Welcome to Community Resources: Minnesota! Today is March 23rd, 2022, it is 36 degrees today which means that it is 37 degrees warmer today than it was 2 weeks ago when I recorded the last episode of this podcast. That’s wild!

 My name is Jerome Evans, I host the TV Show Bottomless Coffee with Jerome and another podcast called Bottomless Coffee Podcast. You can stream episodes at BottomlessCoffeeShow.com. 

 Today on Community Resources Minnesota - we’re sharing information about the community resources that we have at our disposal.

 Today that information is coming from The Minnesota Department of Health but there’s A LOT this week. Definitely too much to go over in detail on the podcast. But here’s what we ARE gonna do.

 For this episode we’re going to start with Announcements, go through upcoming COVID Vaccine Events, and then touch on some training and events, funding announcements, and job opportunities that were also sent my way. 

 To get all the good details though - you do need to go to BottomlessCoffeeShow.com/Community. 

And then one more thing - there’s really no reason to hoard information about community resources to yourselves. If you know about something that’s going on and want to share then send a quick email to [email protected], okay? I’d love to help get the word out.

Announcements

• Dream of Wild Health (DWH) Indigenous Food Share (IFS) Program
• Dream of Wild Health (DWH) announces that the purchase of shares in their Indigenous Food Share (IFS) Program (https://dreamofwildhealth.org/farm/ifs) opened to the general public in February. They have transitioned towards a sliding scale payment model which will increase food access to Native families in the Twin Cities. To make this possible, they've created the Indigenous Food Share Solidarity Fund, which will subsidize the cost of IFS shares for DWH program families and community partners who otherwise would not be able to afford a share. If you would like to support Native food sovereignty and help them reach their $10,000 fundraising goal, please do so by donating to the Indigenous Food Share Solidarity Fund (https://www.givemn.org/story/Indigenousfoodshare).
• Gov Walz Announces MN College Registration as part of ‘Kids Deserve a Shot’  See Word Document
• We’ve been through this one. You can enter to win a 100,000 college scholarship if your child, age 5-11, is fully vaccinated for COVID-19. That registration is open until around the middle of April. 
• Vaccine Data Dashboard Update
• We talked through this one last time as well. The dashboard is now tracking fully vaccinated people and defining that as having the appropriate number of initial shots AND a booster.
• Red Lake Nation Tribal College produced a video on COVID 19 vaccinations. It’s really good! Definitely worth watching and sharing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMu2YqGCIuA

Upcoming Vaccine Events

Yay! These are now organized by region. So we’re gonna go: North metro, East Metro, Northern Minnesota, Southern Minnesota, and then multiple locations. Hopefully that will help you find these events.

 North Metro - Hennepin County

• COPAL – COVID-19 Vaccine event March 21  Folwell Community School 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.  3611 20th Ave S Mpls MN see flyers English and Spanish
• MHC Monticello Help Center Covid-19 Vaccine clinic 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. March 25 and March 26 - see flyer
• Empire Smile COVID-19 -  Vaccine event March 24 and April 21 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. 10255 Noble Ave N Brooklyn Park MN 55443
• CAPI Office COVID-19 Vaccine event March 25 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.  Pfizer Asian/Pacific Islander 5930 Brooklyn Center 55429
• CAPI COVID-19 Vaccine event March 26 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Pfizer, Moderna Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx/Hispanic El Colegio High School 4137 Bloomington Ave S Minneapolis
• AICS COVID-19 Vaccine event March 26  2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Masjid Omar, Inside the 24 Mall 912 E 24th St, Minneapolis MN 55404
• AKN Wellness COVID-19 Vaccine event April 9 and August 6  12 p.m. – 4 p.m. 5139 Brooklyn Blvd Brooklyn Center 55429
• Shots in the Shops Wilson’s Image and Barbershop every Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Moderna and Pfizer 12 + $5  off haircuts  2124 1/2 W Broadway Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55411
• Briva Health vaccine clinic every Saturday 9 am – 5pm   Minneapolis MN call 1-833-567-6662 for appointment English and Somali

East Metro – Ramsey County

·         ACER Academia Cesar Chavez Covid-19 Vaccine event Pfizer March 22 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.  1800 Ames Ave St Paul MN 5119 English and Spanish – See flyer

·         30,000 Feet COVID-19 Vaccine event March 28 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. 1351 Arcade St Saint Paul age 5  and up

·         Merrick Community Services Covid-19 event March 28th 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.  Pfizer  Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church 1669 Arcade St Saint Paul

·         Open Cities COVID-19 Vaccine event March 25 and April 15 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.  461 Dale St N  St Paul  MN 55104 age 5 and up - ** change of address **

·         American Indian Youth COVID 19- Vaccine event March 31 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.  at AFSA Elementary 2925 County Drive, Little Canada  Pfizer See flyer

·         Minnesota Math and Science Academy Covid-19  vaccine event 169 East Jenks Ave St. Paul MN 55117 April 1 and April 29 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Northern Minnesota -St Louis County

·         HRA Hibbing COVID-19 vaccine event free booster and 2nd  dose is March 29th Pfizer – see correct flyer  event hours changed

Southern Minnesota

·         COPAL – March 20 Vaccine event The Center Clinic – Dodge Center 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. See attached flyer – Dodge County

·         HRA Albert Lee COVID-19 vaccine clinic Shady Oaks 800 S 4th Ave Pfizer  March 23  9 am – 4 p.m.– See flyer – Freeborn County

·         HRA Worthington vaccine event March 31 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Moderna, Pfizer 819 10th St Worthington MN 56187 – Nobles County

·         ACER and Seeds of Justice vaccine clinic April 2 Escuela Saint Mary 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. 1206 8th Ave Worthington MN 56187 Nobles County see flyer in Spanish

Multiple Locations flyers

• IANA family vaccine clinics March and April dates on Fridays.  See flyer for dates, locations and times in Bloomington, Minneapolis, and St Paul

Trainings and events

MN Public Health Association Annual Conference "Together, for Planet and Community"

DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 12th, from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. CST and Friday, May 13th, from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CST

LOCATION: Zoom

COST: Varies

The conference theme "Together, for Planet and Community" will examine how public health professionals are taking action on some of the most urgent challenges of our time. Challenges, such as climate change, health inequities, and our public health workforce, that without action threaten the health of our communities and our planet. Addressing these challenges requires us all to learn from each other, share our wisdom, and commit to bold action.

Registration fees vary. MPHA strives to make conference attendance possible for all interested participants. Based on the amount of scholarship sponsors received, MPHA will offer a limited number of need-based scholarships to defray registration costs.

Eligibility: MPHA is committed to ensuring that conference participants from priority populations including people of color and American Indians, LGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and public health students attend and participate in our annual conference.

Based on the amount of scholarship fundraising, MPHA will have a limited number of scholarships for registration for attendees who identify themselves with one of these priority populations, or for those that have a special interest in advancing healthy equity in any one of these populations.

In addition, a limited number of scholarships are available through a lottery who work for an agency with a general operating budget of less than $50,000.

To apply for a scholarship, please email [email protected]. There is no description of need required.

Applications are now being received on a rolling basis and awarded according to the donations in our scholarship fund.

Students: If your school is assisting in registration costs, please fill out the name of your school and department/program on the registration form. MPHA will connect you to your schools' resources.

For more information, please visit the Minnesota Public Health Association website.

Funding announcements

Call for Community Partners: Healthy Brain Community Grant Opportunity (MDH)

DEADLINE: APRIL 11, 2022

The Minnesota Department of Health seeks community partners to implement public health approaches to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Funded community partners will use community knowledge and evidence-informed strategies to increase impact in one, two, or all three, of the following overarching strategies: risk reduction, increasing early diagnosis, and caregiver well-being.

Understanding memory loss and dementia differs among communities, and strategies that work in one community may not work in another. This opportunity provides funding to community-based organizations to lead with their lived experience and engage their community in identifying promising practices. Creativity and new solutions that are tailored to your community are encouraged.

Eligible applicants include community-based nonprofit organizations within Minnesota. MDH will select 1-3 partners to receive up to $20,000 through September 2023. No funding match is required.

For more information, please visit the MDH Alzheimers Grant Opportunities webpage.

Women's Sports Foundation invites LOIs for Sports 4 Life initiative

DEADLINE: MARCH 25, 2022

The Sports 4 Life initiative was created based on the knowledge that while sports participation offers tremendous life-long benefits, young girls of color are disproportionately excluded. The program aims to increase the participation and retention of Black, African American, Hispanic, and/or Native American girls, inclusive of American Indian and Alaska Native communities. A minimum of $280,000 will be awarded this year. Grants may be used for coaching, curriculum, equipment, uniforms, transportation, facility rental, tournaments and/or team-building activities, all while fostering the Sports 4 Life benefits: leadership, self-esteem, confidence, and perseverance. Eligible applicants include nonprofit schools, parks and recreation departments, nonprofit organizations, or amateur sports leagues.

Letters of Intent are due March 25, 2022, and selected applicants will be invited to submit a full grant application.

For more information, please visit the Women's Sports Foundation website.

Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)-- Community Engagement and Needs Assessment for Rural and Underserved Communities

DEADLINE: MARCH 31, 2022

A "Quick Call for Proposals" is being issued by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) inviting community-based organizations to lead targeted engagements that will inform major grants and spending initiatives including capacity building for alternative methods of service delivery, technology access, workforce development, caregiver respite and other support services. The engagement topic will be how to best expand access to Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) for older adults and people with disabilities.

Authorized by the 2021 Legislature, the grants of up to $50 thousand dollars will help address inequitable systems and disparities faced by underserved communities in need of HCBS services.

The target audiences for these community focused engagements include:

• American Indian and indigenous people, inclusive of MN sovereign tribal nations;

• Asian and Pacific Islander;

• Black and African-born;

• LatinX;

• LGBTQ;

• Rural and regional centers outside the metro area

For more information, please visit the MN Department of Administration State Procurement webpage.

Ann Bancroft Foundation invites applications for projects led by Minnesota girls

DEADLINE: APRIL 1, 2022

The Ann Bancroft Foundation invites applications for its grants program which supports Minnesota girls each year to inspire and encourage them to imagine something bigger. The application is open to any Minnesota resident who identifies as a girl, including those who identify as cisgender, transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender non-binary people in grades K-12. Grants of up to $500 can support art, cultural, leadership, educational, outdoors/wilderness experiences, sport, athletic, dance equipment, or participation fees. Given the increased requirements for technology due to the COVID-19 pandemic for this Spring 2022 granting cycle, the foundation is also funding technology equipment and technology access for the activities. Applicants must have a grant mentor, a trusting adult who can support the applicant during the application process and throughout her grant activity. The mentor cannot be a family, the activity provider, or an employee of the activity provider.

For more information, please visit the Ann Bancroft Foundation website.

Medica Foundation invites applications for behavioral health programs

DEADLINE: APRIL 1, 2022

The Medica Foundation invests in community-led initiatives that advance health equity. The foundation has issued a request for proposals for behavioral health programs from organizations located in and providing services to the Native Nations of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and certain Wisconsin counties (Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pierce, Polk, Sawyer, St. Croix, and Washburn). Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded in support of creating new or expanding existing programs that provide support for serious mental illness and recovery from chemical addiction, including programs that address gaps in current service, integrate physical and mental health care, address co-occurring disorders, attend to the mental health needs of children experiencing homelessness, and provide supportive and intensive case management services. Organizations using trauma-sensitive practices and a strengths-based approach to care are preferred.

For more information, please visit the Medica Foundation website.

WITH Foundation invites applications for programs serving adults with disabilities

DEADLINE: APRIL 11, 2022

The WITH Foundation provides financial support to nonprofit organizations that promote comprehensive health care for adults with developmental disabilities. Programs supported are those that improve the delivery of health care to adult consumers with developmental disabilities and include at least one aspect of improving health practitioner competency; addressing inadequate reimbursement systems; advancing innovations in formal care coordination; enhancing public awareness of the inadequacies of developmentally disabled care; increasing understanding of supported decision making in healthcare settings; promoting national efforts in digital health to include the perspectives/experiences of the IDD community in the design process; and identifying and overcoming barriers to high-quality healthcare access. Applications from the San Francisco Bay Area may be given preferential consideration, but applications from other areas of the U.S. are not excluded. Letters of intent are due April 11.

For more information, please visit the WITH website.

Jobs and opportunities

RADIAS Health is hiring

DEADLINE: April 1, 2022

Mental Health Therapist (LICSW)

RADIAS Health seeks a full-time Mental Health Professional licensed in Minnesota for their Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic. This position will treat adolescents, families and adults using evidence-based practices in compliance with federal, state and professional codes. This person will be responsible for treatment planning, assessments, individual and group therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills group and participate in DBT consultation team. This is an opportunity for a clinician to develop their practice within a setting that has an established client base.

Qualifications: Candidate must be a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in the state of MN, a minimum of 4,000 hours of clinical experience, completed intensive DBT training, and must have experience with assessment, treatment planning and delivery of services using evidence-based practices.

Individual must be able to accommodate a flexible working schedule with some evening hours.

Mental Health Practitioner Housing Specialist

The FACT Team is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner Housing Specialist. Responsibilities include: assume primary responsibility for writing and implementing treatment goals in collaboration with the client and the treatment team; knowledge about housing and community resources; develop new housing opportunities for the population served; develop landlord relationships through outreach and education about the population served; assist clients with all aspects of psychiatric rehabilitation and all aspects of obtaining and maintaining housing; will assist and /or teach clients independent living skills; collaboration with appointed corrections liaison officer. Attend probation, commitment and other court hearings as required.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work (with LSW) plus 1 year experience working with adults diagnosed with SPMI.

Schedule is Mon-Fri 11 am - 7 pm

Mental Health Practitioner Co-Occurring Disorder Specialist

The Co-Occurring Disorder Specialist provides treatment services to promote recovery and community integration of adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders to reduce use of inpatient hospital stays. Some responsibilities include conducting assessments; crisis intervention; individual and group interventions related to substance use and abuse, with a focus on prevention and harm reduction. Work with individual clients to assess needs and assist in achievement of their goals (focus on dual diagnosis clients).

Qualifications: Bachelors or Masters degree in Psychology, Social Work (with LSW or LGSW) or...