Housing and nutrition are pillars of well-being. We offer quality, affordable housing across Minnesota and hot, nutritious meals in communities across the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Healthy Aging & Community Health
Our culturally competent community health workers provide in-home and in-community support to older adults and their caregivers throughout the Minneapolis area, helping them navigate health care systems and attend appointments.
Planning for the Future
Everyone is unique, which is why we never use a one-size-fits-all approach. Older adults and their caregivers can work with social workers and attorneys to develop individualized plans to meet the needs of today and tomorrow.
A national AmeriCorps Senior program sponsored locally by VOA Minnesota and Wisconsin that matches people ages 55+ with volunteer opportunities that match their individual skills, interests, schedule, and geographic availability.
Personalized guidance, information, and resource coordination to meet physical, social, and financial care needs for older adults, adults with disabilities, and those caring for them. Follow-up services help develop long-term care plans while maximizing independence and quality of life.
A local, member-supported network that collects and organizes helpful data for social workers who work with older adults and their families. Care Options Network publishes The GuideBook, a resource for senior care professionals, and The Directory, a newsstand magazine for the general public.
Support for older adults and adults with disabilities to maintain independence whenever possible through care plans and support systems that prevent unnecessary guardianship and conservatorship. CESDM also provides guidance and training to case managers, Adult Protection Workers, and social workers.
Support for African American older adults in Hennepin and Ramsey counties, including healthcare coordination, economic counseling, housing stability services, immigration issue support, family mediation, and mental health support. Program staff are reflective of the communities they serve.
Caregiver support, ranging from respite services to help navigating health care systems, for caregivers of adults with debilitating illness, including dementia and Alzheimer’s. Services are culturally specific to the African American and East African communities in the Greater Twin Cities area, available in English, Ethiopian, Oromo, and Somali.
Caregiver support and education services are free to participants; Healthcare services with our Community Health Workers are eligible for Medical Assistance and Elderly waiver, Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI) waiver, and Alternative Care (AC) waiver.
High Pointe Senior Community in Rochester offers permanent supportive housing for adults age 62+. Twenty-five of the 93 apartments are fully accessible. On-site coordinators are available to assist with access to community services and Medicare and Medicaid issues.
A team of social workers and community health workers assisting residents of Minneapolis Public Housing buildings with case management, information, referral services, and group services. The team also helps with economic assistance eligibility, physical and mental health, financial concerns, housing needs, and personal crises.
Most services are free to residents living in Minneapolis Public Housing Authority Highrises; Community Health Worker and Housing Stabilization Services are billed to Medical Assistance
A 55-unit housing site for adults offering beautiful apartment-homes for active, independent 55+ adults in vibrant downtown Northeast Minneapolis, walking distance to churches, parks, shops, library, restaurants, and art galleries. This is a market-rate building, with 20 percent of the units subsidized.
A 306-unit housing high-rise for adults and families, providing permanent supportive housing for low-income individuals and families. Populations served include low-income households with disabilities, mental illness, or who have experienced long-term homelessness.
A 60-unit housing site providing permanent supportive housing for low-income adults age 62+. Applicants with a physical disability requiring the features of a handicap accessible unit may also qualify.
A nutritionally balanced, sit-down lunch with varied menu options for people age 60+. Lunches are served hot, Monday through Friday. During the pandemic, the program has shifted to delivering meals to clients in their homes, as well as offering bi-weekly frozen meal delivery.
Village at Franklin Station is a 90-unit, 3-story building offering affordable housing to older adults and people with disabilities in South Minneapolis.