Offers three experiential workshops in nonviolence and conflict resolution. The workshops teach: - Conflict management skills, understanding the underlying causes of violence, team building, and leadership skills - Discussion topics to understand affirmation, communication, cooperation, and conflict resolution - Every participant to find their innate power to positively transform themselves first and the world they live in - Training facilitator workshops to focus on facilitation skills to become successful facilitators. The curriculum includes learning to build agendas for a basic level workshop, feedback, team skills, facilitation techniques, and leadership training.

The Office of Workforce Development offers support and opportunity for residents to obtain employment and achieve their career goals. Offers a range of employment and training services such as: Hennepin Pathways: A collaboration between regional employers, educators, and community partners offering education of multiple career paths to choose from. Graduates from a particular program are employed countywide in office administration, human services, and building operations. The program meets county hiring needs while also connecting job seekers with meaningful work, livable wages, benefits, and career growth. Job Development: Serves a diverse group of job seekers, including veterans, youth, and individuals with criminal background who have a wide range of skills, abilities, and experiences. Provides employment services to job seekers such as job training, employment, career assistance programs, and help unemployed and underemployed people find jobs. Visit website for more information about job fairs, hiring events, job resources, education and training, and community CareerForce centers. Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) Employment Services: Supports participants on MFIP as they transition from poverty to economic self-sufficiency to reduce the likelihood of returning to the program. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker, Adult, and Youth Programs: A federally funded program to increase jobseeker's access to employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market while matching employers with skilled workers to meet the demand of occupations and industries. Improve workforce quality, reduce public benefits dependency, and meet employer skill requirements. Each organization will have their own application process. Job seekers will typically go through a process such as: - Application, eligibility determination, and program enrollment - Formal and informal assessments (education level, interests, workforce skills, work history, etc.) - Development of an Individual Employment Plan: Determining service needs based on assessments (career and resume counseling, job search assistance, training/education services, etc.) - Retention Services: Ensuring individuals have the resources to maintain unsubsidized employment after exiting the program

A community corrections residence for convicted male felons and misdemeanored adult or certified adult, screened from county courts and Minnesota Department of Corrections (MNDOC). Includes: - Individual and group counseling - Assistance in development of living skills - Training in seeking, obtaining and keeping jobs - Preparation for GED tests - Assistance with financial planning, budgeting and restitution - Referrals to community resources - Assistance in furthering academic and vocational education - Recreation programming - On-site substance testing

Provides case management, day reporting, electronic monitoring, and support groups for individuals who have committed sex offenses.

A multi-service community-based facility offering a range of support services and resources to enhance skills, employability and long-term career mobility to traditionally under-served populations. Services include: - One-to-one assistance with resume, job search and entry-level placement needs - Job placement, retention and ongoing support services for program graduates - Career development, career awareness, career change counseling, career exploration, vocational assessment - Professional development designed specifically for currently-employed workers - A computer lab that provides self-directed technology usage, as well as more formal instruction - Sector-based classroom job skill programs in partnership with major employers in healthcare and banking - Work readiness training programs for individuals with criminal histories - Employment training and benefits eligibility and review for individuals with HIV/AIDS - Access to information about GED and post-secondary educational programs - Financial literacy coaching - Homebuyer education and pre/post purchase counseling

Provides services to individuals diagnosed with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) who have also been involved with state or county corrections to assist with successful engagement in the community after release from incarceration. Services provided 24 hours/7 days a week and may include: - Assistance with finding housing - Obtaining employment - Re-establishing relationships with family and natural supports

Employment program prepares low-income adults for skilled jobs. Program includes: - Work skills training: Courses including basic computer skills, communication, critical thinking, customer service, and more - Personal empowerment: Courses with an emphasis on developing habits and attitudes of personal stability, responsibility, and professional success - One-on-one coaching: An individual coach works with each participant during the program, job search, and a year into employment - Internship opportunities: Participants gain experience and boost their resumes during internships at local nonprofits and companies - Employment placement: Participants culminate their training program with a full time, living wage position

Residential re-entry center halfway house providing the following services: - Assistance to correctional clients with adjustment problems, housing, food or job seeking - Capacity for 36 beds - Clients are assigned a case manager to make connections with community resources - One to one counseling

A multi-service community-based facility offering a range of support services and resources to enhance skills, employability and long-term career mobility to traditionally under-served populations. Services include: - One-to-one assistance with resume, job search and entry-level placement needs - Job placement, retention and ongoing support services for program graduates - Career development, career awareness, career change counseling, career exploration, vocational assessment - Professional development designed specifically for currently-employed workers - A computer lab that provides self-directed technology usage, as well as more formal instruction - Sector-based classroom job skill programs in partnership with major employers in healthcare and banking - Work readiness training programs for individuals with criminal histories - Employment training and benefits eligibility and review for individuals with HIV/AIDS - Access to information about GED and post-secondary educational programs - Financial literacy coaching - Homebuyer education and pre/post purchase counseling

Providing referrals in areas such as: - Clothing - Education - Employment - Housing - Family Services - Support Networks

Support is provided to youth in the following areas: - Education: Helps clients who have secondary education goals to find educational development opportunities, pass the GED test, and find financial aid - Employment: Works with youth in finding and maintaining employment - Entrepreneurial skills: Provides young adults with information on creating businesses through small business plan development, leadership development, money management skills, and marketing skills - Housing: Helps anyone with barriers such as criminal history or unlawful detainers to find and maintain affordable housing including shelters, supportive housing programs, and single-family dwellings. Training is provided to tenants and landlords to help prevent repeated episodes of homelessness. Tenant training is provided to help individuals overcome barriers to housing and avoid repeated episodes of homelessness.

Provides a multi-disciplinary framework of supports for men who have experienced incarceration, including: - Safe, affordable housing - Employment - Physical and mental health supports - Community: Providing the social structure to reinforce a culture of responsibility

Structured halfway house residential Christian program for men coming out of prison. Residents are taught Biblical teachings to help them live new lives of freedom, responsibility, and maturity in their communities. Program includes: - Bible classes - Chapel group - Educational opportunities and leadership development courses - Guidance for employment, housing, etc. - Support groups