www.seniorlinkageline.com/

The free call that does it all!

1-800-333-2433

The Senior LinkAge Line® is the Minnesota Board on Aging's free statewide information and assistance service. The Senior LinkAge Line® service is provided by six Area Agencies on Aging that cover all 87 counties of Minnesota and helps connect you to local services. 

The Senior LinkAge Line® is answered from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. 

Senior LinkAge Line® makes your life easier

Just one phone call to 1-800-333-2433 is all it takes. Senior LinkAge Line® help  simplify the complex issues and decisions you face every day as a senior, Baby Boomer, Medicare beneficiary, caregiver or someone trying to reduce prescription drug costs.

With a single call to 1-800-333-2433 you will get assistance with looking at your situation to determine what service might be helpful.

Senior Linkage Line® not only helps connect you to services in your community, but  also provides the actual assistance to help you get the information and personalized help you need to make good decisions. This includes providing face to face help to you in your home and community. The Senior LinkAge Line® has expertise in the areas of :

• Medicare
• Prescription Drug Expense assistance for Minnesotans of all ages
• Health Insurance Counseling 
• Forms assistance, including help applying for Medical Assistance and Medicare options
• Long-term Care Insurance, including the Long-term Care Partnership
• Long-term Care Planning Options
• Caregiver planning and support
• Grandparents raising Grandchildren

The Senior LinkAge Line® provides you with the information, assistance and connection to services to help you make good decisions.

Senior LinkAge Line® can connect you with:

• Financial Assistance
• Home Care
• Housekeeping and Chore services
• Indian Elder Program
• Legal Assistance
• Long-term Care Ombudsman
• Meal Delivery and Nutrition
• Transitional Consultation
• Transportation

AND many other services to help you remain independent in your community

• 2016 Senior LinkAge Line® Annual Report
• Map of the Senior LinkAge Line® contact centers. Map also links the locations of the contact centers for the Disability Linkage Line® and the Veterans Linkage Line™.
• If your elderly loved one lives outside Minnesota, call the Eldercare Locator at 800-677-1116 or at www.eldercare.gov.
• www.minnesotahelp.info has a statewide database of community resources with special topic areas containing resources for older adults. If you are looking for information on services for people of other ages available in another state - www.minnesotahelp.info can link you to those resources.
• The counties provide a MnCHOICES Assessment. These consultants can assist in getting access to the services you need to remain independent. Every Minnesotan, regardless of income, is entitled to a free Long-term Care Consultation.  www.minnesotahelp.info can help you find the county long-term care consultation program closest to you.

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FREE SAFETY CHECK FOR SENIORS - 

HOUSEHOLD & OUTSIDE MAINTENANCE FOR ELDERLY (HOME)

No-cost Home Safety Check for senior citizens is offered by the Household & Outside Maintenance for Elderly (HOME) Program of Senior Community Services. We will check your need for handrails, grab-bars, smoke detectors, lighting, and other home safety components. Elders aged 60+ residing in suburban Hennepin County and Minneapolis are eligible for this limited time offer. No sales. For more information contact 952-746-4046 or email home@seniorcommunity.org for more details. HOME also provides housekeeping, minor repair, and mowing/snow removal services. For details, follow this link http://seniorcommunity.org/programs/h-o-m-e/

Senior Community Services is a nonprofit organization with five programs serving elders age 60+ and caregivers statewide. For more information please visit www.seniorcommunity.org or call 952-541-1019. Seniors outside of Hennepin County should contact the Senior Linkage Line at 1-800-333-2433 for information about home safety checks in their area. Thank you!

"The Nest"

Advent Lutheran Church is partnering with Osseo Senior High to provide a backpack program to the students. This is an amazing, ongoing outreach within our community for students who are facing food instability on the weekends and over holiday breaks. Each week this program supplies backpacks with non-perishable, easy to prepare food items. The students take home a backpack full of food on Friday after school and bring it back empty Monday morning. There are students in our community who are either homeless or do not know where or when their next meal is coming. Click on this link to watch volunteers in action, produced by local news Channel 12.
 

How can you help? To sponsor this program you can:

• Donate food
• Make a cash donation

Food donations may be dropped off by the Police Department door at Osseo City Hall during regular business hours.

Monetary donations may be mailed to Advent Lutheran Church, 9475 Jefferson Highway, Maple Grove, MN  55369. Please note all checks will need to include a memo indicating proceeds are for Backpack Program. 

All other questions can be answered by email: TheNestBackPackProgram@gmail.com

Click on the link brochure, for "The Nest" Backpack Program Food List" suggestions.

Community Links

Government Web Links

• League of Minnesota Cities
• City of Maple Grove, Minnesota
• City of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
• Hennepin County
• State of Minnesota
• Association of Metropolitan Municipalities

County Government

Jeffrey Lunde (District 1)
Hennepin County Board of Commissioners
A-2400 Government Center
300 South 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55487
Phone 612-414-3302

County Web Links

• Hennepin County Government

State Government

Senator Warren Limmer - R (District 34)
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
State Office Building, Room 153
St. Paul, MN 55155
sen.warren.limmer@senate.mn
Phone 651.296.2159

Representative Kristin Bahner - D (District 34B)
525 State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155
rep.kristin.bahner@house.mn
Phone 651.296.5502

Governor Tim Walz - D
To contact Office of Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, please write, phone, fax or e-mail.

Staffed office hours are: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Mailing Address:
Office of the Governor 
130 State Capitol 
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 
St. Paul, MN 55155

Other ways to reach their office:
Telephone: 651-201-3400 
Toll Free: 800-657-3717 
Minnesota Relay 800-627-3529 
Fax: 651-797-1850 
Contact https://mn.gov/governor/contact/

Web Links
Here are several links:
Minnesota Governor
Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota Senate
State of Minnesota

Federal Government

President Joseph R. Biden - D
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
White House website
Phone 202.456.1414

Senator Amy Klobuchar - D
346 Russell Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510
Senator Amy Klobuchar website
Phone 202.224.3244
Minnesota address:
1 Federal Drive
Federal Bldg Suite 298
Fort Snelling, MN 55111
Phone (612) 727-5220
Fax (612) 727-5223

Senator Tina Smith - D
320 Hart Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510
Senator Tina Smith website
Phone 202.224.5641
St. Paul address:
60 Plato Blvd. East
Suite 220
Saint Paul, MN 55107
Phone (651) 221-1016

Congressman Dean Phillips - D
3rd District
Congressman Dean Phillips website

Washington, DC Office
1305 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2871

Temporary Bloomington Office
1800 West Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington Civic Plaza, Second Floor
Bloomington, MN 55431
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Phone: (952)563-4593

State Government

Senator Warren Limmer - R (District 34)
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
State Office Building, Room 153
St. Paul, MN 55155
sen.warren.limmer@senate.mn
Phone 651.296.2159

Representative Kristin Bahner - D (District 34B)
525 State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155
rep.kristin.bahner@house.mn
Phone 651.296.5502

Governor Tim Walz - D
To contact Office of Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, please write, phone, fax or e-mail.

Staffed office hours are: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Mailing Address:
Office of the Governor 
130 State Capitol 
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 
St. Paul, MN 55155

Other ways to reach their office:
Telephone: 651-201-3400 
Toll Free: 800-657-3717 
Minnesota Relay 800-627-3529 
Fax: 651-797-1850 
Contact https://mn.gov/governor/contact/

Web Links
Here are several links:
Minnesota Governor
Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota Senate
State of Minnesota