Bemidji Minnesota Transition Coalition
Date: Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
Time: 10:30 - 11:30am
Location: Virtual - click HERE
Agenda: Love Marie Leon, LBSW
Mid-Minnesota Transition Coalition
Date: Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm
Location: Virtual - click HERE
Agenda: TBA
Twin Cities Minnesota Transition Coalition
Date: 4/11/2025
Time: 9:30am - 11:30am
Location: Virtual- click HERE
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Free Events
Art from the Inside is thrilled to have our artists highlighted at this exhibit hosted by Minneapolis Central Library!
Showcasing artwork by Art from the inside fellows … Join us for an exciting showcase of art that challenges conventional views and encourages new ways of seeing the world. This in-person event is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in thought-provoking pieces from talented artists currently serving time in Minnesota prisons as well as incredible works from our returning neighbors. Experience the power of art to transform perspectives and inspire change.
Film screening & panel discussion … Art activities & other free events Into April …
Shifting Perspectives:
Cargill Gallery
Minneapolis Central Library
March 2 – April 27
Sunday: 12 - 5
Mon - Thurs: 9 – 8
Fri & Sat: 9 - 5
Click here for more information: Art From the Inside
The Minnesota Department of Human Services, through the Homelessness, Housing, & Support Services Administration is seeking proposals from qualified agencies to provide support for individuals with disabilities or disabling conditions to access housing utilizing the Housing Access Services Grant (HAS).
Public and private agencies are eligible to apply for the Housing Access Services Grant. More specifically, nonprofit/non-governmental agencies, for-profit agencies, municipal governments, and Tribal Nations are eligible to apply for up to $978,000. The term of any resulting contract is anticipated to be for two (2) years, from July 1, 2025 until June 30, 2027.
Eligible activities for the Housing Access Services Grant include:
- Staff costs associated with providing coordination including goals, wants, and needs regarding participants’ choice of housing. Which can include, but is not limited to:
- Finding suitable and affordable housing, which includes finding accessible housing based on the needs of the individual.
- Filling out applications for housing and rental agreements.
- Meeting with landlords, looking for housing, touring apartments.
- Paying for one time move in expenses such as application fee, movers, deposits, furnishings, and household goods
The Request for Proposals is available on the DHS grants and RFPs page: DHS Grants and RFP website.
Questions? Responders’ questions regarding this RFP must be submitted in writing by Thursday, April 24, 2025 prior to 4:00 p.m. Central Time. All questions must be addressed to:
Homelessness, Housing & Support Services (HHSSA) HAS RFP question
Attention: Infrastructure.team.DHS@state.mn.us
Questions will be addressed in writing and posted on the DHS Grants and RFP website via a link to Responder Questions and Answers. Questions and Answers will be updated two times and available with the RFP on the DHS Grants and RFP website. The following are the dates that the Responders Submitted Questions will be updated. The deadline for submitting questions to be answered in the corresponding update:
- Questions submitted by 4:00 p.m. (CST) on Thursday, April 10, 2025, will be posted Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
- Questions submitted by 4:00 p.m. (CST) on Thursday, April 24, 2025, will be posted Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
Responders’ Conference:
A Responders’ Conference will be held virtually on Thursday, April 3, 2025, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) through WebEx. Information about the Responders’ Conference, including information to join, can be found in the RFP.
Submission Deadline: Proposals submitted in response to this Request for Proposals (RFP) must be received no later than 4:00 p.m., Central Time, on Thursday, May 15, 2025 to Infrastructure.team.DHS@state.mn.us. Late proposals will not be considered.
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The Minnesota Certification Board (MCB) is pleased to announce a new opportunity for scholarships for the Peer Recovery Specialist certification and the Alcohol Drug Counselor, through the Department of Human Services funded grant. The Peer Recovery Specialist scholarship as well as Alcohol Drug Counselor scholarships will be available beginning April 1, 2025. We are notifying interested candidates in advance that may be interested in certification as a CPRS and ADC at no cost, to promote workforce development for new candidates into the service areas in Minnesota. This scholarship is only available to ADC & CPRS applicants completing the IC&RC or Minnesota State Based peer recovery exam. We have a limited number of scholarships that will be awarded on a first come basis to those that meet all criteria and complete the CPRS and ADC application packet. The application is available on our website and the link is attached here.
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This report was authored by Anna Hall, Pretrial Best Practices Project Lead;
Dr. Joshua Page, Beverly and Richard Fink Professor of Sociology and
Affiliate Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota, and Pretrial Best
Practices Project Research Co-Lead; and Anna Simonton, Pretrial Best
Practices Research Assistant. We completed and submitted this report to the
Minnesota Legislature on February 15, 2025.
Read the report here:MNJRC
Click HERE to apply
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