SCAHSC

Past Programs

Some of the St. Cloud Area Human Service Council’s past programs include:

• Reentry and transitioning back into the world with the help of community support.  Come and hear from experts in this area regarding support, resources and guidance that can be provided for success. 

Joshua Denelsbeck– Director - Central MN Reentry Project 
Tammy Biery – Executive Director – Career Solutions
JoAnn M. Brown – Project Supervisor – MN Department of Corrections
Jennifer Gast – Senior Job Developer – MN Department of Corrections

• “Suicide is a significant public health issue that involves the tragic loss of human life,” said Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Brooke Cunningham. “It is important for us to take a comprehensive public health approach to suicide prevention that supports connectedness, belonging and protections from lethal means.”
Please join us in hearing from the experts:

•Pam Krueger MSW, LICSW with Associated Clinic of Psychology
•Laura Stumvoll is the Suicide Prevention Specialist at the VA
•Shannon Link, Director of Crisis Services at the Central MN Mental Health Center

• Hear firsthand about the biggest gaps of learning and better understand the prejudices, discrimination, and oppression toward the LGBT+ community. Gain skills and strategies for building safe, inclusive and supportive environments. - Charlie Curtis, Director of the LGBT Resource Center at St. Cloud State University. 

• Hear from Stearns County Humans Services firsthand about the many revisions to Human Service Programs. Changes include ending of emergency SNAP, Beginning of Health Insurance Renewals, Waiver Policy, and More. Learn how we can help the community stay health and vibrant for all. – Stearns County Staff

• Local Services Provide Programs to Serve the Community
Abdi Ibrahim – Program & Development Manager, CAIRO - Center for African Immigrants and Refugees
Bambi Holloway – Visitation Program Supervisor, Nexus-Kindred Family Healing

• Safeguarding Democracy: Insuring the Right to Vote.  - Karen Langsjoen and Ralph Carr from the St. Cloud Chapter of the League of Women Voters

• Program overview of the Multicultural Center and the St. Cloud Technical & Community College - Njeri Clement, Director of Cultural Fluency, Equity, and Inclusion at the St. Cloud Technical & Community College Multicultural Center

• “Who’s Watching Our Kids – The Minnesota Daycare Crisis” - Alexis Lutgen, Director of Financial Stability, United Way of Central MN and Teresa Voight Child Care Liaison Specialist, Milestones.

• Embracing Change & Challenges - Local Services Provide Innovative Programs to Serve the Community - Ruth Hunstiger – Director of Community Services & Senior Dining, Catholic Charities, Barb Willard – Program Manager Senior Dining, Catholic Charities, Daniel Morris – Managing Attorney, Central MN Legal Services and Anne Redetze - Services Manager for ConnectAbility of MN.

• Pandemic Part 2: Our local response to COVID19 – Tarryl Clark - Chair, Stearns County Board of Commissioners and Chair-Elect, State Community Health Services Advisory Committee, Janet Goligowski - Public Health Director, Stearns County Human Services, Hani Jacobson RN, PHN Community Health and Wellness Nurse CentraCare and Dr. Tjaden Medical Director for Community Health CentraCare.

• U.S. Humanitarian Immigration and the Refugee Resettlement Experience - Karin Blythe, the St. Cloud Refugee Services Program Manager for Lutheran Social Service of MN.

• St. Cloud State University LGBTQ+ Resource Center and Stearns County HIV Testing Grant – St. Cloud State University & Stearns County Public Health

• Great River Regional Library Programs and Services St. Cloud Library  - Ryan McCormick

• Electrolux Transition – Tammy Biery, Executive Director of Career Solutions

• Legislative Updates and Highlights – Laura Hood, Aging Services Director, City of St. Cloud. Updates on everything related to senior’s, health care, vulnerable adult law

• Migrant and Seasonal Head Start - Graciela Cisneros, St. Cloud Center Manager, Tri-Valley Opportunity Council

• Reach Up, Inc., Head Start, Early Head Start

• Lion Community Enrichment Programs, Inc. – Kenneth L. Hanna Jr. MSW, MBA, LICSW, Founder & Executive Director LION Community Enrichment Programs, Inc.

• Overview of Community Outpost, Officer Dan McClure, St. Cloud Police Department. Additional speakers from Stearns County and Gold Cross.

• Act on Alzheimer - Building a Dementia Friendly Community, Laura Hood, Director of Aging Services for the City of St. Cloud

• Veterans Awareness Panel:
Stephanie Larson, MSW, LICSW – VA
Luke Johnson – Senior Claims Representative, Outreach Veterans Service Officer – VA
Brad Steele - Community Employment Coordinator – VA

• Candidate Form, hosted by SCAHSC, MCN and League of Women Voters

• Conflict Resolution Center, presented by Ona Lawrence, Program Director

• “Regional Labor Force Trends: Human Services Field”, presented by Luke Grenier, regional analyst for central & southwestern Minnesota with DEED

• Light the Legacy, presented by Lynn MacKenzie, Director of Honoring Life’s Choices.

• Access to Food as it relates to Policy Systems Environment (PSE) efforts in Central Minnesota,
JoDee Christianson –SNAP Educator with MN Extension
Kathy Geislinger – Program Specialist CentraCare BLEND
Alison Dudek – Stearns County Human Services Public Health Division
Lori Larson – Catholic Charities Senior Dining Manager

• Highlights from Stearns County Community Health Improvement Plan, presented by Renee Frauendienst, Public Health Division Director – Stearns County Human Services

• Social media marketing for Nonprofits, presented by Luke Riordan of DAYTA Marketing

• Organizational Assessment for Workplace Violence: Evaluation & Employee Training, presented by Officer Tad Hoeschen, Community Crime Impact Team – St. Cloud Police Department.

• Introduction to the U.S. Census Bureau (provided participants with an overview of the wide variety of data available through the Census Bureau website), presented by Ryan Dolan, Data Dissemination Specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau.

• Nonprofits, Elections, Voter Engagement and You, presented by Rinal Ray, MN Council of Nonprofits & Jeff Narabrook, Voter Outreach Director

• 30 Minute Movie – Arrival: Women’s Visions for a New Home, produced in St. Cloud by KSMQ Public Television, followed by a group discussion

• A Conversation about Mental Health/Wellness, present by Bill Affeldt, LICSW Clinical Supervisor IRTS-Central Minnesota Mental Health Center

• Annually the Council also hosts a Resource Fair and half-day training