Lifetrack Resources Inc

TO DEVELOP THE STRENGTHS WITHIN CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND ADULTS FACING THE GREATEST LIFE CHALLENGES.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICESLIFETRACK'S EMPLOYMENT SERVICES INCLUDE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH MULTIPLE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT INCLUDING SERVING: INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, AT RISK YOUTH, INDIVIDUALS RECENTLY LAID OFF, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS. LIFETRACK PROVIDES WORK READINESS SUPPORT AND MENTORING, JOB PLACEMENT AND JOB RETENTION SUPPORT. IN 2020, LIFETRACK'S EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: 313 INDIVIDUALS WERE PLACED IN JOBS 85 INDIVIDUALS COMPLETED TRAINING OR PAID WORK EXPERIENCE 72% OF INDIVIDUALS HIRED RETAINED THEIR JOB FOR 12 MONTHS OR MORE

CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICESLIFETRACK'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN RESILIENCY IN FAMILIES EXPERIENCING THE GREATEST DISPARITIES IN EDUCATION, HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME. LIFETRACK SPECIALIZES IN PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES THROUGH A CONTINUUM OF CARE. WE ADDRESS THE WELL-BEING OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR EFFORTS OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY MANY OF WHOM ARE FACING OBSTACLES OF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT AND/OR POVERTY.LIFETRACK'S FAMILIES TOGETHER PROGRAM, WHICH SERVED 298 CLIENTS IN 2020, IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES IN ATTAINING HEALTH AND STABILITY THROUGH OUR TWO-SIDED APPROACH: OUR HOME VISITING PROGRAM AND THERAPEUTIC PRESCHOOL. THE HOME VISITING PROGRAM IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONALLY EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL, PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT), WHICH PROVIDES PARENTS WITH THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS NEEDED TO CREATE SAFE AND NURTURING HOME ENVIRONMENTS THAT SUPPORT HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR PARENTS TO ADDRESS THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.THE THERAPEUTIC PRESCHOOL IS NAEYC (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN) ACCREDITED AND FOUR-STAR PARENT AWARE RATED. IT PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH THE INTERVENTION NEEDED TO OVERCOME THE EFFECTS OF ONGOING TRAUMA SO THAT THEY CAN SUCCEED IN KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. IN THE PRESCHOOL, EACH CHILD'S TEAM CONSISTS OF TEACHERS, A MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST, AND A HOME VISITOR/PARENT EDUCATOR. THE TEAM, WORKING WITH THE CHILD'S PARENT OR CAREGIVER, DEVELOPS AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN FOR ADDRESSING COGNITIVE, DEVELOPMENTAL, OR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DELAYS AT TIME OF ENROLLMENT, AND HOLDS BI-WEEKLY MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THE CHILD'S PROGRESS.

DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICESLIFETRACK'S DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING (DHH) SERVICES OFFER UNBIASED FAMILY SUPPORT, CONNECTIONS TO THE DHH COMMUNITY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUCCESSFUL PARENT GUIDES, ROLE MODELS AND MENTORS WHO ARE DHH. OUR FAMILY-FOCUSED, INTERCONNECTED SERVICES OFFER GUIDANCE, RESOURCES, AND A VISION FOR THE FUTURE TO PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN, WHO ARE KEY IN FOSTERING THEIR CHILD'S OPTIMAL DEVELOPMENT. WE ALSO OFFER A SELF-ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES FACED BY CHILDREN AND YOUTH. DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES PROVIDED RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO 1,761 INDIVIDUALS (900 FAMILIES) IN 2020. SPECIFICALLY, IN OUR MINNESOTA HANDS AND VOICES PROGRAMS, WE SERVED 842 CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM AGES 0-24, PROVIDING RESOURCES, NETWORKS AND SUPPORTS FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. 176 CHILDREN SERVED WERE FROM FAMILIES FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICESLIFETRACK'S EMPLOYMENT SERVICES INCLUDE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH MULTIPLE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT INCLUDING SERVING: INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, AT RISK YOUTH, INDIVIDUALS RECENTLY LAID OFF, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS. LIFETRACK PROVIDES WORK READINESS SUPPORT AND MENTORING, JOB PLACEMENT AND JOB RETENTION SUPPORT. IN 2021 (JANUARY-JUNE), LIFETRACK'S EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: 139 INDIVIDUALS WERE PLACED IN JOBS 19 INDIVIDUALS COMPLETED TRAINING OR PAID WORK EXPERIENCE 70% OF INDIVIDUALS HIRED RETAINED THEIR JOB FOR 12 MONTHS OR MORE

CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICESLIFETRACK'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN RESILIENCY IN FAMILIES EXPERIENCING THE GREATEST DISPARITIES IN EDUCATION, HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME. LIFETRACK SPECIALIZES IN PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES THROUGH A CONTINUUM OF CARE. WE ADDRESS THE WELL-BEING OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR EFFORTS OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY MANY OF WHOM ARE FACING OBSTACLES OF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT AND/OR POVERTY.LIFETRACK'S FAMILIES TOGETHER PROGRAM, WHICH SERVED 163 CLIENTS IN 2021 (JANUARY-JUNE), IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES IN ATTAINING HEALTH AND STABILITY THROUGH OUR TWO-SIDED APPROACH: OUR HOME VISITING PROGRAM AND THERAPEUTIC PRESCHOOL. THE HOME VISITING PROGRAM IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONALLY EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL, PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT), WHICH PROVIDES PARENTS WITH THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS NEEDED TO CREATE SAFE AND NURTURING HOME ENVIRONMENTS THAT SUPPORT HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR PARENTS TO ADDRESS THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.THE THERAPEUTIC PRESCHOOL IS NAEYC (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN) ACCREDITED AND FOUR-STAR PARENT AWARE RATED. IT PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH THE INTERVENTION NEEDED TO OVERCOME THE EFFECTS OF ONGOING TRAUMA SO THAT THEY CAN SUCCEED IN KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. IN THE PRESCHOOL, EACH CHILD'S TEAM CONSISTS OF TEACHERS, A MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST, AND A HOME VISITOR/PARENT EDUCATOR. THE TEAM, WORKING WITH THE CHILD'S PARENT OR CAREGIVER, DEVELOPS AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN FOR ADDRESSING COGNITIVE, DEVELOPMENTAL, OR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DELAYS AT TIME OF ENROLLMENT, AND HOLDS BI-WEEKLY MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THE CHILD'S PROGRESS.

DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICESLIFETRACK'S DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING (DHH) SERVICES OFFER UNBIASED FAMILY SUPPORT, CONNECTIONS TO THE DHH COMMUNITY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUCCESSFUL PARENT GUIDES, ROLE MODELS AND MENTORS WHO ARE DHH. OUR FAMILY-FOCUSED, INTERCONNECTED SERVICES OFFER GUIDANCE, RESOURCES, AND A VISION FOR THE FUTURE TO PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN, WHO ARE KEY IN FOSTERING THEIR CHILD'S OPTIMAL DEVELOPMENT. WE ALSO OFFER A SELF-ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES FACED BY CHILDREN AND YOUTH. DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES PROVIDED RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO 978 INDIVIDUALS IN 2021 (JANUARY-JUNE). SPECIFICALLY, IN OUR MINNESOTA HANDS AND VOICES PROGRAMS, WE SERVED 485 CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM AGES 0-24, PROVIDING RESOURCES, NETWORKS AND SUPPORTS FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. 121 CHILDREN SERVED WERE FROM FAMILIES FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE.