Members
Evergreen
Contact: Becky Schueller, Executive Director
Phone: (218) 751-8223 Fax: (218) 751-8070
1418 Bemidji Avenue, Suite 1 P.O. Box 662 Bemidji, MN 56619
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Support for substance abuse related issues is available to community youth and families. Evergreen staff have years of experience coaching parents and counseling youth on drug and alcohol use issues. Home drug test kits are available for purchase at $5/kit, and instructions are provided. Evergreen serves youth in a multi-county area, including Beltrami, Becker, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, and more.
Leech Lake Youth Division
Contact: Gary Charwood, Director
phone: (218) 760-7955
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After school and weekend activities in fifteen communities throughout Leech Lake Reservation in partnerships with the public schools on and off the reservation.
North Country Health Services
Contact: Penny Echternach, Director of Community Relations/Foundation
Phone: (218) 333-5515
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North Country Health Services owns and operates a 118-bed acute care hospital with a 24/7 emergency department and a full range of medical and surgical specialties represented on its medical staff, a 78-bed skilled nursing facility, a home medical equipment company, and a foundation. It is a non-profit corporation providing more than $7 million annually in community benefit.
Bemidji State University, PIER 9
Contact: Jay Passa
Phone: (218) 755-2080
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Bemidji State University, PIER 9 program is the universities alcohol and other drug prevention program.
PIER 9 includes a partnership of concerned students and campus members who are committed to creating alternatives to the party scene and substance abuse.
This PIER 9 educates the campus community about alcohol and other drug abuse and challenges individuals to be accountable for their choices and consider the impact their abuse has on the well-being of others. The BSU Consortium exists to serve students on the BSU campus.
Indian Health Service in the Bemidji Area
Contact: R. Todd Wise, Ph.D., Behavorial Health Consultant
Phone: (218) 444-0485
Bemidji Area Bemidji Area Office Indian Health Service Bemidji, MN 56601
Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office
Contact: Phil Hodapp, Sheriff
Phone: (218) 333-9111
613 Minnesota Ave NW Bemidji, MN 56601
http://www.co.beltrami.mn.us/Departments/Law%20Enforcement/LEC.html
A progressive law enforcement agency of over 90 employees comprised of Field Operations (Patrol), Investigations, Civil Process, Recreation Patrol, Communications, Corrections (Jail), Records, Emergency Management, and volunteer organizations consisting of the Sheriff’s Posse, Community Guard, First Responders, Paul Bunyan Amateur Radio Club.
Northwest Minnesota Foundation
Contact: Peggy Crandall, Grant Services Associate
Phone: (218) 759- 2057 Toll Free (800) 659-7859
4225 Technology Drive NW Bemidji, MN 56601
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Established in 1986, the Northwest Minnesota Foundation strives to strengthen communities and build capacity in twelve counties of northwest Minnesota by investing resources, creating opportunities and promoting philanthropy. As a community foundation and through grantmaking, business development, and leadership and management training for individuals and nonprofit organizations, Northwest Minnesota Foundation works to develop the assets in communities, making the region a better place to live and work.
Red Lake Coalition
Contact: Violet Stillday, Coalition Chair
Larry Stillday, Spiritual Advisor Denise Fox, Secretary
Phone: (218) 556-3458
P. O. Box 85, Ponemah, MN
Actively associated with White Bison, Inc. and the Wellbriety Movement clans@redlakecoalition.com
Beltrami Wellness Education for Long Life (B’WELL)
Contact: Marti Lundin, Executive Director
Phone: (218) 751-9224
819 Paul Bunyan Drive S. Bemidji MN 56601
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Beltrami Wellness Education for Long Life (B-WELL) is a health initiative of Beltrami County and NW MN, dedicated to cultural transformation that promotes the health and well-being of all residents in the region.
Ponemah Outpatient, Red Lake Chemical Health Program
Contact: Larry Stillday, Supervisor
Violet Stillday, Sr. Counselor
Phone (218) 554-7425 Fax (218) 554-7325
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Chemical Dependency Outpatient Treatment Program Rule 25 Assessments, Recommendations and Referrals Outpatient Groups
Red Lake Project Safe Neighborhoods
Contact: Alice Benaise, Project Coordinator
Phone (218) 679-3553 Fax (218) 679-3140
24200 Council Street Red Lake, MN 56671
http://www.rlnn.com/main/PSNMainPage.html
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The mission of Red Lake Project Safe Neighborhoods is to provide an opportunity for all community members to become active participants in ensuring the safety and well-being of the Red Lake Nation for this generation and the ones to follow.
www.rlnn.com the PSN link is located at the top of this page.
The Beltrami County DWI Court
Contact: Pam Norenberg, District Drug Court Coordinator, 9th Judicial District
Phone: (218) 759-4368 Fax: (218) 755-4502
616 America Ave NW, Ste #250 Bemidji, MN 56601 Email: pam.norenberg@courts.state.mn.us
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The Beltrami County DWI Court is a program where repeat DWI offenders, who have been diagnosed as chemically dependent and have a non-violent criminal history, may voluntarily participate in order to receive structured support to gain and maintain sobriety.
Healthy Community Healthy Kids
Contact: Patrick D. Grundmeier, Executive Director
Phone: 218-333-8989
Website: www.hchkbemidji.com
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Our mission is to stimulate and support a process of community involvement that focuses on long-term asset building for the families and youth of Bemidji.
Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area
Contact: Leonore Potter, Executive Director
Phone: (218) 444-4171
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The Boys & Girls Club of the Bemidji Area serves Bemidji youth ages 6 through 18 with after school programming - Monday through Friday during the school year and 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Monday - Friday throughout the summer. Teen nights are held on the first and third Fridays of the month. The mission of the Club is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.
United Way of Bemidji Area
Contact: Ashli Bowen, Executive Director
Phone: (218) 444-8929
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The United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of community. To achieve this, we strategically engage and build relationships with diverse community stakeholders, contributors and partners to identify community goals and concerns, choose critical issues to work on and develop impact strategies that change community conditions and improve lives. Currently, the United Way partners with 31 human service agencies that provide programs and services in the areas of Education, Income and Health.
www.liveunitedbemidji.org