Human Services

Our VISION is to have a community where all people are safe and healthy.

Our MISSION is working with people to improve lives.

We serve:

Children and families
Adults
Senior Citizens
General public health and safety

For information on where to get help, see Anoka County Community Service Centers

Our organization

Community Corrections

Go to the Community Corrections section of this Web site.

Community Health and Environmental Services

Go to the new Community Health and Environmental Services section of this Web site.

Community Mental Health Services

The Mental Health Department is charged with meeting the County’s obligations under the Comprehensive Mental Health Act for Adults and the Comprehensive Children’s Mental Health Act. These mandates include the provision of case management, information and referral, screening, outpatient mental health services, community support programs (adults), family community support services (children) and residential services. The Department has also been assigned responsibility for pre-petition screening as part of the civil commitment process in the County. Additional services offered by the Department, most of them mandated by other laws, include medication management, crisis mental health services, supported employment, respite care and day treatment.

The Department is managed jointly with the Community Social Services Department. In addition, Anoka County has entered into a partnership with the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center to decrease utilization of the Regional Treatment Center through improved crisis intervention and case management in the community.

For information about Adult Mental Health Services call 763-422-7070.
For information about Children’s Mental Health Services call 763-712-2722 or go to the Children's Mental Health Services section of this Web site.
For information about employment opportunities call 763-422-7498.

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Community Social Services

The Community Social Services Department is charged with meeting the County’s obligations under the Community Social Services Act. It is responsible for screening, assessing and serving persons with chemical dependency or developmental disabilities, families in need of child care, adults who need assistance with independent living and both children and adults at risk of maltreatment by a caretaker. The duties for licensing day care homes and foster homes delegated to Anoka County by the State Department of Human Services are also handled by this Department. Guardianship services are provided for both children and adults under state guardianship by Department staff.

The Department also pays for all social services ordered by the court subsequent to finding of juvenile delinquency. The Department serves as a host agency for several interagency activities including the Interagency Early Intervention Committee, the Local Collaborative Time Study, Healthy Start, and the School Based Teams project. Two of the specifically mandated services which the Department funds and manages are sub-acute detoxification services and day training and habilitation services for adults with developmental disabilities.

Download the Community Social Services/Mental Health Department 2010 Annual Report

Programs and Services

Adoption 763-422-6915 Child Care Resource and Referral 763-783-4884

Adult Services
Adult Protection
763-422-7070
763-422-7070
Developmental Disabilities 763-422-7180

Anoka Area Interagency Early Intervention 763-323-5437 Family and Children’s Services Intake 763-422-7125

Budgeting Assistance 763-422-7089 Foster Care Licensing 763-422-7144

Chemical Health 763-422-7070 Mental Health - Adult 763-422-7070

Child Care Assistance 763-717-7711 Retired and Senior Volunteer Program 763-422-7090

Child Protection 763-422-7125 Senior Services 763-422-7070

Children’s Mental Health 763-712-2722 Tax Assistance (Feb. 1 to Aug. 31) 763-422-6923

Family Child Care Licensing 763-422-7146 Volunteers 763-422-7070

For information about employment opportunities call 763-422-7498

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Fiscal Services

Fiscal Services provides support services for the Economic Assistance, Social Services, Mental Health, and Community Health & Environmental Services Departments.

The Accounting Unit is responsible for all accounting, financial statement preparation, federal and state financial reporting, budget coordination, payroll record keeping, and coordination with the internal and external auditors.

The Data Entry Unit inputs and edits all revenue and expense data on the AS/400 and prints appropriate monthly, quarterly, or annual reports for end users.

The Collections Unit determines and collects parental fees relating to out-of-home placements, correctional placements, and counseling services provided to children at a cost to Anoka County and collects MFIP and Food Stamps overpayments and fraud claims.

For information call 763-422-7092.

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Anoka County Job Training Center

The Job Training Center provides employment and training services to the residents of Anoka County who are most in need of services. The highest priority to receive services are those who are unemployed, economically disadvantaged, and/or face multiple obstacles to gaining employment. The Job Training Center ensures that programs provided youth and adults academic enrichment, basic skills, and job specific skills training for those individuals who need them. Job seekers have access to vocational counseling, job search workshops, labor market information, job search computers, personal computers, and career planning workshops.

The ongoing development and refinement of the MN Workforce Center-Anoka County along with the Job Training Center partnership maximizes resources. Funding for JTC (Job Training Center) programs is made available through county, state, and federal governments and private foundations.

For information call 763-783-4800 or visit the Workforce Center website

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