About the Board
The St. Louis Park Family Services Collaborative is an unicorporated local government agency with a fiscal agent and a Collaborative Board, which serves as the decision making body of the Collaborative. The Board is made up of a county representative (Hennepin), community action agency representative, local Head Start officials (P.I.C.A. Hennepin Cty.), and varied representatives from local social service agencies, local school district, parents, community businesses and community members at-large.
The St. Louis Park Family Services Collaborative is funded through Federal programs using data generated locally in partnership with the school district.
Board Members
Ex-officio:
Rachel Harris, Coordinator
Central Community Center
Ex-officio:
Patrice Howard, Fiscal agent
St. Louis Park District Office, Community Education Director
Lisa Kjellander, Chair
St. Louis Park Public Library
Lisa Abernathy
St. Louis Park Parks & Recreation
Theresa Anderson
STEP - St. Louis Park Emergency Program
Laura Gorke
Jewish Family and Children's Services
Meg thell
Hennepin County Human Services & Public Health Dept.
Amelia Barkley
Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County (CAP-HC)
caroline hickey
MyHealth for Teens & Young Adults
Erika Scott
St. Louis Park Schools Early Education Programs
Selena Davis
Parents in Community Action (PICA) Head Start Hennepin County
Antyenette Walker
Parents in Community Action (PICA) Head Start Hennepin County
abbie mullen
Social Worker
St Louis Park Middle School
Board Goals
1 » Ensure a continuum of early childhood development programs.
2 » Increase the amount of mental health services offered in the community.
3 » Ensure that basic needs are met with our at-risk children.
4 » Ensure children, youth, families and the community develop healthy racial, social and cultural competencies to attain their full potential.
Strategies to
Meet These Goals
Convening and partnering with community partners.
Coordinating community services.
Enhancing communication.
Leveraging financial and training resources.
Board Outcomes
1 » Physically and mentally healthy children and adults in our community.
2 » Safe and stable individuals, families, and communities.
3 » Children thrive in early childhood and are ready for school.
4 » Children succeed in school.
5 » All youth exhibit positive social behavior.
6 » New Americans succeed and achieve self-sufficiency.
How Does the Board Measure Outcomes?
Annual grant evaluation of funded programs to assure proposal outcomes.
Board annual goals are reassessed in context of the current work plan.
