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Cohort 1: 2-generation principles help create Whole Family solutions

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2-Generation Policy Network was the first iteration of Minnesota’s system change work. It was designed to advance two-generation approaches to policies and practices that improve outcomes for children and parents, together.

Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood

Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood (housed at Amherst H. Wilder Foundation) is a transformative education partnership that puts children on the pathway to college and career success. Using a school-based approach, Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood supports children at four Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood Pathway Schools in the Frogtown, Rondo, and Summit-University neighborhoods of Saint Paul. 

The Northside Achievement Zone

The Northside Achievement Zone is one of Minnesota’s federal Promise Zones. Its goal is to permanently close the achievement gap and end generational poverty in North Minneapolis. It operates as the backbone for a collaborative of 25 community-based partner organizations and schools to walk side by side with low-income families as they put their children on a path to college and create a culture of achievement on the Northside.

Olmsted County

Olmsted County has long provided state-level leadership among county governments for integrated human services. For more than 20 years, the county has offered whole family services to families at-risk of being referred to the child protection system. The county launched supportive housing programs for young parents and troubled youth and works specifically with fathers to assure adequate family connections.

The White Earth Nation

The White Earth Nation (WEN) uses WECARE (White Earth Coordination, Assessment, Resource and Education), a care coordination database system that provides an efficient and effective way to link families living on the White Earth Reservation to needed services. Key employees of the Tribal programs, including Human Service programs, The Bureau of Indian Education and Indian Health Service have access to the WECARE information technology system. The comprehensive WECARE assessment tool can be used to assess a family’s broad needs and automatically send referrals to relevant publicly funded programs. The tool assesses child-focused needs such as childcare funding and immunizations, and the needs of parents, such as transportation, training support and financial assistance.

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