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The purpose of the EMS Task Force is to develop, implement, and enhance continuing education and training for EMS providers in Stearns County. Additionally, the task force is an integral part in the planning the annual EMS Recognition Conference. Members of the EMS Task Force must be representatives of EMS agencies from all of the five Commissioner Districts in Stearns County.
Human Services Advisory Committee
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The Human Services Advisory Committee advises the Stearns County Human Services Board in the development, implementation, and operation of programs and services provided by the Human Services Department. The Human Services Advisory Committee is comprised of seventeen members representing citizens from each commissioner district in Stearns County; persons receiving services; community service providers; schools; Emergency Medical Services; youth, and a representative from the Community Corrections Advisory Board.
Stearns County is required to have a Human Services Board by Minnesota Statute 402. The Stearns County Human Services Board by resolution is the same as the Stearns County Board of Commissioners. The Human Services Board meets at the same time as the regularly scheduled Board of Commissioners meeting.
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The purpose of the Licensed Family Child Care Work Group is to provide a means of communication regarding the licensure of Family Child Care and input to the Human Services Advisory Committee. The Work Group will meet quarterly during the year. Work Group members are appointed by the Stearns County Human Services Advisory Committee.
Mental Health Task Force
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The purpose of the Mental Health Task Force is to address service areas related to mental health services for adults and children, and chemical dependency services. Members of the Mental Health Task Force include consumers, providers of mental health services, health services, law enforcement, schools and the general citizenry of Stearns County.
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The purpose of the Public Health Task Force is to advise, consult, and make recommendations on matters relating to disease prevention services and health promotion programs, the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program, maternal and child health, and correctional health. Members of the Public Health Task Force are representatives of health service providers, schools/education, community organizations and the general citizenry of Stearns County.
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The purpose of the Social Services Task Force is to assist in developing, implementing, and evaluating the Family Home Visitor Program, Child Welfare Services, Child Protection Services, Adolescent Services, Truancy, School Absenteeism, Developmental Disabilities Services, and Long-Term Care Services. Members of the Social Services Task Force represent health service providers, schools, community organizations, foster care providers, parents of children receiving services, adult and adolescent consumers, and the general citizenry of Stearns County.
Transitions Task Force
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The purpose of the Transitions Task Force is to address programs and services that help low-income persons and families in transition. The focus includes such areas as: outreach for persons experiencing homelessness; cash assistance programs like food support, child care subsidy services, and the Minnesota Family Investment Program. The scope of this task force also includes the child support system and day care/foster care licensing services.
Tri-County Action Program, Inc. (Tri-CAP) is the federally designated Community Action Program for Benton, Sherburne and Stearns counties in central Minnesota. Programs administered by the agency may serve one or more counties, and in several cases, go beyond the boundaries of the three counties. Tri-CAP was incorporated in 1965, becoming the first community action program in non-metro Minnesota. Tri-CAP has served low- and moderate-income residents ever since. The agency's staff is able to offer a wide array of services that assist individuals and families to achieve and maintain economic self-sufficiency.
The agency is governed by an 18-member volunteer Board of Directors. One third of the Board is elected officials; one third is representatives of the low income and one third are public-at-large positions. These dedicated volunteers set policy for the agency and meet on a monthly basis.
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The Youth Services Task Force is comprised of students representing schools in Stearns County; their ages range from 13-19 years old. The members provide recommendations and input for the implementation of human service programs directed at youth.