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Growing Kinship Connection (GKC) - Family Rise Together

Program aims to reduce risk factors and increases protective factors for children and youth by: - Connecting children with positive adults (Kin caregivers) - Educating and providing resources to relatives to navigate the complex system - Increase formal and informal placement with relatives and paternal family - Provide culturally specific training, such as 24/7 Dad's AM/PM curriculum, etc. - Provide equitable case management services Services including: - Education: Helps educate and empower families to better navigate the complexities of the system. Provides resources that focus on navigating the court system and becoming a better parent, with an emphasis on fathers/father figures. - Family Mentorship: Program replaces traditional case management by recognizing the oppression built into "managing family affairs". Mentors work with alongside families to educate, provide resources (i.e. swag bags, resource guides), and nurture familial bonds for improving the well-being of children and families. This service is currently offered in Saint Louis County. - National Relative Search: Offers a relative search service to GKC families actively working with. This allows the family mentor to identify possible relatives across state lines to determine possible placement options and nurture familial connections. - Support Groups: Provides a peer-to-peer support, for fathers and male care givers in south Saint Louis County

Last assured

09/23/2024

Physical Address

2321 W 7th Street, Duluth, MN 55806

Hours

9 am - 5:30 pm Monday - Friday

Application process

Visit website to complete Intake form

Required documents

Online Intake form

Eligibility

Children and their families, guardian, grandparent with custody (formal or nonformal) of a child, foster parent, or other kin caregiver who are residents of Saint Louis County

Service area

Saint Louis County, MN

Agency info

Family Rise Together

Focuses on housing, mental health and substance use, kinship navigation services, and supporting BIPOC entrepreneurs.

Empowers fathers and father figures to foster family values, embrace social roles, and actively engage within their communities.

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