Story Archive

Children and Families Programs

• Miranda: Road to Social Acceptance - Children's Mental Health Case Management <Click Here>
• Patience: Surmounting Real Nightmares - Avanti Center for Girls <Click Here>
• Ethan: Voyage from Neglect to Nurture - Family Treatment Foster Care <Click Here>
• Christopher: When Anger Runs Amok - Mental Health Case Management & Mental Health Clinics <Click Here>
• Munny: Envisioning Positive Outcomes - Bar None Residential Treatment Services <Click Here>
• Stephanie: Developing Constructive Behaviors - Mental Health Case Management <Click Here>
• Jolene: Quest for Happiness - Mental Health Clinics DBT Therapy <Click Here>
• Kelsey: A Daily Reminder - Children's Residential Treatement Center (CRTC) <Click Here>
• Steven: Home at Last - Family Treatment Foster Care  <Click Here>
• Ann: Changing Course Toward A Healthier Future - Omegon Residential Treatment Center <Click Here>
• James: Big City Temptations - Bar None Residential Treatment Services <Click Here>
• Amber: No Longer Angry - Family Treatment Foster Care <Click Here>
  
• Michael: Restoring Hope and a Future - Bar None Residential Treatment Services <Click Here>
• Sam Finds Acceptance - Mental Health Clinics Deaf & Hard of Hearing Program <Click Here>
  
• Empowering Families for a New Life - Deaf & Hard of Hearing Family Focused Program <Click Here>
• Jake: Bumpy Road to a Hopeful Future - Bar None Residential Treatment Services <Click Here>
  

Education Programs

• Ashton: Soaring Like an Eagle - Service Adventure Leadership High School (SALT High School) <Click Here>
• Dirshe: Opportunity for Education - Opportunity High School <Click Here>
• Abdulkadir: Triumphing Over Barricades – Adult High School Diploma Program <Click Here>
• 3M Hosts Career Day – Opportunity High School <Click Here>

Services to Persons With Special Needs

• Elwood: Discovering the Richness of Community - Services to Persons With Special Needs & Princeton South Home <Click Here>
  
• Dean: It Was Like a Bomb Went Off in the House - Services to Persons With Special Needs & Portland Home <Click Here>

Programs For Seniors/Older Adults

• Mor Lee: Alive! - Hmong Elder Connections <Click Here>
• Doris: Not a Normal Part of Aging - Senior Mental Health Services <Click Here>
• Etta: From Refugee Camp to Rescue Camp - North Day Elders <Click Here>
• Thomas: Casting Off Loneliness and Worries - Protective Services <Click Here>
• Dorothy: When You Are Homeless, You Walk All Day - Park ElderCenter <Click Here>
• Quasif: Imprisoned No More - Assisted Living Program <Click Here>
• Mohammed: Alone in America - High Rise Social Services <Click Here>
  
• Henrietta: “I Got My Life Back” - Southwest DayElders <Click Here>
• Omar: Recapturing Independence and Peace of Mind - High Rise Social Services <Click Here>
• Mary: Restoring Independence, Self-Confidence and Spirit - Assisted Living Program <Click Here>
• You Can't Stump Frank - North DayElders Program <Click Here>
• Grant Award Supports Human Service Mentoring - Senior Services News <Click Here>
  

Corrections Programs

• Gaining Dignity Through Words - Regional Corrections Center (now known as a Residential Reentry Center serving both men and women) <Click Here>
• Valerie: Free of Past Traumas - Women's Recovery Center <Click Here>
• The Gentle Jailer: Doing Time in Bill Nelson's Jail is Likely to be a Spiritually Uplifting Experience - Profile of Bill Nelson, Director of Corrections <Click Here>

Community Events

• Big Hearts Emerge Despite Economic Gloom - Thanksgiving Bags/Adopt a Family (2008) <Click Here>
• Beginning The School Year With A Greater Sense Of Confidence And Hope - Operation Backpack (2008) <Click Here>
• Holiday Event Warms Spirits - Thanksgiving Bags/Adopt a Family (2007) <Click Here>
  
• A Backpack for David - Operation Backpack (2007) <Click Here>

Focus on Volunteers

• Steve: Learning About the Global Community <Click Here>
• Jerri Searcy: Foster Parent Receives Volunteer Award from Allianz Life <Click Here>
• Mortenson: Construction Company With A Big Heart <Click Here>
• Gaining Dignity Through Words  <Click Here>
• Caitlin Shea: Volunteer Helps Refugees <Click Here>
• Karin is Giving Back <Click Here>
  

Giving Topics

• Leave A Legacy: Ideas for Maximizing Your Ability to Make a Gift <Click Here>
• Five Top Reasons People Leave Retirement Accounts to Volunteers of America-Minnesota <Click Here>

Miscellaneous

• Noteworthy Tidbits: Fall 2009 <Click Here>
• Take a look at what’s been happening throughout our organization: Fall 2009 <Click Here>
• Intergenerational Mosaic Unveiled at Southwest Center <Click Here>
• Noteworthy Tidbits: Spring 2009 <Click Here>
  
• Thank You Notes: Spring 2009 <Click Here>
  
• Snapshot of 2008 Events <Click Here>