LINCOLN PARK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES COLLABORATIVE
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Mission Statement
The Mission of Lincoln Park Children and Families Collaborative is to support children and families by connecting them to resources and opportunities, embracing our cultures, and building community and well-being through strong and equitable leadership. We have a Vision of creating strong, thriving, healthy, and equitable communities in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. We focus on charitable and educational activities for the Purposes of: * Enhancing the lives of the children and families in the Lincoln Park community. * To coordinate supportive services to children and families in the Lincoln Park community. * To provide assistance in accessing community-based services to enhance and improve the lives of children and families in the Lincoln Park community. Values Collaboration and Partnerships We know our successes are deeply connected to maintaining and increasing partnerships and collaborations that focus on building relationships, creating community, and coordinating our efforts. Community Based We believe that families involved in our organization are one of our primary partners in determining the needs of our community, and we honor their knowledge and work in partnership to address those needs. Culturally Centered We recognize that groups in our community, and their cultures, have been marginalized socially, politically, and economically, and their voices have often not been valued nor embraced historically. We create and maintain our organization’s practices that embrace, respect, and use communication and dialogue processes that are inclusive. Whole Family Programming We focus on working with and providing children, caregivers, and other family members programming in a comprehensive manner that fosters stable family relationships, increases parenting skills, enhances children’s physical and emotional well-being, and creates an environment for developing strong cognitive skills. Inclusion We intentionally partner with the Lincoln Park community to cultivate a diverse environment by accepting people from all ethnic, faith, LGBTQAI2S+, economic status, and cultural backgrounds. All children and families are welcome to join together with us to strategically strengthen our inclusiveness and collaboration. Social Connectedness We believe in and value a strength based approach as a successful way forward in restoring health, strength, a feeling of well-being, and healing. Relationship Based We believe that all people experience their world as an environment of relationships, and that these relationships affect all aspects of their development. We embrace and promote healthy early childhood development and relationships that focus on the whole family. We work to achieve equity in early life outcomes. Sustainability We manage our organization in a manner that combines people, programming, and financial resources that stabilizes and grows our organization for the long term by creating and enhancing community well-being. Efficient and Effective Practices We assure effective practices through an active Board and Committees, that include strong leadership; established processes to handle issues; regular and ongoing evaluation of programs, annual fundraising plans, goals, and processes for an effective organization; and written policies and procedures for efficient operations. Nimble We will proactively and consistently evaluate the needs of the community, be open to changing directions and programs, and will have the fortitude to take risks when necessary.
About This Cause
Lincoln Park Children and Families Collaborative was founded in 2011 by a group of education, child development, health and social service professionals concerned about the closing of the Lincoln Park School. Since then, the collaborative has implemented many programs to help meet the needs of the Lincoln Park community and surrounding areas. Our programming is held with the understanding that young children experience their world as an environment of relationships, and that these relationships affect all aspects of their development. Because infants and toddlers grow and learn in complex family and community systems, we promote healthy early childhood development and relationships that focus on the whole child. We also work to address the longstanding family and community challenges that contribute to disparities in early life outcomes. Programs include: *Circle of Security: classes designed to prevent stress between caregivers and children by increasing their attachment, connection, and communication *Meet in the Park: annual gathering provides family friendly activities/resources *Harrison Park Gardens: steward several community gardens/orchard *Big Red Bookshelf: oversee/supply free books for 17 bookshelves in Duluth area *Family Friends and Neighbors: provide whole-family centered resources and make-n-takes *ChildCare: 4 star parent aware rated program, offering part-time, full-time, and drop-in child care, meals included *Supported Family Time: offer children safe, conflict-free access to parents and caregivers in-home, on-site, and virtually *Grocery Give Away: monthly event providing free food and hygiene products *Youth Against Kommercial Tobacco (YAK): youth raise awareness and change social norms around youth e-cigarette and commercial tobacco use