Making an Impact in North Central and Northeastern Minnesota

During 2005 and 2006, each issue of Changing Lives will highlight a specific geographic service area. This issue will give readers a look at the services LSS offers in North-Central and Northeastern Minnesota. Approximately 30 percent of both the LSS employees and its $69 Million budget are applied to services in these areas of Minnesota.

While there are concentrations of services in the key cities, there are also services that find their ways into smaller communities. In fact, in just about every county in the state, LSS has some physical presence. From a virtual or on-line perspective, LSS offers its adoption and financial counseling services statewide since the services can be received over the phone, or on-line.

The following table shows what services are offered in specific counties in North- Central and Northeastern Minnesota

County/Cities	Annual Budget (2004)	Employees / Volunteers	Services Provided
Aitkin Various sites	$70,000	Volunteers only	Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions
Benton Various sites	$56,000	Volunteers only	Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions
Carlton Cloquet	$467,000	19, plus Volunteers	Senior Companions, Youth Services, Crisis Nursery
Cass Boy River, Longville, Hackensack, Pillager, Walker	$283,936	11, plus Volunteers	Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions, Senior Nutrition/Meals on Wheels
Crow Wing Baxter, Brainerd, Crosby, Pequot Lakes	$5,925,032	265, plus Volunteers	Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions, Senior Nutrition/Meals on Wheels, Counseling, Youth Services, Personal Support Services for People with Disabilities,
Itasca Grand Rapids	$1,186,839	65, plus Volunteers	Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions, Personal Support Services for People with Disabilities
Kanabec Various sites	$28,000	Volunteers only	Foster Grandparents
Koochiching International Falls, Northome	$1,101,246	58, plus Volunteers	Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions, Personal Support Services for People with Disabilities
Lake Various sites	$3,500	Volunteers only	Foster Grandparents
Mille Lacs Various sites	$31,500	Volunteers only	Foster Grandparents
Morrison Little Falls, Motley, Pierz, Royalton, Swanville	$2,175,284	108, plus Volunteers	Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions, Senior Nutrition/Meals on Wheels, Customized Living Services, Personal Support Services for People with Disabilities
Pine Various sites	$84,000	Volunteers only	Foster Grandparents
St. Louis Duluth, Eveleth, Virginia	$4,187,878	207, plus Volunteers	Senior Companions, Youth Services, Crisis Nursery, Financial Counseling Services, Personal Support Services for People with Disabilities
Total for North- Central and Northeastern Minnesota	$15,609,215	733, plus Volunteers

            

 
     

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