A safe place where counselors, therapists, and doctors create a therapeutic living environment to help students who reside in this setting gain the skills they need to succeed in their home, community, and school. Residential care and treatment for boys and girls ages 10-17 in a non-secure setting. There are 20 beds in the Cottage. Youth are referred to the Cottage by County Social Workers, County Probation Officers, Tribal Social Workers, Parents, self-referrals, or the courts. On-site educational programming is provided by Independent School District 318. Each student will earn credit for school attendance during placement at the North Homes Cottage. The following areas are addressed in each resident's plan: - Social/Interpersonal Skills - Emotional Control - Vocational Skills - Independent Living Skills - DBT and skills Students in the Residential Program participate in various program activities and receive services including, but not limited to: - Daily therapeutic/psycho-educational group discussions covering such topics as communication skills, emotions, anger management, gender issues, CD information, stress management, depression and conflict resolution - Individual counseling - Psychiatric evaluation and monitoring - Structured daily recreational/leisure activities - Structured daily schedule addressing daily living skill development - Cultural education, activities and advocacy - Community professional mental health services - On site school programming - Coordination with community resources and agencies - On site health screening and care - Spirituality services Treatment will have individual goals for everyone to complete. The North Homes Cottage provides programming for our Crisis Shelter and 35-Day Evaluations. Referral Contacts 218-327-3000 - Connie Ross, Administrative Director

Helps people develop skills and knowledge to improve their lives and communities. Offers a variety of programs for learners of all ages. Class offerings include defensive driving classes, 4-H programs, indoor walking, football, homework help, quilting classes, and more.

Provides specialty education services including: - Adult basic education and GED test instruction - Credit recovery programs - Early childhood family education including early identification and school readiness programs - Non-traditional education including hands-on and work-based learning - Positive behavioral interventions and support - Special education

Career exploration competencies that may be transferred to post-secondary technical schools, entry-level job skills, and learning skills. High school students attend courses within their home school and SouthWest Metro Educational Cooperative programming for 1 or 2 hours daily. - Adult Career and Technical Education provides customized training for businesses and schools, Spanish and English workplace language classes, workplace literacy, vocational evaluation program ?- Youth Career and Technical Education provides preparation in agriculture occupations, automotive technology, CISCO Network Academy, construction trades, cosmetology, criminal justice program, graphic design and print, health care careers, photography, Project Lead the Way/Intro to Engineering Design, work experience, Youth Apprenticeship, and YouthBuild Program

Offers employment services at no cost, including job and career training, as well as employment and placement opportunities for youth. These programs are for youth who have nowhere else to turn for help to find employment, complete their education, and who need support to move forward. Services include paid internships, tuition to train for a new career, help finishing school or getting a GED, help with job hunting, and transportation assistance (such as bus fare cards). Participants in Avivo's youth and young adult employment programs can also access short-term credentialed training options for higher-wage jobs, such as: - Certified Nursing Assistance (CNA) - Forklift Operator, including Forklift Operators Certification - Culinary Arts and ServSafe certifications - Enrollment opportunities in credentialed training at Avivo Institute of Career and Technical Education

- Helps people finish their High School Diploma or GED, offers hands-on training in carpentry, and assists people in finding jobs or starting college. - Students receive 1-1 support in achieving their academic goals as well as leadership and career coaching. - Enrolled students can earn up to $100 per week for attending class plus bonuses for achieving program goals. - Transportation support is available for program participants.

Offers employment services at no cost, including job and career training, as well as employment and placement opportunities for youth. These programs are for youth who have nowhere else to turn for help to find employment, complete their education, and who need support to move forward. Services include paid internships, tuition to train for a new career, help finishing school or getting a GED, help with job hunting, and transportation assistance (such as bus fare cards). Participants in Avivo's youth and young adult employment programs can also access short-term credentialed training options for higher-wage jobs, such as: - Certified Nursing Assistance (CNA) - Forklift Operator, including Forklift Operators Certification - Culinary Arts and ServSafe certifications - Enrollment opportunities in credentialed training at Avivo Institute of Career and Technical Education

- Alternative school program. Contact Bobbie Olson 651-621-6203 - Career education. Contact Monica Pihlaja 651-621-6072 - Chemical awareness, resource, and support program. Contact Bev Zelinski 651-621-6038 - Special Needs Work Experience Programs: School credit/papart-timeork for students who are not succeeding in the regular school program. Contact Monica Pihlaja 651-621-6072

Offers employment services at no cost, including job and career training, as well as employment and placement opportunities for youth. These programs are for youth who have nowhere else to turn for help to find employment, complete their education, and who need support to move forward. Services include paid internships, tuition to train for a new career, help finishing school or getting a GED, help with job hunting, and transportation assistance (such as bus fare cards). Participants in Avivo's youth and young adult employment programs can also access short-term credentialed training options for higher-wage jobs, such as: - Certified Nursing Assistance (CNA) - Forklift Operator, including Forklift Operators Certification - Culinary Arts and ServSafe certifications - Enrollment opportunities in credentialed training at Avivo Institute of Career and Technical Education

The Office of Workforce Development offers support and opportunity for residents to obtain employment and achieve their career goals. Offers a range of employment and training services such as: Hennepin Pathways: A collaboration between regional employers, educators, and community partners offering education of multiple career paths to choose from. Graduates from a particular program are employed countywide in office administration, human services, and building operations. The program meets county hiring needs while also connecting job seekers with meaningful work, livable wages, benefits, and career growth. Job Development: Serves a diverse group of job seekers, including veterans, youth, and individuals with criminal background who have a wide range of skills, abilities, and experiences. Provides employment services to job seekers such as job training, employment, career assistance programs, and help unemployed and underemployed people find jobs. Visit website for more information about job fairs, hiring events, job resources, education and training, and community CareerForce centers. Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) Employment Services: Supports participants on MFIP as they transition from poverty to economic self-sufficiency to reduce the likelihood of returning to the program. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker, Adult, and Youth Programs: A federally funded program to increase jobseeker's access to employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market while matching employers with skilled workers to meet the demand of occupations and industries. Improve workforce quality, reduce public benefits dependency, and meet employer skill requirements. Each organization will have their own application process. Job seekers will typically go through a process such as: - Application, eligibility determination, and program enrollment - Formal and informal assessments (education level, interests, workforce skills, work history, etc.) - Development of an Individual Employment Plan: Determining service needs based on assessments (career and resume counseling, job search assistance, training/education services, etc.) - Retention Services: Ensuring individuals have the resources to maintain unsubsidized employment after exiting the program

- Evaluation - Extended employment - School to work programs - vocational education - Vocational rehabilitation - Job placement - Follow-up services: Job coaching, training in use of community resources, personal support and counseling, employer education

Career exploration competencies that may be transferred to post-secondary technical schools, entry-level job skills, and learning skills. High school students attend courses within their home school and SouthWest Metro Educational Cooperative programming for 1 or 2 hours daily. - Adult Career and Technical Education provides customized training for businesses and schools, Spanish and English workplace language classes, workplace literacy, vocational evaluation program ?- Youth Career and Technical Education provides preparation in agriculture occupations, automotive technology, CISCO Network Academy, construction trades, cosmetology, criminal justice program, graphic design and print, health care careers, photography, Project Lead the Way/Intro to Engineering Design, work experience, Youth Apprenticeship, and YouthBuild Program

The Secure unit is a twelve bed detention center. Youth must be at least 10 years old and not older than 19 years of age unless they have remained under the courts' extended juvenile jurisdiction. - Programming is available for males and females. - Encouraged to attend school provided by ISD 318 as well as recreational activities. - Access to chemical health education and mental health services. - Consequence Based Programming - Flexible - Short or long term - Daily use of behavioral rating scales - Availability of urine analysis - Cognitive behavioral groups and individual work

Provides specialty education services including: - Adult basic education and GED test instruction - Credit recovery programs - Early childhood family education including early identification and school readiness programs - Non-traditional education including hands-on and work-based learning - Positive behavioral interventions and support - Special education

Offers employment services at no cost, including job and career training, as well as employment and placement opportunities for youth. These programs are for youth who have nowhere else to turn for help to find employment, complete their education, and who need support to move forward. Services include paid internships, tuition to train for a new career, help finishing school or getting a GED, help with job hunting, and transportation assistance (such as bus fare cards). Participants in Avivo's youth and young adult employment programs can also access short-term credentialed training options for higher-wage jobs, such as: - Certified Nursing Assistance (CNA) - Forklift Operator, including Forklift Operators Certification - Culinary Arts and ServSafe certifications - Enrollment opportunities in credentialed training at Avivo Institute of Career and Technical Education

Offers employment services at no cost, including job and career training, as well as employment and placement opportunities for youth. These programs are for youth who have nowhere else to turn for help to find employment, complete their education, and who need support to move forward. Services include paid internships, tuition to train for a new career, help finishing school or getting a GED, help with job hunting, and transportation assistance (such as bus fare cards). Participants in Avivo's youth and young adult employment programs can also access short-term credentialed training options for higher-wage jobs, such as: - Certified Nursing Assistance (CNA) - Forklift Operator, including Forklift Operators Certification - Culinary Arts and ServSafe certifications - Enrollment opportunities in credentialed training at Avivo Institute of Career and Technical Education

Provides life long process of educational opportunities through classes and experiences, learning center, technical/educational equipment, support, collaboration with community organizations, and committees. Provides services such as: - Adult basic education - Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid certification - English as a second language (ESL) - GED preparation - Health Care Core: Prerequisite course to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Can potentially earn four college credits - Digital Literacy (NorthStar) - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and blueprint reading certification - ServSAFE KITCHEN MANAGER certification

- Vocational training in Administrative Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide, Pre-Apprentice Carpentry, Pre-Apprentice Plumbing, Pre-Apprentice Electrician, and Pre-Apprentice Painting - Job training preparing students for a career - Job placement assistance - All training programs are NCA accredited

Offers adult education programs, with classes held at schools, community sites, businesses, and the Ronald M. Hubbs Center for Lifelong Learning: - English Language Learner (ELL) classes - GED preparation - Occupational preparation (e.g., EMT, Nurse Assistant, Commercial Driver, retail/customer service training) - Post-secondary/college preparation - Volunteer opportunities - Work readiness

A safe place where counselors, therapists, and doctors create a therapeutic living environment to help students who reside in this setting gain the skills they need to succeed in their home, community, and school. Residential care and treatment for boys and girls ages 10-17 in a non-secure setting. There are 20 beds in the Cottage. Youth are referred to the Cottage by County Social Workers, County Probation Officers, Tribal Social Workers, Parents, self-referrals, or the courts. On-site educational programming is provided by Independent School District 318. Each student will earn credit for school attendance during placement at the North Homes Cottage. The following areas are addressed in each resident's plan: - Social/Interpersonal Skills - Emotional Control - Vocational Skills - Independent Living Skills - DBT and skills Students in the Residential Program participate in various program activities and receive services including, but not limited to: - Daily therapeutic/psycho-educational group discussions covering such topics as communication skills, emotions, anger management, gender issues, CD information, stress management, depression and conflict resolution - Individual counseling - Psychiatric evaluation and monitoring - Structured daily recreational/leisure activities - Structured daily schedule addressing daily living skill development - Cultural education, activities and advocacy - Community professional mental health services - On site school programming - Coordination with community resources and agencies - On site health screening and care - Spirituality services Treatment will have individual goals for everyone to complete. The North Homes Cottage provides programming for our Crisis Shelter and 35-Day Evaluations. Referral Contacts 218-327-3000 - Connie Ross, Administrative Director

- Evaluation - Extended employment - School to work programs - vocational education - Vocational rehabilitation - Job placement - Follow-up services: Job coaching, training in use of community resources, personal support and counseling, employer education

Special education services for students who are mentally impaired, EBD (emotionally behaviorally disordered), have developmental cognitive disabilities, and those with low incidence disabilities. Transition programs provide services for young adults as they progress from an educational setting toward living and working as independently as possible in the community. Other program components include: - Community and experiential based instruction and career/technical education opportunities - Differentiated academic instructions - Highly customized environment and a low student/staff ratio - Transition skill development and co-located mental health services

Offers short-term (3 months or less) training opportunities to help individuals enter a career pathway in a high-pay, in-demand occupation. Training opportunities include: Healthcare: ?- Minnesota Nursing Assistant Certification (CNA): First Aid/CPR ?- Medical Terminology: Medication Administration (TMA) ?- Medical Terminology: Community Interpreter Training ?- Medical Terminology: Pharmacy Certificate ?Manufacturing: ?- Welding Certificate: Welding Principles, Oxy-Fuel/Plasma Arc Cutting, Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, and Metallurgy and Materials 2 ?- Basic Welding: Blueprint Reading and Welding Principles ?- Advanced Welding: Gas Metal Arc Welding ?Transportation: ?- Commercial Driver's License (CDL): Permit Training ?- Diesel Mechanic Certification

Offers short-term (3 months or less) training opportunities to help individuals enter a career pathway in a high-pay, in-demand occupation. Training opportunities include: Healthcare: ?- Minnesota Nursing Assistant Certification (CNA): First Aid/CPR ?- Medical Terminology: Medication Administration (TMA) ?- Medical Terminology: Community Interpreter Training ?- Medical Terminology: Pharmacy Certificate ?Manufacturing: ?- Welding Certificate: Welding Principles, Oxy-Fuel/Plasma Arc Cutting, Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, and Metallurgy and Materials 2 ?- Basic Welding: Blueprint Reading and Welding Principles ?- Advanced Welding: Gas Metal Arc Welding ?Transportation: ?- Commercial Driver's License (CDL): Permit Training ?- Diesel Mechanic Certification

Offers short-term (3 months or less) training opportunities to help individuals enter a career pathway in a high-pay, in-demand occupation. Training opportunities include: Healthcare: ?- Minnesota Nursing Assistant Certification (CNA): First Aid/CPR ?- Medical Terminology: Medication Administration (TMA) ?- Medical Terminology: Community Interpreter Training ?- Medical Terminology: Pharmacy Certificate ?Manufacturing: ?- Welding Certificate: Welding Principles, Oxy-Fuel/Plasma Arc Cutting, Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, and Metallurgy and Materials 2 ?- Basic Welding: Blueprint Reading and Welding Principles ?- Advanced Welding: Gas Metal Arc Welding ?Transportation: ?- Commercial Driver's License (CDL): Permit Training ?- Diesel Mechanic Certification