GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CRISIS NURSERY
4544 FOURTH AVENUE SOUTH, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55419 www.crisisnursery.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CRISIS NURSERY IS TO PREVENT THE ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF CHILDREN AND CREATE STRONG AND HEALTHY FAMILIES.

TO END THE ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF CHILDREN AND CREATE STRONG AND HEALTHY FAMILIES.

THE MISSION OF GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CRISIS NURSERY IS TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND CREATE STRONG, HEALTHY FAMILIES. A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR PARENTS TO CALL IN THEIR TIME OF CRISIS, THE NURSERY IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR, OFFERING FREE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. SERVICES INCLUDE A 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE, CRISIS COUNSELING, COMMUNITY REFERRALS, A CLINICAL HOME VISITING PROGRAM, AN ADULT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM, AND A RESIDENTIAL NURSERY WHERE PARENTS MAY VOLUNTARILY PLACE THEIR CHILDREN WHILE THEY ADDRESS THEIR CRISES. MOST FAMILIES WHO USE THE NURSERY ARE EXPERIENCING EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS TRAUMA, MATERNAL DEPRESSION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HOMELESSNESS, MEDICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, AND ISOLATION PRIMARILY RESULTING FROM EXTREME POVERTY. THESE SITUATIONS OFTEN PLACE CHILDREN AT A MUCH GREATER RISK OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THE NURSERY RESPONDED TO 2,748 CALLS THROUGH THE CRISIS HOTLINE. THE NURSERY'S QUALITY OVERNIGHT RESIDENTIAL CARE PROVIDED 3,219 DAYS/NIGHTS OF CARE TO 1,274 CHILDREN IN 729 FAMILIES LAST YEAR. IN AN EFFORT TO DECREASE ISOLATION AND ALLEVIATE THE IMMEDIATE CRISIS, THE NURSERY PROVIDED OVER 1,883 REFERALS TO CONNECT FAMILIES WITH AGENCIES IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HELP TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH FAMILY. THE NURSERY'S CLINICAL HOME VISITING PROGRAM & ADULT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDED 472 HOME VISITS, AND 16 ADULTS RECEIVED THERAPY SERVICES. BOTH PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON FAMILY STABILITY THROUGH GOAL SETTING, SUPPORT, AND TARGETED REFERRALS. GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CRISIS NURSERY PRIMARILY SERVES LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, IN HENNEPIN COUNTY, WHO HAVE THE STRENGTH TO CALL US IN THE MIDST OF THEIR CRISES. WE CONSIDER IT A STRENGTH TO ASK FOR HELP, NOT A WEAKNESS. APPROXIMATELY 65% OF OUR CLIENTS ARE CHILDREN AND 99% OF PARENTS USING OUR SERVICES ARE WOMEN. APPROXIMATELY 94% ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR OR THOSE IDENTIFYING AS NATIVE OR HISPANIC, AND 75% OF FAMILIES HAVE ANNUAL INCOMES OF $10,000 OR LESS. IN FY20, 93% OF PARENTS PLACING THEIR CHILDREN AT THE NURSERY WERE SINGLE PARENTS, AND 34% OF FAMILIES WERE EXPERIENCING HOMLESSNESS. OF THE CHILDREN IN OUR SHELTER, 25% WERE REPORTED BY THEIR PARENTS/GUARDIANS TO HAVE EXPERIENCED VICTIMIZATION CONCERNS INCLUDING POSSIBLE CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT, WITNESSING SOMEONE BEING ABUSED, OR WITNESSING A VIOLENT CRIME (THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE WERE CHILDREN WITNESSING SOMEONE BEING ABUSED). AMONG CLINICAL HOME VISITING CLIENTS, 75% OF PARENTS EXPERIENCED ABUSE OR NEGLECT AS A CHILD, 95% REPORTED MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, AND 70% WERE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.96% OF THE CLIENTS REPORT THAT THE NURSERY HELPED TO MANAGE THEIR CRISIS AND 97.9% OF PARENTS OR GUARDIANS REPORTED THEY FELT THE CHILDREN RECEIVED GOOD CARE DURING THEIR STAY. THIS IS IN PART BECAUSE ALL OUR PROGRAMS 1) STRENGTHEN PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS, 2) USE A TWO-GENERATIONAL APPROACH, 3) PROMOTE PROTECTIVE FACTORS WHICH HELP MITIGATE FAMILY RISKS AND INCREASE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND 4) USE A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH; THE NURSERY WAY. OUR APPROACH IS ALSO STRENGTH-BASED, NON-JUDGMENTAL, RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING, AND WE LOWER BARRIERS TO ACCESS OUR SERVICES.

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