota Unemployed Quintessential Careers SHiFT Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) WiserWorker.com	952-854-2844

fOOD pROGRAMS and Food Shelves

Fare For All
Food Assistance & Nutrition type in Food Assistance in search field
Kingswood Church - Hope for the Community
Kosher Meals On Wheels - L'Chaim Seniors Services
Loaves and Fishes
Lutheran Social Services
Meals On Wheels

Meals On Wheels - Buffalo (ask for ext. 39)
Minnesota Food HelpLine
Minnesota Food Share
MN Department of Human Services County Office Directory
Senior Linkage

Hunger Free Minnesota
Hunger Solutions Minnesota
Emergency Food Shelf Network
Greater Lake Country Food Bank
Second Harvest Heartland

Store to Door

800-582-4291
800-333-2433
763-757-4266
952-546-0616
612-377-9810
800-488-4146
612-623-3363

763-682-1434
888-711-1151
612-721-8687

800-333-2433

651-282-0888
651-486-9860
763-450-3860
612-340-9694
651-484-5117 or 651-209-7980
651-642-1892

fORECLOSURE aSSISTANCE/iNFO
Coon Rapids Mortgage Assistance Foundation Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Senior Linkage MN Department of Human Services County Office Directory ACCAP (Anoka County Community Action Program)	612-335-5884 800-225-5342 800-333-2433 763-783-4747

fUEL aSSISTANCE pROGRAMS
Minnesota Energy Resources Minnesota Energy Assistance Hotline (Statewide) Senior Linkage MN Department of Human Services County Office Directory ACCAP (Anoka County Community Action Program)	800-889-9508 800-657-3710 800-333-2433 763-783-4747

gENERAL iNFORMATION
Administration of Aging Minnesota State Council on Disability Minnesota State Retirement System Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging National Institute on Aging	202-619-0724 651-361-7800 651-296-2761 651-641-8612 800-222-2225

Hearing resources
Communication Services for the Deaf DeafBlind Services Minnesota Starkey Hearing Foundation Telephone Equipment Distribution Program (TED) (Provides assistive telephone equipment at NO CHARGE to those who have difficulty using a regular telephone) send an email: ted.program@state.mn.us	877-456-7589 612-362-8454 or TTY 612-362-8422 866-354-3254 800-657-3663 or 651-431-5945

Home improvement
Community Fix-Up Fund (Low-income Home Imp. Financing prog.) Rebuilding Together Twin Cities Neighborhood Involvement Program (NIP Senior Program)	800-710-8871 651-776-4273 612-746-8549

hOMELESS sHELTER
People Serving People MN Department of Human Services County Office Directory Sharing and Caring Hands	612-332-4500 612-338-4640

hOUSING iNFORMATION
Housing Link (Low Income Housing) - General Info National Center for Assisted Living Senior Linkage Minneapolis Public Housing Authority for Senior Housing MN Department of Human Services County Office Directory The MN Housing Finance Agency Minnesota Section 8 Housing Directory (Statewide) South St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority	612-522-2500 202-842-4444 800-333-2433 612-342-1400 800-657-3769 612-370-3087 651-554-3270

iNSURANCE & fINANCIAL iNFORMATION

Benefits Checkup
Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP)

Minnesota Department of Health Medical Assistance
Medicaid
Medicare
Medicare NewsWatch
Medicare Rights Center
ElderCare Rights Alliance

Minnesota Health Insurance Counseling Program
Minnesota Department of Human Services
MN Department of Human Services County Office Directory
Minnesota Prescription Drug Program
Minnesota Seniors Health Options (MSHO)

Partners In Community Supports (PICS)
Senior LinkAge
Social Security Administration
Social Security and Disability Resource Center
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
What is Medicare? Medicare Part A, B, C & D

651-431-2670
800-633-4227

800-333-4114
212-869-3850
952-854-7304

800-333-2433
651-431-2000
651-431-2000
800-333-2433
651-431-2517

800-333-2433
800-772-1213
800-772-1213

lEGAL hELP
Consumer and Elder Law Information Elder Law Answers Judicare of Anoka County Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis Legal Aid Society of Minnesota (contact your County's Human Services office) Minnesota Legal Services Coalition MN Department of Human Services County Office Directory	617-542-8010 866-267-0947 763-783-4970 612-332-1441 651-228-9105

Low Income Senior Services
ACCAP Chores & More ACCAP Senior Companion ACCAP Senior Outreach Dakota County Chore Program (DARTS) Elderly Waiver Program (Home Health Care) National Senior Citizen Law Center	763-783-4747 763-783-4747 763-783-4747 651-455-1560 800-333-2433 202-289-6976

nON-pROFIT hEALTH oRGANIZATIONS

Aging Service of MN
Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Disease Education
American Cancer Society
American Chronic Pain Association
American Council of the Blind

American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
American Hospice Foundation
American Lung Association
American Red Cross

Anoka County Community Health & Environmental Svcs.
Arthritis Foundation
Dakota County Public Health
Jewish Family and Children's Services
Hospice Patients Alliance
MedicAlert Foundation
Mental Health Association of Minnesota

Minnesota HomeCare Association
National Osteoporosis Foundation
National Stroke Association
Starkey Hearing Foundation
Vision Loss Resources

651-645-4545
800-272-3900
800-438-4380
800-227-2345
800-533-3231
800-424-8666

800-342-2383
800-242-8721
202-223-0204
651-227-8014
612-871-7676

763-422-7036
800-283-7800
952-891-7524
952-546-0616
616-866-9127
888-633-4298
651-493-6634

651-635-0607
800-223-9994
800-787-6537
800-648-4327
612-871-2222

Parkinson's Info
Parkinson Association of Minnesota Step Stone Group, Inc. Parkinson's Referral Center of Minnesota by Allina Parkinson's Support Groups in Minnesota	763-545-1272 952-233-1474

Senior Associations
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Care Providers Of Minnesota Minnesota HomeCare Association National Council on the Aging Seniors Coalition Senior Linkage (Toll Free)	888-687-2277 or TTY 877-434-7598 952-854-2844 651-635-0607 202-479-1200 202-261-3594 800-333-2433

Senior Protective Services
Adult Protective Services Hennepin County Adult Protection Services National Center on Elder Abuse National Center of State United for Aging & Disability MN Department of Human Services Adult Protection	877-767-2385 612-348-8526 302-831-3525 202-898-2586 651-431-2609

Special Interests
Artsy Smartsy Class Minnesota Creative Arts and Aging Network Elder Care Information (Ask Dr. Marion)	651-334-3997 763-560-5199

Tax Help
AARP Tax Aid Program Also Check your local Senior Community Center for Tax help for Seniors	763-767-3347

tRANSPORTATION

Metro Mobility
Transit Link
Anoka County Commute Solutions
Anoka County Traveler
Anoka County Volunteer Transportation
ACCAP (Anoka County Community Action Program)

Northstar Commuter Coach
Southwest Transit
Chisago-Isanti County Heartland Express
L'Chaim Seniors Services
Metro Transit

Minnesota Valley Transit Authority
Dakota Area Resources & Transportation for Seniors (DARTS)
Senior Linkage
Canvas Health Transportation
Lionmobile Transportation (White Bear Lake Only)

MN Department of Human Services County Office Directory

651-602-1000
651-602-5465
763.862.4260
651-602-1170
763-422-7087
763-783-4747

612-373-3333
952-949-2287
763-689-8131
952-546-0616
612-373-3333

952-882-7500
651-455-1560
800-333-2433
651-275-4300
651-653-3122

vETERANS iNFORMATION
U.S. Veterans Affairs Department	612-725-2000

vETERinary
Kindestcut Low cost Spay/Neuter for pets for people in need	763-489-7729
vision loss resources
Blind Inc. DeafBlind Services Minnesota Foundation Fighting Blindness Minnesota State Services for the Blind -- Services for Seniors National Federation of the Blind Vision Loss Resources	612-872-0100 or 800-597-9558 612-362-8454 or TTY 612-362-8422 800-683-5555 651-259-7114 612-872-9363 or 410-659-9314 612-871-2222

Volunteering/donating

ACCAP (Anoka County Community Action Program)
Anoka County Historical Society
Catholic Eldercare

Experience Corps

Hope For The Community - Kingswood Church
Jewish Family and Children's Service

Lets Go Fishing with Seniors

Loaves and Fishes

Minnesota Senior Corps

Neighborhood Involvement Program (NIP Senior Program)

763-783-4747
763-421-0600
612-362-2492

202-478-6190 or 616-771-9748

763-757-4266
952-546-0616 or 612-692-8920
612-743-9989 or
888-235-8448
612-377-9810

651-310-9477 or
651-310-9448
612-746-8549

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