Arc Northland

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Nov 13, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$2,105,360

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Health education/ prevention:the fetal alcohol program provides fasd prevention education to middle/high school and college students. It also provides fasd intervention training for parents, professionals and providers who are working with individuals who have already been affected. The program served about 4,500 people in 2011. Self-advocates minnesota (sam) is a statewide self-advocacy network that works with groups and individual self advocates to promote personal empowerment, disability awareness and systems change. Sam community organizers help support this effort by offering skills workshops, hands-on leader training, and training materials throughout the state, from crookston to east grand forks to duluth to waseca to st. Cloud to minneapolis. Advocating change together (act) located in st. Paul, minnesota supports the sam network and its leadership circle. In 2011 over 4,000 people received training and assistance from six different training teams. The training teams consisted of persons with and without disabilities.the self-advocacy program includes people first, women's group and men's group. All are groups for individuals with disabilities to increase self-advocacy skills, learn about more community opportunities, discuss topics of interest and to build relationships.the number of people on the mailing lists for the respective groups are:people first: 68 (this includes some group homes and community agencies which reach more individuals then with one mailing)women's group: 47men's group: 64there are usually 20-25 people at people first meetings and 12-15 at men's and women's groups. These groups meet monthly.

Activity 3

Family services:family services program provides education, support and intervention planning to families of children/teens with a varity of disabilities including mental illness and behavioral diagnoses. Staff assist families in obtaining and coordinating medical care, social services, education services, etc. For the purpose of maximizing the potential for each child/teen person and their family. This program provides families with the necessary tools to live the "unimagined" lives they have. They have to learn a new map of the world, understand rights and laws, and learn to find the necessary services and advocate for their child. This is done through groups, educational sessions, networking and one-on-one counseling and serves families that include a child or teen with intellectual developmental, physical, emotional, educational, sensory or behavioral special needs.in 2011, the program served 375 parents/580 children.

Filer

EIN

41-6042720