Pinehaven Youth and Family Services

Phone: 218-828-2027
Fax: 218-829-1473

"Pinehaven was the best choice we made! There were not only for the kids but they made sure we as foster parents had every resource available to us. It’s truly wonderful to have them with us throughout the whole process of adopting our 3 wonderful children. We cannot say enough good things about this group of people. I tell anyone interested in becoming a foster or adoptive family about Pinehaven."
Foster Parents

"An excellent job of communicating with me as needed."
Probation Agent

"Very professional, helpful, caring and competent."
Social Worker

"You are my go to agency, you care and are responsive."
Social Worker

"Excellent, Stable, Open to creativity and thinking outside the box."
Social Worker

"Pinehaven has been more than helpful with transportation, placements, staffings and individual planning."
Social Worker

"Case manager is very involved with the youth and the homes that they supervise and does an excellent job advocating for youth and providing support for foster parents. Very professional."
Probation Agent

"I always enjoy working with this agency."
Guardian Ad Litem

"Very calm, caring and sensitive to the needs of the young people in foster care."
Guardian Ad Litem

"Wonderful to work with."
Social Worker

"You guys do an excellent job."
Probation Agent

"Pinehaven did an excellent job with a very complicated case."
Social Worker

"Pinehaven is a very good organization."
Social Worker

"Excellent support services to foster parents."
Social Worker

"Knowledgeable and goes the extra mile."
Social Worker

"Truly enjoyed working with Pinehaven and would look to their homes for future placements."
ICWA Worker

"Your program is wonderful and fills a need that we are feeling more and more with the transition of youth."
Social Worker

"Thanks for the great work in difficult situations."
Social Worker

"This was my first placement at Pinehaven and my experience was EXCELLENT!!"
Social Worker

"Our current experience with Pinehaven has been wonderful! Our worker has been very competent, compassionate and supportive. She’s easy to work with and makes herself available to us, whenever we need her. I know she cares about our entire family, not only our foster child. Our adoption will be final soon and we will miss her!"
Foster Parent

"Working with Pinehaven has been a wonderful experience. From the very beginning, the licensing process was organized and timely, with assistance as needed along the way. My husband and I found that working with the case manager was a pleasure, it was very easy to ask questions, get outside ideas and/or assistance, and we always felt supported. Overall, our first experience getting licensed and being a foster family was extremely positive, thanks to Pinehaven and the resources and staff they have available."
Foster Parent

"Our family’s heart is in foster care. We have found a great partner in Pinehaven Youth & Family Services, Inc. to be a support to families and kids through difficult times in their lives."
Foster Parent

"I licensed with Pinehaven through a mutual friend and finding out that my life philosophy and experiences were conducive with Pinehaven. The real world is where we all need to live in and get prepared for. Many of the adolescents that reside in my home have a disillusioned view of life and the world…. This needs to be addressed realistically. The support that Pinehaven offers to me is the reason I stay with the agency. The case manager offers services that allow me to work with the adolescents in a constructive and realistic way. I am able to access the staff when needed. They are there for meetings and support. Pinehaven is person centered in all areas; and live that belief. I am proud to say that my licensing agency is Pinehaven Youth and Family Services, Inc."
Foster Parent

Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome (SUID) & Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) - Required prior to license

Watch approved videos
- SUID Videos
  The Department of Human Services has approved the following series of videos to meet the SUID component when individuals are not receiving face-to-face, classroom, or online SUID training. All videos must be viewed to meet the SUID training requirement.
  1. Safe Sleep. Produced by Hennepin County (4:17)
  2. Safe Sleep Practices Produced by Eastern Virginia Medical School (5:50)
  3. Sleep On It - Preventing Unsafe Sleep Practices. Produced by Dakota County (6:28)
- AHT Videos
  The Department of Human Services has approved the following series of videos to meet the AHT component when license holders are not receiving face-to-face, classroom, or online AHT training. All videos must be viewed to meet the AHT training requirement.
  1. Never Shake: Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome (7:48)
  2. The Doctors - Shaken Baby Syndrome The Doctors (1:48)
  3. Forever Shaken (33:17)
Complete the SUID Post Test, and submit to your licensing worker.
Minnesota Statute § 245A.144
Child foster care providers caring for infants or children through 5 years of age must be instructed and receive training on SUID/AHT at least once every 5 years.
Complete the AHT Post Test, and submit it to your licensing worker.
Minnesota Statute § 245A.1445
- Option to watch a video

Children’s Mental Health (CMH) - Required prior to license

Watch Children’s Mental Health video
Complete the CMH Self Study Questionnaire and submit to your licensing worker.
Minnesota Statute § 245A.175
Two hours are required prior to licensing.
One hour is required annually after licensing.

Normalcy and Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Training - Required prior to license

Watch Normalcy and Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Training video
Complete the Normalcy and Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard Post Test and submit to your licensing worker.
Minnesota Statues, section 260C.212, subd.14.

Car Seat Training - Required prior to license

If you are providing interim family foster care or concurrent/permanency foster care, please visit Minnesota Child Passenger Safety Training for more information about registering for a class. You may also call 651-248-8256 for additional information.
After training is completed, please submit the certificate of completion to your licensing worker.
Minnesota Statute § 245A.18
Training must be completed once every five years when caring for children under 9 years of age

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - Required yearly after licensure

Watch Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Training Video
Complete the FASD Post-Test submit to your licensing worker.
The training requirements for child foster care licensing in Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.175 were amended to add an annual requirement of one hour of training on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders within the first 12 months of licensure. After the first 12 months of licensure, training on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders may be part of the 12 hours of the required in-service training per year.