1. Home Instead Senior Care
City: St. Paul, MN
Category: Retirement
Telephone: (651) 747-8722
Address: 6 additional Twin Cities locations
Description: Home Instead Senior Care is the world’s largest provider of comprehensive companionship and home care services for seniors. From a few hours a day, up to 24 hours’ care, seven days a week, Home Instead helps with everyday tasks to enable older adults to live independently.
2. Keystone Community Services
City: St. Paul, MN
Category: Retirement
Telephone: (651) 645-0349
Address: 2000 St. Anthony Ave.
Description: Keystone Community Services provides activities for mind and body, Meals on Wheels, jobs and training, and supportive services that help seniors overcome obstacles to independence.
3. Lutheran Social Service Of Minnesota
City: St. Paul, MN
Category: Retirement
Telephone: (651) 642-5990 or (800) 582-52
Address: 2485 Como Ave.
Description: Senior programs through Lutheran Social Service, one of Minnesota’s largest statewide nonprofit charitable organizations, include assisted living, nonmedical in-home respite, counseling, debt counseling, foster grandparenting, grandparents raising grandchildren support, conservatorship, senior companions, Meals on Wheels, and healthy living workshops.
4. The Minnesota Board On Aging
City: St. Paul, MN
Category: Retirement
Telephone: (651) 431-2500
Address: 540 Cedar St.
Description: The Minnesota Board on Aging is committed to providing leadership to ensure that the needs of the state’s older citizens are met. The board provides many opportunities and programs to enhance quality of life. Programs include the Senior LinkAge Line (800-333-2433) that provides information about and assistance with a variety of senior issues, Eldercare projects, legal advocacy, coordinated health insurance, counseling, congregate housing services, nutrition programs, and services as an ombudsman for older Minnesotans.
5. Minnesota Department Of Veterans Affairs (Mdva)
City: St. Paul, MN
Category: Retirement
Telephone: (651) 296-2562
Address: 20 West 12th St., Room 206C
Description: The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs provides information to seniors on benefits for former armed forces personnel in Minnesota. The MDVA also operates LinkVet (888-LINKVET), which provides referrals, immediate crisis intervention, and psychological counseling 24 hours a day.
6. Minnesota Senior Federation (Mnsf)
City: St. Paul, MN
Category: Retirement
Telephone: (651) 645-0261 or (877) 645-02
Address: 1885 University Ave.
Description: The Minnesota Senior Federation is dedicated to maintaining a democratic, grassroots organization that trusts in the common sense of its members. Uniting seniors and their own organizations, the MnSF acts as a body of peers, leaders, and decision makers, influencing state policies regarding seniors and providing community information and services to benefit people of all ages with an emphasis on health, housing, retirement planning, and legal issues. The MnSF publishes a monthly newspaper for members.
7. St. Paul Parks And Recreation
City: St. Paul, MN
Category: Retirement
Telephone: (651) 266-6447
Address: 300 City Hall Annex, 25 West Fourth St.
Description: St. Paul Parks and Recreation’s Senior Citizen Recreation Program invites adults at least 50 years of age to spring into new activities. Bimonthly, the program publishes The Pioneer Spirit, a newsletter listing upcoming activities and registration materials—call the above phone number to get a copy mailed to you. There are special events and weekly groups with activities such as craftmaking, bowling, cards, movies, senior choir, and senior exercise.