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Family and Parent Systems Advocacy - Isuroon

Parent Advocacy: Support parents as they advocate for their children, understand their rights, navigate special education needs, seek information on school disciplinary policies, and more Program Network: Connects parents and students to a variety of community resources Higher Education: Assists students with scholarships, testing, transcripts, communicating with educational institutions, and more

What's Here

General Education Advocacy
Somali Community
Outreach Programs
Special Education Advocacy
Parents

Youth Programs - Isuroon

Provides Somali/East African middle and high school students with the tools, knowledge, and skills to be self-sufficient. - Leadership Training: Summer leadership training for students - Mentorship: Provided by Somali/East African college students and graduates over video conferencing platforms. An individualized plan is created to help with academics, college admission, online learning, etc. - Middle School Strive Program: Provides a space in which East African youth can connect to discuss, learn, and get the support needed from their peers and program mentors - Mindfulness Training: Provided to resettled youth to help cope with resettlement and adjustment - Youth Strive Program: Serves recent refugees of Somali and/or East African descent who are in middle and high school to help them navigate post-graduation options - Youth Workshops: Provides short-term workshops regarding professional development that includes creating a resume, cover letter, and interview best practices, and digital literacy that includes cyberbulling, internet security, researching, and professional engagement.

What's Here

Resume Preparation Assistance
Somali Community
Leadership Development
Job Interview Training
High School Students
Workshops/Symposiums
Cultural Transition Counseling
Youth Enrichment Programs
Middle School Students
Peer Role Model Programs

Refugee and Immigrant Mental Health and Social Adjustment Services - Community University Health Care Center

Offers Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS) for Southeast Asians, Latinos and Somalis suffering from severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression or other mental illnesses. Services include: - Advocacy for daily living problems - Adult mental health case management (Rule 79) - Crisis intervention - Psychiatric services including diagnostic assessments and treatment - Service to refugee and immigrant victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse - Supportive counseling for individuals and families - Support groups

What's Here

Family Counseling
Mexican Community
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Clinical Psychiatric Evaluation
Asian Community
Individual Counseling
Major Depression
Cultural Transition Counseling
Child Abuse Counseling
Psychiatric Disorder Counseling
In Person Crisis Intervention
General Counseling Services
Hispanic/Latino Community
Psychological Testing
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Immigrants
Somali Community
Psychiatric Case Management
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Psychiatric Day Treatment
Sexual Assault Counseling

Strong Fast Fit Youth - YWCA of Minneapolis

Strong Fast Fit provides wellness through play, movement, meals, and relationships with peers and trusted adults for youth ages 7-17 years. The afterschool programming occurs within a group setting with youth from similar backgrounds to develop healthy habits and practices. Families are involved weekly in nutrition education and fitness activities.

What's Here

Wellness Programs
Hispanic/Latino Community
Somali Community
Hmong Community
Adolescents
Nutrition Education
Native American Community
Mexican Community
African American Community

Homeownership Capacity - Isuroon

Provides culturally appropriate pathways to homeownership for Somali women and their families, guiding women on how to utilize resources and tools for financial empowerment, and preparing them to make financial investments in a home. Services provided: - Create an action plan and steps to achieve goals - Develop a budget and savings plan - Encouragement and nonjudgmental support to build financial confidence - Homebuyer and financial education workshop - Individualized planning unique to the needs of each woman - One-on-one advice regarding credit reports and addressing credit problems

What's Here

Women
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Credit Counseling
Somali Community
Personal Financial Counseling
Workshops/Symposiums
Financial Literacy Training

Community Services - Harvodes Bereavement and Loss Center

- AIDS/HIV prevention, education, intervention, and positive test result counseling - Assessments and anger management in group or one-on-one therapy settings - Chemical health assessments including referrals to treatment options - Cultural-specific therapy for Sudanese and Somali refugees - Grief counseling including crisis intervention for individuals, couples, and families that are in crisis as a result of transition, loss, grief, or bereavement - Relapse prevention therapy to assist in minimizing and ending relapses

What's Here

Individual Counseling
General Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Relapse Prevention Programs
Substance Use Disorder Issues
Family Counseling
Cultural Transition Counseling
Substance Use Disorder Referrals
Somali Community
Sudanese Community
Conjoint Counseling
AIDS/HIV Prevention Counseling
Group Counseling
Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Anger Management

Food Support - Neighborhood House

Operates two free food markets available to shoppers twice per month that provide a supply of food that changes depending on donations (quantities are based on household size). Each market usually includes fresh produce, bread, refrigerator and dairy items, canned and boxed foods, cultural-specific items (Hmong, Latino, East African), frozen meat, and staple items. Emergency bags are available on a walk-in basis once per month and include pre-packed grocery bag of dry/canned goods, one meat option, and one bag of cold items (milk, eggs, produce, etc.)

What's Here

Somali Community
Specialty Ethnic Foods
Food Pantries
Fresh Food
Hispanic/Latino Community
Hmong Community
Immigrants

Homeownership Capacity - Isuroon

Provides culturally appropriate pathways to homeownership for Somali women and their families, guiding women on how to utilize resources and tools for financial empowerment, and preparing them to make financial investments in a home. Services provided: - Create an action plan and steps to achieve goals - Develop a budget and savings plan - Encouragement and nonjudgmental support to build financial confidence - Homebuyer and financial education workshop - Individualized planning unique to the needs of each woman - One-on-one advice regarding credit reports and addressing credit problems

What's Here

Women
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Credit Counseling
Somali Community
Personal Financial Counseling
Workshops/Symposiums
Financial Literacy Training

Family and Parent Systems Advocacy - Isuroon

Parent Advocacy: Support parents as they advocate for their children, understand their rights, navigate special education needs, seek information on school disciplinary policies, and more Program Network: Connects parents and students to a variety of community resources Higher Education: Assists students with scholarships, testing, transcripts, communicating with educational institutions, and more

What's Here

General Education Advocacy
Somali Community
Outreach Programs
Special Education Advocacy
Parents

Family and Parent Systems Advocacy - Isuroon

Parent Advocacy: Support parents as they advocate for their children, understand their rights, navigate special education needs, seek information on school disciplinary policies, and more Program Network: Connects parents and students to a variety of community resources Higher Education: Assists students with scholarships, testing, transcripts, communicating with educational institutions, and more

What's Here

General Education Advocacy
Somali Community
Outreach Programs
Special Education Advocacy
Parents

Youth Programs - Isuroon

Provides Somali/East African middle and high school students with the tools, knowledge, and skills to be self-sufficient. - Leadership Training: Summer leadership training for students - Mentorship: Provided by Somali/East African college students and graduates over video conferencing platforms. An individualized plan is created to help with academics, college admission, online learning, etc. - Middle School Strive Program: Provides a space in which East African youth can connect to discuss, learn, and get the support needed from their peers and program mentors - Mindfulness Training: Provided to resettled youth to help cope with resettlement and adjustment - Youth Strive Program: Serves recent refugees of Somali and/or East African descent who are in middle and high school to help them navigate post-graduation options - Youth Workshops: Provides short-term workshops regarding professional development that includes creating a resume, cover letter, and interview best practices, and digital literacy that includes cyberbulling, internet security, researching, and professional engagement.

What's Here

Resume Preparation Assistance
Somali Community
Leadership Development
Job Interview Training
High School Students
Workshops/Symposiums
Cultural Transition Counseling
Youth Enrichment Programs
Middle School Students
Peer Role Model Programs

Youth Programs - Isuroon

Provides Somali/East African middle and high school students with the tools, knowledge, and skills to be self-sufficient. - Leadership Training: Summer leadership training for students - Mentorship: Provided by Somali/East African college students and graduates over video conferencing platforms. An individualized plan is created to help with academics, college admission, online learning, etc. - Middle School Strive Program: Provides a space in which East African youth can connect to discuss, learn, and get the support needed from their peers and program mentors - Mindfulness Training: Provided to resettled youth to help cope with resettlement and adjustment - Youth Strive Program: Serves recent refugees of Somali and/or East African descent who are in middle and high school to help them navigate post-graduation options - Youth Workshops: Provides short-term workshops regarding professional development that includes creating a resume, cover letter, and interview best practices, and digital literacy that includes cyberbulling, internet security, researching, and professional engagement.

What's Here

Resume Preparation Assistance
Somali Community
Leadership Development
Job Interview Training
High School Students
Workshops/Symposiums
Cultural Transition Counseling
Youth Enrichment Programs
Middle School Students
Peer Role Model Programs

Food Support - Neighborhood House

Operates two free food markets available to shoppers twice per month that provide a supply of food that changes depending on donations (quantities are based on household size). Each market usually includes fresh produce, bread, refrigerator and dairy items, canned and boxed foods, cultural-specific items (Hmong, Latino, East African), frozen meat, and staple items. Emergency bags are available on a walk-in basis once per month and include pre-packed grocery bag of dry/canned goods, one meat option, and one bag of cold items (milk, eggs, produce, etc.)

What's Here

Somali Community
Specialty Ethnic Foods
Food Pantries
Fresh Food
Hispanic/Latino Community
Hmong Community
Immigrants

Youth Programs - Isuroon

Provides Somali/East African middle and high school students with the tools, knowledge, and skills to be self-sufficient. - Leadership Training: Summer leadership training for students - Mentorship: Provided by Somali/East African college students and graduates over video conferencing platforms. An individualized plan is created to help with academics, college admission, online learning, etc. - Middle School Strive Program: Provides a space in which East African youth can connect to discuss, learn, and get the support needed from their peers and program mentors - Mindfulness Training: Provided to resettled youth to help cope with resettlement and adjustment - Youth Strive Program: Serves recent refugees of Somali and/or East African descent who are in middle and high school to help them navigate post-graduation options - Youth Workshops: Provides short-term workshops regarding professional development that includes creating a resume, cover letter, and interview best practices, and digital literacy that includes cyberbulling, internet security, researching, and professional engagement.

What's Here

Resume Preparation Assistance
Somali Community
Leadership Development
Job Interview Training
High School Students
Workshops/Symposiums
Cultural Transition Counseling
Youth Enrichment Programs
Middle School Students
Peer Role Model Programs

Homeownership Capacity - Isuroon

Provides culturally appropriate pathways to homeownership for Somali women and their families, guiding women on how to utilize resources and tools for financial empowerment, and preparing them to make financial investments in a home. Services provided: - Create an action plan and steps to achieve goals - Develop a budget and savings plan - Encouragement and nonjudgmental support to build financial confidence - Homebuyer and financial education workshop - Individualized planning unique to the needs of each woman - One-on-one advice regarding credit reports and addressing credit problems

What's Here

Women
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Credit Counseling
Somali Community
Personal Financial Counseling
Workshops/Symposiums
Financial Literacy Training

High Rise Social Services - Volunteers of America Minnesota and Wisconsin

Provides older adults and individuals with disabilities with services and supports that help them thrive while living independently and remain safely in their own homes. Community Health Workers and Social Workers serve older adults and individuals with disabilities in 40 Minneapolis Public Housing Authority high-rises and Village at Franklin Station affordable housing property in Minneapolis. Services may include assistance with self-managing chronic health conditions, improve connections to community services, navigate and access health systems, address transportation barriers, and attend doctor appointments to assist with translation and advocacy. Social Workers help individuals navigate complex systems, such as economic assistance, physical and mental health systems, financial concerns, housing needs, and personal crisis. Bilingual Somali team members are available to meet the language and specialized cultural needs of Somali residents as well as remote translation services to meet the language needs of all residents.

What's Here

People With Disabilities/Health Conditions
Older Adults
Case/Care Management
Developmental Disabilities
Somali Community
Physical Disabilities
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities

Homeownership Capacity - Isuroon

Provides culturally appropriate pathways to homeownership for Somali women and their families, guiding women on how to utilize resources and tools for financial empowerment, and preparing them to make financial investments in a home. Services provided: - Create an action plan and steps to achieve goals - Develop a budget and savings plan - Encouragement and nonjudgmental support to build financial confidence - Homebuyer and financial education workshop - Individualized planning unique to the needs of each woman - One-on-one advice regarding credit reports and addressing credit problems

What's Here

Women
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Credit Counseling
Somali Community
Personal Financial Counseling
Workshops/Symposiums
Financial Literacy Training

Family and Parent Systems Advocacy - Isuroon

Parent Advocacy: Support parents as they advocate for their children, understand their rights, navigate special education needs, seek information on school disciplinary policies, and more Program Network: Connects parents and students to a variety of community resources Higher Education: Assists students with scholarships, testing, transcripts, communicating with educational institutions, and more

What's Here

General Education Advocacy
Somali Community
Outreach Programs
Special Education Advocacy
Parents

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