Todd County Phns

Todd County Phns helps people with many needs like food assistance through SNAP, cash and housing support, child care help, and emergency aid when they're facing eviction, utility shutoff, or foreclosure, and they have offices in Long Prairie and Staples where you can get in-person help or you can apply online or by mail, and if someone dies with no money, they handle county burials covering basic costs. They work on child support enforcement like collecting payments, starting paternity cases, and getting court orders, but they can't help with things like custody or visitation or spousal support, though they do share legal information and tools online for people dealing with those issues. They look into claims of fraud for programs like SNAP and Medical Assistance, and they run healthcare through MNsure, helping people connect with insurance plans including Medicare when a doctor says home care is needed. Health care workers from Todd County Phns can come to your home to give skilled nursing, physical, occupational, or speech therapy if you're sick or hurt, and they work with other insurance groups to make sure these services are available. They help people pay their heating or energy bills if they qualify by income, not by assets, and they offer emergency energy help too, with online applications and phone contacts for urgent problems. If you have hearing or vision loss or a child with a disability, they link you to special supplies, hearing and vision services, and programs like Disability Hub MN, and people in need can get help with early intervention, waivers, and behavioral therapy. They offer many supports for kids and their families, like emotional and social help, early childhood evaluations, screenings, and programs such as Help Me Grow and Head Start, and they help with child and teen checkups too so growing up healthy is easier. Families can get family home visits, breastfeeding help, car seats, diapers, prenatal teaching, and basic needs for pregnant women and young children, plus they work with local birthing centers and hospitals. For adults, their services deal with daily living and health needs, and everything is split into units for Child Services, Community Health, Health Services, Financial Support, and Administration, with policies that follow state and federal rules, like not selling tobacco to minors. Their staff respect everyone, want to help people learn and stay safe, and are watched over by a five-member Board of Commissioners and a bigger Community Health Board. Elders, parents, and kids can use resources like MN Benefits, Energy Assistance, and WIC, and there's help for special needs through groups like Family Voices Minnesota, PACER, and ARC. The main office sits in Long Prairie while they also serve folks from a branch in Staples, and they're open weekdays from morning to late afternoon. They use a security program called Wordfence to protect their website, and they steer folks to outside legal help but don't give legal advice. Todd County Phns aims to meet people where they're at, help them find the support they qualify for, and do their best to keep everyone safe, healthy, and able to meet their needs in Todd County.