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Helps senior citizens, who might otherwise need nursing home care, to remain in their own homes by providing in-home and community-based services. Services include comprehensive care coordination, in-home services (cleaning, meals, laundry, shopping/running errands, and personal hygiene), emergency home response service, and an automated medication dispenser service.

Provides gently used maternity clothing, baby clothing, nursery items, and diapers to individuals who are pregnant or have a young baby. Items have been generously donated and are in clean and good condition.

• Citizenship Preparation Classes: 12-week training on English language skills and civics knowledge to successfully pass the citizenship interview.

• Elderlinks Citizenship Prep Classes: Training for English language skills and civics knowledge to successfully pass the citizenship interview for U.S. naturalization for elderly students.

Offers child and adolescent behavioral health. Services include:

-- Access/screening.

-- Anger Management Counseling.

-- Caregiver Connection.

-- Crisis stabilization services.

-- Case Management.

-- Child Outpatient Therapy.

-- Family Counseling.

-- Linkage with psychiatric medical services.

-- ADHD Services and Resources.

Provides women's health care services such as preventative care and health screenings (pap smears, breast exams), pregnancy testing, pregnancy/prenatal care, and other needed gynecology or obstetrician services for the patient.

Provides health screenings including:

• Childhood lead poisoning
• Newborn screenings
• Tuberculosis (TB)
• Genetic screening (not testing)
• Pregnancy testing

Provides federally-funded subsidized housing for families who meet income guidelines.

Offers all DHS offices across the state during open hours for people to use as a warm/cool place to stay.

Offers a food pantry with meat, eggs, canned fruits and vegetables, and dry goods. Fresh produce may be available.

Provides nutritious lunches in a friendly environment. Each meal includes a combination of protein, vegetables, fruit, grain, and milk.

Menus are approved by a registered dietitian to ensure they meet 1/3 of the daily recommended intake of essential nutrients.

Assists older adults to remain independent in their home as long as possible by providing an evaluation of the older adults' needs, developing a plan of care to meet those needs, and monitoring their plan to make changes as appropriate to keep them independent.

Care coordinators also provide an evaluation in the hospital or at home to educate individuals about their resource options prior to entering a nursing home.