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Houston County Public Health

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Family Home Visiting Houston County Public Health Department Address611 Vista Dr, Ste 1, Caledonia, MN, 55921 157 Miles Phone number(507) 725-5810 Website addresshttps://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/fhv/index.html

Area Served: Houston County

Houston County Public Health

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Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC) Houston County Public Health Department Address611 Vista Dr, Ste 1, Caledonia, MN, 55921 157 Miles Phone number(507) 725-5810 Website addresshttps://www.co.houston.mn.us/departments/public-health

Area Served: Houston County

Houston County Public Health

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WIC - Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Houston County Public Health Department Address611 Vista Dr, Ste 1, Caledonia, MN, 55921 157 Miles Phone number(507) 725-5816 Website addresshttps://www.co.houston.mn.us/departments/public-health

Area Served: Houston County

Apply Online: https://www.health.state.mn.us/wicapply

Houston County Public Health

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Follow Along Program Houston County Public Health Department Address611 Vista Dr, Ste 1, Caledonia, MN, 55921 157 Miles Phone number(507) 725-5810 Emaildawn.schuttemeier@co.houston.mn.us Website addresshttps://www.health.state.mn.us/people/childrenyouth/fap/index.html

Area Served: Houston County

Enroll Online: https://followalongprogram.web.health.state.mn.us

Library CareerForce Corner in Ortonville

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Career Counseling Address412 NW 2nd St, Ortonville, MN, 56278 157 Miles Phone number(320) 839-2494 Emailortonville.staff@pioneerland.lib.mn.us Website addresshttps://www.careerforcemn.com/careerforce-location/library-careerforce-corner-ortonville

Area Served: Big Stone County

Library CareerForce Corner in Ortonville

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Job Training Address412 NW 2nd St, Ortonville, MN, 56278 157 Miles Phone number(320) 839-2494 Emailortonville.staff@pioneerland.lib.mn.us Website addresshttps://www.careerforcemn.com/careerforce-location/library-careerforce-corner-ortonville

Area Served: Big Stone County

Lincare, Inc.

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Medical Equipment and Supplies Lincare - Big Stone City Address603 Cornell Ave, Big Stone City, SD, 57216 157 Miles Phone number(605) 862-8912 Email1nfo@lincare.com Website addresshttps://www.lincare.com/en/services/dme-and-devices

Area Served: In MN - Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift, Traverse and Yellow Medicine Counties

National Seating & Mobility

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Medical Equipment and Supplies National Seating & Mobility - La Crosse Address3334 Mormon Coulee Rd, La Crosse, WI, 54601 157 Miles Phone number(844) 511-3882 Website addresshttps://www.nsm-seating.com/medical-supplies

Area Served: Houston and Winona Counties

Options for Women - Morris and Ortonville

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Birthing and Parenting Education Options for Women - Ortonville Address25 2nd St NW, Ortonville, MN, 56278 157 Miles Phone number(320) 487-0111 Emailfrontdesk@optionsortonville.com Website addresshttps://optionsmorris.com/morris-1

Area Served: Big Stone County

Options for Women - Morris and Ortonville

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Parenting Support Options for Women - Ortonville Address25 2nd St NW, Ortonville, MN, 56278 157 Miles Phone number(320) 487-0111 Emailfrontdesk@optionsortonville.com Website addresshttps://optionsmorris.com/morris

Area Served: Big Stone County

Prairie Five Community Action Council, Inc.

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Energy Assistance Program Big Stone County Office Address125 2nd St NW, Ortonville, MN, 56278 157 Miles Phone number(320) 269-6578 Emaileap@prairiefive.org Website addresshttps://prairiefive.org/programs/energy-assistance

Area Served: Big Stone County

Prairie Five Community Action Council, Inc.

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Food Shelf Big Stone County Office Address125 2nd St NW, Ortonville, MN, 56278 157 Miles Phone number(320) 839-2111 Emailprairiefive@prairiefive.org Website addresshttps://prairiefive.org/programs/food-programs

Area Served: Big Stone County

Someplace Safe

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Crisis Line Big Stone County (Someplace Safe) Address133 2nd St NW, Ste 101, Ortonville, MN, 56278 157 Miles Phone number(800) 974-3359 Emailinfo@someplacesafe.info Website addresshttps://someplacesafe.info/support-information/help-a-friend

Area Served: Big Stone County

Someplace Safe

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Domestic Violence Support Services Big Stone County (Someplace Safe) Address133 2nd St NW, Ste 101, Ortonville, MN, 56278 157 Miles Phone number(320) 839-2331 Emailtrainingeducation@someplacesafe.info Website addresshttps://someplacesafe.info/crime-victim-advocacy/domestic-interpersonal-violence

Area Served: Big Stone County

Someplace Safe

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Parental Visitation Monitoring Big Stone County (Someplace Safe) Address133 2nd St NW, Ste 101, Ortonville, MN, 56278 157 Miles Phone number(320) 305-1400 Emailinfo@someplacesafe.info Website addresshttps://someplacesafe.info/survivor-services

Area Served: Big Stone County

Sterling Drug

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Medical Equipment and Supplies Caledonia Pharmacy Address615 Esch Dr, Caledonia, MN, 55921 157 Miles Phone number(507) 725-3328 Website addresshttps://yoursterlingpharmacy.com

Area Served: Houston County

Supporting Hands Nurse Family Partnership

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Family Home Visiting Supporting Hands - Big Stone County AddressOrtonville, MN, 56278 157 Miles Phone number(320) 287-2585 Website addresshttps://shnfp.org

Area Served: Big Stone County

Twin Woods Apartments - Canby

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Rural Subsidized Housing for Families Countryside Manor Address220 S Prairie Ave, Porter, MN, 56280 157 Miles Phone number(507) 223-7869 Emailnmbcpa@hotmail.com

Area Served: Yellow Medicine County

Van Binsbergen and Associates

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Rural Subsidized Housing for Families Home Rite Address126 1st St SE, Ortonville, MN, 56278 157 Miles Phone number(320) 269-6640 x17 Emailoffice@vanbllc.com Website addresshttps://www.vanbllc.com

Area Served: Big Stone County

Woodland Centers

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Mental Health Clinic Woodland Centers - Big Stone County Address28 2nd St NW, Ortonville, MN, 56278 157 Miles Phone number(800) 992-1716 Website addresshttps://www.woodlandcenters.com/services/adult-therapy

Area Served: Big Stone County

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