Main Street Family Services

Family based services: our supervised visitation program ensures safe, meaningful contact between children and their parents during times of separation due to court involvement. These visits are paired with parent education and coaching to strengthen parenting capacity and support reunification. Staff are trained in multiple attachment based and trauma informed parenting approaches to help families repair and build secure, healthy relationships. Parents who are struggling with their child's behavior and/or mental health can access our skills-based services for parenting support. To create greater access to services, we offer both in-home and virtual parenting classes for individuals and groups.

Family resource center: main street family services is committed to preventing child abuse and neglect by strengthening families and building protective factors through our family resource centers (frc). Frcs provide a safe place where your family can connect with both services and support. Programs are tailored to reflect the needs of the families in the community. The goal is to help create stability for families by connecting them with community resources like schools, other local non-profit services, community partners, government agencies and faith communities.our frcs, located in elk river and big lake, serve as welcoming, accessible hub where families can receive support before or after a crisis occurs. These centers provide basic needs assistance such as diapers, hygiene supplies, transportation and housing assistance, and community resource navigation. By collaborating with over 80 community partners, we create access to services that are often complicated to navigate. By hosting multiple agencies on-site like public health, county economic supports, central minnesota jobs and training, first steps, and many other community-based organizations, we reduce barriers and stigma about accessing services. The frc's also host community events that foster connection, reduce isolation, and promote family well-being.

Prevention: main street family services is committed to preventing child abuse and neglect by strengthening families and building protective factors through our community-based programming. Parent support outreach program (psop) is a state funded voluntary program for families that is aimed at serving families. The goal is to connect families with community resources to meet basic needs. Parent education is offered along with the support services. Families must have at least one child under the age of 10 years old to be eligible for the program. The organization's prevention work is grounded in the strengthening families framework, which focuses on five key protective factors: parental resilience, social connections, concrete support in times of need, knowledge of parenting and child development, and healthy social-emotional development in children. By building these strengths, the goal is to eliminate child abuse and neglect and help families thrive.support groups are part of the organization's value for continuity of care. Parents have an opportunity to come together to discuss their parenting struggles. The organization currently participates in two groups. Adoptive, foster care and kinship support group is held at main street family services. The organization also co-leads a support group for parents who are parenting children with mental health needs. Both groups meet once per month and child care and food are provided. The organization is open to providing leadership in other groups as well as needs arise.