Children and teens programs designed to be meaningful and fun, most at little or no cost. Programs include: Early Childhood: Provides activities and programs including arts, creative play, outdoor exploration, discovery, and hands-on activities. Many recreation-based, preschool-age programs that will engage and stimulate children's intellectual curiosity while imparting social skills, setting the foundation for a successful transition into Kindergarten. School-age Childcare: Rec Plus provides school-age childcare for children in grades K-6 at neighborhood recreation centers. Rec Plus operates before and after school, on school release days and during the summer, depending on recreation center. Activities include games and sports, arts and crafts, homework help, field trips and nutritious snacks. Must register at Rec Plus location (no online registration). Please contact the recreation center for availability. Teen Programs: - ?Youthline Outreach Mentorship engages youth ages 12-17 in positive leadership experiences and recreational activities while connecting them to adult mentors in the parks. - Teen Teamworks is a summer employment and educational program for youth ages 14-18. - Nite Owlz provides extended teen programming at various recreation centers from 8-11 pm on Friday and Saturday nights. Activities may include open gym, cooking, computer labs and more. - IDEAWERKS is for youth ages 12-18 to learn multimedia production; record audio and video information on a digital media workstation; study music basics and computer software to create music tracks and videos; and produce and record individual multimedia projects. - Village Parks is a unique cultural, linguistic diversity and leadership program for youth ages 14-18. - Sports Leagues: Learn new skills and friendships in a fun and safe environment guided by knowledgeable and supportive coaches. - Pop-Up Parks burst with music, art, games, crafts, books, dance and more, and "pop-up" in neighborhoods throughout Minneapolis. - Youth Advisory Council is a select group of youth leaders to guide and influence recreation programs, youth employment and athletic decisions. Camps: Provides youth sport camps, day camps and specialty camps School Release Day Activities: During Minneapolis Public School's release days children can enjoy a variety of indoor activities, outdoor adventure, field trips and camps Free Meals: Recreation Centers throughout the Minneapolis park system offer free meals year-round to youth ages 18 and younger. Times and types of meals served (breakfast, lunch, snack or dinner) vary by site and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Select sites serve reduced-waste meals, focusing on reducing both food and packaging waste.

Head Start Program Provides 3-5 year old children with a head start. Community based child and family development programming. Services promote cognitive, social, and emotional growth and development of 3-5 year old children from income eligible families and for age eligible children with special needs. Activities centered around health, education, nutrition and socialization are focused on children's growth and development in language, literacy, math, science social functioning, creative arts, physical skills, overall learning abilities and more. Daily schedules at centers vary by location and include 4 hour, 6 hour and extended day. Early Head Start A FREE program that provides services to income-eligible families who are expecting a baby or have an infant or toddler ages birth - 3 years The program provides a variety of learning experiences to help children develop socially, intellectually, physically, and emotionally, based on their individual needs. Services include: - Weekly home visits with parents and their child(ren) to support the parents role as their child's first teacher - Health and developmental screenings to ensure that children are on track - Bi-monthly socialization opportunities with other EHS families - Pre-natal support for expectant mothers - Information and referrals to other community agencies as needed - Services to all children, including those with any health, developmental, or nutritional needs

MHS provides comprehensive psychological assessment for children, adolescents, and adults to improve case conceptualization, solidify a diagnosis, and create personalized treatment recommendations.

Provides free or low cost health care, dental care, eye care, mental health care, immunizations, and assistance applying for health insurance.

ECFE is a parenting education program for all Minnesota families with children between the ages of birth to Kindergarten entrance. Learning opportunities through ECFE may occur in a variety of settings, such as the families' homes, district or community sites, and online parenting education and support. Programming and education services often include parents/caregivers and children but may just include parents/caregivers.

Provides therapeutic, residential care treatment program for adolescents whose sex is assigned as female who are experiencing emotional and behavioral challenges. This intensive, supportive environment is typically appropriate for children and adolescents that have tried outpatient services and are unable to be supported at home or in their community due to their mental health needs. Services may include: - Aftercare services - Individual and group DBT therapy and DBT skills building - Intensive parenting and caregiver support -On-site registered nurse (during business hours) - Psychiatric assessment and ongoing medication management - Trauma-informed care approach

Provides the licensing for adult foster care homes and child foster care. Services include: - Information about licensing requirements and standards - Inspections and investigations on certifications for adult foster care and child foster care licensing - Orientation, licensing, re-licensing of adult foster care and child foster care certification - Foster care services for emergency, short-term, and long-term placement

Finlayson Elementary 2159 Highway 18, Finlayson, MN 55735 PO Box 180 (320)233-7611 Hinckley Elementary 111 Blair Avenue South, Hinckley, MN 55037 (320)384-6443 Hinckley-Finlayson Highschool 201 Main Street East, Hinckley, MN 55037 PO Box 308 (320)384-6132 Empower Learning Center 206 Main Street East, Hinckley, MN 55037 PO Box 61 (320)384-6135 [email protected] Pine County Transition Program (320)384-6132 ext 2003

Provides young people access to activities offered in the community through financial need-based scholarships and loan of new or gently used athletic equipment, musical instruments, or other necessary items. Assistance is available to qualifying youth for: - 4-H - Afton Alps/SOS Outreach (skiing or snowboarding) - Applewood Junior Golf League - Ashland Productions - Belle Ballet - Boy Scouts of America - Curio Dance and School - Dayspring Suzuki Studio (string instrument lessons) - District 834 Community Education classes - Girl Scouts of the USA - Hidden Pines Ranch summer day camp - MN 7 on 7 Passing League (touch football) - Oak Glen Junior Golf League - Off the Wall Studio - Saint Croix Rec Center's learn-to-skate and hockey start-up classes - Saint Croix Valley Athletic Association - School sports teams and music programs - Stillwater Area Baseball Association - Stillwater Area Fastpitch Association - SAHS Pony Activity Center student memberships - Stillwater Area Lacrosse Association - Stillwater Boys' Traveling Basketball - Stillwaer Country Club junior golf lesson program - Stillwater Elks' summer overnight camp - Stillwater Girls' Traveling Basketball - Stillwater Swim Club - StoryArk - Warner Nature Center

- Theatre arts training (TAT), workshop training programs for youth 4 - 18 - Performing apprentice program: Post-high school theatre training - In-school residencies

Provides participants a chance to explore new ways to be healthy, physically and emotionally, through a variety of classes from cardio dance to soccer and basketball. Visit website for listings of latest classes offered.

One-to-one live homework help from online tutors: - Foreign language center - Help with in-depth questions - Live skills building - Practice test center - Writing lab

Provides community health services such as: - Breastfeeding and lactation consultant - Car seat education - Childbirth education classes - Child and teen checkups - Child home safety checks - Communicable disease follow-up and cancer prevention - Community nutrition educator - Diabetes prevention - Doula program to support women throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum - Family planning - Immunizations for adults and children - Maternal child health home visiting - Parenting education ?- Tobacco Cessation

Responds to emergency mental health situations in schools for groups or individual students. Situations include death, suicide, or other instances when a youth has an immediate crisis need for a counselor.

Career Pathways: Provides youth ages 14 - 24 who have faced systemic barriers to employment the opportunity to be introduced into the workforce by getting an internship at the YMCA. Beacons: Provides after-school and summer care for young people in grades K - 12 by partnering with Twin Cities area schools to provide quality educational, recreational, and leadership development activities and eliminate barriers to participation. Center for Youth Voice: Provides programs and services that help young people understand our system of government and how to effectively use their voice to take action on issues that matter to them. Teen Tech Center: Provides a technology-driven, interactive space for young people ages 12 - 24 to drop in, be creative, and develop new skills for free. Does not require a YMCA membership. Must be a member of the Teen Tech Center.

The Region 4 South Mobile Crisis Response Team provides 24 hours/7 days a week mobile mental health services which are short-term, face to face services designed to restore a person's functioning level to pre-crisis levels. Services provided: - Crisis assessment and interventions which offer opportunities to de-escalate a situation - Community resource education and resource referrals - Help individuals develop individualized strategies for their future concerns - Referral to local, short-term crisis stabilization faculties - The crisis team provides services in the community, home, hospital, clinic, school, jail, or emergency rooms - Treatment planning

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.

Special education services to students ages 0 - 22 with special needs

Provides early and regular well child care and immunizations by pediatric and family health specialists. Offers information that parents need to support their growing families.

Provides outpatient mental health services such as: - Child Psychiatry Services: Performs a full range of medical laboratory, psychological tests, and medication management to help assess both the physical and mental aspects of the client's mental health. - Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): Helps clients suffering from mood disorders and those with harmful behavior patterns to increase emotion regulation skills, decrease fluctuating emotions and moods, increase distress tolerance skills, interpersonal effectiveness skills, and mindfulness. - Infant to Child Outpatient Services: Offers diagnostic assessments, play therapy, relational therapy, parenting training, trauma-informed care psychotherapy, interaction therapy, in-home family therapy and skills, mental health behavior aide, care coordination for early childhood support, and referrals to occupational and physical therapies and special education resources.

Provides diagnostic evaluations and medication management for a wide variety of mental health issues for children between the ages of 4 and 17 years old with occasional exceptions to assess younger children in consultation with their pediatricians. Mental health issues include problems such as: - Anxiety Disorders including separation anxiety, social anxiety, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic attacks, and post-traumatic disorder related to child maltreatment and other traumas - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - including attention problems without hyperactivity - Behavioral Problems that are not responsive to counseling services alone - Behavioral/mood/other symptoms in children with Autism/Aspergers - Childhood hallucinations, paranoia, and other psychotic symptom - Mood Disorders including both depressive and manic (bipolar) disorders - Mood/anxiety/other symptoms in children with Substance Abuse problems - Self-injurious behaviors & suicidal thoughts - Tourette's/Tic Disorders

Specialty hospital emergency room care and Level I Pediatric Trauma Center serving infants, children, and young adults

- Psychotherapy with the child and/or their family members - Skills training with the child and/or their family members - Behavioral aide services - Crisis prevention planning

- Provides assistance to families with children who are experiencing emotional disturbance - Assists with referrals - Assists with out-of-home placement - Coordinate services - Develop plans - Provide supportive counseling - Encourage independent living skills

This program allows parents to go to work while their sick child can stay home with a qualified and experienced Sick Childcare Aide (SCA). Parent must need childcare for at least a four-hour minimum. Childcare aides can assist at immediate notice and have met the following professional qualifications: - First aid- and CPR-trained - Experience in a childcare center or home setting - Registered Nurse on staff for any medical questions - Passed an extensive hiring procedure of interviewing, testing, orientating, reference checking, and criminal background checking