Program includes: - Summer Art Day camps and residential camping - Mentoring - Jump Start summer youth pre-employment job readiness program (ages 11 - 13) - Dance classes (hip hop, jazz and African) for youth ages 7 - 15 - Visual arts (ceramics, drawing, photography and painting) - Kids College tutoring program - Cooking (healthy snacks and simple meals) - Cosmetology (hair braiding and manicures) - Jewelry making - Movies - Bingo - Support groups (drugs, relationships, sex and decision - making) - Field trips - After school drop-in program

Adult volunteers are matched with youth to: - Help kids stay in school - Help improve youth's self-esteem - Help youth set career goals - Teach youth how to relate and communicate better with others

Serves students referred by Minneapolis Public Schools with tutoring, mentoring and academic supports. Hands-on cultural activities and fun field trips are offered and a strong support network that includes parents and teachers is established for each student.

Providing the following services: - Accessibility Services, include ramp design ?- Advocacy ?- Assertiveness ?- Benefits Management ?- Community education and support groups ?- Cooking/nutrition ?- Financial Management ?- Housing ?- Housing referral ?- Independent living skills training ?- Information and referral and advocacy ?- Peer mentor services ?- Transition services ?- Work with schools in the area ?- Work with veterans, possible areas of skills training include, but not limited to: ?- Self-esteem ?- Vocational ?- Relationships ?- Safety

Program pairing children with student mentors from Carleton or St. Olaf Colleges for a 2 - 4 year mentoring relationship.

Provides activities after school and weekends including advocacy and mentoring

Provides a combination of career workshops, workforce training, and empowers youth to achieve their full potential. Focus areas include: - Coaching and Mentorship: Personalized guidance and mentorship from mentors to help Somali youth navigate challenges and build a path to success - College Readiness: Support for academic planning, applications, and transition to higher education - Leadership Development: Cultivates the skills and confidence needed to lead in diverse settings - Workforce Readiness: Practical training and resources to excel in the job market

Promotes youth development by instilling a sense of accomplishment, competence, belonging, and usefulness. Programs: - Academic success: Goal is for every member to graduate on time with a plan for their future, whether that plan is post-secondary or a career. Homework help, tutoring, mentoring, chess club, computer classes, and career exploration. - Character and leadership: Offers programs designed to help members practice and strengthen leadership and problem-solving skills. Community service and support groups. - Healthy lifestyles: Programs help members learn how to engage in positive behaviors, set personal goals and grow into self-sufficient adults who can make healthy choices. Yoga, exercise classes, gardening instruction, and gym time. - The arts: Offers a variety of arts programming so that members can learn to express themselves through visual arts, applied arts and performing arts in a safe space. Painting, drawing, and bracelet making.

- Recruits adult volunteers to be mentors to youth and refers them to mentor programs that meet their criteria - Refers parents and guardians who are looking for a mentor for their child to mentor programs

Matches children who do not live with both parents (i.e. single parents, foster homes, certain step family homes, etc.) with adult mentors Provides recreational activities for children with or without mentors

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 adult enrichment classes, driving classes, children and youth enrichment classes, mentoring opportunities, school readiness courses, swimming lessons, and more.

Adult-to-youth mentoring program for youth ages 7-18 in need of friendship, guidance, and support Mentors meet two to four times per month with their mentees for activities that both enjoy, group activities are provided every 6-8 weeks for mentors and mentees to attend.

Ge-Niigaanizijig: A comprehensive after-school mentoring program with four main components or pillars: culture, community, career, and education. The Education Department employs youth mentors for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The Aanjibimaadizing Program: In partnership with the Department of Administration, the program employs teen mentors to work with students from ages 7 - 24 years

The Restorative Justice Mentoring Program provides a one-on-one relationship between a youth in need of support and guidance and a positive, caring adult mentor.

- Senior Companions provide support for elderly individuals to remain in their own home. This includes friendly visits, transportation to doctor, grocery, etc, and advocacy - Volunteers must drive - Mileage and small stipend provided

Advocacy Services: - The center advocates in areas of civil and human rights, employment/disability benefits, housing, transportation, and on the state, local, and federal levels Equipment Loaner Closet: - Loans a range of home medical equipment including wheelchairs, walkers, power chairs, canes, transfer benches, raised toilet seats, and more. Equipment are available on a first come first served basis and will hold equipment for a 24-hour period. - Swap Shop: A self-directed equipment listing available for persons shopping/looking for used equipment. Information and Referral: - Up-to-date disability information and referrals to various agencies and individuals within the region - Other Services: Includes disability benefits application assistance, housing assistance, emergency disaster preparedness plan, and more Nursing Facility Transition: - Assist individuals living with a disability to identify in transition from nursing facilities and other institutions into community settings with the goal of preventing institutionalization Peer Support: - Assists individuals living with a disability to identify goals and work to create a unique plan to achieve those goals - Match interested consumers with a peer mentor who provides support, problem-solving, social skills, and more Personal Assistance: - Offer skills instruction curriculum for individuals living with a disability the fundamentals of managing their personal attendant care including how to hire, manage, and more Recreational Groups: - Holds various events for individuals with a disability or a health condition to meet and socialize with others through dances, parties, picnics, and outings Staying and Aging in Place/Accessibility Assistance: - Offers accessible modification assistance and accessibility assessments for homes and businesses for safe access and increased independence in people's homes and businesses Support Groups: - Various support groups are available to individuals who want learn more about their particular disability, wanting peer support, or first-hand information on how to manage their disability. Some support groups are directly coordinated by Options and others are independent. Youth Transition Services: - Assist youth ages 14 - 22 years who are transitioning from high school into the next phase of their life with learning the skills necessary and acquiring the resources needed to be successful

A program in which a mentor is matched with an elementary school student and goes to the school to eat lunch with the student once a week. The mentor shares lunch and conversation with their mentee and then, at most schools, there is time to play board games, go out onto the playground, etc. with the mentee. Provides children who need it most with a caring adult to act as an advocate and support system in order to increase social and emotional skills.

Provides adult mentoring for youth offering companionship, guidance, role models, and various activities to shape young people into productive, responsible, and successful community members.

Program is designed to support adoption as a life-long experience. Services include: - Counseling, educational workshops, support groups, homeland tours and public education for those involved in adoption - Domestic intermediary services for birth parents and adopted persons doing search/outreach - Help in obtaining genetic background histories for adopted persons seeking medical information - International intermediary services for adoptive families and adopted persons doing search/outreach - Mentoring Program (M&M) that creates friendships between younger and older internationally adopted persons - Post-adoption therapy for attachment problems

- Lay counseling and mentoring services - Limited obstetrical ultrasounds - Pregnancy testing - Pregnancy verification - Prenatal and parenting education classes - Referrals to other social service agencies - STI testing and treatment

Services include: - Abortion information - Confidential help in reviewing available options regarding pregnancy - Pregnancy testing with same day results - Prenatal care appointments - Ultrasounds

In the community-based program, children ages 8 - 12 are matched with adult volunteers who serve as friends and role models and help youth to increase their self-confidence, become more trusting of adults and develop other assets deemed critical for success. Volunteers and youth meet 2 - 4 times per month based on their schedules in self-directed activities. Agency-sponsored events and a number of no-cost and low-cost activities are also available for matches. Professional staff speak regularly with all participants (mentors, children, and families) and provide guidance, support, and assistance. All program mentors go through a thorough background and reference check and careful interview process. They receive training and then are matched with a child based on location, personalities and preferences.

Mentoring program that matches youth ages 5 - 16 with positive adult role models

Provides a 10 week postabortion group support and individual mentoring.

Intensive, 8-week program that uses interactive learning experiences to prepare youth for life and leadership. Participants who complete the program gain life skills in a variety of realms, including financial literacy, coping skills, healthy relationships, and educational and career planning. Units include: - Coping Skills - Education - Getting to Know Me - Law and Legal Rights - Money Management - Relations and Relationships - Respect and Responsibility - Who I Am and Who I Will Be Also provides ongoing mentorship and needs-based education.