The
AIFC provides services under three program areas- Healing Generation Mental
Health Services, Family Support Services and Anukey Employment Support
Services.Healing
Generations Mental Health Services include individual and group mental health
therapy, family counseling, chemical dependency prevention, & recovery
services, Family Support Services include prevention/intervention services
regarding child neglect and abuse, parenting support, healthy baby training
& counseling, and youth work.Anukey
Employment Support Services include one-on-one employment counseling,
development of job readiness skills, and job club support.
In
all programming, the AIFC views each program participant holistically, in the
philosophy of the medicine wheel, which teaches that the four parts of each
human being - physical, spiritual, emotional and intellectual- are equally
important. Thus interventions for any one area must include an assessment
of the other areas. All AIFC programming focuses on bringing traditional
values to bear on the challenges facing American Indian families today.
The
AIFC has long collaborated in formal and informal ways with partner agencies
for the benefit of its program participants and the community in general.The organization continues this
tradition as it works together with Hmong American Partnership.
The
AIFC and HAP have been members of the East Side Prosperity Campaign since 2008.
As of March 1st of this year the AIFC was named as the coordinating agency for
the Prosperity Campaign. Through the Prosperity Campaign AIFC Executive
Director Kevin Martineau and HAP Executive Director Bao Vang are working
together on the development of an East Side green energy social enterprise and
have successfully collaborated on job development efforts to ensure their
participants and community members have access to job opportunities. Recently
HAP and the AIFC have been awarded a Ramsey County YouthLEAD contract to
provide important services to young people.
To
learn more about the American Indian Family Center and the important services
they provide to the community, please visit:http://aifc.net/