Human Services Nonprofits in Minnesota

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WITH DEDICATED VOLUNTEER AND PARTNERS, WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES (WVS) HELPS PEOPLE ADDRESS LIFE'S CHALLENGES IN A RESPECTFUL AND DIGNIFIED MANNER. WVS RELIES ON VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE DIRECT ASSITANCE IN OUR MAJOR PROGRAMS. WVS WAS RECERTIFIED THROUGH THE POINTS OF LIGHT FOUDATION AS A SERVICE ENTERPRISE ORGANIZATION. THIS DEMONSTRATES HOW COMMITTEED WVS IS TO EFFECTIVELY DELIVERING ON OUR MISSSION BY ALIGNING VOLUNTEER PASSIONS AND SKILLS WITH MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. THROUGHOUT 2020, OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS REMAINED COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WITH FOOD & OTHER SERVICES IN THE SAFEST AND MOST RESPECTABLE WAY IMAGINABLE. WE ADJUSTED OUR FOOD DISTRIBUTION MODEL MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THE UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES BROUGHT ON BY COVID-19 AND SUSPENDED THE USE OF FOOD SHELF CARDS AND OTHER PAPERWORK SINCE THE GOVERNMENT INCREASED INCOME ELIGIBILITY. MASK WEARING, PHYSICAL DISTANCING, LIMITING THE NUMBER OF SHOPPERS INSIDE AND CLOSING OUR LOBBY AREA PROVIDED A SAFE

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PROVIDE COMFORT AND CARE TO TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN A HOME-LIKE SETTING

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PROMOTE A HEALTHY, CARING, AND JUST COMMUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE THROUGH RESOURCES, ADVOCACY, AND VOLUNTEER EFFORT.

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TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE HOUSING FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND SENIORS. ALSO TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE CARE SERVICES FOR ADULTS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND MOBILITY IMPAIRMENT.

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The goal of this organization are the separately incorporated, local YMCA, YWCA, YMHA, YWHA sites.

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BLACK MEN TEACH (BMT) RECRUITS, PREPARES, PLACES, AND RETAINS BLACK MALE TEACHERS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS BY BUILDING A ROBUST PATHWAY TO THE TEACHING PROFESSION, BEGINNING IN HIGH SCHOOL AND CONTINUING TO SUPPORT MEN THROUGH COLLEGE AND INTO THEIR TEACHING CAREER. BMT BEGAN IN 2018 BASED ON RESEARCH THAT TOLD US THAT A DIVERSE TEACHER CORPS IMPROVES STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR ALL CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN OF COLOR. BLACK STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHO HAVE AT LEAST ONE BLACK MALE TEACHER ARE 29% LESS LIKELY TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL. THOSE WHO HAVE TWO BLACK MALE TEACHERS ARE 32% MORE LIKELY TO ENROLL IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. SINCE ITS START IN 2018, BMT HAS GONE FROM A START-UP, TO SERVING 12 BLACK MEN IN 2020, 42 IN 2021 AND 63 IN 2022. TO SUPPORT OUR RAPID RAMP UP IN PROGRAMMING, OUR STAFFING AND BUDGETED SPEND ARE RAMPING UP. WE ARE DEVELOPING A COALITION OF SCHOOLS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TEACHER TRAINING AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE.

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THE MISSION OF HALLIE Q. BROWN COMMUNITY CENTER, INC. IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO CRITICAL HUMAN SERVICES, FOSTERING AND PROMOTING PERSONAL GROWTH, AND DEVELOPING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP.

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DARTS CREATES CONNECTIONS THAT ENRICH AGING. DARTS SUPPORTS HEALTHY AGING BY PROVIDING PRACTICAL SERVICES AT HOME; ACCESSIBLE RIDE SERVICES; SUPPORTING FAMILY CAREGIVERS WITH ELDERCARE RESOURCES;ENGAGES ALL AGES TO VOLUNTEER.

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TO CREATE NEW ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR IN ALIENATED YOUTH THROUGH A GROWING FAITH IN CHRIST, SUPPORTIVE STAFF MENTORING AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.

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TO PROVIDE PALLIATIVE CARE FOR PERSONS WITH ADVANCED, CHRONIC, OR TERMINAL ILLNESS AND HOME CARE FOR PERSONS WHO NEED CARE AND SUPPORT TO REMAIN LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR HOME.

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PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR NEIGHBORS TO THRIVE BY CONNECTING VOLUNTEERS WITH PEOPLE IN NEED

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THE PEOPLE OF THE HASTINGS AREA REACHING OUT AS FAMILY IN SUPPORT AND SERVICE TO ONE ANOTHER.

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TO EMPOWER AMERICAN INDIAN WOMEN AND FAMILIES TO EXERCISE THEIR CULTURAL VALUES AND INTEGRITY, AND TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE LIFE WAYS, WHILE ADVOCATING FOR JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

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SAFE AVENUES MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY, PARENTING TIME SERVICES, AND EMERGENCY SHELTER TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

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TO LINK PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV TO RESOURCES FOR LEADING HEALTHY, SELF-DIRECTED LIVES.

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TO CREATE COMMUNITY LIVING OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM AND TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBLITY OF THESE OPTIONS SO THAT PEOPLE WITH AUTISM MAY REALIZE DIGNITY, OPPORTUNITY, AND GROWTH.

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PROVIDE QUALITY CARE, IN HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITY, FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH VARIOUS DISABILITIES.

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TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHILE SUPPORTING INCLUSION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIME.

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MERRICK COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO NAVIGATE LIFE TRANSITIONS, FIND HEALTH AND STABILITY, AND PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE.

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ST. LOUIS PARK EMERGENCY PROGRAM, INC. PROVIDES DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF ST. LOUIS PARK, TARGETING HOUSEHOLDS WITH LOW INCOMES AND THOSE FACED WITH A FINANCIAL CRISIS.