1. The Team coordinates resources for prevention, intervention, and treatment and provides case consultation services.
2. The Team utilizes various resources in Crow Wing County to provide public and professional education to the community at large. The Child Protection Team works toward strengthening families through developing a supportive environment.
3. The Team actively works toward fostering community awareness in understanding child protection issues.
4. The Team provides funding to support local child protection activities, events and projects.

• Provided funding to Crow Wing County Foster Care Association’s “First Night in Care” backpack program for children who are placed in foster care on an emergency basis.
• Sponsored public service announcements and poster contests in county schools to promote awareness of child abuse and neglect
• Provided funding to the Crow Wing County Family Services Collaborative flex-fund, to provide support to families of school aged children
• Provided funding for ParentWorks, a basic intensive group therapy program for children and their parents involved in the child protection court system
• Provided head phones and snacks to ISD #181 and ISD #186 for the emergency care assistance program.
• Purchased “Power Source Parenting” books and workbooks for a parenting support group.
• Purchased Lice Kits to be distributed through the Collaborative School workers
• Provided funding for forensic sexual abuse interviews of children and educational support and service referrals for families of sexual abuse victims.
• Provided funding for at-risk families to access gift cards to help them meet emergency needs due to COVID-19 hardships
  

The Crow Wing County Child Protection Team wishes to extend a heartfelt "thank-you"
for your support of this year's Radiothon to End Child Abuse