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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.

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 acting classes, arts and crafts, before and after-school child care, driver's education, equestrian center, music lessons, sports and recreational activities, swimming lessons, and more.

Portable Vision and Portable Audio are arts/musical arts based mentoring programs in which teenagers and mentors work together to create quality artistic and musical projects that tell their unique stories.

Artful Aging Residencies: Structured programs led by COMPAS artists who have received additional training to work with older adults. Participants learn new creative skills and produce original work in art forms such as:- Dance- Music- Theater- Visual Art- WritingEach residency begins with an artist meet and greet session and ends with a community celebration showcasing participant accomplishments. The standard format includes:- One planning session with site staff prior to the start of the residency- One meet and greet session- Eight or more artist-led sessions, each lasting 90 minutes to 2 hoursSessions are typically held weekly but can be customized based on the needs of the hosting organization. Residencies can be structured as a camp or a series of classes.Artful Aging Samplers: Standalone or short series workshops led by COMPAS-certified Artful Aging artists. Each session lasts approximately two hours and features a project designed to be completed within that timeframe. Samplers are intended to:- Allow organizations to explore Artful Aging programming- Help communities determine which projects or artists are a good fit- Provide a low-commitment introduction to creative programming- Performances in 55+ Active Independent Living Communities or Older Adult SettingsCOMPAS artists offer performances that can be scheduled as standalone events or paired with meals and other activities. These performances are suited for various settings and group sizes. They are designed to:- Add energy to quiet days- Entertain large or small groups- Support special events or occasions

Offers community education classes such as:- Adult basic education (ABE), ESL, and GED classes- Aquatics, including lifeguard training, water safety instruction, and scuba training- Computer classes- Sports and exercise activities- Summer enrichment camps and sports camps for students in grades 3 - 8- Summer recreation and programs for children- Summer school offered in Clarkfield, Echo, and Granite Falls- Youth activities include dances, movies, theater performances, trips, and craft instruction- Youth development programs

Offers community education and recreational activities. Offers:- Art classes- Dance classes- Driver education courses for first-time drivers- Facility and room rentals- Health and fitness classes- Sports activities such as football, golf, basketball, and more- Summer field trips- Swimming lessons for every level

Provides sports programs and activities, community education, and leisure instruction. Classes offered:- Arts and crafts instruction- Greenhouse and gardening classes- Pickleball- Relaxation yoga and more

Brings the arts into communities across the state and makes creators out of everyone in the room, library, fairground, or wherever a community gathers.- Community and Recreation Centers: artists teach photography groups, lead kids in creating murals, guide youth as they grow their skills in songwriting, spoken word, hip hop, and more.- Festivals and Parks: artists present workshops, lead art activity booths and perform main stage shows for festivals and parks.- Libraries: COMPAS artists perform for children's storytime, create with older adults during weekly art-making sessions, lead hands-on workshops for kids during out-of-school days, and put on some killer celebrations of literature, arts, and culture in libraries across the state. With libraries becoming prime community gathering and media centers, they are an exceptional place to engage in the arts.- Summer School or After School Programs: any of the Creative Classroom programs can be modified for out-of-school time programs. Kids make new connections, grow a mastery of skills, and have more fun than they ever expected.- Youth Employment Program: uses apprenticeship concepts for small cohorts of teens to learn and create with professional artists in a work environment. Apprenticeship projects take place during the summer in the visual, literary, or performing arts.

Provides activities and events for community members, including:- Adult and youth sports leagues - Art activities - Health and fitness classes- Nature activities- Outdoor concerts and movies- Winter activities: Ice fishing, ice rinks, ice skiing; sledding, skiing lessons, snowshoeing, and more- Water activities: Beaches, boat launches, boat rentals, fishing, splash pads, swimming lessons, water parks, and more- Youth programs: Early childhood, school-age childcare, teen programsFor current activities and events, visit the website: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/activities-events/ ?

Opportunities to participate in activities that encourage growth and activity. Program often supplements existing participation in a ABC vocational program. Offers transportation for participants to and from activities. Staff and participants collaborate on a weekly calendar of activities that include:- Baking- Community-based events like visiting museums, theater, galleries, and the library- Craft making- Exercise- Field trips- Music

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 basic education, arts and crafts, gardening classes, GED testing, sports and recreational activities, youth classes, and more.

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 cooking classes, craft classes, dog obedience classes, driving courses, financial planning classes, gardening courses, organizational classes, scrapbooking classes, swimming lessons, and more.

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 arts and crafts classes, cooking classes, exercise classes, gardening classes, youth enrichment classes, and more.

Provides the following services:- Arts and crafts instruction- Cooking classes- CPR and First Aid- Dance classes- Exercise programs- Financial planning- Firearm safety- Martial arts instruction- New driver and older adult 55+ driving discount instruction courses

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 basic education, arts and crafts, athletics, driver's education, and more.

Offering the following services:- Assistance with personal care- Behavioral support- Center-based production work is also offered to individuals- Community employment through individual placement or work crew- Individual placement services- Learning activities- Opportunities for community interaction- Senior program: RSVP program; crafts and classes; day trips- Training and employment for individuals who want to work full-time- Work adjustment training- Work assessment

Drop-in center that provides hospitality and assistance to people experiencing poverty, homelessness, and loneliness. Offers hygiene products, access to private showers and bathrooms, clothing (when available), meals, beverages, over the counter medication, and assistance in searching for resources. Additional services include: - ACCESS/People Inc. (mental health outreach) site- Arts enrichment and health/wellness classes- Assistance in filling out forms and applications- Guest computers available, with internet access- Lockers for storage- Outreach to veterans- Socializing and hospitality, spiritual and emotional support- Twin Cities Community voicemail site?- Use of phone for local and long-distance calls

Provides opportunities for lifelong learning enrichment including:- Adult enrichment classes such as computer classes, exercise classes, driving courses, etc.,- Youth enrichment classes such as Lego Rogotics, craft classes, drivers training, youth sports: soccer, basketball, and flag football.

Helps people develop skills and knowledge to improve their lives and communities. Offers a variety of programs for learners of all ages. Classes offered:- Adult enrichment classes- Afterschool programs- Arts and crafts for all ages- Child and youth enrichment classes- Driver's education instruction courses for students- Fitness and exercise classes- Facility and park rentals- Mentoring programs- Swimming lessons

Links professionals, families, and adults with disabilities to Community Education, and provides individualized services to enable adults with disabilities to participate in regular or mainstream community education programs.Class offerings include arts and crafts, board game nights, cooking lessons, exercise classes, fraud and scam prevention courses, music lessons, sports and recreation, volunteer opportunities at The Arc Village store in Bloomington, and more.

Offering the following services:- Assistance with personal care- Behavioral support- Center-based production work is also offered to individuals- Community employment through individual placement or work crew- Individual placement services- Learning activities- Opportunities for community interaction- Senior program: RSVP program; crafts and classes; day trips- Training and employment for individuals who want to work full-time- Work adjustment training- Work assessment

Provides activities and services for older adults including:- Card games- Crafts- Coffee and conversations- Daily community meals- Educational classes and presentations- Exercise classes- Foot care- Line dancing- Saturday breakfasts

Offers a variety of activities, classes, and events specifically designed for adults with disabilities, including: - Arts and crafts- Cooking classes- Community dances- Events around the Twin Cities: Includes sporting events, riverboat cruises, theater outings, and more- Health and wellness- Music and sing-alongs- Recreational sports: Includes bowling, fishing, swimming, and more- Socializing opportunities

Provides programs including: Arts and Crafts: Crafts and quilting group, leatherworking classes, needleworkers group, rock shop (Lapidary) (cut and polish rocks and gemstones), wood shop Cards: Club 500, Social Bridge, Euchre, Hand and Foot Canasta, Hearts, Pinochle - offering tournaments and lessons Education: book club, open tech lab that answers technology questions, senior discussion group that covers a variety of topcs, and writer's club Leadership: 50+ Leaders for individuals interested in planning, developing, and implementing the 50+ Program Mind and Body: Chair Yoga, Dakim BrainFitness System is a computerized program to maintain brain fitness, Gentle Mat Yoga, Low Impact Exercise Class, Walking Club group Music Groups: The Bloomingtones mixed choral group, Classic Country Music Jam musicians, Creekside Crickets band