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  • Anger Management Counseling
  • Chemical Health Counselors
  • College Funding
  • Crisis Interventions
  • Domestic Violence Resources
  • Eating Disorders
  • Education and Resources
  • Food Shelves
  • Free Clothing
  • Funeral Assistance
  • Health Insurance/Medication Options
  • Holiday Programs
  • Legal Services
  • Parent Groups
  • Reduced Dental Care
  • Rent Assistance
  • Sexual Abuse Resources
  • Shelters for Students on the Run/Homeless
  • Tatoo Removal
  • Tutoring Programs
  • Anger Management Counseling
    CLUES on the at 797 E. 7th St. 397-4200

    Hamm Clinic - www.hammclinic.org; 408 Saint Peter St # 429; St Paul, MN 55102; (651) 224-0614

    La Familia (West Side of St. Paul) 651-221-0913

    Northwest Youth and Family Services - Anger Management Group for Girls ages 13/14 years old to 17 years old. nyfs.org  - Call Judy at 651-379-3431

    Wilder - 651-280-2000

     

    Chemical Health Counselors
    Elaine Johnson, Licensed Psychologist (20 years of experience); Individual and Family counseling; Oakdale and Richfield - 612-798-7373 x32  (accepts insurances out of network provider, call for more info)

    Family Innovations
    – Individual/family counseling 651-748-5019/Maplewood

    College Funding

     

    http://www.questbridge.org/access/collegepreptext/

     

    Crisis Interventions

    Adult Crisis – 651-266-7900 (24 hours) – mobile crisis team that comes to the home to work with adults 18+


    Crisis Connection -612-379-6363

    Face to Face – 651-772-5555 (provides counseling, etc)

    Family & Community Partnership - 651-266-7767. Social worker can meet with families to help to establish goals and case plan.

    Mobile Crisis Team 651-774-7000, open 24 hours. Team can come out to the home if needed to devise a plan of action with family. Works with kids 17 and younger.

    Runaways -  Call 651-266-5700 you can make a report over the phone at night. SPPD Officer Chris Stark and Officer Williams to make a report during business hours. 8:00am -4:00pm daily 266-5960 or 266-5646 

    Vic Ellingson # 266-5311. Located at JDC.  He works with parents whose children are out of control at home, truant from school, runaways, etc. He may be able to meet with you and your child to discuss concerns.

     

    Domestic Violence Resources
    Bridges to Safety 651-266-9901 (Wrap around services Located in the Ramsey County Govt. Center)

    Clearinghouse State Wide: 1-866-223-1111

    Ramsey County 651-299-5130 (Order for Protection)

    St. Paul Intervention 651-645-2824

    24 hour crisis line 651-227-9966

    Women’s Advocate 651-227-8284 (Resources, 24 hour crisis line 651-227-9966 Shelter)

     

    Eating Disorders

    Eating Disorder Assistance: TAMS (Teenage Medical Service) Children's Hospital. They accept insurance and have an eating disorder program for kids. #612-813-6125

    Emily's Program (
    Snelling Avenue) This is an eating disorder program for junior high kids. They accept insurance. #651-645-5323

    Health Start Clinic
    at Highland Park Senior High has a nutritionist (Pat) and social worker (Marvel) who work together and see students (individually) who are at risk for having an eating disorder and/or who already have one. Their number is 651-690-7667. These services are free to any Highland Jr. and Highland Sr. High student.

     

     

    Education and Resources

    Bipolar Disorder http://cabf.org Go to Learning Centers topic to find out more.

     

    Life Coach is available to support adults in the following ways - clarify values and goals; built-in accountability for reaching your goals; help with transitions Three sessions a month. 45 minutes if in person, 40 minutes via phone/skype/ichat. Free trial session. If interested, please contact Lili Korbuly at 952-200-9248 or lilikorbuly@gmail.com  Website is www.coachedbylili.com

     

    Mental Health Association of Minnesota: (612) 331-6840 --The Mental Health Association offers wonderful free education and advocacy/assistance for mental illness related issues.

     

    Missing Children Minnesota (helps to locate missing/runaway children free of charge): 612-334-9449

     

    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK.

     

    Suicide Awareness: (952) 946-7998--This program helps with suicide-related issues.

     

    Talking with Your Kids about Tough Issues - www.talkingwithkids.org

     

    Transitioning from elementary school to middle school http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/qf/p2101_01.htm


    United Way 211
    (# 651-291-0211)--call this agency to locate any kind of social service assistance (mentoring, counseling, after school programs, etc). Can also access http://www.211unitedway.org/queries/keysearch.html

     

    Food Shelves

    Hunger Solutions http://www.hungersolutions.org/

     

    Keystone 651-917-3939

    Neighborhood House - Call Cindi Yang at 651-789-3630/789-5247

    Paul/Sheila Wellstone Center -
    651-789-2500

    Rice Street
    Food Shelf - 651-917-3939

    Second Hand Harvest
    - 651-484-5117

     

    Free Clothing

    Alley Shop – 651-776-8708 need social worker referral


    Arlington Hills Lutheran Church
    1115 Greenbrier Street;
    Saint Paul, MN 55106; Phone: (651) 771-5501
    Requirements: referral from school social worker; Hours: Tuesday,
    9:30 am – 1:00 pm (September through May)


    Catholic Charities
    – 651-222-1787

     

    Dayton Avenue Presbyterian Church 

    217 Mackubin Street; Saint Paul, MN 55102; Phone(651) 227-7389
    Hours: First and Third Saturday,
    9am-11am. Provides clothing and support services for Native American, African American, and refugees.

    Department of Indian Work   
    1671
    Summit; Saint Paul, MN 55105l Phone: (651) 644-2768. Monday – Friday, 10am-3pm; Website: www.spacc.org; Services: Provides a food shelf and adult and baby clothing for Native American families.

     

    God's Closet 
    820 White Bear Avenue; Saint Paul, MN 55119; Methodist Church; Requirements: photo identification; Limitations: 2 bags; Phone (651) 771-4627; Hours:Monday, Wednesday Friday, 10am-2pm; EASTSIDE only

    Joseph's Coat
    1107 West Seventh Street; Saint Paul, MN 55102; requirements: photo identification; *can shop once a week*  Phone (651) 291-2472 - Hours: Monday and Wednesday 9 am - 4:30 pm , Second Saturday every month 9am-1pm

     

    Listening House in Saint Joseph's Hospital
    215 9th Street; Saint Paul, MN 55105 - requirements: sign in at opening -restrictions: Only Adult resources; Phone: (651) 227-5911; Hours: Monday at 12:45, Tuesday at 12:45, Wednesday at 9am, Friday at 9am

    Saint Paul Reformation Church Requirements Food Shelf

    100 North Oxford; Saint Paul MN, 55104 Phone: (651) 251-9015; Call to make appointment; Photo identification; Current Mail to prove address

     

    Food & Clothes Shelf - No requirements for Clothes

     

    Sharing Korner; 595 Arundel Street; Saint Paul MN 55103 ; Call Beforehand Phone (651) 293-1931; Adults: 18 and older need photo identification, and current mail; Children: medical form, social security card; Hours: Monday, Wednesday  Friday, and Saturday   9 am – 11:30 am

    Swap Shop, Church of Saint Luke; 1065 Summit Avenue; Saint Paul, MN 55105 
    Phone: (651) 227-7669; Hours: Saturday,
    1 pm – 3 pm Saturday

     

     

     

     

     

    Funeral Assistance

    Ramsey County Funeral Assistance: 651-266-4444 or contact financial worker. This MUST happen before making any arrangements.

    Sandberg Funeral Home -Assists family with costs: 651-777-2600

    Health Insurance/Medication Options

    http://rxassist.org/  - go to this link to see about low cost medication options

    Portico:
    2610 University Ave West Suite 550; St. Paul, Mn 55114-2117 - (651) 603-5100

    For students who are Native American - Please call - Mashkiki Waakaaigan Pharmacy at
    1433 East Franklin Ave. South Suite 13B in Minneapolis, MN 55404. Phone is 612-871-1989

     

    St Mary's Clinics (651-690-7029) which is free for under-insured and uninsured individuals and families also can provide medication when warranted.

    Holiday Programs

    To get information about a Thanksgiving Day Basket/Meals for families, please call Ms. Romano, School Social Worker at 651-293-8950.

     

    Toys for Toys/Operation Joy - parents can call 651-746-3595 if parents would like help with toys for their children this year.  Phone may be busy, but keep trying.

    Legal Services

    Ben Casper 651-271-6661 Attorney for immigration. Spanish speaker.

    Central Legal # 651-642-1890 (free/low cost) Speaks Spanish

    Family Court Services in the Hennepin County Court House...  provides mediation services free to divorcing couples. Both parents need to be willing to mediate and there needs to be no domestic violence between them. Call 612-348-3000

    Karen F. Ellingson, Attorney at Law, P.A.of Immigration Legal Services - Servicios Legales de Immigracion. Karen's office is located at 1059 So. Robert St., Suite 100 West St. Paul, MN 55118. Karen is bilingual (Spanish/English) and coordinated Oficina Legal for many years. She is willing to work out reasonable payment plans with clients and has a keen understanding of needs. She also still teaches at the U of M law school. You can reach her at (651)451-1660 for more information.

    Legal Services/Support for Low Income Parents:

    Neighborhood Justice Center, Inc, 651-222-4703

    Officina Legal # 651-641-1011 Speaks Spanish

    Southwestern MN Regional Legal Services, 651-222-4731

    Streetworks Legal Services for teens--612-252-2735.

     

    Parent Groups

    ADHD/ADD support groups for parents of children with ADD/ADHD or parents/adults who may have ADHD/ADD.  Call 952-933-8983 or www.adssmn.org

    ADHD/ADD website - http://www.additudemag.com

    Parent to Parent Support Group of Ramsey County call Donna (612) 436-8777. Please call if you are interested in being connected to a parent group (run by parents with support from professionals). The parents in this group have children with serious emotional/behavioral challenges and they connect with other parents for support and information. This group meets monthly at either 12PM or 6:30PM on the second Tuesday of each month. Call the number above if you are interested in finding out the location this month.

    Support Group for Parents of children with sexual abuse and behavioral issues
    . This group are for parents of victims ONLY. Open to parents with children who are of any age. Free. Group is faciliated by a staff from Pathfinders (agency that works with victims of sexual abuse). Call 651-643-3022.

     

    Reduced Dental Care

    Helping hands walk in dental sliding fee - 244-7561


    Model cities - 290-9200


    Neighborhood Health Care Network makes referrals to community clinics - 651-489-2273

     

    Public Health Services - 555 Cedar St. 651-292-7749
     

    Quan Dental 422 University Ave. St. Paul (290-2818) as they used to take referrals from Social Workers for free or low cost dental. Contact me if you need a referral. Thank you.

     

    Sharing and Caring in Mpls - free on Saturday if they have no insurance - 612-338-4640

     

    U of M School of Dentistry Mpls. 612-624-8400

     

    Vang Dental Clinic on 367 W. University in St. Paul (222-6738) is still doing free/sliding fee - I know they accept MA.

     

    Rent Assistance

    Community Stabilization Project - 651-225-8778


    Call County to register with them for emergency financial assistance - 651-266-4444

    Foreclosure information - http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/ced/Mortgage_Foreclosure_Renter.htm

    Keystone at 651-917-3883

    Public Housing number is 651-298-4444
     
    Ramsey Action Programs
    (family loans); 651-645-6445

    St. Paul Foundation (Community Sharing Fund Contact Name - Arbadella Williams) -651-224-5463 *Parents need social worker referral, so please contact Ms. Romano OR your child's school social worker*  This program can only help families one time over 18 months.

    Web site for information and forms   http://www.stpaulpha.org/phwaitlist.html

     

    Sexual Abuse Resources
    Hamm Clinic 408 Saint Peter Street Suite 429; Saint Paul, MN 55102  (651) 224–0614; Specific therapist: Pamela Henderson

    KayeAnne Mason, LICSW; St. Paul, MN 55104; (651) 645-5372

    Midwest Children's Resource Center; 347 North Smith Avenue, Suite #401; St. Paul, MN 55102; (651) 220-6750; Specific therapist: Jody Raymake and Vicki

    Project Pathfinder, Inc. Adult, Adolescent or Child and Family Intake Coordinator; 1821 University Avenue West, Suite N385; St. Paul, MN 55104; Phone: (651) 644-8515

    Thad Wilderson & Associates; St. Paul, MN 55104; (651) 225-8997

    Therapist skilled at EMDR Washburn Center for Children has several therapists trained in EMDR; 612-871-1454.

    Wilder  451 Lexington Parkway North; Saint Paul, MN 55104 651-280-2310; Specific Therapist: Gael Thompson

     

    Shelters for Students on the Run/Homeless

    Aindah Yung Shelter - will accept students 12-16yo. Call 651-227-4784/St. Paul.

    The Bridge - will accept students 10-17yo. 612-377-8800/Mpls

    Tatoo Removal
    Vandy Moua - 774-5654 -call between 3-8 pm

    Tutoring Programs

    Boys/Girl's Club of the Twin Cities - the Mount Airy Unit at 690 Jackson Street.  651-221-0330 or at the West Side Unit at 291 Belvidere Street.  651-222-2212.  - or the East Side Unit at 1620 Ames Ave.  651-774-5654 - Mondays -Fridays from 3:00pm - 6:00pm.  For this program only is $5.00/year (East Side Unit).  www.boysandgirls.org

    Tutoring for Success in School - Individual and Small Group Instruction done by a Veteran Master Degree Teacher with over 20 years of teaching experience in the classroom.  Tutoring Sessions will be scheduled and held in a local coffee shop.  For more information regarding costs and further details, please see the website below. http://tutoring4success.weebly.com (Tutoring also in the St. Paul area)

    Lao Family Community of Minnesota, Inc. - Youth Education Program at 320 W. University Ave.  651-209-6808 (speak with Vern Xiong).  Mondays - Fridays for Hmong Students in grades 7-9.  FREE

    Neighborhood House at
    179 E. Robie Street
    . 651-227-9291. Mondays - Fridays afterschool and evenings. Grades K-12.  FREE

    Summit University Education/Benjamin Mays Magnet For African American Students grades K- 12 at
    560 Concordia Ave. in St. Paul.  651-227-5199 - individual tutoring, homework assistance. Mondays - Thursdays from 6:00pm-8:00pm.  FREE

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