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Dawson Food Shelf

Dawson Food ShelfLink: view organization details

Food Shelf Address716 8th St, Grace Lutheran Church, Dawson, MN, 56232 133 Miles Phone number(402) 960-6532

Area Served: City of Dawson

Johnson Memorial Health Services

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Rural Health Clinic (Health Care Center) Address1282 Walnut St, Dawson, MN, 56232 133 Miles Phone number(320) 769-4393 Website addresshttps://jmhsmn.org

Area Served: Lac Qui Parle County

Lac Qui Parle Children's Mental Health Collaborative

Lac Qui Parle Children's Mental Health CollaborativeLink: view organization details

Children's Mental Health Collaboratives Address848 Chestnut St, Dawson, MN, 56232 133 Miles Phone number(320) 769-4590 Emaildswedz@dwby.k12.mn.us

Area Served: Lac Qui Parle County

Lewis Family Drug

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Medical Equipment and Supplies Lewis Family Drug LLC - Appleton (Munsterman) Address250 N Munsterman St, Appleton, MN, 56208 133 Miles Phone number(320) 289-2593 Website addresshttps://www.lewisdrug.com

Area Served: Swift County

Library CareerForce Corner in Appleton

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Career Counseling Address50 E Rooney Ave, Appleton, MN, 56208 133 Miles Phone number(320) 289-1681 Emailappleton.staff@pioneerland.lib.mn.us Website addresshttps://www.careerforcemn.com/careerforce-location/library-careerforce-corner-appleton

Area Served: Swift County

Library CareerForce Corner in Appleton

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Job Training Address50 E Rooney Ave, Appleton, MN, 56208 133 Miles Phone number(320) 289-1681 Emailappleton.staff@pioneerland.lib.mn.us Website addresshttps://www.careerforcemn.com/careerforce-location/library-careerforce-corner-appleton

Area Served: Swift County

Parkers Prairie Public School District

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Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) District Office Address411 S Otter Ave, Parkers Prairie, MN, 56361 133 Miles Phone number(218) 338-6011 Emailsradtke@pp.k12.mn.us Website addresshttps://www.isd547.org

Area Served: Parkers Prairie Public School District

Parkers Prairie Public School District

Parkers Prairie Public School DistrictLink: view organization details

Public School Early Childhood Education and Care Programs District Office Address411 S Otter Ave, Parkers Prairie, MN, 56361 133 Miles Phone number(218) 338-6011 Website addresshttps://www.isd547.org

Area Served: Parkers Prairie Public School District

Parkers Prairie Public School District

Parkers Prairie Public School DistrictLink: view organization details

Kindergarten District Office Address411 S Otter Ave, Parkers Prairie, MN, 56361 133 Miles Phone number(218) 338-6011 Website addresshttps://www.isd547.org

Area Served: Parkers Prairie Public School District

Parkers Prairie Public School District

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Early Childhood Screening District Office Address411 S Otter Ave, Parkers Prairie, MN, 56361 133 Miles Phone number(218) 338-4079 x402 Emailmeggert@pp.k12.mn.us Website addresshttps://www.isd547.org

Area Served: Parkers Prairie Public School District

Parkers Prairie Public School District

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Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) - Birth through Two District Office Address411 S Otter Ave, Parkers Prairie, MN, 56361 133 Miles Phone number(218) 338-6011 Emailtmoritz@pp.k12.mn.us Website addresshttps://www.isd547.org

Area Served: Parkers Prairie Public School District

Refer Online: https://www.helpmegrowmn.org/HMG/Refer/index.html

Parkers Prairie Public School District

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Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) - Three to Kindergarten Entrance District Office Address411 S Otter Ave, Parkers Prairie, MN, 56361 133 Miles Phone number(612) 803-9095 Emailswalsh@alexschools.org Website addresshttps://www.isd547.org

Area Served: Parkers Prairie Public School District

Refer Online: https://www.helpmegrowmn.org/HMG/Refer/index.html

Parkers Prairie Public School District

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School-based Preschool District Office Address411 S Otter Ave, Parkers Prairie, MN, 56361 133 Miles Phone number(218) 338-6011 Website addresshttps://www.isd547.org

Area Served: Parkers Prairie Public School District

Refer Online: https://pub.education.mn.gov/HSPPReferrals

Prairie Five Community Action Council, Inc.

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Food Shelf Swift County - Satellite Food Shelf Address23 E Rooney Ave, Zion Lutheran Church, Appleton, MN, 56208 133 Miles Phone number(320) 289-2216 Emailprairiefive@prairiefive.org Website addresshttps://prairiefive.org/programs/food-programs

Area Served: Swift County

Prairie Five Community Action Council, Inc.

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Head Start Lac Qui Parle Community Preschool - Appleton Address349 S Edquist St, Appleton, MN, 56208 133 Miles Phone number(320) 598-3118 Emailprairiefive@prariefive.com Website addresshttps://prairiefive.org/programs/head-start

Area Served: Swift County

Refer Online: https://pub.education.mn.gov/HSPPReferrals

Ruby's Pantry

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Food Distribution Dawson Address123 1st St, Dawson Athletic Fields, Dawson, MN, 56232 133 Miles Phone number(651) 674-0009 Emailgoodnews@rubyspantry.org Website addresshttps://rubyspantry.org/find-location

Area Served: Dawson area

Sanford Health

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Clinic Sanford Clinic - Parkers Prairie Address115 E Soo St, Parkers Prairie, MN, 56361 133 Miles Phone number(218) 338-4371 Website addresshttps://www.sanfordhealth.org/medical-services/primary-care/family-medicine

Area Served: Douglas, Otter Tail and Todd counties

SMR Management

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Rural Subsidized Housing for Families Diamond Village Apartments Address550 E Thielke Ave, Appleton, MN, 56208 133 Miles Phone number(320) 493-9774 Website addresshttps://www.smrrental.com

Area Served: Swift County

Trumm Drug and Trumms Home Medical Specialties

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Medical Equipment and Supplies Trumm Drug - Parkers Prairie Address114 E Soo St, Parkers Prairie, MN, 56361 133 Miles Phone number(218) 338-2661 Emailparkersprairie@trummdrug.com Website addresshttps://trummdrug.com/home-medical-specialties

Area Served: Otter Tail County

Van Binsbergen and Associates

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Privately Owned Affordable Housing Prairie Village I Address109 4th Ave N, Parkers Prairie, MN, 56361 133 Miles Phone number(320) 269-6640 Emailoffice@vanbllc.com Website addresshttps://www.vanbllc.com

Area Served: Otter Tail County

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