Partner Programs
Goodwill/Easter Seals
Nadine Graves (Job Placement) 612-276-1539
Goodwill/Easter Seals offers a variety of job training services for adults through the Center for Families, including information sessions on industry-specific job training in automotive, banking, construction, and retail. Additionally, Goodwill/Easter Seals offers individual job counseling including assessment, resume writing, interviewing skills, tracking job leads, and job placement. It also offers support, follow-up and career advancement services once a participant is employed.
Neighborhood Involvement Program
Richelle Royals 612-276-1523
Whitney Jones 612-276-1522
The Neighborhood Involvement Program (N.I.P.) offers medical and dental services to the uninsured, affordable mental health services, educational programs for youth, and chore assistance for seniors. The Center for Families provides a home for N.I.P. staff working in mental health services and in youth and senior programs.
Way to Grow
Carrie Johnson 612-874-4740 x111
Way to Grow holds "Pre-school Pals" groups on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to prepare young children for school and holds prenatal and teen parenting classes for multi-cultural families.
Minnesota Institute for Nigerian Development (MIND)
Dr. Richard Oni 612-276-1571 x266
MIND unites all Nigerians in Minnesota and works to support their social and economic issues.
Alive! Ministries
Derek or Carol Stevenson, Jack Foster 612-276-1571 x271
Alive! Ministries works to enrich marriages and reduce divorce in the Minneapolis area through education, training, coaching, and reconciling.
Sierra Leone Community In Minnesota
Jonathan Rose 612-276-1571 x254
The Sierra Leone Community in Minnesota is an umbrella organization which pools resources together to help smaller Sierra Leonean organizations in the Twin Cities area.
NAACP Minneapolis and NAACP Minnesota & Dakota
Duane Reed 612-276-1571 x275 mplsnaacp@gmcc.org or mndakotanaacp@gmcc.org
The NAACP works to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
Watercourse Counseling Center
Alyssa Wright 612-276-1569
Watercourse Counseling Center focuses on mental health in diverse communities and works with community leaders and mental health professionals on outreach and collaboration.
Youth Determined to Succeed
Melvin Anderson 612-276-1525
Youth Determined to Succeed focuses on developing healthy lifestyles for youth to become successful adults. The programs include classes on nutrition and diet, as well as counseling for youth and families.
Hennepin County
Mimi Harris 612-348-5131
A Hennepin County worker is on site at Center for Families Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This case worker is on site to conduct applications on child & teem checkups. The county worker at the center helps make appointments, arranges rides, and finds a clinic to best serve the population.
Additional Partners
Afrifest Foundation of Minnesota
All Peoples Congress (of Sierra Leone), MN Chapter
AngelEyes Foundation, Inc.
Anioma Cultural Association in Minnesota
Bassa Dorkpah/UNIBOA MN Chapter
Bong Kwatekeh Association II of Minnesota
Crimson & Cream Foundation
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
Gambian Association of Minnesota
Ghanaian Association of Minnesota
Guinea Association of Minnesota
Ijebu Descendants Association (IDA)
Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light
Minnesota Mandingo Association
Parents United to Serve Humanity
Senegalese Association of Minnesota
Today's Women Alumni Association
Togolese Community in Minnesota
You First Inc.
