Children's Residential Treatment Center

Thank you for taking the time to learn about Children's Residential Treatment Center! We are a non-profit residential treatment center for youth ages 11-17 in and around Minnesota. We serve youth who are struggling with their mental health and need 24 hour supervision to learn healthy and safe coping skills before returning to their family and their community. Our youth stay with us for 6-9 months on average and receive individual and family therapy weekly, as well as group therapy daily. Our youth spend time giving back in the community to other non-profits such as "Feed my Starving Children." We serve anywhere between 15-18 youth at a time. 

The pandemic has been difficult on us. Our youth have faced many COVID outbreaks within our program, which means they have to quarantine in the building with staff for 2 weeks at a time! This can be very challenging. Your donation would help purchase new items for them for the unit for activities, such as books, art supplies, new games, and recreation supplies. Not only have the residents been affected by the pandemic, but our amazing staff have been true heroes during this time. It has been difficult to find and retain staff over this last year and a half. Your donation could also go towards thanking our staff with a snack or caffeine during their long shifts as a "thank you!" to them! We truly couldn't operate this program without the dedicated employees we have. Finally, the Holiday Season is fast approaching! Some of our residents do not have families to go to for the Holidays, and we believe it is important to celebrate here with them. Your donation would not only help make a child's holiday season happier, but could also help them get that brand new pair of shoes they may never have received before. 

We appreciate you taking the time to read this and for donating to our organization and the youth we serve! Everyone deserves a second chance in their life, and your donation helps support us so we can continue reaching this goal.