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Nexus Family Healing is committed to addressing youth mental health issues, healing childhood trauma, and providing solutions that lead to physical safety, mental well-being, and permanency for all of our youth and families. Our mission: Changing the course of a child's life by stabilizing families and strengthening mental health.
Provide outpatient therapy, residential treatment & foster care to children and families.
Nexus Family Healing, a national nonprofit based in Plymouth, MN, provides innovative community-based mental health services, foster care and adoption, and residential treatment programs for children and families. Each program offers high-level, specialized services to heal complex trauma and restore well-being.Over the last 48 years, Nexus Family Healing has helped thousands of children find individualized paths to emotional and behavioral health. We create a customized plan for each child and family - and provide the exact combination of support services needed to put that plan into action. Our innovative personalized approach helps heal trauma, break cycles of harm, and restore hope to families when all seems lost.At Nexus Family Healing, we believe every child is worth it - and every family matters. We understand each time we help a child change the course of his or her life, we create the potential for healthier families, stronger communities and a better world. We are committed to helping even the most challenging situations. Simply put, changing one life changes everything.Services and resources include: Nexus-Mille Lacs Family Healing (Onamia, MN): Resources for boys, ages 10-19, with significant mental health and trauma related symptoms with some youth also struggling with unhealthy sexual behaviors that have resulted in family relationship concerns, emotional and behavioral issues and other life challenges. Services include a residential program, group home, vocational services, aftercare support, and on-site, year-round education through Onamia Schools. In addition, youth have the opportunity to participate in community volunteer projects as well as Kids Kare, a work-opportunity program that provides basic vocational skill building by engaging youth in providing snow removal and lawn care for local seniors, disabled veterans and others in need. In 2019, Nexus-Mille Lacs Family Healing served 159 youth.Nexus Glen Lake (Minnetonka, MN): Intensive residential treatment program for teen girls with significant mental health, emotional and behavioral challenges. Girls benefit from a small group setting that allows for highly specialized and individualized care, with a strong emphasis on family involvement. Nexus Glen Lake served 12 youth in 2019. This facility closed the end of October 2019.Nexus-Onarga Family Healing (Onarga, IL) : Resources for boys ages 11-21 with significant mental health and trauma-related symptoms with some youth also struggling with unhealthy sexual behaviors that have resulted in family relationship concerns, emotional and behavioral issues and other life challenges. Services include residential treatment, treatment foster care homes, a group home and transitional living program, vocational and evaluation services and on-site, year-round education. Nexus-Onarga Family Healing also offers a unique opportunity for youth to develop vocational skills through well-equipped woodworking and automotive shops as well as the Cornerstone Cafe, which provides real-life food service experience for Nexus-Onarga youth. In 2019m Nexus-Onarga Family Healing served 114 youth. Nexus-Indian Oaks Family Healing (Manteno, IL): Resources for boys and girls ages 12-21 with significant mental health issues and trauma-related symptoms with some youth also struggling with sexually problematic behaviors that have resulted in family relationship concerns, emotional and behavioral issues and other life challenges. Services include 64-bed residential treatment for boys, 44-bed residential for girls, 18-bed transitional living program for boys, 8-bed transitional living program for girls, aftercare support and onsite, year-round education. In 2019, Nexus-Indian Oaks Family Healing served 178 youth.Additionally, Nexus-Indian Oaks Family Healing supports a resource center for foster families, recruitment efforts for foster care homes, tutoring services for foster children (provided by Olivet Nazarene University students) and helps build community awareness to help abused and neglected children through Starfish Family Homes.Nexus-Gerard Family Healing (Austin, MN): Resources for girls and boys ages 6 to19, with significant mental, emotional, and behavioral health issues and trauma-based conditions that have resulted in family relationship issues and other life challenges. Services include assessments, residential treatment programs for boys and girls, a bridging program, and on-site, year-round education. Nexus-Gerard Outpatient/Community Mental Health Services, supports the mental health needs of youth, families, and adults in Austin, MN, and surrounding areas. Nexus-Gerard Family Healing also partners with local schools to provide assessments and mental health services to youth, providing an important resource in their community. In 2019, Nexus-Gerard Family Healing served 686 individuals.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Michelle Murray | CEO and President | 39 | $399,833 |
Jennifer Mcintosh | Chief HR Officer | 39 | $271,120 |
Roberta Kochevar Chief Officer Of | Child and Family Services | 39 | $236,696 |
Nancy Mckenzieexecutive Dir | Nexus-PATH Family Healing | 1 | $210,892 |
Dennis E Wiley Executive Dir | Nexus-Onarga Family Healing | 40 | $199,162 |
Paula Minske | VP of Clinical Services | 39 | $181,439 |
Mary A Berg Executive Dir | Nexus-Indian Oaks Family Healing | 40 | $175,732 |
George Hendrickson Executive | Dir - Nexus-Kindred Family Healing | 1 | $158,457 |
Karen Wolf Executive | Director, Gerard Academy | 40 | $156,683 |
Kent Kogler | Sr. Director of IT | 40 | $142,886 |
Jason Donahue Executive | Dir - Mille Lacs Academy | 40 | $140,603 |
Dain Parkinson | CFO (Jan 2019- June 2019) | 39 | $124,081 |
Joelene Evensonsr Director | Nexus Foundation for Family Healing | 40 | $122,564 |
Jay Kimball Eastern Operations | Nexus-Kindred Family Healing | 1 | $115,011 |
Joyce Wilde Director Of | Service Performance and Outcomes | 40 | $113,675 |
Brock Wolff | Former President | 0 | $101,446 |
Scott Mcguire | CFO (Aug 2019- Dec 2019) | 39 | $88,735 |
Jeri Quest | Director / Consultant | 1 | $35,341 |
Tom Emig | Director (Jan 2019- Feb 2019) | 1 | $0 |
Laureen Carlson | Director (Jan 2019- Apr 2019) | 1 | $0 |
Lisa Bjergaard | Director | 1 | $0 |
Michael Vekich | Director (Dec 2019) | 1 | $0 |
Mette Mcloughlin | Director (Apr 2019- Dec 2019) | 1 | $0 |
Jim Leste | Director (Apr 2019- Dec 2019) | 1 | $0 |
Cindi Lesher | Director (Apr 2019- Dec 2019) | 1 | $0 |
Kevin Johnson | Director (Apr 2019- Dec 2019) | 1 | $0 |
Greg Sanders | Director | 1 | $0 |
Scott Humphrey | Director (Nov 2019 - Dec 2019) | 1 | $0 |
John Haydon | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
Linda Barnhart | Director (Apr 2019- Dec 2019) | 1 | $0 |
Victor Patterson | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 |
Natalie Mcgrady | Board Chair (Jan 2019- Oct 2019) | 1 | $0 |
Paul Zimmer | Board Chair (Nov 2019- Dec 2019) | 1 | $0 |
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