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Minor Parent Services assist the pregnant and/or parenting minor parent to create a plan for the parent and the child to ensure their safety and well-being. Services includes: - Counseling - Help applying for financial and medical assistance - Housing and child care options - Paternity or child support services - Resource referrals to appropriate agencies to assist with decision making

Aligns systems, funding, and community efforts to deliver early/intervention-focused services to families, especially those with complex needs, while empowering parents and ensuring accountability.

Provides a therapeutic, relationship centered preschool day treatment setting for young children with emotional or behavioral challenges. The program uses a trauma informed approach based on the Developmental Repair Model and focuses on supporting children through consistent routines, structured activities, and collaborative work with families. The day treatment program includes the following model: - Children participate in a small classroom with up to seven peers and three to four mental health staff. The daily schedule mirrors a typical preschool setting and includes planned activities, play, and social time that promote emotional, social, and relational skills. Some classrooms also offer embedded services such as speech therapy and occupational therapy. - Families take part in regular skills building sessions and therapy to support their child's progress across home and community settings. Staff can assist families in understanding insurance and funding options, and medical transportation may be available for those with state funded insurance. - Promotes healthy development by identifying emotional, social, and developmental needs, providing supported opportunities to practice new skills, and strengthening parent child relationships.

Social workers provide services to preserve Native American families and avoid children being placed out of the home. Services include: - Case management - Child protection services to protect Native American children - Court system advocacy to assist counties serving Native American children who have been victims of abuse and/or neglect and assist the court in understanding the unique characteristic of Indian clients - Crisis intervention - Families First and Prevention Services: Short-term 4-6 weeks intensive crisis intervention and family education services to preserve Indian families. Provides parenting education, problem-solving skills, communication and negotiation skills, child development training, job-readiness training, and parenting classes - Out of home placement supervision - Stay Program: Support group for independent living skills development for youth ages 14 - 21 such as group education and recreational activities to learn about healthy lifestyles - Referral services to local community social service agencies

Teen Parenting Education is designed to educate, guide and support pregnant and/or parenting youth ages 12 - 24. There is no cost to the participant. Participants receive: - Group education - Information about additional community resources - Parent-child interaction - Peer support

- Child welfare case management - Children's mental health case management - Family community support services - School liaison services - Family Service Collaborative services - Services to minor parents

Family Based Services (FBS) is a voluntary program designed to help place responsibility and confidence in families who are experiencing some difficulties. FBS is available if a child is at risk of out-of-home placement, or is returning home from a placement FBS are: - Free of charge - Time-limited (3-6 months) - Provided in your home - Flexible and available during unconventional hours The FBS program was developed to create a sense of hope, trust and motivation in the family to assist them in coping with life's challenges FBS always involves a Social Worker and can include a FBS Provider, a FBS Therapist or any combination of the three The team approach provides: - Support - Accessibility - Variety The Social Worker will: - Establish family strengths, needs and goals - Develop a Family Service plan - Clarify ideas and expectations - Provide in-home counseling - Teach problem solving skills The Social Worker takes the lead in demonstrating respect for everyone's roles, skills and needs The Social Worker and the family may decide to include a FBS Provider as part of the team Under the Social Worker's direction, the FBS Provider works intensively with the family in several areas: - Parenting - Communication skills - Home management - Budgeting skills The FBS Provider offers: - Support - Encouragement - Practical advice for every day living This team member helps reinforce the family's progress, links the family to the community and helps create a feeling of trust between all team members The Social Worker and the family may determine that the FBS Therapist should be part of the team The therapist could focus on: - Individuals or entire family - Specific problem areas (depression, abuse, etc) - Crisis intervention/prevention - Counseling and guidance The FBS Therapist helps the family understand and cope with issues by exploring their personal feelings and thoughts When the FBS Program has been successfully completed, the family will have learned to cope, will have it's basic needs met and will have a more harmonious family life

Provides confidential services to support individuals, define a problem, and develop a plan to help resolve the issue. Issues may include challenges such as drug and alcohol abuse, gambling, family and adolescent concerns, financial or budgeting difficulties, and educational or literacy needs.

Services for children, with a focus on enhancing the connection between young children and their caregivers

Provides students, families, and community members with access to information and support from community agencies addressing basic needs such as food, clothing, energy assistance, shelter, and healthcare. The resource rooms maintain limited supplies of clothing, personal household items, and food for immediate access. They accept donations of winter gear (coats, gloves, mittens, hats, scarves), sweatpants, socks, t-shirts, and gift cards (Visa, Target, Walmart, gas, Cub Foods, etc.).

Connects people with a wide range of community supports, including health services, education services, human services, faith-based resources, support groups, and other community support.

Offers support services for children and their families, including: - Coordinates services for families accessing multiple systems of care ?- Children's mental health assessments - Children's mental health case management - Parent classes and education - School-based services - Social skills groups

Provides a therapeutic, relationship centered preschool day treatment setting for young children with emotional or behavioral challenges. The program uses a trauma informed approach based on the Developmental Repair Model and focuses on supporting children through consistent routines, structured activities, and collaborative work with families. The day treatment program includes the following model: - Children participate in a small classroom with up to seven peers and three to four mental health staff. The daily schedule mirrors a typical preschool setting and includes planned activities, play, and social time that promote emotional, social, and relational skills. Some classrooms also offer embedded services such as speech therapy and occupational therapy. - Families take part in regular skills building sessions and therapy to support their child's progress across home and community settings. Staff can assist families in understanding insurance and funding options, and medical transportation may be available for those with state funded insurance. - Promotes healthy development by identifying emotional, social, and developmental needs, providing supported opportunities to practice new skills, and strengthening parent child relationships.

- Family Connections: Families receive support for basic needs and then work toward short- and long-term goals for their finances, employment, education, housing, family life, and community connections. Services are individualized to meet families' goals. - Youth Connections Program: Youth ages 13-24 experiencing housing instability receive assistance through individual coaching and advocacy from Client Advocates. Offers Host Home Program that provides services for youth in unstable housing to be connected with a community member who opens their home to house a youth for up to one year. - Supportive Housing Program: Local faith communities and groups partner with The Connect Center to provide a one-year structured program for a family in jeopardy of losing their housing. Families work toward their goals with an expanded positive support network which includes a volunteer family mentor.

Provides families with the resources and guidance they need to thrive. Whether they are a new parent navigating the challenges of a preschooler, or seeking help raising their grandkids, the resource center can help with information, connections, and support.

- Increases awareness and accessibility of resources and services for children Agencies included: - Clearwater County Human Services - BRIC - Public Schools from Bagley and Clearbrook - Clearwater County Nursing Service - Inter-County Community Action Council

A youth shelter that provides a safe environment to chemically-free children from newborn to 17 and a family resource center

Offers support with emergency food and connections to other community resources in Apple Valley, Lakeville, Rosemount, Farmington, and Burnsville. Accepts donations of fresh produce, baby diapers and wipes, household and personal care items.

Services for children, with a focus on enhancing the connection between young children and their caregivers

Advocates work to strengthen and support families by providing assessments, education, and assistance in identifying and making connections to community resources (for example: financial assistance, housing assistance and resources, access to mental health services, and parenting education)

Services for children, with a focus on enhancing the connection between young children and their caregivers

Provides resources for families with children ages 5 and younger, including: - Access to health care services ?- Family support ?- Legal assistance ?- Support groups

Minor Parent Services assist the pregnant and/or parenting minor parent to create a plan for the parent and the child to ensure their safety and well-being. Services includes: - Counseling - Help applying for financial and medical assistance - Housing and child care options - Paternity or child support services - Resource referrals to appropriate agencies to assist with decision making

Offers long term child welfare for parents and their children, designed to empower families and provide a new pathway to achieving economic self-sufficiency. Families of Color With a Child Under 5 Years - Case management services that help provide opportunities for early childhood education - Connections to community resources - Family support and advocacy - Home visits Families With at Least 1 Child Under 10 Years - Participants are parents and their children who are experiencing complex challenges: Disproportionality, generational poverty, historical trauma, homelessness, domestic violence, substance abuse, mental illness, truancy, poor school outcomes, child welfare involvement, economic and employment instability, etc. - Access to stabilizing federal economic programs - Collaboration with Public Health - Comprehensive case management services - Early childhood/other educational supports - Early Intervention services - Home visits - Ongoing support and information regarding child development, housing, budgeting, parenting, goal setting and decision making - Workforce development resources First Time Parents 18 Years or Older - Families are enrolled during pregnancy through early infancy - Collaboration with Public Health for home visits - Monthly family activities - Ongoing support/information regarding healthy pregnancy, child development, housing, budgeting/finances, health care, child care, education/employment goals, parenting and decision making Pregnant and Parenting Teens Up to Age 18 - Pregnancy and parenting support program for adolescent moms, dads and their child - Collaboration with Public Health - Families receive support and information regarding parenting options, healthy pregnancy, child development, housing, budgeting/finances, child care, education/work goals and referrals to community resources - Home or community visits

Minor Parent Services assist the pregnant and/or parenting minor parent to create a plan for the parent and the child to ensure their safety and well-being. Services includes: - Counseling - Help applying for financial and medical assistance - Housing and child care options - Paternity or child support services - Resource referrals to appropriate agencies to assist with decision making