Crow Wing Co. Highlights Need for Foster Families and Parents

May is Foster Care Month, and according to Crow Wing County Community Services, there were 67 licensed foster families with 110 children and teens in foster care in the...

MN Lawmakers Working to Codify Language from Indian Child Welfare Act into Law

Minnesota legislators are currently working to codify language from the national Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) into state law in light of a future U.S. Supreme Court...

Evergreen Youth and Family Services Hosts 17th Annual Conference in Bemidji

For the past 17 years, Bemidji-based Evergreen Youth and Family Services has organized their annual Evergreen Conference, which provides youth-serving professionals with...

HUD Announces More Than $5,100 In Funding For Bemidji Foster and Youth

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced nearly $200,000 in the most recent round of vouchers for HUD’s Foster Youth to...

North Homes In Bemidji Holds Open House For Find Foster Families Day

Since 1998, North Homes has successfully provided adoption services for children from birth to age 17, under state or tribal guardianship. Kim Anderson, Director of...

Adoption Is Love Fund Hosts Foster Bowling Event In Brainerd

A statewide organization aiming to give back to the adoption and foster care community in Minnesota held a unique event in the Brainerd Lakes Area on Tuesday. Sometimes a...

Step UP MN Encourages Communities To Come Together To Help Children Thrive

In 2016, two moms came together with a singular mission: to ensure that children in Minnesota have the opportunities and support systems to thrive. The founding members...

Beltrami County Board Meets To Discuss Financial Deficit

(Correction: the amount Beltrami County has used to pay for the funding gap should have been listed as $14 million, not $14 billion as originally reported. We regret the...

20 for 20: Dudley Family (2016)

To celebrate our 20th anniversary of Lakeland News, we’re taking a look back at some of the memorable local stories we’ve covered over the years. We’re...

Crow Wing County Celebrates Adoption Awareness Month

November is Adoption Awareness Month to celebrate families who have adopted children from the foster care system and children who have been adopted. In 2016, there were...