The Pillager Famly Council is impacting the Pillager community in many ways. Through the early childhood collaboration with other organizations, we are making early childhood programs available to all families. We have received grant funding from foundations and organizations to help provide basic needs, such as food through the food shelf, to families in need. We provide after school and summer programming for families who need their children to be in a safe, fun environment until their parents can attend to them.

The Pillager Family Council is working through the Healthy Organization Partnership which is a grant funded training provided by the Initiative Foundation. The Council and staff members went through a strategic planning session and changed the mission statement and developed a vision statement and core values. We also identified two areas that need to be worked on, program evaluation and community/media awareness.

Our organization serves all community members because we are involved in many different programs. We serve children ages birth through age five in the home visiting program, child care program and preschool program. We serve children in grades K-5 in the Fun Stop program, and students in grades 6-12 at "The Spot". We serve families of all ages through the food shelf and county co-located services including WIC clinics and Child/Teen Checkup Clinics and Veterans service.

Pillager School District, including Cass, Morrison and Crow Wing Counties