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Advocates For Developmental Disabilities
Provides advocacy and support for persons with developmental
disabilities and their families. Contact
Phone (507) 457-9769.
A program for school-age children with special needs. A wide variety of activities, crafts, and trips are offered twice weekly during the school year. For more information, call the Waseca Community Education office. Contact Phone (507) 835-5626.
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Provides information and referral services, audio-visual
materials, support group services and newsletters to people with
arthritis. |
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The Twin Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America. A values-oriented
development program for boys ages 7-20 and girls 14-20 that teaches
self-reliance, teamwork and leadership skills.
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CONTACT was founded on the premise that people need people and one person can help another by caring listening over the phone. The CONTACT Help line offers 24 hour availability to persons who would like someone to talk to.
Reassurance Call Program-CONTACT volunteers make daily calls to adults, homebound adults and children at their request or the request of their families. Calls vary from a simple check in to medication reminders. Calls are available at all times of the day. Contact Phone (800) 648-2330.
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Provides comprehensive rehabilitation, enrichment, vocational,
independent living and educational services to people with physical disabilities
and sensory impairments. |
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Exchange Club Center For Family Unity Provides education
programs to prevent child abuse, to identify and discourage bullying, teach how
to respect yourself and others and introduces a process for conflict resolution.
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Faith - In - Action Services include support to caregivers, companionship and assistance with life management tasks and respite care for family caregivers. Lifeline is a personal emergency response system. Contact Phone (507) 837-4227. |
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An informal educational program carried out in small groups with
adult leadership that provides a wide range of activities developed around the
interest and needs of girls.
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Offering support, resources and education to bereaved parents, family, friends, and care-providers on early pregnancy loss, miscarriage, stillbirth, neo-natal death, early infant death and SIDS.
Contact Phone (507) 344-4748.
Jobs Plus, Inc.
Provides job coaching to adults with developmental disabilities to assist these employees in performing their job. Contact Phone (507) 835-5004.
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Provides pre-employment
services and peer personal counseling to women in transition.
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Provides marriage, family and individual counseling, as well as
consumer credit counseling. Fees on a sliding scale.
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LSS Financial Counseling Service
Consumer Credit Counseling agency covers budgeting and debt repayment options for all types of credit problems including collection activities, credit reporting and credit card delinquency. HUD approved housing counseling is available for pre-purchase, post-purchase or foreclosure prevention. All services are confidential.
Contact Phone (507) 625-7169 or (888) 577-2227.
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MnSF is a statewide, nonprofit and nonpartisan organization with 25,000 active members and 400 affiliated organizations, representing 100,000 individuals in all 87 counties. Membership is open to people 55 and over, although anyone can join as an associate member! MnSF’s state legislative priorities include: prescription drug prices, tax policy, quality health care delivery, and energy policy/utility deregulation. MnSF's congressional priorities include: Medicare reimbursement rates, prescription drug prices, and Social Security. Contact Phone (507) 345-7814 |
Parent Involvement
Provides volunteers who work students on their basic skills: reading, writing and mathematics.
Contact Phone (507) 835-5626.Assists income-eligible residents of Waseca County with Food
Shelf programs, clothing and household
items, Santa Anonymous and School Supply programs, Crisis financial assistance
from WCCF Family Development Grant, with referral. Contact
Phone (507) 835-4119.
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Waseca County Chapter Provides water safety and first aid instruction, health and
safety services and disaster relief. Serves bloodmobile.
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Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Matches persons 55
and over with meaningful volunteer opportunities in nonprofit public or
proprietary health care agencies to enhance self-esteem and serve the community. |
Senior Citizens Center Waseca
Offers participants 55+ social, recreational, employment and
educational programs. Site for weekday noon meals. Contact
Phone (507) 835-4552.
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Enables seniors to remain independent by taking the bus to medical, personal, and recreational services. Contact Phone (507) 835-4551. |
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Assists individuals with disabilities to live
independently, pursue meaningful goals, and have the same choices and
opportunities as all persons. Services include: Individual and Systems
Advocacy, Information and Referral, Independent Living skills Training, Peer
counseling, Assistive Technology, Community Services, Recreation and Ramp
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St. Peter Treatment Center
Volunteer Council
A mental health organization, provides clothing and hygiene
supplies to newly arrival patients and recreational and educational tools to
build self-esteem as they develop new skills and interests. Contact Phone (507) 931-7250.
Waseca County Victim Services Provides
personal advocacy and referral to all domestic violence, sexual assault and
general crime victims within Waseca County whether prosecution takes place
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| Provides health education to the area population. Classes are free and taught by RNs who work in the Maternity Department at the Waseca Medical Center Mayo Health System. Contact Phone (507) 837-4227. | |
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PRENATAL CLASSES are offered at the Waseca Medical Center-Mayo Health System four times a year. Class content includes: First Class- Prenatal care, Labor, and Delivery. Second Class focus primarily on the baby; tour of the maternity department and question and answer period with an OB nurse. |
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MOM IS HAVING A BABY" is the title for the sibling class. This class helps prepare children (ages 2-10) for a new brother or sister. Children experience strange mixed-up feelings when a new baby comes home. The class includes films, discussion and a tour of the Maternity Department. The class is taught by a OB nurse, who talks with the children about their feelings and explores the emotions of jealousy and affection. They also practice holding a baby. Parents will find this program useful in helping children adjust to a new baby. |
Early learning program enabling parents to be their child's first and most influential teachers; guiding those first years' experiences toward future, life-long, successes. Free program for families with children from birth to age three. Contact Phone (507) 835-1601.
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A supervised before and after-school
quality childcare program for youth in grades K-6. During the summer months, a
5-day per week program is offered to assist families as well. The program is
designed to assist parents who need a quality childcare program.
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