2018 Title III Grants and Contracts
Title III Older Americans Act funds are awarded by MNRAAA through grants/contracts to local public and/or non-profit organizations to develop or expand services for older persons (60+) and their caregivers. Funds are to be used to expand the range of community-based programs and services designed to maintain the independence of older persons in a home environment, to fill gaps in existing services and to contribute to the development of a comprehensive and coordinated system of core services.
For more information contact:
- Rhonda Hiller Fjeldberg, LSW
- Grant and Contract Manager
- 507.387.1256, ext. 105
- rfjeldberg@mnraaa.org

TITLE III-B SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Project: Legal Advocacy for Older Americans Project
Contractor: Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc.
Services Provided: Legal Assistance, Legal Education
Counties Served: 27 counties of MNRAAA
Contact Person: Ray Beckel
Telephone: 507.387.5588
Project: Granite Falls Intergenerational Chore Service
Grantee: Yellow Medicine East Community Education
Service Provided: Chore
Counties Served: Chippewa, Yellow Medicine
Contact Person: Chris Jensen
Telephone: 320.564.0947
Project: Homemaker / Chore Program
Grantee: Interfaith Caregivers – Faith in Action in Faribault County
Services Provided: Homemaker, Chore
County Served: Faribault
Contact Person: Mary Kay Laabs
Telephone: 507.526.4684
Project: CCT Senior Transportation Program
Contractor: Central Community Transit
Services Provided: Transportation, Assisted Transportation
Counties Served: Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville
Contact Person: Tiffany Collins
Telephone: 320.222.7974
Project: VINE’s Helping Hands Outreach to Elders from Diverse Cultures
Grantee: VINE Faith in Action
Service Provided: Special Access
Counties Served: Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet
Contact Person: Julie Hawker
Telephone: 507.386.5582
TITLE III-C NUTRITION SERVICES
Project: LSS Congregate and Home Delivered Meals Program
Contractor: Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Services Provided: Congregate Meals, Home Delivered Meals
Counties Served: Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan
Contact Person: Kristin Schurrer
Telephone: 651.255.2456
Project: Prairie Five Congregate and Home Delivered Meals Program
Contractor: Prairie Five CAC, Inc.
Services Provided: Congregate Meals, Home Delivered Meals
Counties Served: Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine
Contact Person: Erick Hedman
Telephone: 320.269.7512
TITLE III-D HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION SERVICES
Project: A.C.E. Evidence-Based Programs
Grantee: A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota
Services Provided: Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, Matter of Balance
Counties Served: Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Redwood, Rock
Contact Person: Karen Christensen
Telephone: 507.627.1016
TITLE III-E NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT SERVICES
Project: Caregiver Support and Respite Program
Grantee: Interfaith Caregivers – Faith in Action in Faribault County
Services Provided: Caregiver Counseling, Respite
Counties Served: Faribault
Contact Person: Merry McGowan
Telephone: 507.526.4684
Project: Family Caregiver Project
Grantee: Wellspring Faith in Action
Service Provided: Caregiver Counseling, Respite
County Served: Watonwan
Contact Person: Kim Askeland
Telephone: 507.375.1276
Project: A.C.E. Respite and Counseling
Grantee: A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota
Services Provided: Caregiver Counseling, Respite
Counties Served: Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Redwood, Rock
Contact Person: Joanne Bartosh
Telephone: 507.295.5262
Project: LSS Caregiver Support and Respite Program
Grantee: Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Services Provided: Caregiver Counseling, Respite
Counties Served: Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Sibley, Swift, Yellow Medicine
Contact Person: Tara Giese
Telephone: 218.233.7521
Project: Title III Self-Directed Services
Grantee: Consumer Directions, Inc.
Service Provided: Self-Directed Caregiver Respite Services – Fiscal Entity
Counties Served: 27 counties of MNRAAA
Contact Person: Shantel Jaszcak
Telephone: 320.420.3423