NORTHLAND AREA FAMILY SERVICE CENTER

Mission:  With compassion and respect, we provide education, mentoring, and support services that build strong individuals and families in the Northland Community.

Vision:  We empower Northland Families to realize their full potential, enrich their lives and shape their future.

We Value: All People, Education, Partnerships and Community

Quick Facts:

• Incorporated in 1996 as a 501C3
• We serve the Northland Community School District and parts of Leech Lake Reservation.
• This is a population of 4,474 people (5.26 persons per square mile)
• In our service area 20% of households make less than $20,000 and 11.9% or 536 people in our community live below the poverty line. 

The Northland Family Center was created as a unique way to give rural access to county and educational services, and to meet community needs through innovative programming.

Our programs include:

Healthy Families America - Affiliate ~ Family Center Home visiting

This is a program for parents. The Family Support Specialist works with a family when they are pregnant or with an infant if they are less than 3 months old until the child turns three. The program supports healthy and safe families, and works with parents as they deliver healthy babies, bond with their children, and learn about their child’s development. Our Family Support Specialist works with parents to plan a healthy future for their family.

Family Center Preschool: 

Preschool serves children age three in a wonderful, home-like environment. Students experience hands-on activities, making friends, solve problems through cooperative play—all while learning about numbers, letters and words.

ParentChild+

The ParentChild+ prgram encourages healthy development through facilitated play, reading and enriched conversations using carefully chosen books and toys that are our gift to the family.

Families begin the program when their child is 18 months to 2-1/2 years old. The PC+ Early Learning Specialist visits with your family for 1/2 hour twice a week. You'll learn creative new ways to teach your child and learn together as  a family to help your child grow, develop and be ready for school.

Family Support 

This is for families who need help filing for social services, making long-distance phone calls, and using the internet, etc. Individualized plans for assistance take into consideration special circumstances and life events. We also have a MNsure navigator on site to help with MNsure needs!

Family Fun Nights 

Families with young children attend and celebrate the early childhood experience. Family Fun Nights, offered three times a year, are sponsored by the following organizations: Blandin Foundation, Northland Area Family Service Center and Northland Community Schools.

To see more of what we do please visit:

Our Website: www.northlandfamilycenter.org/

Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/NorthlandAreaFamilyServiceCenter