Links
to Resources in Our Community[Note, Summer 2008: some of the information
on this page may be out of date. Web site is being reevaluated.] These links can help you connect
to some available services and programs that can help meet the needs of your child
and your family. For further information on these programs, or when looking for
other assistance or information, feel free to call our office or drop us a note
by e-mail. We will get back to you and help you find the services or information
you need. In the following list, click on the type
of program you are interested in, or scroll down the page to that item. (For an
explanation of terms used on this page, go to the glossary
page and scroll to the term you want to know more about.)
Child Care
Clothing
and Furniture Resources
Counseling and Support Programs
Crisis Programs
Early Childhood (0-5)
Programs
Financial Assistance
Health
and Therapy Services
Health Care Coverage
Housing
Information, Advocacy and Support
Legal Advice and Services
Nutrition
and Food Programs
Programs for Children with Special
Needs
Transportation
Work
Resource Hubs Child
Care Ramsey
County www.co.ramsey.mn.us/Hs/childcare/index.asp Resources
for Child Caring www.resourcesforchildcaring.org/
Special
Needs program helps find and keep quality childcare by supporting both the provider
and parent through challenges. Sliding fee scale. Clothing
and Furniture Resources Ramsey
County www.co.ramsey.mn.us/index.htm - Click on Clothing Resources. Counseling
and Support Programs Meld
www.meld.org/
Meld offers educational and support programs
for parents, trains family service providers to apply best practices in their
work with families, and publishes a broad range of resource materials for parents
and the people who work with them. Ramsey
County www.co.ramsey.mn.us/Hs/directory.asp Wilder
Child Guidance Center www.wilder.org/
Individual and family
counseling for children with behavioral, emotional, or developmental concerns. Crisis
Programs Ramsey
County www.co.ramsey.mn.us/Hs/mhc/index.asp
Crisis services,
day treatment, individual and group counseling Wilder
Child Guidance Center www.wilder.org/
Counseling, information,
advocacy for families dealing with violence. Project
Hope www.projecthope.org/
Outreach and primary care for
children at risk of homelessness; condemnation prevention. Early
Childhood (0-5) Programs
including Early Childhood Screening,
Early Childhood Special Education (click here for
a description of E.C.S.E.), Early Childhood Family Education (click
here for a description of E.C.F.E.,) and School Readiness programs. For further
information and enrollment, please use the following links to see the web site
for your school district. Mounds
View Schools www.moundsviewschools.org/ North
St. Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale Schools www.isd622.org/ Roseville
Area Schools www.roseville.k12.mn.us/ St.
Anthony-New Brighton Schools www.stanthony.k12.mn.us/ St.
Paul Public Schools www.stpaul.k12.mn.us/ White
Bear Lake Area Schools www.whitebear.k12.mn.us/ Financial
Assistance Ramsey
County Income Maintenance www.co.ramsey.mn.us/Hs/index.asp
General
information about how to apply for basic financial support; emergency funds for
utility shut-off and eviction. Ramsey
County Action Program, Energy Assistance www.co.ramsey.mn.us/Hs/index.asp
Limited financial assistance to pay utility and fuel bills,
October through May. Supplemental
Social Security www.ssa.gov/notices/supplemental-security-income/
Provides
monthly income to children who meet the S.S.I. criteria for disability and low
family income. Health
and Therapy Services Children's
Hospitals and Clinics www.childrenshc.org/ Courage
Center www.courage.org/ Family
Achievement Center www.familyachievement.com/ Gillette
Children's Specialty Health Care www.gillettechildrens.org/ Lifetrack
Resources www.lifetrackresources.org/ Shriners
Hospital for Children www.shrinershq.org/
Health Care Coverage Neighborhood
Health Care Network www.nhcn.org/
Clinic referral system:
clinics located throughout St. Paul. Quality health care regardless of ability
to pay. Ramsey County
www.co.ramsey.mn.us/index.htm
County Waivered
Programs (click here for brief description), C.D.C.S.
(click here for definition) Waiver Option, General Assistance Medical Care
(G.A.M.C. - click here for brief description),
Medical Assistance (M.A. - click here for
brief description), Minnesota Care (click
here for brief description), and Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs
(click here for brief description) Housing
Ramsey
County www.co.ramsey.mn.us/index.htm - Click on Housing Help under "Help
for People" Information,
Advocacy and Support Arc
Minnesota ww.arcminnesota.com/
Family and individual advocacy
to those with developmental disabilities Early
Childhood Information and Referral of Ramsey County (E.C.I.R.R.C.)
Lifetrack
Family Support Connection www.familysupportconnection.org
This
site is dedicated to families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Meld www.meld.org/
Meld
offers educational and support programs for parents, trains family service providers
to apply best practices in their work with families, and publishes a broad range
of resource materials for parents and the people who work with them. PACER
Center www.pacer.org/
Parents helping parents to understand
and implement their child's right to free appropriate education; workshops, newsletters,
publications, resource list of state and national disability organizations Ramsey
County D.D. Services www.co.ramsey.mn.us/cm/contact/index.asp
Children
with significant developmental delays (DD) may qualify for social services including
respite care, in-home family support services, home adaptation, special expenses,
and/or residential care. Legal
Advice and Services Minnesota
Disability Law Center www.midmnlegal.org/
Legal advocacy
for persons with disabilities regarding civil matters arising out of their disability Nutrition
and Food Programs Ramsey
County W.I.C. (Women, Infants and Children) www.co.ramsey.mn.us/PH/ds/wic.asp Programs
for Children with Special Needs Head
Start www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/about/ Minnesota
Children With Special Health Needs (M.C.S.H.N.) www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fh/mcshn/mcshn.html
Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs (MCSHN) is a public
program which seeks to improve the quality of life for children with special health
needs and their families. MCSHN provides statewide support to help connect families
to resources that will assist them in managing the health needs of their child
with special needs. Ramsey
County DD Services www.co.ramsey.mn.us/cm/contact/index.asp Ramsey
County Personal Care Attendant Services www.co.ramsey.mn.us/pH/contact/phone.asp
Personal Care Attendant (P.C.A.)
Services provide extra assistance to families in meeting the daily care tasks
related to their children with special needs. Issues such as grooming, feeding,
dressing, medical issues, and behavior are evaluated in order to determine how
much care time the child will qualify for. Ramsey
County Waivered Services www.co.ramsey.mn.us/Hs/determined/index.asp
For
a complete description of Waivered Services, see Arc Minnesota's web site - click
here. Supplemental
Social Security (S.S.I.) www.ssa.gov/notices/supplemental-security-income/
Social Security Benefits for children with disabilities under the
age of 18. TEFRA
www.co.ramsey.mn.us/hs/directory.asp
The Tax Equity and Fiscal
Responsibility Act gives Medical Assistance eligibility to certain disabled children
who live at home with their families.
Transportation Metro
Mobility www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/paratransit/intro.htm/
Door-to-door
transportation for persons unable to use regular bus services due to disability;
fees charged. Work
Resource Hubs Ramsey
County www.co.ramsey.mn.us/index.htm - Click on Jobs and Training.
Work Resource Hubs are neighborhood-based access points designed
to help job seekers find a keep a job, transition from welfare to work, advance
in careers or change current careers. Services include employment resources, financial
resources, support and community-building resources. | 
