Northeast Youth & Family Services

Community advocacy: this program supports community members who have been involved with law enforcement but who have needs that cannot be sufficiently addressed by law enforcement alone. This includes mental health challenges, family instability, housing and basic needs access, medical care, family violence, among others. Addressing these underlying issues reduces the need for law enforcement intervention in the future. Community advocacy collaborates with the mounds view, new brighton, roseville, st. Anthony, arden hills, and white bear lake police departments to serve their residents. Youth pathways: since our inception in 1976, nyfs has provided diversion services. Youth who are charged with misdemeanors and status offenses such as theft and alcohol or drug use may enroll in this program as an alternative to the traditional juvenile justice system to rebuild their lives and get back on track. Youth attend educational seminars with their caregivers, perform community service, and pay restitution. Our community connections program aims to support youth through life transitions and assist youth with skill building and resources that benefit them now and throughout their life. This is accomplished by connecting youth with their community in healthy and positive ways through a seven-week program. Restoring power: our restoring power program is here to support clients as they seek safety, stability, and healing while navigating an experience of interpersonal trauma. We support victim- survivors who have experienced a range of abusive behaviors from others, including emotional, psychological, physical, technological, and sexual violence. We work with children, adolescents, and adults. In our work with children, we recognize and help to heal the effects of witnessing violence, even when the child has not directly experienced abuse