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In April, Minnesotans across the state celebrate the "Month of the Military Child." It is estimated that over 15,000 children in Minnesota have been affected by a parent's deployment. In recognition of their sacrifice, we take the time to celebrate children of Service Members and Veterans during this month.
This celebration was created by former Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger in 1986 to highlight the important role that military-connected youth play.
Governor Mark Dayton will send children of military members and Veterans a letter of gratitude in honor of their service and sacrifice. Register here.
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Click here to download the application! Spanish, Hmong, and Somali applications can be
found below.
Haga clic aquí
para descargar la aplicación - Spanish Application
Nyem qhov no mus
download tau daim ntawv thov - Hmong Application
Riix halkan si
aad kala soo bixi codsiga - Somali Application
Join Prison Fellowship for a 5K run/walk on Sunday, April 23, to raise awareness of this "second prison" in America and help create meaningful second chances for those who have paid their debt to society.
Date: Sunday, April 23, 2017
Location: Sea Foam Stadium
Concordia University St. Paul
281 Hamline Ave N, St Paul, MN 55104
Time: Registration opens: 8:00 am
Rally start time: 9:05 am
Race start time: 9:30 am
Cost: Registration: $30
Walk up registration on race day: $40
Rally participation only: $15
Registration and more information here!
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Date/Time: Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 9:00 AM and Friday, June 16, 2017 at 12:30 PM
Location: Metropolitan State University St. Paul Campus, Founders Hall
700 East Seventh Street
St. Paul, MN 55106
The theme of the conference this year is “The Colors of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) from Racial Trauma to Healing”.
Additional information about the conference is available at www.brothershealing.com.
Register Here!
Date: Friday, April 21, 2017
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: 553 Fairview Ave. N., St. Paul, MN 55104
Presenter: Sam Simmons
This training will increase awareness of the link between historical and/or intergenerational trauma, and explore challenges to effectively engage the African American community. It will include foundational information about the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs) Study and address the impact of toxic stress on the brain and why culturally sensitive prevention is the most caring strategy we can do collectively and individually.
More Information and Registration Here!
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Coffee with Congress on Tuesday, April 18 is your chance to let Minnesota Fifth District Congressman Keith Ellison know what you think the impact of these changes will be in the communities you reach through your grantmaking. This community forum with leaders from the grantmaking and nonprofit community will be from 10 to 11 am at Greater Twin Cities United Way, 404 South Eighth Street (Stuart Wells Auditorium), Minneapolis. Register now to meet with Congressman Ellison.
Congressman Ellison will provide an up-to-the minute report about what is happening in Washington, D.C. More importantly, you get to be part of an open conversation with the Congressman – an opportunity to have an impact simply by raising your hand and reporting on what you are hearing from grantees or to ask a pressing question.
Register at mcf.org
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Anger Management Group
The anger management group is for adult struggling with anger, aggression, and hostility who would benefit from a safe, supportive, and encouraging environment. Groups meet for 1.5 hours, for 12 weeks. Rolling enrollment.
New Brighton Clinic
1900 Silver Lake Road, Suite 110
New Brighton, MN 55112
Mondays 12-1:30 PM
Rolling enrollment
Woodbury Clinic
1811 Wier Drive, Suite 270
Woodbury, MN 55125
Mondays 3-4:30 PM
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The Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance offers a variety of educational classes - including our monthly Brain Injury Basics class - for families, individuals and professionals in the Twin Cities. Our educators can also train your staff on-site at your facility with our Traveling Workshops.
Brain Injury Basics
Adjustment to Brain Injury: April 27
Same content: June 22, September 28 and December 21.
Registration is required for all classes. Brain Injury Basics takes place in the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance offices in Roseville from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $25 for professionals; a $5 donation is appreciated from consumers.
Click here for more information on our Education opportunities or call our Education and Community Outreach Department at 612-378-2742 or 800-669-6442.
The 2017 Annual Conference for Professionals in Brain Injury will be held on
April 20 and 21, 2017 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center,
Minnesota. Harvey E. Jacobs, PhD, CLCP and Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD, will be
presenting our keynote presentations on Thursday and Friday mornings. A plenary
on Unmasking Brain Injury will be held in the afternoon.
Click
here for complete Annual Conference information and register today!
Minnesotans with disabilities and their
families can save for goods and services to improve their lives under the new
Minnesota ABLE
(Achieving a Better Life Experience) Plan, which opened this month.
The plan allows a maximum of $14,000 a year,
to a total maximum of $100,000, to be contributed to an account for an
individual before the individual's public benefits are affected.
Participants can choose to put their money into what operates as a
regular checking account or into one of six investment options. Any person can
contribute to an ABLE account. Contributions can be made by check, through an
employer's payroll direct deposit, or directly from another checking or savings
account.
People who are interested in the Minnesota ABLE Plan may visit
mn.savewithable.com or call 888-609-8872.
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Date: MAY 23-25, 2017
Location: Craguns Resort on
Gull Lake, Brainerd,
MN
Awards: Do you work with someone who is deserving
of recognition? Consider nominating them for one of two awards given at the
conference each year. Please read the short descriptions of each award
here: 2017
Award Descriptions.docx
To
nominate someone for an award please fill out this
form and follow the instructions on the bottom for submission. Nominations
are due by April 14, 2017.
Resource Fair: If
you would like to exhibit in the resource fair, please fill out the form below
and follow the instructions for submission. Exhibiting at the resource fair is
free! We do ask vendors to donate an item to the Bingo prize collection. Space
is limited and granted on a first come, first serve basis.
2017
Resource Fair Display Table Request Form.docx
Conference
at-a-glance schedule with facilitators and workshops, is available by clicking
here: 2017
Conference-at-a-glance
More information here!
Please contact Joann Jones with any questions at 651.201.7318 or joann.jones@state.mn.us.
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Date: Monday, April 17, 2017
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: Wilder Foundation- 451 Lexington Parkway N., St. Paul, MN
What is the impact on children and families when mothers are incarcerated?
This conference aknowledges systemic pathways, honors lived experiences and creates grassroots approaches to tackle the issues. We will harness our collective knoweldge and wisdom to create concrete strategies and build coalitions.
More Information and Registration Here!
Date: April 19-21, 2017
Location: Minneapolis Marriott Northwest
7025 Northland Drive
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55428
MnATSA is dedicated to the promotion of education, research, and professional intervention on sexual abuse issues.The Minnesota chapter is organized to acknowledge and promote the national and international programs of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. The 21st Annual MnATSA conference will address treatment, assessment, and supervision issues that arise in working with adolescents and adults who have sexually abused. This conference is for psychologists, social workers, corrections agents, mental health providers, judges, attorneys, sex crimes investigators, polygraph examiners, dispositional advisors, victim advocates, correctional staff, and others who work in this or related fields.
More Information and Registration Here!
Date: Thursday, May 11, 2017
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Hennepin Technical College
9000 Brooklyn Boulevard
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
This conference will consist of four different panel discussions. Each discussion will include experts from a range of fields; including Medical, Prevention, Legal, Law Enforcement, Pharmaceutical, Legislative, Treatment and Education. During the panel discussions each speaker will focus on tools to bring about solutions to the overwhelming needs we face while working with young people struggling with co-occuring disorders. This conference is about leveraging and learning through partnerships. Join us for an impactful day.
Register Here!
Date: May 5, 2017
Time: 8 am to 4:30 pm
Location: Doubletree by Hilton Minneapolis North- 2200 Freeway Blvd., Brooklyn Center, MN
This conference will provide the knowledge and tools for supporting recovery from moral injury and related issues in health caregivers, veterans, law enforcement personnel, first responders, and all who work in high-stakes situations.
More information and Registration Here!
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Ethical Issues and Boundaries in Practitioner-Client Relationships
April 28, 2017
9:00 a.m. - 12:00
p.m.
DOC Central Office
1450 Energy Park
Drive
West Entrance -
Afton Room - 1st Floor
Click here to
register
This
3-hour workshop will help participants become exposed and familiar with ethical
theory and boundary issues pertaining to their profession. Participants will
also be provided with an introduction to understanding and recognizing the
origins, potential dangers and implications of behaving in a manner that
crosses over the boundaries of ethical guidelines. All professionals have a
violation potential, which is the product of the risks we take compounded by
our unseen internal vulnerabilities. This course covers these issues to help
develop a plan to minimize the potential for a boundary and ethical
transgression, thereby protecting the professional, the client and the
professions.
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Meridian
Behavioral Health's Oakridge Men's Residential Treatment program is thrilled to
announce that we have joined the Rochester recovery community!
With
joining the local Rochester recovery community we would like to invite you to
join us in celebrating the opening of our new Oakridge Facility by attending
our Open House and referent Appreciation event.
Where: Oakridge Men's Residential Treatment- Rochester, MN
4800 48th St. NE, Rochester, MN 55906
When: Thursday, June 1st from 12-3 pm *Directions
Below
There
is no need to RSVP for this event. Everyone is welcome so please feel free to
forward this information on to anyone who may benefit. Refreshments and food
will be provided and the event will be a great opportunity to meet our team and
learn specifically how we can help!
Please send any additional
inquiries to brandon.hamdorf@meridianprograms.com
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Redefining Race in the
21st Century: Embracing Multicultural Identities
In
conjunction with our sell-out Women in Public Service Conference, we've started
a Women in Public Service Seminar Series, and Seminar II is right around the
corner.
As
our communities continue to diversify, it becomes more important than ever to
understand what it means to be culturally competent. Join us as we discuss why
cultural competence is so vital in a workplace and what that looks like in
practice. Hear from Malissa Adams, COO of Stanton Adams Consulting, LLC, and
learn about how to establish positive, authentic relationships within a
multicultural marketplace.
Date: Friday, May 5, 2017,
9 a.m.-noon, followed by a one-hour lunch and discussion. Check-in begins at
8:30 a.m.
Location: Saint Paul campus, West Hall 200
Cost (includes lunch): $50 general registration
Discount:
Hamline partners with more than 35 cities, counties, and organizations to offer
employees of those entities a 20% discount on all professional development
events. Find out if your organization is a Hamline learning
partner.
Register Here!
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