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PO Box 114, Red Lake MN 56671
218-679-3331 / 1-800-422-0045 (crisis)218-679-3331 / 1-800-422-0045 (crisis)
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Intake/assessment, prevention education on fetal alcohol spectrum, positive cultural education, life skills, talking circles, cradleboard project, nutrition education, referrals to community agencies.

 

 

 

 

777 Raymond Ave, Saint Paul, MN, United States

MN ADOPT serves adoptive, kinship, and foster families by providing information, resources, education, public awareness, and support in an effort to find stable and permanent homes for Minnesota’s Waiting Children.

About

Our name has changed and our mission has broadened.   Today, MN ADOPT is the only non-placing agency in the state of Minnesota that provides programs and services to fully support adoptive, kinship and foster families and their children.

Our History

MN ADOPT (formerly know as Minnesota Adoption Resource Network or MARN) was founded in 1980 by  a group of adoptive and foster parents.   Their mission was focused on advocating for the rights of every child to ensure they find a permanent and nurturing family.

Contact Us

MN ADOPT welcomes inquiries about how to begin and prepare for the adoption process, adoption assistance, expenses and how agencies and counties facilitate adoption of Minnesota’s Waiting Children. Contact us at 1.866.303.6276 or email us.

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207 Main St., Oklee, MN 56742 / PO Box 189

Inter-County Community Council is a non-profit, community action agency that serves Red Lake, Pennington, East Polk and Clearwater Counties. Through varied and multiple programs, Inter-County Community Council helps people to build a better Minnesota. For more information on programs relating to energy assistance, family services, self sufficiency, employment & training and ICCC Head Start, please contact the Inter-County Community Council.

 

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208 Central Ave or PO Box 817, Cass Lake MN 56633

Walker: 218-547-1853

Walker Area Community Center 

105 Tower Ave 

P.O.Box 327

Walker, MN 56484

Deer River: 218-246-3440

500 5th Street SE Deer River, MN 56636

Services provided:

  • Health and life skills
  • Character and leadership development
  • The Arc (Arts and crafts)
  • Sports/recreation/fitness
  • Education and career
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802 Paul Bunyan Dr S, Suite 12, Bemidji, MN 56601, USA

Mewinzha Ondaadiziike Wiigaming provides Anishinaabe-led maternal child health and family wellness services to community members in northern Minnesota.

  • Culturally Safe Care​ – We provide health services that are representative and reflective of the journey and stories of our community members and our strength as Anishinaabe.
  • Honor Choice​ – While we offer both culturally-relevant and western health services, we honor all practices and prioritize a person’s right to choose their own healthcare.
  • Commitment to Lifelong Learning​ – We create space where we learn from each other, as well as from our Elders and Knowledge Keepers. And, we have fun in the process.
  • Wellness​ – We strive for wellness within ourselves and for our communities. We do this by honoring each person’s needs and supporting the ways we each need care respectfully.

 

220 West Washington Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN, USA

Our mission to change the course of children’s lives by stabilizing families and strengthening mental health is woven into everything we do. Our goal is to help youth and families achieve and maintain safety, permanency, and well-being. We provide a continuum of services to help youth and families recover, rehabilitate, and reintegrate to live happier, healthier lives.

Nexus-Kindred Family Healing provides:

Foster Care: for youth with unique needs, ages birth through 21, who can benefit from support with a family setting. Individualized support plans for youth. Careful assessment of youths’ needs to match with a qualified foster home. Assessment of youth’s needs and strengths using the CANS assessment tool- Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths. Special care for youth with complex medical conditions that might otherwise require hospitalization or institutional care. Support services to youth ages 14 and older who are transitioning to independent living.

Adoption Services: Nexus-Kindred Family Healing is designated by the Minnesota Department of Human Services to license adoptive homes and place youth who are under state or tribal guardianship for the purpose of adoption. Services provided free of charge include: Adoption Training and Education, Adoption Home Studies and Updates, Relative Adoption Services, Child-specific Recruitment, Child Placement Services, and Post-Adoption Services.

 

Childbirth, Breastfeeding, and Newborn Care Courses & Consults

 

Eliza Michaelson, RN, BSN, PHN, CLC

Physical Address: 1600 Minnesota Ave NW or Mailing Address: PO Box 191, Bemidji MN 56619

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All Club activities support youth development in at least one of three key program areas:

  1. Academic success to help youth achieve academic goals, stay in school, explore career interests, learn new skills and consider post-secondary education options.

…Project Learn engages Club members in tutoring, homework help, service projects and fun learning activities.
…Power Hour, ages 6-18, time set aside for working on homework, every day after school.
…Tutoring, ages 6-18, trained tutors work with Club members in specific subject areas.
….Bemidji Area Reading Canines, ages 6-12, read aloud to a specially trained dog to help youth build confidence in their reading skills.
….Technology Lab, ages 6-18, builds digital literacy by teaching kids how to use basic software and be safe online.
….Career Launch, ages 14-18, provides a range of services to guide Club members as they work toward high school graduation and prepare for post-secondary education and career success.
….Money Matters, ages 6-18, builds basic personal money management skills, including budgeting, saving and investing.
….National Fine Arts, ages 6-18, encourages artistic expression through drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, collage, mixed media and sculpture.

2.  Healthy lifestyles to help youth engage in positive behaviors that nurture well-being, set personal goals and grow into self-sufficient adults, including daily physical activity, healthy food choices and an appreciation for the outdoors.
….Triple Play activities promote a healthy mind, body and soul.
….Healthy Habits, ages 6-18, incorporates healthy living and active learning in every part of the Club experience with an emphasis on good nutrition, regular physical activity and improving overall well-being.
….Club greenhouse, ages 6-18, on-site greenhouse engages youth in gardening, including cultivation and harvesting, planning healthful meals and snacks and selling fresh produce to area businesses and the Bemidji School District.
….Laketrails, ages 12-18, introduces up to 15 Club members to the wilderness with an eight-day canoeing adventure on Lake of the Woods.
….Goals for Growth, ages 6-12, builds skills needed to set and achieve goals and maintain motivation.
….SMART Moves, ages 6-18, helps youth resist the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, and avoid premature sexual activity.
….Leadership Club, ages 12-18, engages Club members in leadership within the Club. Participants assist Club staff in the gym, game room and kitchen and volunteer within the Club and the community.

3.  Character and leadership to empower youth to become engaged in the Club and the community, sustain meaningful relationships, respect one another and participate in the democratic process.
….Torch Club, ages 11-13, a small-group leadership and service club that focuses on service to Club and community, education, health and fitness and social recreation. Clubs can compete nationally for service awards.
….Keystone Club, ages 13-18, provides teens an opportunity to gain leadership and service experience as they conduct activities in three areas: academic success, career exploration and community service.
….Youth of the Year, ages 14-18, to recognize a teen Club member who exemplifies excellence in service to the Club, commitment to community and family, academic success, strong moral character, life goals and public speaking.
….Youth for Unity, ages 6-18, promotes and celebrates diversity while combating prejudice, bigotry and discrimination. Youth of all ages learn to appreciate themselves as unique and special individuals, understand diversity in society, recognize bias and unfairness and take personal leadership confronting bias.
….Year of Service Initiative, ages 6-18, focuses on a variety of events that provide opportunities for youth to engage as volunteers in the community or at the Club.

PO Box 304, 320 Eagle Ave NE, Remer, MN 56672

Our Mission: Providing education, mentoring and support services that build strong individuals and families in the Northland Community School District.

Core Values:

  1. Education is an important key to building self-sufficient individuals and strong families.
  2. Every person has value. We operate out of consideration for each individual’s dignity.
  3. Strong families build strong communities.
  4. Healthy families and community systems are essential to supporting sustainable change in individuals.
  5. We strive for communities in which people are interdependent.
  6. We collaborate with other organizations that support our mission.

The Northland Area Family Services Center was created as a unique way to give rural access to county and educational services, and to meet community needs through innovative programming. Incorporated in 1996 as a 501C3, we serve the Northland Community School District and parts of Leech Lake Reservation. This is a population of 4,474 people (5.26 persons per square mile). In our service area 20% of households make less than $20,000 and 11.9% or 536 people in our community live below the poverty line.

 

St. Paul MN 55108

An Ombudsman is an independent government official responsible for reviewing government and government regulated agencies in an effort to ensure that their practices are fair, reasonable and appropriate. To do this, the ombudsman: Receives complaints, reviews, investigates and if appropriate, makes recommendations to remedy the complaints.

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1826 Mikrantip Road SW, PO Box 862 Bemidji MN 56619

Fostering communication, compassion and connection leading to respectful relationships and healthier individuals and communities.

Social Emotional Learning: Training for students and educators

ACEs Education: For educators and communities on Adverse Childhood Experiences and building resiliency

Cultural Responsiveness: Consultation and training on how to respond to a wide variety of cultural perspectives.

Mindfulness training: For students and educators

STAR (Students Teaching Attitudes of Respect): Youth leadership program for 6th-7th graders conducted in conjunction with the Northwest Minnesota Foundation.

305 Fir Avenue, Pillager, MN 56473, USA

The Pillager Family Center currently serves as a “go-to” for community members.  With two offices we serve as the liaison between Cass County and the Pillager School District.  Our main office houses our Food Shelf and many County forms and references a community member might need.  In addition we offer teleconference video services with County workers, WIC Clinics, Food Shelf, MAC and NAPS distribution, and serve as an information spot.  Our satellite office is adjacent to the Pillager Elementary School.  From here we coordinate the Little Huskies Daycare, Early Childhood Family Education programs, ECSE, Pre-school, and Head Start.   Because we are so centrally located in two different locations, we are able to meet our communities needs in ways other entities may not.

Parking is available in front of the Family Center doors on the south side of Pillager City Hall.

Satellite Office:

Pillager School
323 E. 2nd Street
Pillager, MN  56473

1819 Bemidji Avenue Suite 6, Bemidji MN 56601

NWICDC is located in Bemidji, MN and provides services to more than 1,000 people and families annually. We prioritize the 60-mile radius, which includes the Red Lake Nation, White Earth Nation, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and the administrative headquarters of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. This region continuously ranks the lowest in economic and social outcome indicators in Minnesota, and . The risk factors are complex and interrelated, meriting a holistic and integrated approach to recognizing, supporting and regenerating the protective factors, values and norms, implicit in traditional Anishinaabe Worldview.

What We Do
NWICDC implements five core initiatives with a three-tiered system that is informed by Anishinaabe worldview, trauma informed care and systems change:

Initiatives:

  • Traditional & Western Educational Pathways
  • Workforce Development & Training
  • Economic Security & Financial Access
  • Family Wellness & Behavioral Health
  • Safety & Basic Needs

Services and Programs:

  • Housing Referrals
  • Reintegration Supports
  • Advocacy
  • Financial education and budgeting
  • Tax Assistance Program
  • Employment opportunities
  • Traditional community gatherings and events
  • Ojibwemowin opportunities
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Policy Advocacy
  • Program Design, Development and Technical Assistances
120 Central Ave N or PO Box 229, Park Rapids MN 56470

Mahube-Otwa provides services for low income and elderly persons living in Mahnomen, Hubbard, Becker, Otter Tail and Wadena counties.

Mahube-Otwa is a private, non-profit corporation governed by a volunteer board of directors representing the low income, public and private sectors of the community.

Services include:
Head Start
Family Development and Housing
Child Care and Relative Caregivers
Child Passenger Safety Education
Senior Programs
Energy Programs
Family Health

 

Call for application assistance and Program details.

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420 Grant Utley Avenue Northwest, Cass Lake, MN, USA

Wadiswan The Nest

Maternal Child Health Clinic

We are registered nurses that provide support and education through home visits for IHS eligible pregnant women and children up to 3 years old.

  • To provide a system to regularly monitor children ages 0 to 21 years old for appropriate growth and development.
  • To facilitate the referral of the women and children requiring further assessments and early intervention services.
  • Support positive parenting skills.
  • Home safety checks to assist parents in their efforts to keep their children healthy and safe.
  • Promote traditional parenting practices with role clarifications.
  • Provide clinical appointments with health care providers for women and children.
3300 Gillett Dr NW, Bemidji, MN 56601, USA

Bemidji’s Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) program and School Readiness (SR) are for all families in the Bemidji School District who have preschool age children. We recognize that parents are a child’s first and most important teachers — and that sometimes parents need support and encouragement for this responsibility! ECFE/SR offers a variety of classes for you and your child: infants to pre-kindergarten.

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Recreation:  Camping, lodging, hiking trails, volleyball court, playground, picnic shelter, winter warming house, swimming beach, wheelchair accessible pier fishing, canoe access.

Shelter Space:  Space available for reservations:  Daily use dining hall for up to 120 people and a picnic shelter.

Park highlights

  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Unique Ecosystem
  • Bog Walk
  • Eagle/Osprey Viewing
  • Lake Recreation
2300 Bemidji Ave N, Bemidji, MN 56601, USA

Pregnancy support: free and confidential pregnancy testing, limited ultrasounds, STI & UTI testing, pregnancy options counseling, moms support group, and material support (maternity and baby clothes, cribs, car seats, etc.)

 

Mailing Address:

PO Box 635, Bemidji, MN  56619

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2331 Dancing Wind Rd SW, Pine River, MN 56474
Happy Dancing Turtle is dedicated to growing good stewards of the planet for the benefit of generations to come. As in nature, diversity is integral to thriving environments. We recognize the need for and encourage the expression of diverse voices, viewpoints, and experiences in creating just, sustainable, and flourishing communities. As individual humans, as an organization, and as community members locally and globally we are committed to listening, learning, growing, and cultivating an equitable future for all.

At Happy Dancing Turtle, S.O.I.L.s is what we do. It means the practice and promotion of Sustainability; Outreach to our Minnesota community; the Innovation to develop meaningful programs and spur local entrepreneurship; Learning/Sharing by offering workshops, conferences, and classes; and providing Leadership and fostering champions in our communities.

Some of the programs offered:
Eco-Camp:  Teaches sustainability, environmental responsibility, and health eating habits through games, field trips, and other activities.  Four age groups: (1-2, 3-4, 5-6).  Four sessions during the summer, call for times.
Back to Basics:  A daylong event with a focus on environmental stewardship, eating healthy, living sustainably and fun.  Usually the last week in January, visit website for details.
Garden Tours:  Demonstration site of resilient living, organic gardening, health eating and lots of fun.  Please call to set up a tour.

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