Family Services - Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center
Helps stabilize families by providing resources and services such as parenting and life skills, prevention and reunification, and housing. - Section 8 Supportive Housing: Provides long-term housing for families who have experienced chronic homelessness. Tenants must demonstrate a commitment to sobriety and agree to MIWRC's zero tolerance policy for onsite substance use, gang affiliation, and/or interpersonal violence. - Life Skills Parenting and The Family Support Program: Partners with Hennepin County to improve outcomes for Native families by providing family counseling, parenting support, life skills training, appropriate referrals, and education in child development and cultural values. - Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Collaborative: Provides advocacy services and intensive case monitoring to in-state Minnesota Native families who are involved in Child Protection. - Family Spirit Home Visiting Program: Provides an early childhood home visiting program designed specifically for American Indian communities, and is being implemented through a partnership with the Division of Indian Work.
Categories
Last assured
03/20/2025
Physical Address
1001 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Fax
(612)728-2039
Website
Application process
Call for appointment; must meet Section 8 criteria for supportive housing
Fee
- Call for fee information, vary by service - Most services are free of charge
Eligibility
Open to all American Indian women and children
Service area
MN
Agency info
Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center
Empowers American Indian women and families to exercise their cultural values and integrity, and to achieve sustainable life ways, while advocating for justice and equity.