During 2010, the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center served over 3,000 American Indian women and children with holistic, culturally based services. In our South Minneapolis Phillips neighborhood, we hosted two community feasts and two Vendor Day events. We responded to community needs by opening a new outpatient treatment program for Native women with co-occurring disorders and sexual trauma histories, exceeded our outcomes for outreach and training on our sex trafficking research, and finalized a new parenting curriculum for Native families. Organizational goals identified in our strategic plan were met during this time frame by these activities, and by careful fiscal management we are on track with our revenue and expense goals. Each of our direct service programs successfully met the needs of our families, with some program reporting 100 % success rates of family reunification. MIWRC continues to be known as an innovative, accountable service provider with excellent outcomes and strong partnerships.

Our goals for 2011 are to expand and diversify our funding sources to allow us to continue to focus on excellence, review our 2010 – 2012 Strategic Plan and measure benchmarks, thoughtfully expand our Board of Directors, and end the year with an unrestricted operating reserve. We will begin creating a capital campaign to address infrastructure needs in our facility, research data base systems that will enhance our reporting ability, and fully switch over our financial software to the Blackbaud system. Finally, we will continually review program outcomes to determine how well we are meeting our mission.

American Indian women and their families

Urban and rural areas surrounding Minneapolis and within the State of Minnesota.