Pinehaven Youth and Family Services

Phone: 218-828-2027
Fax: 218-829-1473

"Pinehaven was the best choice we made! There were not only for the kids but they made sure we as foster parents had every resource available to us. It’s truly wonderful to have them with us throughout the whole process of adopting our 3 wonderful children. We cannot say enough good things about this group of people. I tell anyone interested in becoming a foster or adoptive family about Pinehaven."
Foster Parents

"An excellent job of communicating with me as needed."
Probation Agent

"Very professional, helpful, caring and competent."
Social Worker

"You are my go to agency, you care and are responsive."
Social Worker

"Excellent, Stable, Open to creativity and thinking outside the box."
Social Worker

"Pinehaven has been more than helpful with transportation, placements, staffings and individual planning."
Social Worker

"Case manager is very involved with the youth and the homes that they supervise and does an excellent job advocating for youth and providing support for foster parents. Very professional."
Probation Agent

"I always enjoy working with this agency."
Guardian Ad Litem

"Very calm, caring and sensitive to the needs of the young people in foster care."
Guardian Ad Litem

"Wonderful to work with."
Social Worker

"You guys do an excellent job."
Probation Agent

"Pinehaven did an excellent job with a very complicated case."
Social Worker

"Pinehaven is a very good organization."
Social Worker

"Excellent support services to foster parents."
Social Worker

"Knowledgeable and goes the extra mile."
Social Worker

"Truly enjoyed working with Pinehaven and would look to their homes for future placements."
ICWA Worker

"Your program is wonderful and fills a need that we are feeling more and more with the transition of youth."
Social Worker

"Thanks for the great work in difficult situations."
Social Worker

"This was my first placement at Pinehaven and my experience was EXCELLENT!!"
Social Worker

"Our current experience with Pinehaven has been wonderful! Our worker has been very competent, compassionate and supportive. She’s easy to work with and makes herself available to us, whenever we need her. I know she cares about our entire family, not only our foster child. Our adoption will be final soon and we will miss her!"
Foster Parent

"Working with Pinehaven has been a wonderful experience. From the very beginning, the licensing process was organized and timely, with assistance as needed along the way. My husband and I found that working with the case manager was a pleasure, it was very easy to ask questions, get outside ideas and/or assistance, and we always felt supported. Overall, our first experience getting licensed and being a foster family was extremely positive, thanks to Pinehaven and the resources and staff they have available."
Foster Parent

"Our family’s heart is in foster care. We have found a great partner in Pinehaven Youth & Family Services, Inc. to be a support to families and kids through difficult times in their lives."
Foster Parent

"I licensed with Pinehaven through a mutual friend and finding out that my life philosophy and experiences were conducive with Pinehaven. The real world is where we all need to live in and get prepared for. Many of the adolescents that reside in my home have a disillusioned view of life and the world…. This needs to be addressed realistically. The support that Pinehaven offers to me is the reason I stay with the agency. The case manager offers services that allow me to work with the adolescents in a constructive and realistic way. I am able to access the staff when needed. They are there for meetings and support. Pinehaven is person centered in all areas; and live that belief. I am proud to say that my licensing agency is Pinehaven Youth and Family Services, Inc."
Foster Parent

Pinehaven House will support youth to meet and to assist the challenges of adolescence. Pinehaven House will assist youth in gaining the life skills and education they need to become self-sufficient, successful adults.

Pinehaven House is a corporate, staffed foster home for up to 8 adolescent males ranging in age from 12 up to age 20. Each adolescent living in the home must be willing to work on transition goals that will lead to independence or another approved goal. Youth residing at Pinehaven House may be offered the opportunity to reside in foster care up to the age of 21.

Program components include:

Treatment planning and goal setting
Development of interpersonal social skills
Gaining time management skills
Daily living skills/independent living skills.
Work readiness and employment opportunities
Educational interface and planning assistance
Nutrition and meal planning
Opportunities for practical preparation for transition
Health/mental health/chemical health coordination of care
Community volunteer projects
Recreational and leisure activities
House group to address various needs
Weekly in-house independent living skills groups

Pinehaven Youth and Family Services, Inc. will provide case management services to residents. They will work directly with the placing agents and the resident’s placement team. They will monitor progress on goals identified in the resident’s Individual Program Plan.

Goal areas of the Individual Program Plan will include the following areas:

Adjustment to community
Family
Interpersonal skills
Education/Employment
Health/Mental Health/Chemical Health

In addition, upon successful discharge, each youth will have created a Transition Portfolio. Included within this portfolio will be the following items:

Copy of social security card
Certified copy of birth certificate
Driver’s License or MN State Identification card
Medical and dental records
Contact information for medical doctor, psychiatrist, dentist, and therapist
Copy of bank information
Past and present employment information
Health insurance information
Contact information for youth’s siblings, if applicable and in foster care
Any other information pertinent to independent living and existing case plan

House Programming:

Pinehaven House will implement the following house programming:

Weekly house meeting with all youth and any available staff members to discuss any home issues, create individual schedules for the coming week, upcoming events, changes to policies, or other relevant issues
Independent living skills groups on a variety of topics
Participation in daily chores, all household activities, and any other life skill building activities