Youth
- AmeriCorps (www.americorps.gov/Default.asp) - Offers 75,000 opportunities for adults of all ages and backgrounds to serve through a network of partnerships with local and national nonprofit groups.
- Disability Minnesota (www.mndisability.gov/public) - Provides entry point to Minnesota state agency programs, products, and services that are devoted to a range of disability issues.
- eMentors (www.bestprep.org/index.php?cID=52) Statewide Program that pairs students up with mentors from local businesses who mentor them through weekly emails.
- Face to Face, SafeZone (www.face2face.org) - A safe place for youth ages 14-20 to get basic needs, housing resources and case management.
- Federal Student Aid (studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp) - Core mission is to ensure that all eligible individuals benefit from federal financial assistance—grants, loans and work-study programs—for education beyond high school.
- Homework Rescue Program (www.melsa.org/homeworkrescue) Online tutoring program available on library computers throughout the metro area free of charge to anyone with a library card.
- KidsHealth (kidshealth.org/parent/kh_misc/about.html) - Provides parents, teens and kids information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.
- Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota (www.laocenter.org) - Preserving the cultural integrity and history of the Lao people, this nonprofit corporation offers legal assistance, education resources, youth recreation, interpreting and translating, and citizenship support.
- Minnesota Coalition for Kids Health Coverage (www.HealthyKidsMN.org) offers free help in determining if your family qualifies for public health coverage and will assist with application process
- MinnMoms.com (www.minnmoms.com) website for moms to connect and share with other moms about a wide variety of issues involving kids and families.
- Official Crayola Site (www.crayola.com) - Craft ideas for kids with free downloads of coloring sheets, puzzles and games.
- United Way of Greater Duluth - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (www.unitedwayduluth.org/impacting_imaginationlibrary.htm) - Provides children age birth to kindergarten with free books.
Child Care Resources (Top)
- CAP Agency, Crisis Nursery (www.capagency.org/pages/crisisnurs.htm) - Provides families, with up to 5 days of day care, or 24 hours of care (overnight) for their children. Counseling, mentoring, support and referral services may also be available to parents to assist in resolving their crisis.
- Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network (www.MNChildcare.org) - Supports families and child care providers through grants and education and community outreach.
- Project C3 (www.c3online.org) - Offers services to improve transition outcomes for youth after high school in preparation for employment or post-secondary training.
Child Protection (Top)
- Children's Defense Fund Minnesota (www.cdf-mn.org) - A non-profit, non-partisan advocating on behalf of Minnesota's children.
- Free Arts Minnesota (www.freeartsminnesota.org/who.php) - In 1997, Free Arts Minnesota began serving children in residential treatment centers, battered women's shelters, and therapeutic pre-schools. This program is motivated by the theory that art and positive adult relationships are not a luxury for abused children, but a necessity.
- Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota (www.familysupport.org) - A chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America. Working for more than 27 years to end child abuse and neglect in Minnesota, offering direct and indirect child abuse and neglect prevention programs.
Youth Employment (Top)
- Department of Employment and Economic Development, Office of Youth Development (www.positivelyminnesota.com/JobSeekers/Find_a_Job/Employment_for_At-Risk_Youth/index.aspx) - Youth Services includes a core set of employment and training programs for economically disadvantaged and at-risk youth.
- Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corps (www.huberthumphrey.jobcorp.gov/home.asp) - Residential education and vocational training program for economically disadvantaged youth.
- Project C3 (www.c3online.org) - Works to improve the preparation of youth after high school transition into employment or post-secondary training through training, advocacy, and collaborations.
- Resource Employment Action Center (www.eac-mn.org) - Provides a range of employment services for youths and adults, family services, veteran's services, and business services.
