Duluth Family Village

 

Location

Registration

Facilitator

Dates

FAQs

 

Location

The Duluth Family Village will meet on Sundays from 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. with a potluck dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at:

Lincoln Park Community Church
2202 W 3rd St
Duluth MN 55806
Link to Google Maps

 

Registration

Pre-registration is required and registration is limited to ensure adequate staffing for our youth programming.

Registration is free for families who have adopted Minnesota Waiting Children. For all other families, registration is $10 per child, per Village per Village (we do not charge for adult attendance). If you are unsure whether you have adopted a Minnesota Waiting Child, or would like more information about our fees, click here.

You may register online using our secure server, by coming to our offices in person, or by mailing a registration form (PDF or Word).

 

Facilitators

Marilyn and Val Gow have nine years of experience in the area of transracial adoptions. They live in Hermantown with their six boys, ages 10 to 15, and run the Duluth Harambee Village at Lincoln Park Community Church. Marilyn is also the Northeast Parent Liaison with MN ASAP.

 

 

Dates

• October 5th
• November 2nd
• December TBA
• Additional spring dates TBA.

 

FAQs

 

• What if I arrive late?

Please plan to arrive 10 minutes early. You will need that time to sign in, bring children to child care, and get settled in the parent group. We will make every effort to start on time. If you arrive after the groups have started, please enter quietly, bring children to child care, and join the parent group.

 

• Why am I on the waiting list?

For the most part, we have a first-come, first-served system. However, because of our funding through the Minnesota Department of Human Services, we reserve slots in all Harambee programs for families of children adopted from Minnesota’s foster care system

Our Youth Mentors have a wide variety of professional backgrounds including education, mental health and advocacy. In addition, some of our Youth Mentors are adult adoptees or adoptive parents. NACAC runs background checks on all youth mentors.

 

 

 

You can register online here. For more information, contact the Duluth Harambee Coordinator, Marilyn Gow, at MarilynGow@NACAC.org