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Community Educator connects young people with tools to be safe

2023-12-31T08:10:21-06:00

360 Communities works upstream to prevent violence and promote healthy relationships February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, an excellent time to spread awareness and share tools to help young people navigate relationships as they mature. Domestic Violence Advocate and Community Educator Molly Hayes delivers presentations throughout the community about these often complex topics. She [...]

Community Educator connects young people with tools to be safe2023-12-31T08:10:21-06:00

Survivor chooses a different life

2023-03-16T09:48:09-05:00

Enduring violence Heather remembers almost passing out as her estranged husband choked her in a rage, with her eight-year-old daughter asleep in the other room. She hit him with her phone, escaped to another part of the house, and locked herself in a room. She called 9-1-1. Police arrested him that night and took him [...]

Survivor chooses a different life2023-03-16T09:48:09-05:00

Mother achieves housing stability

2023-03-16T12:49:13-05:00

Family faces homelessness Jasmine is an optimistic person and looks for the positive in every situation. But recently, she faced a crisis that has become all too common in Dakota County: the prospect of homelessness. Jasmine and her nine-year-old daughter moved from one apartment to a larger one in the same complex and became involved [...]

Mother achieves housing stability2023-03-16T12:49:13-05:00

Child Care Aware strengthens early childhood development in Dakota County

2024-08-22T14:53:19-05:00

Investing in early childhood development Research shows that high-quality early childhood education is an extraordinary way to promote future success in life. Improving children’s experiences in their early years can have powerful long-term impacts on all racial and economic groups. The 360 Communities Child Care Aware program helps day care providers increase the [...]

Child Care Aware strengthens early childhood development in Dakota County2024-08-22T14:53:19-05:00

Partners For Success® builds stability and hope, one relationship at a time

2022-08-22T16:51:57-05:00

Instability at home affects performance at school The start of Alejandro’s kindergarten year should have been full of excitement, making new friends, and learning. But he was often absent, and when he would return to school, it was like starting the year over again. His behavior and class participation suffered, and he was not getting along [...]

Partners For Success® builds stability and hope, one relationship at a time2022-08-22T16:51:57-05:00

Dakota County housing collaboration helps tenants facing eviction

2023-12-31T11:29:50-06:00

The need is here The affordable housing shortage in Dakota County is impacting the most vulnerable in our communities. 360 Communities has worked with families and individuals for decades to ensure their shelter is safe and stable. But the pandemic and inflation are creating a pronounced housing hardship for many.  When COVID-19 arrived, and the [...]

Dakota County housing collaboration helps tenants facing eviction2023-12-31T11:29:50-06:00

Valuing the human being

2023-03-16T09:50:06-05:00

a message from Jeff Mortensen President & CEO Maya Angelou once said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” I recently participated in a workshop called Valuing Every Person and was asked this reflective question: “Do you [...]

Valuing the human being2023-03-16T09:50:06-05:00

Leading out of trauma

2022-05-20T14:02:18-05:00

A message from Jeff Mortensen, President & CEO  I once heard someone say that humans are the most adaptable creatures on earth…when forced to be!  Human history is full of all kinds of crises, periods of growth, and steep recessions.  These experiences, and the accumulated lessons learned, help us innovate and transform if we also inspire [...]

Leading out of trauma2022-05-20T14:02:18-05:00

In Memory of Barbara Johnston

2022-05-24T09:07:13-05:00

Johnston family turns grief to hope with help from Frogtown Curling Billy Johnston, his daughters Amanda and Emily, his grandchildren Rowan and Isla, family friend Travis Cummings, and Frogtown Curling's winning bidder, Bruce Alexander, recently presented a $7,000 check to 360 Communities Lewis House staff. Barbara [...]

In Memory of Barbara Johnston2022-05-24T09:07:13-05:00

Help 360 Communities Raise Domestic Violence Awareness Year-round

2021-10-30T17:35:46-05:00

A message from President and CEO Jeff Mortensen October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  Domestic violence is not some abstract problem that impacts people we do not know. It is a local problem that affects all communities and requires our attention.  Cortney Grace Henry was just 29 years old when her ex-boyfriend, Atravius Weeks, shot [...]

Help 360 Communities Raise Domestic Violence Awareness Year-round2021-10-30T17:35:46-05:00

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