- FAIM enrollment has reached capacity. Contact a FAIM partner agency to be placed on their wait list.
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FAIM Coaches are located across Minnesota FAIM Partner Agencies: |
Agency Visions & Missions: |
| African Career, Education & Resource Inc. – Northwest metro suburbs www.acerinc.org Denise Butler 612-217-0282 dbutler@acerinc.org |
African Career, Education, & Resource Inc (ACER) envisions powerful, organized communities in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities that ensure people of African heritage can lead thriving and prosperous lives.ACER engages with and listens to our African communities to identify and take action on the issues that matter to them, working together to secure racial and economic equity in our region and beyond. |
| Anoka County Community Action Program – Anoka County www.accap.org Judy Bond 763-783-4851 jbond@accap.org |
The Anoka County Community Action Program, Inc. is an innovative catalyst for empowering lower income Anoka County residents to achieve their aspirations and dreams.Our vision is one of a caring Anoka County community where basic needs are provided so that all residents can achieve and enjoy economic self-sufficiency. |
| Community Action – Duluth- City of Duluth & surrounding area www.communityactionduluth.org Ted Hoffman 218-726-1665 ted@communityactionduluth.org |
To empower and engage our community to eliminate poverty. Individuals and families in the Duluth Community prosper with access to quality education, affordable housing, healthcare, gainful employment and meaningful involvement in civic life. Through partnerships, people with low-incomes find support, resources and relationships that help them overcome economic, racial and cultural barriers to establishing and maintaining self-sufficient and connected lives. |
| Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County – Hennepin County www.caphennepin.org Novella Williams 952-697-1354 nwilliams@caphennepin.org |
Community Partnership of Hennepin County (CAP-HC) works with people who have low income to provide services that strengthen economic stability, fight the impact of poverty, and create pathways for people to prosper. |
| Community Action Partnership of Ramsey & Washington Counties –Ramsey & Washington Counties www.caprw.org Velissa Vang 651-603-5821 vvang@caprw.org |
Invest in people experiencing poverty to build generational prosperity. Create thriving communities where empowered people have access to opportunities. Recognize the self-determination and inherent power of people. Be boldly accountable and transparent Serve with humility and compassion change systems to heal communities |
| Cornerstone Advocacy Service –Agency-specific enrollment statewide www.cornerstonemn.org Shanelle Hall 952-884-0376 x 513 shanelleh@cornerstonemn.org |
Cornerstone disrupts violence through advocacy, support, and prevention. We partner with individuals, families, and organizations to build communities free from harm. Cornerstone’s ultimate goal is to reduce the prevalence of domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking and general crime. Safe and stable futures are possible when we coordinate an effective crisis response, implement trauma-informed support services, mitigate the impact of violence on children and youth, and confront the roots of violence. |
| Emerge Community Development- Hennepin County / Minneapolis www.emerge-mn.org Mario Morales Rios 612-230-7468 moralesriosm@emerge-mn.org |
Our mission is to reveal the potential in people and communities through skill-building, employment, and economic opportunity. Our vision is to amplify the power of community to realize racial equity and economic prosperity. We unequivocally value equity, innovation, collaboration, responsiveness, and community. |
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Lakes & Pines Community Action Council- Aitkin, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs & Pine Counties |
Our mission is to build prosperous communities by serving local families and individuals in their pursuit of self-reliance. |
| Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership- Clay & Wilkin Counties www.caplp.org Robin Christianson 218-512-1575 robinc@caplp.org |
We eliminate poverty by empowering families and engaging communities. We are a strong responsive organization that provides hope and life-changing opportunities for people to help themselves and each other, Raise the Bar, Be Brave, Do the Right Thing, Care for Each Other & Help People. |
| MAHUBE-OTWA Community Action Partnership- Becker, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Otter Tail & Wadena Counties www.mahube.org Sara Nelson 218-530-1125 smnelson@mahube.org Lynn Nesland 218-530-1474 lnesland@mahube.org |
“To empower people to achieve self-sufficiency” With a Whole Family-Whole Community approach, we help individuals and families from birth through the senior years. We are responsive and address needs for finding housing and staying warm, help the unemployed and under-employed find meaningful work, help with health, wellness and family planning, help seniors live independently, help find childcare and provide early childhood school readiness, help in times of crisis and emergencies, provide relationship-based coaching, and help one another give back to our communities. |
| Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Aanjibimaadizing – Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Chisago, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Morrison, Pine & Ramsey Counties www.aanji.org Karen Pagnac 320-362-4139 karen.pagnac@millelacsband.com |
Aanjibimaadizing, which means “changing lives” in our Ojibwe language, is operated as a division of the Mille Lacs Band’s Department of Administration assist our fellow Anishinaabe with education, training, work experiences, cultural participation, and support services to be prosperous and change their life.
Aanjibimaadizing helps to empower participants with an acquired purpose or occupation that will contribute to the well-being of their community and family. Through this, we are able to offer services to a large percentage of our community and work closely with other organizations to help all ages embrace their culture and overcome barriers to sustainability. Our services support obtaining and retaining employment, improving or creating a position of job readiness, and addressing barriers that prevent our clients from leading their best life. |
| Minnesota 8 – Twin Cities Metro & Rochester www.minnesota8.org Montha Chum 651-387-1065 montha@minnesota8.org |
As we work to free our Southeast Asian communities, we move with the understanding that the path to liberation must be holistic and address intersectional oppression. We plant and nourish seeds of action that sprout into both short-term and long-term change answering immediate needs through direct services and dismantling institutional oppression through larger initiatives (such as education and policy). Our vision is for sustainable, deep-rooted change that allows Southeast Asian communities to thrive independently with abundant access to resources and support. |
| Minnesota Seeds of Justice – Nobles County www.mnseedsofjustice.org Aida Simon 507-329-8475 aida.simon@mnseedsofjustice.org |
Seeds of Justice is a group of immigrants, educators, mothers, youth, and community leaders who are committed to strengthening Worthington communities of color by pushing for equal representation in local decision making and creating spaces for Worthington community members to advocate for the solutions they need. |
| Minnesota Valley Action Council – Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Wantonwan & Waseca Counties www.mnvac.org Ann Macgregor 507-345-0459 ann@mnvac.org |
Build Supportive Relationships Meaningful partnerships strengthen people and communities. Empower People Everyone deserves an opportunity to set and reach their goals. Promote Dignity We deliver equitable services that respect and value all people. Work Together Support the people we serve, each other and our partners across programs. |
| Mni Sota Fund- Minnesota www.mnisotafund.org Roxanny Armendariz 612-225-0480 roxanny@mnisotafund.org |
We envision flourishing and sustainable Indigenous economies that emerge from a foundation of self-determination and justice. |
| Neighborhood Development Alliance- Latino and Hispanic Communities in the seven-county Metro area www.nedahome.org Janet Barraza 651-292-0131 jbarraza@nedahome.org |
Neighborhood Development Alliance (NeDA) builds affordable housing and empowers communities to create sustainability through financial education and guidance. |
| Neighbors, Inc.- Dakota County www.neighborsmn.org Jesse Osvold 651-306-2156 jesse@neighborsmn.org |
To be a trusted, valued neighbor in advancing the well-being of our community.Neighbors helping neighbors build stability to increase opportunity and well-being. |
| Northfield Healthy Community Initiative – Rice County www.healthycommunityinitiative.org Candace Godfrey 507-403-1743 candace@healthycommunityinitiative.org |
To cultivate collaborative communities in Rice County that support, value, and empower youthCommunities where all youth thrive. |
| Northwest Minnesota Multi-County HRA – Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake & Roseau Counties www.nwmnhra.org Mandy Abeld 218-309-0025 mandy@nwmnhra.org |
“To Improve the lives of residents in our service area through affordable housing and community development. ”Our Vision “To be an innovative leader, creating affordable housing opportunities and strengthening Northwest Minnesota Communities.” |
| Three Rivers Community Action- Goodhue, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha www.threeriverscap.org Jeremy Emmi 507-254-0011 jemmi@threeriverscap.org |
Three Rivers Community Action is a nonprofit human service organization created by local citizens and incorporated in 1966. Three Rivers’ mission is “to work with community partners to address basic human needs of people in our service area, thereby improving the quality of life of the individual, family and community.” |
| Tri-County Action Program- Benton, Sherburne & Stearns Counties www.tricap.org Kelly Holtz 320-257-4510 kelly.holtz@tricap.org |
Tri-County Action Program, Inc. (Tri-CAP) is the federally designated community action program for Benton, Sherburne and Stearns counties in central Minnesota. Programs administered by the agency may serve one or more counties and in several cases, go beyond the boundaries of the three counties. |
| Tri-County Community Action- Crow Wing , Morrison & Todd Counties www.tccaction.com Danette Ringwelski 320-632-0551 danette.ringwelski@tccaction.com |
Tri-County Community Action Partnership aims to build and maintain a substantive relationship with the low-income population the agency serves. TCCAP strives to be a leader in educating and organizing the community on issues surrounding economic poverty. |
| West Central MN Communities Action, Inc. – Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stevens & Traverse Counties www.wcmca.org Megan Radermacher 320-391-4228 meganr@wcmca.org |
Empowering people while providing services and resources that impact individuals and communities. Partnering to build resiliency in Greater Minnesota. |
| Youthprise- Minnesota www.youthprise.org Fayise Abrahim 507-351-8031 fayise@youthprise.org |
Increase equity with and for Minnesota’s Indigenous, low-income, and racially diverse youth. We envision a Minnesota where outcomes for youth are no longer predictable by race, geography, or socioeconomic status. |
| If your agency is wanting to join the FAIM Network of providers please contact our FAIM Admin team at 218-405-3055. |