Serving At-risk Families With Children From Central Minnesota
P.O. Box 366
310 S. Ashland St.
Cambridge, MN 55008
Phone (763) 691-0121
Toll Free (866) 503-9270
Fax (763) 552-0122
Interfaith Hospitality Netork (IHN) Brainerd Site

The IHN Brainerd Site, located at 714 South 6th Street, Brainerd MN 56401, provides services and transitional shelter for homeless families with children:

    - Cass
    - Crow Wing
    - Morrison
    - Todd
    - Wadena


After a thorough screening process, qualifying families complete orientation paperwork which is the official beginning to their commitment to the IHN program. Under program guidelines, families are expected to follow through with Action Plans, which are set up by a Case Manager. Action Plans include a list of goals (i.e. housing, employment, counseling, job/school training, ect.) and concrete steps to reach those goals. Most work is done at the Family Day Center where families can access internet equipped computers, low-income housing lists, and a guest phone for business inquiries.

IHN Brainerd Site has an on-site Family Educator, who assists families with skills building. An Educational Plan is developed with each family including a list of goals (i.e. parenting, budgeting, interviewing skills, ect.) with specific steps to reach each goal. IHN Brainerd Site works with community agencies, such as local school districts, who provide assistance with basic education skills, meeting GED requirements, and child development.
After spending the day at the Family Day Center, families either drive or are driven to the designated church. IHN Brainerd Site collaborates with 20 churches and hundreds of volunteers who provide hospitality in the form of home-cooked meals, added support system, and private sleeping rooms. In the morning, the families arrive back at the Family Day Center to begin a new day of work, schooling, or to work on their program goals.

Families can stay with the IHN Brainerd Site program for a temporary stay enabling time to become self-sufficient again. The IHN Brainerd Site can serve up to 6 families at one time not to exceed 18 persons.

Staff
    - Cheryl Gray, Executive Director
    - Richard Mettler, Program Manager/Family Educator
    - Lacey Thompson, Case Manager
    - Rachel Zetah, Special Services Advocate
    - Cindy Cooley, Special Services Advocate
    - Camille Reiser, Administrative Assistant
  
Our services are open to homeless families with children. Without the continued support of the community we would not be able to offer our services to those in need.

Ways you can support New Pathways, Inc:
            
Share your time
  - Volunteer at one of the partnering churches
  - Volunteer at the Family Day Center

Share your talents
  - Help the churches with cooking, cleaning, and hosting
  - Help us with maintainance, family activities, and driving

Share your treasure
  - Over 50% of our funding comes from the government and foundations. This funding is directly linked to the amount of community support that we receive.



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