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Works to help bring kids and parents together in permanent family settings. Services include: - Adoption home studies and home study updates - Child placement services - Child-specific recruitment services - Parent training and education - Post-adoption services - Relative adoption services - Wendy's Wonderful Kids affiliate

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. Services may include: - Book and toy lending library - Dad and child programs - Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5 - Home visits - Information on community resources - Parent-child activities - Parent discussion groups - Play and learn activities for children - Programs for non-English language learners - School readiness program for children age 3 1/2 - 4 - Single-parent program - Special events for the entire family - Workshops on specific topics NOTE: Call for current class offerings and schedule of events.

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. Programs that provide educational activities and experiences for the families of preschool children (birth to age 5) to foster social, emotional, and intellectual growth and prepare children for further formal learning - Parent/child classes from birth to kindergarten - Special events and speakers for families with young children - Home visits for families with unique circumstances - Integrated parent/child classes for special needs preschoolers - Toy and book lending library - Information on other community resources for families and young children

- Carver County Public Health provides outreach for preventative healthcare such as the Child and Teen Checkups, which includes well-child medical examinations and dental care at no cost to eligible children and teens. The checkups include specific screening components to improve the health of children and teens and limit long-term outcomes of undetected health problems. - Child Growth and Development Program: The Follow Along Program offers growth and development screening for children ages birth to age three through a series of age-appropriate questionnaires for parents or caregivers. A public health nurse will follow-up with parents or caregivers if a concern is identified. - Disease Prevention and Control Services: Follow-up and case management services for vaccine-preventable diseases, and latent and active tuberculosis. Follow-up for infants related to Hepatitis B. - Education and assistance with obtaining maternity and prenatal care or other needed health care or general needs - Family Home Visiting program provides assessments, education, and community resources for qualifying families about newborn care, child safety, and positive parenting

- Adapted Recreation Program (recreational activities for school age children with special needs). - Adult/student recreation programs: exercise, tai-chi, cooking, dancing - Adult basic education - Adult enrichment - GED/ESL - Parenting classes - School age child care - Student enrichment - Swimming pool - Youth development/service learning

The Family Preservation Program offers short term services to families needing assistance due to lack of resources or a family delimma, which if not addressed, could result in disrupting the family's stability Services offered through these objectives include: - Case Management services are offered on a voluntary basis to assist families during a family crisis and to help build self sufficiency. - Child Abuse Prevention services are provided throughout the community and within the family to promote & build positive family relationships. - Family Based Education services are available so families may learn the necessary skills to cope with issues that negatively affect their life and strengthen the family unit. - Individual Family Counseling services are a resource that is used to help reduce conflicts affecting family functioning and well-being. - Truancy Intervention services are implemented to help youth overcome attendance barriers and to be successful in school.

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. Services include: - Parent/child classes for ages birth to kindergarten - Special events for families with young children - Home visits for families with unique circumstances - Integrated parent/child classes for special needs preschoolers - Early screening for children's health and developmental problems - Information on other community resources for families and young children - Toy and book lending library - Learning readiness program which focuses on school readiness activities and ways to help children become familiar with their school environment

Works with families on growth and developmental issues. Head Start promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children. - Offers preschool classroom and home visit experience with a special focus on developing the early reading and math skills needed to be successful in school. - Programs are offered center-based, home-based, or combination - Transportation provided when available. Staff assists families in obtaining transportation.

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. Service include: - Parent/child classes from birth to kindergarten - Special events and speakers for families with young children - Home visits for families with unique circumstances - Integrated parent/child classes for special needs preschoolers - Toy and book lending library - Information on other community resources for families and young children

Provides training for early childhood educators living in the seven-county metro area to meet requirements for DCYF Licensing, Parent Aware, and for individual professional development needs. Professional Development Advisors (PDAs): Help programs that have joined Parent Aware find training and other details for their star-rating goal. Also offers educators advising for CDA Credentials and higher education pathways through the new Empower to Educate program. Empower to Education: Helps current and aspiring early childhood educators begin, advance, and sustain their child care careers. This program is free for anyone in the state of Minnesota and includes financial support information, free job skills training such as resume writing and interviewing, and access to low- to no-cost higher education.

Provides comprehensive services to children, pregnant women, and families of early childhood-aged children. Provides activities, interactions, and interventions that assist children to develop and grow cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically in nurturing, supportive environments. Services provided are in the areas of: - Disabilities - Education ?- Family Partnerships - Health - Literacy - Mental Health - Multicultural - Nutrition - Parent Involvement - Safety - Transition - Transportation

Phone line and text answered 24 hours a day for youth and parents in crisis

Provides a variety of services for children from birth to kindergarten with early childhood special education needs, including hearing or visual impairments, emotional or developmental delays, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, cognitive delays, or speech and language impairments. Services Include: - Collaboration with families to support each child's development - Individualized interventions based on evaluation results - Interagency collaboration with other early childhood programs and community agencies - Services delivered in home, preschool, daycare, or specialized classroom settings - Support for children with multiple or complex needs through coordinated planning

Follow Along Program is a screening program that can answer parents' questions, help them learn about age-appropriate development, and assist with referrals when there are concerns. Follow Along is a mail-in program, at no cost to parents, that uses the Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQs) to screen for and teach about children's health and development. The program helps parents find out if their child is hearing, moving, seeing, playing, talking, learning, growing, and acting normally as their child reaches different ages.

Provides flexible, intensive mental health and rehabilitation services for children and youth with emotional disturbances and their families. Services are tailored to each child's needs and may include skills training, individual or family psychotherapy, one-to-one behavioral support, crisis planning, and day treatment. Aims to help children recover age-appropriate functioning, develop coping and social skills, and coordinate care with families, schools, and other providers.

- Advocacy - Airport navigation monthly - Autism conference - Behavioral consultation by a licensed clinical psychologist - Emergency preparedness training - Information and referral - Multicultural outreach coordinator aids access and support to AuSM services for individuals of all cultures - Newsletter, listserv, and autism resource library including book loan, library audiovisual services and online databases/CD ROMs - Parent education classes - Parent support - Resource directory of professional services and providers in Minnesota and western Wisconsin who work with individuals and families with ASD - Trainings for organizations and service providers - Camp Hand in Hand: summer camps for children ages 9 and older - Support groups for parents and family members

Social workers provide services to preserve Native American families and avoid children being placed out of the home. Services include: - Case management - Child protection services to protect Native American children - Court system advocacy to assist counties serving Native American children who have been victims of abuse and/or neglect and assist the court in understanding the unique characteristic of Indian clients - Crisis intervention - Families First and Prevention Services: Short-term 4-6 weeks intensive crisis intervention and family education services to preserve Indian families. Provides parenting education, problem-solving skills, communication and negotiation skills, child development training, job-readiness training, and parenting classes - Out of home placement supervision - Stay Program: Support group for independent living skills development for youth ages 14 - 21 such as group education and recreational activities to learn about healthy lifestyles - Referral services to local community social service agencies

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. Service that provides educational activities and experiences for the families of preschool children (birth to age 5) to foster social, emotional, and intellectual growth and prepares children for further formal learning. - Parent/child classes from birth to kindergarten - Special events and speakers for families with young children - Home visits for families with unique circumstances - Integrated parent/child classes for special needs preschoolers - Toy and book lending library - Information on other community resources for families and young children

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

ECFE is a parenting education program for all Minnesota families with children between the ages of birth - 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: - Parent-child activities - Parent discussion groups - Play and learn activities for children - Home visits - Special events for the entire family - Book lending - Information on community resources - Workshops on specific topics - School readiness program for children age 3 - 5 years old - Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5

Provides a national parenting helpline for parents in need of support and resources. Services also include: - Conducting research on effective community-based strategies to strengthen families - Maintains information about Parents Anonymous groups across the country - Parents Anonymous Program serves the entire family through free, weekly, ongoing, community-based Parents Anonymous Adult and Children's Support Groups - Provides training and technical assistance on parent and shared leadership to community-based organizations and government agencies at the county, state, and national levels - Publications and newsletters on the website

Health promotion screening and health education at an individual and group level by an RN/PHN, referrals as needed Home visits to discuss: - Breastfeeding - Child health, growth, development, and safety - Education and information on communicable diseases, family planning, reproductive health issues, and sexually transmitted diseases - Family planning - Infant care - Nutrition - Parenting - Pregnancy health

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.

General parenting classes and STEP (Systematic Training in Effective Parenting), which is an eight week program

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.