A national AmeriCorps Senior program sponsored locally by VOA Minnesota and Wisconsin that matches people ages 55+ with volunteer opportunities that match their individual skills, interests, schedule, and geographic availability.
Reflections: A weekly support group for people with criminal records and those leaving incarceration to come together and help each other build a healthy, positive lifestyle. Participants hear from guests and connect with each other to offer support.
Sisters Helping Sisters: A two-phase group program for women incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Shakopee. The first 12-week phase emphasizes personal empowerment through sharing and support, and the second 12-week phase focuses on independent living skills as participants prepare to transition back into the community.
Residential treatment services for adolescents ages 13-18 whose sex is assigned female. Avanti uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy to treat youth experiencing mental health crisis such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and emerging personality disorders, including those accompanied by self-injurious behavior and/or suicide attempts.
Bar None Haven is located on the Bar None Residential Services Campus. Haven provides locked level-6 residential Mental Health Services to male and female adolescents, ages 11 through 17, who meet the severe emotional disturbance criteria and have been assessed to require a locked setting for an additional level of safety.
The Ascend program offers residential Mental Health treatment services to youth ages 12 through 17 (born male) who struggle with emotional and/or behavioral difficulties, and who have not found success with previous lower-level interventions.
Bar None Pathways specializes in providing residential Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and mental health treatment services to adolescent males ages 12-17 who have not found success with sobriety in outpatient and/or other residential settings.
Temporary shelter care and behavior stabilization services for adolescents ages 11-17. Behavioral, Baseline, and Needs assessments are provided and can open doors to other services, depending on needs.
Personalized guidance, information, and resource coordination to meet physical, social, and financial care needs for older adults, adults with disabilities, and those caring for them. Follow-up services help develop long-term care plans while maximizing independence and quality of life.
A local, member-supported network that collects and organizes helpful data for social workers who work with older adults and their families. Care Options Network publishes The GuideBook, a resource for senior care professionals, and The Directory, a newsstand magazine for the general public.
Support for older adults and adults with disabilities to maintain independence whenever possible through care plans and support systems that prevent unnecessary guardianship and conservatorship. CESDM also provides guidance and training to case managers, Adult Protection Workers, and social workers.