St Joseph's Home For Children

HistoryHaven Chemical Health Systems opened its doors in 2000 with one outpatient facility, The Haven in Woodbury. Not long after, two additional facilities were opened: The Haven in Shakopee, an outpatient facility, and Margaret's House, a ten-bed residential facility for women in Mendota Heights. These were followed shortly by the opening of The Haven in Waconia, as well as The Haven in Cloquet. In 2004, Rebecca's Residence in Scandia was opened, which is also a ten-bed women's residential facility. Our first men's residential facility, Paul's Place, opened in 2008 in Farmington with six beds.SpecialtiesThe Haven in Shakopee consists of different levels of intensity with each client progressing at an individual rate. Progress towards mutually established goals is regularly reviewed and revised when necessary. Each client's individual progress will determine the optimal point of discharge from the program. Clients can expect to develop essential life-management skills as they are assisted in: Building on personal strengths Learning to implement positive strategies Initiating the necessary changes which will promote a healthy life The Haven in Shakopee provides Case Management services for clients who may be experiencing other complicating factors in their lives not fully addressed with traditional treatment. Group sessions are held three days per week for three hours per session. At Shakopee, day group is from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and evening group is from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Group is held on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

Family & Children's Service is a nonprofit organization that has been providing mental health counseling to children and families for more than 125 years. It offers services to people suffering from domestic abuse, prostitution, AIDS, behavior problems, as well as people who are elderly and chronically ill. It offers a wide range of programs, such as community building, family education, family strengths resources, leadership training, parenting support, school success, youth development, and violence prevention and intervention. It also offers a home health care program that includes housekeeping, light cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, meal preparation, personal care and respite care for caregivers. It is affiliated with Child Welfare League of America, United Neighborhood Centers of America, MACC Alliance of Connected Communities and MACC CommonWealth. The organization is located in Minneapolis.