Human Services

Winona ORC provides job opportunities for people with disabilities, helping them realize their potential. Winona ORC provides job related services to people with barriers to employment in Southeast Minnesota.

The Winona Goodfellows Fund has been in existence for more than 100 years, providing countless Winona-area children with warm winter clothing and footwear. We currently provide between 700 and 800 vouchers each fall to income-eligible children in grades preschool through six enrolled in Winona County schools.

The Winona Friendship Center provides older adults (55 and over) with programming and services to enhance the quality of their lives.

The Winona County Developmental Achievement Center (DAC) was first established on September 3, 1963. We provide day services to individuals with developmental disabilities that honor our mission which is, to foster interdependence of individuals with the community. The Winona DAC provides individualized programs that are designed to enable people to do constructive, meaningful work, earn paychecks, and pay their bills; improve communication and social skills; and enhance their lives through recreational, social, and physical activities.

The Winona County Primary Prevention Program aims to to stop sexual and domestic violence in Winona County using the “Spectrum of Prevention”; Support Winona County coalitions and foster networks, promote education in our communities, educate providers/professionals and promote safe organizational practices; Educate public policy and legislation makers and strengthen individual knowledge and skills.

Winona Community HUB is a community health hub dedicated to supporting healthy activities and lifestyles in and around the Winona region.

Team Vogel vs. Cancer is a group of volunteer people connected in a fight against cancer. Since 2010 we have been supporting families in the Winona area who are fighting cancer, local cancer research, and area hospital cancer patient support programs.

Serving southeastern Minnesota since 1981, SEMCIL provides services, supports, information, and referrals to people with disabilities by people with disabilities as rooted in the Independent Living philosophy and movement. Our mission is to elevate the voices and champion the aspirations of people with disabilities by partnering with individuals to meet their goals, educate our communities, and influence impactful change. We are here to answer questions and solve problems, working with individuals towards a world that respects disability as part of the human experience where dignity is the foundation of all systems.

Semcac Clinic provides sexual and reproductive health care and information for everyone. Semcac provides education for area schools, community groups and organizations upon request.

Ready Set School needs your help. Winona County families are facing unprecedented financial and emotional losses, and our local nonprofit is seeing the impact of this burden firsthand. Ready Set School works to ensure all eligible K-12 students in Winona County have the basic and necessary supplies and clothing for school.