Minnesota's child protection system responds to situations where children are alleged to be maltreated and helps support families to safely care for their children.
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Health Petition: Tell USDA to STOP Using Pink Slime in School Food! | Change.org - 0 views
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Petition to the USDA secretary. Example of one person making a difference and other people joining the cause. Thought it fit with what we were reading The Omnivore's Dilemma.
Communicating with LOVE: Listening - The 20 Minute Guide - 0 views
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The Invitation to Change model for supporting people struggling with substance abuse issues provides a similar framework that we see in Greene's ALSUP/Plan B model. You may find this model for empathic listening more accessible than the others shared. Since addiction almost always begins in adolecence, researchers have begun classifying it as a delayed learning disability. If schools could catch and address the lagging skills that get in the way of students' success without brain altering substances, we might face fewer issues with addiction later down the line. Food for thought.
Chew on This - 0 views
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My fourth grader and I are reading this right now. He loves it. More accessible to elementary school than the junior version of Omnivore's Dilemma perhaps? Still a bit dry and has some "adult" themes. He glosses over sometimes but other parts he asks me to read again.
Teacher resources, sustainable food - Education and Schools - Sustainable Table - 0 views
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Resources to teach students about sustainable farming. Short videos about the problems associated with factory farms.
No Impact Project » For Educators - 0 views
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This site contains free lesson plans on consumption, energy, food, transportation, and water. The site has limitless opportunities, whether you use it as a starting point for a lesson, to teaching the whole curriculum. Note that the site is FREE, and the lesson plans can be adapted to the younger grades.
Programs and services / Minnesota Department of Human Services - 1 views
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BCF MN
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In Minnesota, approximately 25,000 children are reported for abuse and neglect to the child protection system each year, which counties and tribes assess
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Stats
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Small steps • Meet and greet your neighbors to generate a friendly environment. • Get to know other parents in your neighborhood. • Help families under stress by offering to babysit or run errands. • Provide food to families in need. • Volunteer at schools, libraries, community centers or other locations that offer children's activities. • Talk with children one-on-one to develop a sense of connection. • Report any concerns about a child being harmed to local county social services agency or the police. Big steps
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Steps to help prevent neglect and abuse
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