Deciding to Visit Family Over the Holidays
I want to spend the holidays with my family, and I want my children to participate in my family traditions, but I am very nervous about COVID. Any advice about how to think through this situation?
Caution: Being Charitable May Cause Side Effects
It’s that time of year where there is a great push for charitable donations but in reality charitable giving has decreased. Even the smallest gifts like waving to your neighbor, or paying for the person's food behind you can make a tremendous impact. It is true that in the act of being charitable, one always receives far more than one gives. Pass it on!
I Am Questioning My Own Importance
I’m starting to question my importance. I feel like I’ve lived my life without love and nobody, not even my family, sees me as an important being. How do I deal with this?
My Child Cannot Handle Being Wrong
Our 12-year-old son has a hard time admitting his mistakes and if we try to point things out to him, it can sometimes lead to a meltdown. He has been like this since he was very young. He also struggles with not apologizing when he does do something wrong. Should we be worried about this or is there something we should do?
New Executive Director Named for the Southeast Regional Crisis Center
After an extensive search, Margaret Vimont, Vice President of Strategy and Service Development for Nexus Family Healing has announced that Nicole Mucheck has been named Executive Director of the new Southeast Regional Crisis Center in Rochester, MN, opening Spring of 2021.
Maintaining Relationships through Respectful Conversations
Today's world comes with its fair share of challenges which can make it difficult to connect with one another. Active listening, processing out loud, and accepting things we cannot change are techniques we can use to help us communicate in respectful and productive ways.
My Son Is Struggling with Online School
My son is in the 5th grade and I am really starting to worry about his school performance. Since online learning started, I’ve noticed he repeatedly misinterprets directions and isn’t passing his tests or completing assignments correctly.
Minnesota Is Waiting for Families
In Minnesota there are 733 children waiting for families. Foster families play a critical role as many children in foster care have experienced trauma during their critical developmental years.
Nexus-Kindred Family Healing Names New Executive Director
After an extensive search, Nexus Family Healing announced Susan McPherson, MSW, as the Executive Director of its Minnesota foster care agency, Nexus-Kindred Family Healing.
As Executive Director, McPherson will lead strategy, programming, and daily operations of Nexus-Kindred, overseeing the range of foster care programs for youth and families across the state. McPherson will step into the role on January 4, 2021.
McPherson comes to Nexus-Kindred Family Healing with an extensive background in child and family services, including serving as Assistant Director of Clinical and Residential Services at Loudoun County Department of Family Services; as Administrator for Child and Family Service Agency for District of Columbia; and leading group homes, adolescent services, and client health data services for Abbott House in New York.
Nexus-Kindred Family Healing Executive Director Retires
George Hendrickson, Executive Director of Nexus-Kindred Family Healing, one of Minnesota’s largest private foster care/adoption organizations, will be retiring at the end of 2020. Hendrickson has guided the organization through many transitions, including its affiliation with Nexus Family Healing and two mergers to grow and strengthen Nexus’ foster care services in Minnesota. However, his biggest accomplishment, he says, “is the unending stories where a youth’s life is positively impacted and the ensuing success.”