Community Resources

Events:

OPERATION Mentoring: Supporting Children of Military Families
Big Brothers Big Sisters offers appreciation and support to military children and their families for their strength, sacrifice, and service. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota recently received a contract to help support children of military families (National Guard, Reserve, Active-Duty, Gold Star Families). Military children face unique challenges that may include separation and loss in addition to the stresses of military life. To help provide additional support, Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children with the friendship of a positive and caring mentor.

Supportive relationships with non-parental adults can powerfully influence the course and quality of children’s lives. Researchers at the Search Institute identified “adult role models,” “supportive relationships with three or more other adults,” and “adults in community valuing youth” as essential to youth’s health and well-being.

Big Brothers Big Sisters also provides military families with educational and networking opportunities, community contacts, and offers fun family activities.

For more information or to sign your child up, please call 253-1616 or visit www.bbbscentralmn.org.

Tanner’s Team Foundation 5K Walk/Run

The 2nd Annual 5K Walk/Run will be held on June 23, 2012. The event will be held at Bob Cross Park in Sauk Rapids and begins at 8:30am. Last year’s event raised nearly $10,000 for the Tanner Foundation, a non-profit organization that benefits families that have children with life threatening illness in Central Minnesota.

For more information visit their website: www.tannersteam.org
Printable flyer  |  Registration Form

Resources:

Community Collaboration Council – This group is for families interested in cultural and diversity issues within our area.

Resource Training and Solutions –  As the # 1 training provider in Central Minnesota, Resource Training & Solutions represents a daily promise of quality, lifelong learning experiences to consumers in Central Minnesota and beyond. What sets Resource apart as a nonprofit training organization is its robust training opportunities as well as its wide array of solutions. Offerings include Parenting workshops and seminars.

Catholic Charities - A non-profit organization that  builds communities, promotes family life, and enhances human dignity by providing quality services to meet the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals and families of all faiths and beliefs.

Lutheran Social Services - Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota has responded to Minnesota’s changing needs by being wholly committed to making life better for our most vulnerable citizens.

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