families
Nursing moms unite
"The main goal is to make people aware of the law." That was how Susan Berlien described her experience of organizing the Peaceful Nursing Event at a Twin Cities-area indoor playground.MORE »
Forgiveness and redemption: Mother confronts, embraces son's killer
On Feb. 12, 1993 three lives changed forever.MORE »
Minnesota scores a "C" for family-friendly workplaces
What would it mean to your family if there was new baby in the house or a sudden illness that required leave from your job?
A national organization that advocates for paid leave for new parents and other family–friendly policies says Minnesota is merely average in supporting new parents in the workforce.MORE »
Unique school educates two generations, helping young mothers graduate and parent their children are priorities
While walking down the halls of Broadway High School at Longfellow, where Lutunji Abram, M.A. works, one would think it’s like any other school. The walls display students’ projects, and the halls are mostly quiet except when passing open classroom doors where students and teachers are working.MORE »
Peace of Hope works to assist families of those incarcerated
Most people are aware of the strict rules and lifestyle incarcerated individuals face. However, the focus is so much on the inmates, the affects on family and friends tend to go unnoticed. Peace of Hope, founded by Sharon Brooks, a member of New Salem Missionary Baptist Church in North Minneapolis, has a mission to provide resources to people who have loved-ones incarcerated.MORE »
A mother on moms
Big Man is worried about what to get me for Mother's Day. I don't like plants because with them comes yet one more thing to keep alive. Books are as essential to my life as food so there is a steady supply of those. And yet I kind of get a bit nauseous when I read or hear from other mom's that all they want from Mother's Day is to be with their family.
I want to think they are lying.MORE »
Ramsey County needs permanent families for Black kids, adoptions advocates work to reduce number of youth who age out of the system
“I’m very pleased with how today’s presentation went,” states Carolyn Smith, Project Manager of Ramsey County Permanent Families Recruitment Project (PFRP). April 26, at the St. Paul Public Library-Rondo Branch, the “What Happens to Youth Who Age Out of the Child Welfare System” symposium had just wrapped up. “We had an audience that showed a great deal of interest, asked a lot of questions.MORE »
Presumption of joint child custody
An emotional debate that crossed party and gender lines had members characterizing a bill to change the state’s child custody laws as “long overdue,” while others termed it “problematic and would negatively affect children for years to come.”MORE »
Polish Genealogical Society conference April 27
The Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota, in collaboration with the Minnesota Genealogical Society and its affiliates, is sponsoring a conference focused on Central and Eastern European Genealogy. The conference is Friday and Saturday, April 27 and 28, at Inver Hills Community College, Fine Arts Building.
Sessions feature John Philip Colleta with fifteen breakout sessions.
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Polish Genealogical Society conference April 27
The Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota, in collaboration with the Minnesota Genealogical Society and its affiliates, is sponsoring a conference focused on Central and Eastern European Genealogy. The conference is Friday and Saturday, April 27 and 28, at Inver Hills Community College, Fine Arts Building.
Sessions feature John Philip Colleta with fifteen breakout sessions.MORE »
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