Resources

Mower County Resource Guide

LAW ENFORCEMENT / MEDICAL EMERGENCY

Emergency Call 911

Austin Police Department Non-Emergency 437-9400

Mower County Sheriff 437-9400

Truancy Officer 437-9454

CRISIS INTERVENTION

Crime Victims Resource Center 437-6680

Crisis Response 844-274-7472

CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION

Child Protection 437-9700

Human Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888

HEALTH SERVICES

Mayo Clinic Health System 433-7351

Nurse Care Line 888-609-4065

Patient Online Services Support Line 877-858-0398

Other Behavioral Services 433-7389

Psychiatric Service Unit 433-7351

Patient Education 434-1753

Covid-19 Nurse Helpline 507-293-9525

Health Access Minnesota 507-589-8136

Financial Patient Services 844-217-9591

QPP Employee Clinic 434-6299

Hormel Employee Clinic 434-6882

Mower County Public Health 434-9770

WIC-Mower County 437-9799

Adams Health Care Center 507-582-3263

Express Clinic at HyVee in Austin__WALK-IN

Minnesota Care 1-800-657-3672

Mower County Public Health 437-9701

Sacred Heart Home Health Care 433-1808

Intrepid USA Health Care Service 433-4700

MN Children w/Special Health Needs 1-800-728-5420

United Home Health Care Choice 1-888-460-1815

AIDS-HIV TESTING

National Hotline 1-800-342-AIDS

AIDS Minnesota Hotline 1-800-248-AIDS

TOLL-FREE HOTLINE NUMBERS

SEX TRAFFICKING HOTLINE 1-888-373-7888

SAFE HARBOR (SEXUALLY EXPLOITED YOUTH) 1-866-223-1111

RUNAWAYS (OPERATION PEACE OF MIND) 1-800-231-6946

EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF MN 1-800-332-1000

MADD(MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVERS) 1-800-487-6233

RUNAWAYS/SAFE CHOICES 1-800-621-4000

STUTTERING HOTLINE 1-800-221-2483

MN CRIME VICTIMS 1-800-247-0390

24-HOUR CRISIS LINE 1-800-422-1295

BATTERED WOMEN 1-800-799-7233

PACER 1-800-537-2237

COUNSELING/MENTAL HEALTH

MAYO Clinic 433-7351

Catholic Charities 433-3062

Cedar River Counseling Srvcs 433-6482

Cedar House 437-9152

Crisis Response 1-844-274-7472

Family Focus 434-3586

Gerard Community Mental Health Services Therapy, Diagnostic, Assessment and Psychological Testing 434-4366

Kevin Anderson Lic. Psychologist/EMDR Therapy 440-0134

Lutheran Social Srvs. 1-800-582-5260

Mayo Clinic Social Services 437-7351

Psychiatry/ Psychology Assoc.-So MN 433-5191

Independent Management Services (IMS)/ ARMHS therapy, diagnostic assessment & psychological test 437-6389

Dr Moran Professional Corp 438-2010

Veteran Service Office Mower County 434-2712

Quality Case Mgmt, Inc. 437-9085

Quality Community Srvs. Inc 437-9085

New Horizons Adoption Agency 800-314-3370

Wellness In The Woods 844-739-6369

EDUCATION

Austin Public Schools District Office 460-1900

Alt School/Area Learning Ctr 460-1805

Austin Community Education 460-1706

Austin Adult Learning 433-0600

English Language Learning 433-0600

GED & Transition to College 440-8701

Austin ECFE 460-1709

ECSE(Early Childhood Special Ed.) 460-1705

Blooming Prairie Public Schools 583-4427

Grand Meadow Admin & ECFE 754-5310

Hayfield-Brownsdale ECFE 477-3236

Hayfield-Brownsdale Public Schools 477-3236

Southland Schools ECFE 582-3405

Southland Schools 582-3568

LeRoy-Ostrander Admin 324-5743

LeRoy-Ostrander ECFE 324-5741

Lyle Schools Administration 582-3568

Riverland CC Austin 433-0600 1-800-247-5039

Headstart Program (SEMCAC) 433-5889

PACER 1-800-537-2237

Autism Resource Specialist 433-4243

Univ. of Minnesota Ext, Mower Co. 437-9552

Univ. of Minnesota Extension, Mower Co. for SNAP –Ed (Nutrition) 434-2653 ext 653

CLUES – SNAP 612-439-9790

CLUES – ESL 612-746-3504

LIBRARIES

Austin Public Library 433-2391

Brownsdale Public Library 567-2177

Grand Meadow Public Library 754-5859

Hayfield Community Library 477-2455

LeRoy Public Library 324-5641

Lyle Community Library 325-2369

MN Library for the Blind/Talking Books 1-800-722-0550

PARENTING EDUCATION

Parents Forever Divorce Education 437-8330

Parent WARMLINE 440-4164

Parent Education 437-8330

University of Minnesota Extension, Mower Co. 437-9552

ECFE (Early Childhood Family Ed.) 460-1709

HelpMeGrowMN 1-866-693-4769

Austin Aspires Parent to Parent 437-0920

NST Attorneys At Law Child Safety Resources https://www.nstlaw.com/child-safety/

YOUTH RECREATION

Austin Community Education 433-0971

Austin Park & Recreation Program 433-1881

Boy Scouts 387-3123

Girl Scouts River Valley 1-800-845-0787

Austin Community Recreation Center 433-1804

SUPPORT GROUPS

Crimes Victims Resource Center 437-6680

Mother of Children with Handicaps 325-4742

Adult Children of Alcoholics 437-3797

Circle of Parents 377-7665

Circle of Hope 438-2034

La Leche League of Southeast MN 456-8238

Celebrate Recovery 433-7008

MOPS-Austin (Mom’s Group) on FB or Call 507-219-2291

Recovery Is Happening 507-218-4773

Nexus Gerard Family Healing 433-1845

Austin Manor 433-5569

Austin Alano Groups 433-9868

The Bridge 434-9334

Support With Love LGBTQ+ 440-4164 or 437-8330

Wellness In The Woods 844-739-6369

Independent Management Services 437-6389 or 396-4477

SUBSTANCE PREVENTION

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 433-9868

Narcotics Anonymous 433-9868

Mayo Clinic Health System Fountain Center Austin 434-1890

Mayo Clinic Health System Tobacco Cessation 434-1429

Circle of Hope Support Group 438-2034

Independent Management Services 437-6389 or 396-4477

FOOD

Mower CountyDHS (vouchers) 437-9701

Ruby’s Pantry Grace Lutheran Austin 3rd Thursdays of each month 433-3445

Cornerstone Church Austin 433-7008

Lyle Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 325-4684

LeRoyArea Ministerial Assoc 324-5722

Racine 507-378-4801

Mower County Senior Center 507-433-2370

WIC (Women, Infant& Children) 437-9799

Salvation Army 437-4566

Our Saviors Lutheran-Lyle 325-4684

American Red Cross—Disaster 1-844-878-9933

NAPS 1-877-500-8699

Little Cedar Food Shelf (for Southland Families) 582-3185

Meals at Twin Tower and Picket Place 507-373-7759

Austin Meals on Wheels 438-3140

Rural Mower County 507-864-8228

CLUES 651-379-4256

HOUSING

Austin HRA 433-1866

Mower Co HRA 434-5556

American Red Cross (disaster) 1-844-878-9933

Salvation Army(emergency) 437-4566

SEMCAC (emergency) 433-5889

Housing Equality Law Project 1-866-292-0080

Rochester Women’s Shelter 507-285-1010

Quality Case Management, Inc. 437-9085

Crisis Resource Center Owatonna 1-800-451-1202

Dorothy Day Shelter (homeless) 507-282-5172

Habitat for Humanity-Freeborn/Mower 433-1349

Independent Management Services 437-6389

Mower County DHS (vouchers) 437-9701

CLUES 612-520-1878

CLOTHING

Rachel’s Hope 437-7595

Parenting Resource Center 437-8330

Salvation Army 433-7203

USED CLOTHING OR FURNITURE FOR SALE

Twice is Nice 433-5353

Salvation Army 437-4566

A to Z Treasures 433-0090

PERSONAL CARE ITEMS

Twice is Nice 433-5353

Salvation Army 437-4566

A to Z Treasures 433-0090

Parenting Resource Center 437-8330

ENERGY ASSISTANCE

SEMCAC 433-5889

TRANSPORTATION

SMART 1-855-762-7821

AB Taxi 434-9689

Quick Ride Taxi Service 433-9055

DRIVER'S LICENSE

DEPT OF MOTOR VEHICLES 434-2675

FINANCIAL CONSULTING

Independent Management Services 437-6389

EMPLOYMENT & CAREER COUNSELING

Workforce Development 433-0555

CLUES 355-8575

Welcome Center 437-8330

CHOICES 507-280-5510

Cedar Valley Services 433-2303

Riverland Community College 433-0600

CHILD CARE

Child Care Resource and Referral 1-800-462-1660

Helping Homes 507-438-1270 (emergency/temporary care)

Mower County Public Health –Daycare Providers list website: https://www.co.mower.mn.us/264/Child-Care-Licensing 

Mower County Childcare Assistance 437-9701 https://www.co.mower.mn.us/231/Child-Care-Assistance 

Austin Aspires – Daycare and Preschool Opening list (always updated) – visit 437-6389 www.austinaspires.org

BIRTH CONTROL

MN Family Planning/STI Hotline 1-800-783-2287

Mower CountyCommunityHealth 437-9701

PREGNANCY

Mower County Community Health 437-9701

Rachel’s Hope Support &Council 437-7595

Catholic Charity Information Line 1-800-222-5859

Pregnancy Hot Line 1-800-848-5683

Mayo Clinic Health System 433-7351

New Horizon Adoption Agency 1-800-314-3370

LOCAL MOM GROUPS

Mother of Children with Handicaps 325-4742

La Leche League of Southeast MN 456-8238

MOPS-Austin (Mom’s Group) on FB or Call 507-219-2291

Facebook Pages: Mommies, Parent-to-Parent

HUMAN SERVICES

Independent Management Service 437-6389

Lutheran Social Services of MN 1-800-582-5260

Welcome Center 437-8330

Mower County DHS 437-9701

MN 211 2-1-1

Cedar Valley Services 433-2303

Health Access Minnesota 589-8136

New Horizons Adoption Agency 800-314-3370

Austin Human Rights Commission 437-9940

IMAA Intercultural Mutual Asst Assoc. 507-273-2280 or 507-273- 4230

DISABILITY SERVICES

LIFE Mower County 433-8994

Cedar Branch DAC Adams 582-7726

Cedar Valley Services 433-2303

Cedar House, Inc. 437-9152

Division of Rehabilitation 433-0570

Epilepsy (MinCepCare PA) 1-612-525-2400

March of Dimes/SE MN 1-507-282-0649

MN State Council on Disabilities 1-800-562-9747

Mower Council for Handicapped 433-9609

SE Center for Independent Living (Rochester) 507-285-1815

REM Woodvale 433-7301

SEMCIL 1-888-460-1815

MN Children w/Special Health Needs 1-800-728-5420

Independent Management Services 437-6389

Quality Case Management, Inc. 437-9085

Quality Community Services, Inc. 437-9085

FAMILY VISITATION & EXCHANGE

Seibel Visitation Center 434-7550

FOSTER CARE

Mower County DHS 437-9700

LEGAL SERVICES

SE Minnesota Reg. Legal Services (Intake) 1-888-575-2954

Minnesota Family Law Project 1-866-292-0080

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota 1-651-641-1011

Child Safety Resource https://www.nstlaw.com/child-safety/