We're proud and excited today! We'll have TWO sets of speakers at this year's Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless' 2024 Annual Conference in Duluth. Starting in just 10 minutes, our first duo, John Tribbett and David Jeffries (pictured as they're about to speak), are speaking about the unique success of Avivo Village in a session called "Avivo Village - Lessons Learned in Coming Together: Three Years and Nine Months in the Life of a Tiny Room, low barrier, high-fidelity harm reduction shelter." ~John Tribbett, Avivo Service Area Director Ending Homelessness; David Jeffries, Avivo Then, later today, Kassie Davis and Mark Delisi, representing our Street Outreach Team, will be speaking about advancing street outreach for SUD/OUD, in a presentation titled "Meeting People Where They Are and Advancing Street Outreach for SUD/OUD: Effective and Innovative Approaches to Treating SUD/OUD in Hennepin County, MN." ~Mark Delisi, Avivo - FORE Senior Street Outreach / University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth Student; Kassondra Davis, Avivo Learn more about the conference at https://lnkd.in/gqxRqDq6
Avivo
Individual and Family Services
Minneapolis, MN 3,753 followers
Live well, work well.
About us
Avivo serves more than 11,000 Minnesotans each year, helping them achieve recovery, employment, and economic advancement. Founded in 1960, Avivo provides chemical and mental health services, career education, and employment services. We specialize in helping individuals and families who face personal or systemic barriers – poverty, homelessness, joblessness, chemical addiction or mental health concerns – achieve recovery and economic stability. We believe everyone deserves the chance to live well and work well. For more information, visit avivomn.org.
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http://www.avivomn.org
External link for Avivo
- Industry
- Individual and Family Services
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Minneapolis, MN
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1960
- Specialties
- employment, career training, disability, mental health, chemical health
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Employees at Avivo
Updates
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We want to send a huge thank you to The Standard for their donation of 100 adult snack kits and 100 snack kits for kids. These will help participants in our programs stay nourished as they work toward their goals at Avivo. #ThankYou If your organization is interested in donating an Urgent Needs Kit, you can see the current needs at https://lnkd.in/gaigfMC6
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You've heard us mention Harm Reduction, that it's a best practice in our industry, that it's proven to save lives, and more – but what *is* Harm Reduction? In this Q&A we talked with program director Charlotte Morris and program manager Brandon Sanford to learn more: https://lnkd.in/g2ptKXF4
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Seats are filling up quickly for 2024's Achieving Dreams Breakfast, and we wanted to send a huge thank you to our sponsors as of today! You can still buy your tickets for this Thursday, October 31, breakfast event at https://lnkd.in/eHAVCpU Thank you to our Presenting Sponsors, Marsden Services and Mortenson! Diamond Sponsors: APi Group Bremer Bank Deloitte Russell & Patricia Becker Gold Sponsors: Allina Health Clear Channel Outdoor K.A.H.R. Foundation McKinsey & Company Medica Ryan Companies US, Inc. Ulteig U.S. Bank Silver Sponsors: Andersen Corporation Windows & Doors BlueCross BlueShield Minnesota Boyum Barenscheer Lisa Shannon Bronze Sponsors: The Excelsior Group Frauenshuh, Inc. Huebsch Services Padilla Les & Mary Anne Young
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Thanks to Xcel Energy Minnesota for spending their day of service by helping Avivo! They helped paint and freshen up Avivo Village's tiny homes, and also helped by assembling overdose reversal kits. #ThankYou If your group is interested in volunteering, you can see our current needs at https://lnkd.in/etGa9K7
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We're proud grantees of FORE, the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts. This week John Tribbett, one of our service area directors, is in Washington DC, is attending their annual meeting for grantees.
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Thanks to amazing Avivo staff and equally great partners, our Avivo Resource Fair and Dress for Success dual event was a success! Program participants and community members were linked to resources, including professional clothing from Dress for Success Twin Cities. Thanks to these partners and more: Dress for Success Twin Cities Think Small® Build Wealth Minnesota Disability Law Center and Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Immigration Law Project Help Me Grow Sexual Violence Center Domestic Abuse Project Family Tree Clinic Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery Project CHILD Volunteer Lawyers Network Child Care Aware Wildflyer Coffee Centro Restaurant Group Hennepin County – Child and Teen Checkups NorthPoint Health and Wellness The Arc Minnesota Raise The Barr Hennepin County Human Services Second Harvest Heartland
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Thanks to Rep. Jay Xiong and Rep. Hodan Hassan, as well as their staff, for taking the time to visit Avivo! They met Avivo staff, students, and a past program graduate, and they learned about our career education programs, employment services, and how we link these services with our treatment, mental health, and ending homeless programs! #ThankYou