Our Mission

360 Communities delivers safety and stability that improves lives.

Community Resources, School Success, Violence Prevention and Intervention

What We Do

We surround people with stabilizing resources such as safe shelter, healthy food, housing support, and more to eliminate the crisis. We create a solid foundation on which people can build a successful future.

With an inclusive, strength-based approach, we partner with people, build trusting relationships with them, and help them envision and plan for their successful future.

We take a long view and work upstream to break cycles of violence and poverty. We provide tools for parents and their children to create safe and healthy learning environments that lead to success in school and in life. We measure movement with families across social determinants of health and wellness to ensure we have successful outcomes.

With effective and holistic programming, we leverage community partnerships, build trusting relationships, and break cycles of violence and poverty. We strengthen communities with measurable success.

Our Impacts

  • Decrease domestic and sexual violence
  • Increase family stability
  • Reduce homelessness
  • Increase access to healthy food
  • Prevent child abuse and neglect
  • Improve early childhood development
  • Increase high school graduation rates
  • Raise awareness of community needs

Our Core Values

valuing the rights, differences, and dignity of others

discovering and considering the lived experiences of others

building relationships that promote trust and inclusion

advocating for justice and opportunity

sharing resources responsibly in the services of others

Community Testimonials

360 Communities is a partner, a leader, and an innovator in the community.

Madeline Kastler, Deputy Director of Housing & Community Resources, Dakota County Social Services

Violence Prevention & Intervention

360 Communities supports survivors of domestic and sexual violence with safe shelter, emotional support, safety planning, and community resources.

Advocates are located in two Lewis House shelters, in law enforcement agencies, and other community locations to help survivors regain their sense of safety and cope with the physical and emotional trauma they have experienced. Advocates answer questions and provide support as survivors navigate police reports, the court system, and medical examinations.

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School Success

Partners For Success® school-based family support workers collaborate with educators and families to implement effective home-based strategies that increase parental involvement, improve academic performance, and connect families to other 360 Communities program areas and resources.

Child Care Aware staff members work with local child care providers and community organizations to promote the quality of child care settings in Dakota County. Such care helps parents work and provides the educational foundation children need to be ready for school.

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Community Resources

Staff and volunteers at one of 360 Communities two Family Resource Centers partner with individuals and families to identify and remove barriers to success and connect people with emergency financial aid and other resources in the community.

Our network of five food shelves offer healthy choice shopping and referrals to other 360 Communities programming and resources.

Our holiday gift program Armful of Love provides a circle of giving and receiving by connecting gift sponsors with families in need.

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