Holistic Support for People with Disabilities
LSS is committed to supporting individuals in making their own decisions that shape their quality of life, empowering them to live the life they imagine for themselves. Person-centered support means our wide array of services are specifically designed to meet the unique needs of individuals in a variety of settings.
My Life, My Choices is our innovative service delivery design focused on ensuring people with disabilities have meaningful relationships, access to services and opportunity to contribute to community.
The Bemidji LSS provides disability services, which include: Respite, In-Home services, Employment services, Housing Coordination Access, and Independent Living Skills.
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LSS Statewide Services
LSS Adoption
Telephone: (888) 205-3769
Domestic, International, Special Needs, Birth Parent and Post-adoption Services
LSS Financial Counseling Service
Telephone: (888) 577-2227
Budget Counseling, Debt Management, and Counseling that concerns Housing, Bankruptcy, Reverse Mortgage or Credit Reports. Offices in Brainerd, Duluth, Eveleth, Hopkins, Mankato, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Willmar.
LSS Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Services
Telephone: (888) 205-3770
Senior volunteers with stipends provide tutoring services for school children or companionship and assistance for people who are elderly and frail. Services are provided in many counties. Call for additional information.
LSS Guardianship Options
Guardianship Options include Guardianship, Conservatorship, Power of Attorney, Care Coordination, and Personal Representative of the Estate.
LSS LifeWorks Employee Resource
Telephone: (888) 988-0098
Employee Assistance Programs, Organizational Development and Training
LSS Pregnancy and Birth Parent Services
Telephone: (888) 205-3769
Free confidential, non-directive pregnancy counseling 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at all stages of pregnancy.
Monday through Friday 8a.m. to 5 p.m. and Toll free 24 hours
Bemidji Area Program for Recovery
(BAPR) is designed to help individuals experiencing difficulty in their lives due
to substance abuse and dependence. Education for domestic violence offenders as well as anger management for adults and juveniles.
Our services address single and multiple substance abuse problems and related mental health concerns.
We are compatible with the philosophy
of 12-step programs.
SERVICE AREAS
Men’s group
Women’s group
Adolescent group
Co-occurring disorders group
Gambling services
Chemical awareness/ diversion class
DWI clinic
After care services
Steps to Freedom at the Beltrami County Jail
We offer outpatient programs and dual diagnosis services for clients with substance abuse and mental issues as well.
Substance Use Assessments/ Rule 25
We offer timely rule 25 assessments and are happy to bill most insurances please call for more information.
Outpatient therapy
Marriage, Family, Child & Individual Counselors, Counseling Services
Serving individuals, couples and families, adults, adolescents, and children ages 8 and up. Specializations: Anxiety, depression, li fe changes and transitions, loss and grief, relationship issues, communication, assertiveness skills, faith and spirituality, mood and emotion regulation, sexual abuse and other forms of trauma, self-growth and gaining increased insight about oneself. Medical Assistance, Prime West, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield accepted as payment. Also some employee assistance programs.
Options IRCIL offers a large resource database for you to quickly and easily get the information you need. Information regarding topics such as Housing, Civil Rights, ADA, Pets and much more can be found here.
Can’t find it? Give us a call and we’ll do our best to find an answer and enter it into the resource database.
Assisting individuals with disabilities to live independently, pursue meaningful goals, and have the same opportunities and choices as all people.
A disability resource center for Seniors, Veterans & People with Disabilities of all ages.
Services Include:
Advocacy
Independent Living Skills
Information and Referral
Peer Mentoring/Group Support
Transition
Choice & Traditional PCA Services
Homemaking Services
Respite
Support Planner Services
Assistive Technology
Home Access Ramp Services
Accessibility Resources
SENIORS: We are your Aging-in-Place Specialists!
Primary office located in Hibbing MN with branch offices in: Duluth, Brainerd, Walker, Aitkin and Bemidji
Our Mission: The Bemidji Community Food Shelf is a faith-based, caring place that listens to those who are experiencing food insecurity. We work with our partners to be inclusive and to provide fresh, nourishing foods for those living in Beltrami County and the Bemidji School District.
Households may make one visit per calendar month which will provide about 10 meals, or 3-5 days of food per household. Services are based on income eligibility. We are also a distribution site for Nutrition Assistance Program for Sneiors (NAPS) boxes for income eligible seniors 60 and over. Applications are available at the food shelf.
Please bring a current ID if you have one. We will need the names and birthdates of household members and the gross income for the household.
Bemidji Community Food Shelf (BCFS) is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
P.O. Box 3118 Bemidji, MN 56619
A safe and friendly fishing experience for those living at home with support services, individuals living independently, seniors, Veterans, and people with disabilities.
A.C. Clark Library – Bemidji State University
1500 Birchmont Dr NE, #28, Bemidji, MN 56601
218-755-3342 / 1-800-860-0234
Open to the public, Semester hours, Closed on Saturday
Bagley Public Library – Lake Agassiz Regional Library
79 Spencer Ave SW, Bagley, MN 56621
218-694-6201
Website: http://www.larl.org
Tuesday & Thursday 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Wednesday & Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Baudette Public Library
110 1st Ave SW, Baudette, MN 56623 / P.O. Box 739
218-634-2329
Monday – Friday 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
See Facebook page for updates
Beltrami County Law Library
600 Minnesota Ave NW, Bemidji, MN 56601 / P.O. Box 208
Located in the basement of the Judicial Center
218-333-8460
Self-service only
Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Bemidji Public Library
509 America Ave NW, Bemidji, MN 56601
218-751-3963
Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. & Friday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Blackduck Community Library
72 1st St SE, Blackduck, MN 56630
218-835-6600
Tuesday 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Wednesday & Saturday 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Thursday – Friday 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Cass Lake Community Library
223 Cedar Ave, Cass Lake, MN 56633
218-335-8865
krls.org
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Wednesday & Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Cummings Library: Oak Hills Christian College
1600 Oak Hills Rd SW, Bemidji, MN 56601
218-751-8670 Ext. 1299
oakhills.edu
Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Kelliher Library and Information Center: Old School Center
243 Clark Ave N, Kelliher, MN 56650
Monday & Thursday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Thursday 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Margaret Welch Memorial Library
5051 State Hwy 84, Longville, MN 56655 / P.O. Box 106
218-363-2710 / Fax: 218-363-2716
krls.org
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Wednesday & Friday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Park Rapids Area Library
210 First St. West, Park Rapids, MN 65470
krls.org
218-732-4966
Monday 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Tuesday – Thursday 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Friday 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Pine River Public Library
212 Park Ave, Pine River, MN 56474
krls.org
218-587-4639 (Headquarters)
Monday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Tuesday – Thursday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Walker Public Library
207 4th St, Walker, MN 56484
218-547-1019
Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Education about democracy and making it work. Encourages informed voting. Non-partisan. Go to website to message the local chapter.
Free Food Pantry Available for BSU and NTC Students
Located in 1st Floor Sustainability Office in Hobson Memorial Union
The Northwoods Queer Outreach is an initiative that aims to increase queer and transgender representation, support and acceptance across campus and within the Bemidji community.
We provide training and resources for organizational staff, educators, and healthcare providers to better serve queer and transgender customers, students, patients and clients. Our workshops can range from 2SLGBTQ+ 101 material to information and activities tailored to the needs of your organization.
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Northwoods/Beltrami is an active affiliate. They are located in the Bemidji area and primarily facilitated by Jim Aakhus. Jim was the former President of the NAMI North Central affiliate in the Brainerd area, but now lives in Bemidji. He is a family member and a retired mental health professional. He has been networking within the mental health community. He in on his 4th term as a board member at Hope House in Bemidji & continues to serve as a volunteer.
NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering
addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is
only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using. We suggest that you keep an open mind and give yourself a break. Our program is a set of principles written so simply that we can follow them in our daily lives. The most important thing about them is that they work. There are no strings attached to NA. We are not affiliated with any other organizations. We have no initiation fees or dues, no pledges to sign, no promises to make to anyone. We are not connected with any political, religious, or law enforcement groups, and are under no surveillance at any time. Anyone may join us regardless of age, race, sexual identity, creed, religion, or lack of religion. We are not interested in what or how much you used or who your connections were, what you have done in the past, how much or how little you have, but only in what you want to do about your problem and how we can help. The newcomer is the most important person at any meeting, because we can only keep what we have by giving it away. We have learned from our group experience that those who keep coming to our meetings regularly stay clean.
If you or your family lives in any of the following situations: doubled up with other people due to loss of housing or economic hardship, living in cars, parks, public spaces, or abandoned buildings, at imminent risk of losing housing (foreclosure, eviction, etc.), substandard housing (lack of electricity, lack of plumbing, insufficient heating, or safety concerns), living in hotels, motels, trailer parks, camping grounds due to lack of adequate accommodations, or are living in shelters or transitional housing, you may be eligible for the following services. Contact the liaison to find out what support and services may be available.
Childbirth, Breastfeeding, and Newborn Care Courses & Consults
Eliza Michaelson, RN, BSN, PHN, CLC
A nonprofit that provides free services and resources to students of all ages to help them pursue postsecondary education.
Services we provide include:
• Individual assistance completing applications for admission, financial aid and scholarships
• College resource guides covering a range of topics related to preparing for and going to college
• Internet access for researching educational information and scholarship opportunities
• Access to career assessment tools
• Assistance developing educational plans
• Participation at college fairs, community events and other awareness activities
• One-on-one mentoring: in person, virtual, phone, text or email
• Small group workshops on topics of interest (FAFSA, college admissions, essays, scholarships, and more)
• Encouragement, support and accountability
Below I’ve provided a link to The College Place and a link to our Opportunities Guides. The guides are also free of charge, and I encourage you to order as many as you need.
If you are interested in any of the services listed above, feel free to contact me via email or phone, or you can set up an appointment with me using Calendly to learn more. Here is my link: https://calendly.com/mandyschram
Link to The College Place: https://www.ecmc.org/studentseducators/college-access-centers/the-college-place-northern-minnesota
Link to the Opportunities books: https://www.ecmc.org/studentseducators/student-resources/opportunities-guide-and-workbook
usiness hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CT
Local phone: 218-308-7933
minnesotatcp@ecmc.org