Family Services

Family Stabilization is committed to help stabilize families by providing resources and services such as parenting and life skills, prevention and reunification, housing, and access to mental health support.

We honor the strength of our families and build upon their strengths and work side by side with the women and their children to meet families where they are at on their road of change and recovery.

life skills parenting & the family support program

The Life Skills Parenting Program (LSP) and Family Support Program (FSP) are innovative partnerships with Hennepin County that improve outcomes for Native families by providing family counseling, parenting support, life skills training, appropriate referrals, and education in child development and cultural values.

indian child welfare act (ICWA) Collaborative

The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Collaborative provides advocacy services and intensive case monitoring to in-state Minnesota Native families who are involved in Child Protection.

Family Spirit Home Visiting Program

Family Spirit is the largest, most rigorous, and only evidence-based early childhood home visiting program designed specifically for American Indian communities, and is being implemented through a partnership with the Division of Indian Work (DIW).  

ICWA KINSHIP WORKER

The ICWA Kinship Program provides individualized support to Indian Child Welfare Act adoptive, foster, and kinship families. We also support families taking care of relatives through “informal” care, which usually consists of private arrangements between parents and relatives. The ICWA Kinship Worker visits with each family for barrier identification, compliance assistance, cultural support, resources, and more. The program offers ongoing support through case management, advocacy, and connections with service providers and the community.