Our mission is to improve the health and the well being of our residents by providing culturally appropriate services and a safe environment.

Cultural Homes operates three residential care facilities in south Minneapolis. All staff are culturally specific to provide a family-like environment and ensure appropriate care for the refugees and immigrants we serve.  We have created a team of Somali professionals to provide care for our immigrant/refugee residents.Cultural Homes operates 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, all year (as required by law).We employ two full-time Supervisors and two full-time staff during the daytime hours (7a.m to 11p.m)  and  two coordinating Managers on wake hours (8a.m- 5p.m) 6 days a week . The Managers are also on call 24-hours.Cultural Homes is licensed for MI/CD care.

Basic Support services include:

  • 24 hour emergency assistance
  • Adult companion services
  • Night supervision
  • PERSONAL support
  • Respite care, in-home or out-of home

Day Services include:

  •  Prevocational

Intervention Support Services include:

  • Behavior support
  • Crisis respite, in-home or out-of home

Residential Support and services include:

  • Foster Care services to supported living services

Supported Employment Services

Our Residential Care Services include, but are not limited to:

  • Cultural coaching and development
  • Spiritual counseling
  • Traditional healing
  • Medication monitoring
  • Family education and counseling
  • Community integration
  • Diversity training
  • Immigration needs
  • Legal issues
  • Interpretation/translation
  • Psychological development
  • Cognitive development
  • Independent living skills
  • Personal hygiene
  • Goal setting
  • Anger management
  • Fitness development (summer soccer league, trips to the gym)
  • Educational assistance (GED ESL or ELL, college, homework and tutoring)
  • Money management
  • Budgeting