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/