Cultivates a collaborative community that supports, values, and empowers youth: - Maintains a Community Resource Directory - Coordinates a network of free afterschool and summer programs for youth - Serves as a clearinghouse for local youth development programs - Provides tutors, mentors, and reading buddy volunteers for youth - Coordinates local Youth on Boards program

Family Fun Nights are planned by teachers and staff in order to have safe, fun, yet educational things that families can do together. There is no cost to participate. They are held 3 times per year. - For families with children age infant to 8 years of age. - There are food, games, activities, crafts, etc. - Held at Remer Elementary gymnasium. - Dinner is served.

Therapeutic in-home family-based services address the conditions of mental health issues, family functioning, childhood trauma, behavior problems, and other issues that impact individual well-being and family health. Services include: - Individual and family skills training - Individualized treatment plans and level of intensity/frequency of contact based on individual family needs and care plans - Professional Education - Supervised visitation - Therapy: Individual, family, and/or group psychotherapy

Hennepin County works with health care providers and local community organizations to offer the Family Home Visiting Program at no cost to families. The program sends public health nurses and other professionals to help with: - Assisting pregnant individuals and families get the resources they need - Families to adjust with a new baby - Make sure babies and children develop safely and grow healthy - Prepare kids for school - Provide postpartum care

Adult Rehabilitation Mental Health Services (ARMHS): Community - based support for adults with mental illness. ARMHS practitioners assist and provide support in multiple areas: - Budgeting and shopping skills - Community resources utilization and integration skills - Cooking and nutrition skills - Crisis assistance - Employment-related skills - Health care directives - Healthy lifestyle skills and practices - Household management skills - Interpersonal communication skills - Medication education and monitoring - Mental illness symptom management skills - Relapse prevention skills - Transportation skills - Transition to community living services Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS):? Activities designated to promote skill development of both the child and the child's family in the use of age appropriate daily living skills, interpersonal and family relationships, and leisure and recreational services. Activities that assist the family to improve the family's understanding of normal child development and to use parenting skills that will help the child achieve the goals outlined by the family and service provider. Promotes family preservation and unification and promotes the family's integration with the community. In-Home Family Therapy:? Examples include resolving conflict, defining appropriate roles between family members, and establishing better communication

Minor & Critical Home Repair - A Brush with Kindness(ABWK)is an exterior home preservation program that provides painting, landscaping, weather stripping, and minor repair services for homeowners in need - ABWK helps low-income homeowners, impacted by age, disability, and family circumstances, who struggle to maintain the exterior of their homes - We use volunteers, sweat equity, and no interest loans to make repairs affordable, helping low-income homeowners continue to live independently and securely in their homes - ABWK is a supplement to our core building program. It enables us to serve more families and increase volunteer opportunities - We partner with Aitkin county veteran service office, the D.A.V and Veteran clubs.

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. Works to strengthen families and engage the ability of all parents to provide an environment that supports the healthy development of their child. Services may include: - Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5 - Home visits - Information on community resources - Parent discussion groups - Parent-child activities - Play and learn activities for children - Programs for non-English language learners - School readiness program for children ages 3 1/2 - 4 - Single parent program - Special events for the entire family

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. Works to strengthen families and engage the ability of all parents to provide an environment that supports the healthy development of their child. - Parent-child activities - Parent discussion groups - Play and learn activities for children - Home visits - Special events for the entire family - Information on community resources - Programs for non-English language learners - Workshops on specific topics - School readiness program for preschool children ages 3 1/2 - 4 - Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5 - Dad and child programs - Single parent program

Home-based service that provides social, emotional, health-related and parenting support and information to families and links them to appropriate resources. Services may include: - Early support to parents - Help creating a safe and healthy environment for children - Parenting skills and support - Referrals for prenatal care

- 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.

Family Medical Clinic Services: - Childhood/adult immunizations - Comprehensive health evaluation screening - Diabetes clinic - Disease-specific screening - General physical exams - Lead poisoning screening - Nutrition assessment -Pediatric evaluation -Prenatal evaluation - Weight management - Well baby care Specialty Medicine: - Family practice - Obstetrics/gynecology

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. Works to strengthen families and engage the ability of all parents to provide an environment that supports the healthy development of their child. - Parent-child activities - Parent discussion groups - Play and learn activities for children - Home visits - Special events for the entire family - Information on community resources - Programs for non-English language learners - Workshops on specific topics - School readiness program for preschool children ages 3 1/2 - 4 - Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5 - Dad and child programs - Single parent program

Provides outreach services and support to families of young children and the adults that care for them, including licensed family child care providers, child care centers, and family friend and neighbor caregivers. Programs include: - Car seat education, distribution, and installation for families with qualifying insurance. Car seat education classes are also provided in Somali and can be translated into other languages as needed. - Connecting to a childcare liaison to assist families with the process of securing child care that meets the family's needs, including county and enrollment forms - Resources, support, and training to family friends and neighbors who are unlicensed caregivers to improve the quality of care provided to children - Shared Services Alliances: Designed to work in partnership with Early Child Care programs to offer the services needed to improve long-term financial strength and manage capacity, along with the ability to provide care and services.

Provides family and health education including child-rearing in early infancy, child development, parenting, family health, and environmental safety. Programs include: - Child Passenger Safety Program: One-hour class for parents on use of their child safety seat including information on the correct seat for the child, safely securing the child in the seat, and correct installation of the seat in the vehicle. Car seats are available for purchase on sliding fee basis at training. - Child and Teen Checkups: Provide outreach and assistance to enable well-child checkups for children and teens ages 21 and under who are on Medical Assistance. There are several locations, can assist in making dental and medical appointments, and arrange transportation to and from appointments. ?- Dental Health Services: Offers dental care through Children's Dental Services (CDS), a traveling dental clinic. Specialize in children's dental care and provides dental services to children from infancy to age 26 years, pregnant women, and people of all ages, regardless of income. Routine dental services include cleanings, fluoride, sealants, oral health education, exams, x-rays, fillings, crowns, and extractions. Visit website for a list of dental providers. - Early Intervention Services: Provides assistance to families with infants and preschoolers who are living with a developmental delay. A multidisciplinary team is available to identify and treatment children with developmental delays. - Early Hearing Detection and Intervention: Assistance offered to parents with follow-up appointments and information on free services if their child has a potential hearing problem - Family Planning: A voluntary and confidential program for individuals to obtain information about pregnancy prevention. Family planning involves preventing, spacing, and achieving pregnancies. This service provides referral and education. Pregnancy testing and treatment for chlamydia and gonorrhea is provided at no cost. - Follow Along Program: Monitors children ages birth to three. Questionnaires are sent to parents every four months to evaluate their child's development. - Family Home Visiting: For families with children birth to five years old. Home visiting supports families as they learn about healthy pregnancies, positive parenting, infant and child growth and development, health and nutrition, breastfeeding support, childhood safety and injury prevention, strengthening family relationships, and community resources. - Help Me Connect: An online navigation resource for pregnant and parenting families with young children to find local resources and information to support healthy child development and well-being - New Baby Visits: New parents are contacted by a Public Health Nurse to answer questions, provide education, information, and support including lactation consultation - Project Harmony: Provides home visits to mothers with chemical dependency issues offering education, counseling, and recovery coaching - Parent Support Outreach Program (PSOP): A voluntary program that provides short-term help to parents to access resources and provide education about housing, transportation, parent education, child development, activities, childcare, safety planning, and other services. - Postpartum Home Visits: Provides home visits to new mothers and infants to educate and counsel about nutrition, child growth and development, and resources available for families. Visits can be requested through a physician or hospital. - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): Consultation and home visit, grief support, and referral service for families who have experienced loss of a child

- Provides food shelves, hygiene supplies and gift cards - Accepts donations of food, hygiene supplies, and gift cards

- Assists in resolving personal problems - Assists in resolving stress - Assists in resolving relationships with others

Children's Developmental Disabilities Service Coordinator may be able to assist with: - Connecting with financial and/or medical resources - Finding respite care in or out of home - Identifying if a child has developmental delays or meet related conditions criteria - Looking at other family needs involved when caring for a child with developmental delays - Obtaining in-home medical or therapy services - Obtaining physical adaptations or equipment for a child - Planning services in cooperation with schools, public health and other community resources

- Adult Enrichment Classes: Computers, cooking, money management, fitness, personal development, and more - Aquatics Programs: Swimming lessons for ages 6 months and older, open swim activities, lap swim, water exercise, water safety education, pool rental, Automated External Defibrillator training, and CPR instruction - Facilities Scheduling: Manages use of district facilities, indoor and outdoor, outside of regular school day for community usage - Family/Youth Enrichment: Works to strengthen families by providing parenting skills, spending time in positive activities together in classes, on tours, in fitness sessions, music and other social events; after-school programming; additional evening and weekend opportunities for children preschool age - high school to develop new skills and build new friendships - Summer Programs: Enrichment classes including painting, public speaking, entrepreneurial training, hiking, mature driver training, cooking, musical instrument instruction, tap dancing instruction, ballet dancing instruction, band/orchestra groups, golf, day camps, and gymnastics. Summer math and language arts correspondence programs offered. - Trips and Tours: Educational trips/tours for adults and families with children - Youth Services and After School Youth Enrichment: Enrichment classes including basketball, karate, Tae Kwon Do, volleyball, volunteerism, leadership training and opportunities for youth to connect with their communities. Also facilitates Youth Connection Council, a youth-adult advisory board that addresses issues and needs related to school-age youth in the district and provides opportunities to serve the community.

Works to strengthen families and engage the ability of all parents to provide an environment that supports the healthy development of their child. Services may include: - Parent-child activities - Parent discussion groups - Play and learn activities for children - Home visits - Special events for the entire family - Book and toy lending library - Information on community resources - Programs for non-English language learners - School readiness program for children ages 3 1/2 - 4 - Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5 - Dad and child programs - Single parent program

Therapeutic in-home family-based services address the conditions of mental health issues, family functioning, childhood trauma, behavior problems, and other issues that impact individual well-being and family health. Services include: - Individual and family skills training - Individualized treatment plans and level of intensity/frequency of contact based on individual family needs and care plans - Professional Education - Supervised visitation - Therapy: Individual, family, and/or group psychotherapy

Provides parenting education for Minnesota families with pre-school age children. 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. Current classes and events vary. Call for information. Services may include: - Book and toy lending library - Dad and child programs - Drop-in play sessions - Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5 - Home visits and family support for the child's emotional well-being, and answer developmental questions - Information on community resources - Parent-child activities - Parent discussion groups and parent resources - Play and learn activities for children - Programs for non-English language learners - School readiness program for children ages 3 1/2 - 4 - Single parent program - Special events for the entire family - Workshops on specific topics

Step Ahead helps program family support opportunities and parenting classes including Love and Logic parent classes. For a complete list of class offerings, go to www.getlearning.org

Provides convertible, combination and booster seats to low income families

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

- Skills brush-up for individuals who would like to improve reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and math skills - GED instruction - Adult Diploma completion (for persons ages 21 and older) - English as a Second Language instruction - Family School: Provides an opportunity for parents to finish high school and improve their math and English skills while they also improve their parenting skills (parents and children attend together) - Citizenship instruction - Official GED testing on site - Limited transportation available