GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CRISIS NURSERY

Why Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery exists:

Last year in Minnesota over 5,400 children were abused and neglected. Because we believe the safety and well-being of children come first, the mission of the Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery is to end child abuse and neglect and create strong, healthy families.

What Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery provides:

The Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery serves as a trusted resource for parents to call in their time of crisis, offering a 24-hour crisis line, crisis counseling, community referrals, parent education classes, a family support group, a home visiting program, and overnight residential care for parents to bring their children voluntarily—newborn through age six—for up to three nights while they address their crisis.

How Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery works:

Parents voluntarily access Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery through its 24-hour crisis hotline. A Crisis Nursery family advocate works with each parent to assess their crisis, offer crisis counseling and community referrals, and, where requested, appropriate and when space is available, arrange for a one, two or three day placement of their children, newborn through age six, at the Crisis Nursery.

Parents feel secure entrusting their children with the Crisis Nursery because of the Crisis Nursery’s nurturing staff and volunteers as well as its safe, welcoming environment. The Crisis Nursery develops a trust relationship with the families it serves and works with them to address both their immediate crises as well as systemic causes. Additionally, the Crisis Nursery leverages established partnerships with social service agencies to ensure families receive the services they need.