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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!
To help people
develop the skills to land light rail construction jobs, the Metropolitan
Council and its Southwest Project Office are working with several organizations
to offer 10 weeks of free union-led training for up to 80 people and six weeks
of training for 10 soon-to-be high school graduates. “The goal is to
prepare people to become apprentices at the end of the 10-week programs,” said
Jon Vang, a Metropolitan Council equal opportunity consultant assigned to the
two LRT projects.
The first 10-week training round begins April 17 for 40 unemployed and underemployed adults. The second 10-week training program for an additional 40 people begins June 5, and the application deadline is May 26. For 2017 high school graduates, their six-week course begins July 10 and the application deadline is June 23.
Learn more about the job training
programs.
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 Join us! Advance your own knowledge and skills while helping to discover how, together, we can build a new national presence for leaders of volunteer engagement, tackle the issues that affect our work, and ultimately improve our community impact.
National Summit highlights include:
- More than 100 breakout sessions to increase your own professional development, taught by experts in the field.
- A variety of innovative approaches to learning and collaborating from electronic polling and graphic facilitation to improv comedy and Open Space technology!
- A series of national strategy sessions tackling five specific challenges we face as professionals. These will be highly structured conversations designed to yield a few attainable and impactful strategies that can be implemented at the local, state, and/or national levels.
- Special sessions focusing on philanthropic organizations which support volunteer engagement in nonprofits, providing a unique opportunity for funders and nonprofit leaders alike to learn more about each other’s perspectives, approaches to collaboration, and challenges.
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There will be a volunteer management bookstore on-site for all 3 days of the conference!
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Evening entertainment, endless networking opportunities, and more!
Learn more about the vision and goals for the National Summit in our case statement.
Register Here!
2017 Great Lakes Native American Conference
August 9-11, 2017
Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Prior Lake, MN
The GLNAC is put on every year by 5 different U.S.
Attorney’s Offices in the Midwest. This year our Minnesota District has
the honor to host the conference along with the assistance of the Eastern
District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan, Western District of
Wisconsin and Eastern District of Wisconsin offices. We last hosted this
conference at Black Bear Casino in 2011. The conference this year is
scheduled at Mystic Lake Casino on 9 - 11 August 2017. Our target
audience are advocates, prosecutors, law enforcement and legal
professionals. There is no fee to attend this conference. We
currently are finishing up our agenda.
For questions, contact:
Adan G. Perez | Victim Witness Specialist
Adan.Perez@usdoj.gov or 612-664-5715
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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: Introduction to Brain Injury will be held on: June 22, September 28 and December 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Brain Injury Basics: Adjustment to Brain Injury will be held on: April 27, July 27 and October 26 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Brain Injury Basics: Caregiving will be held on: May 25, August 24 and November 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Registration is required. All classes take place in the Education Center at the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance. A $5 donation is appreciated from individuals with brain injury, family members and friends; the fee per session is $25 for professionals. For more information or to register, call 612-378-2742 or 1-800-669-6442, or click here to register online.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety,
Office of Justice Programs, is seeking your input on what you consider to be
the most crucial parts of the criminal justice system to promote public safety
and to help us determine priorities for our next application for federal Edward
Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds.
Please complete this short survey, which
should take about 10 minutes, to help OJP with our planning. The survey will be
open until May 9th, 2017 and is completely anonymous.
To access the survey, please click here.
In order to get input from as many people as
possible, please forward this survey to your contacts.
Thank you for your participation!
View the 2017 training event schedule here.
Mass Murder: Psycho-Behavioral Profiles, Incidents of Bifurcation, Manifestos and Best Practices in Prevention
Date: May 8, 2017
Time: 8:30am-4:00pm
Cost: $99 (6.0 hours CEU credit)
Location: Parkview Meeting & Event Center- Mall of America, 5204 Center Court, Bloomington, MN 55425
Violence Against Women and Children: Causes, Consequences, and Interventions
Date: June 16, 2017
Time: 8:30am-4:00pm
Cost: $89 (6.0 hours CEU credit)
Location: Parkview Meeting & Event Center- Mall of America, 5204 Center Court, Bloomington, MN 55425
REGISTER HERE!
Click here for the parking directions & map.
Additional questions: Call Jerrod Brown at 651-734-5517 or email jerrodbaiafs@gmail.com
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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
Registration for
the conference is now open! The
registration fee is $150. Meals and lodging are separate from the registration
fee. All accommodations can be found and made directly from the registration
site.
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: 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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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!
Hennepin County Library is hosting
a family resource fair at the Brookdale Library on Sunday, May 7 from 2 to 4
p.m. All families can learn more about local resources as well as join library
staff and community resource providers for a fun-filled afternoon of activities
and stories for kids as well as helpful parenting-related information for
caregivers. The library is located at 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy. Brooklyn Center,
MN.
More Information Here!
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Research Analyst Supervisor Senior- Research
Director
The Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) is seeking a Research Director. As
one program with two locations and over 700 clients, MSOP provides comprehensive
services to individuals who have been civilly committed as sexual psychopathic
personalities or sexually dangerous persons.
The Research Director will ensure the development, implementation, and
utilization of program evaluations and research related to the delivery and
outcomes of clinical services at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP). This
position will implement a multi-faceted program evaluation system which provides
insight into the effectiveness of therapeutic treatment and outcomes to optimize
the design and delivery of MSOP services.
More Information and to Apply Here!
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