Category Archives: Latest News
33rd Annual Pancake Breakfast
Join us Sunday December 8th for our annual Pancake Breakfast. Breakfast will start at 10 am and go until 1 pm at our Main Campus located at 714 W College St. $5 for adults, $15 for families. We look forward to seeing you there!
Northwood is Awarded 3rd Accreditation
Northwood Children’s Services was awarded for the third time an expedited accreditation from the Council on Accreditation– a symbol of excellence in meeting the highest national standards of care. Northwood has been accredited since the early eighties. We went through 1206 best practice standards and met each and every one of these standards with […]
NACBH’s Newest President
On July 19th, the National Association for Children’s Behavioral Health elected our very own President and CEO, Richard Wolleat as their new president. This is a great honor for Richard and all of Northwood Children’s Services. NACBH’s mission is “To advance the field of children’s behavioral health by engaging talented and promising leaders to identify […]
41st Annual Student Award Banquet
On Thursday May 23rd, Northwood Children’s Services celebrated the hard work of our students and staff with our annual Student Award Banquet. The night was filled with music, laughter, and appreciation as we all came together to recognize our fantastic students from the Little Learners who serenaded us with “Baby Shark” to the graduating seniors […]
Wellness
Exercise is essential to maintaining good health, a balanced mood and overall well-being. Northwood coworkers joined together at IST CrossFit to work toward the common goal of fitness! We had a great turnout with around 25 employees participating. Good job everyone!
Team of the Quarter
Congratulations to the Scout team, West campus, for receiving the Team of the Quarter! The Scout team has done an excellent job in creating an organizational culture that reflects our belief that our work is fun and vital and that each person employed at Northwood makes a difference. Over the last three months, the team […]
President’s Report
As 2018 comes to a close, I would like to share a few thoughts about the some of the accomplishments over the past year. More children will be served than at any time in our history – 777 so far in our residential and day treatment programs, and many more children and families in our […]
Everyone Loves a Parade!
Most of us grew up watching the Macy’s Parade on Thanksgiving morning. Homecoming parades are big events for colleges and high schools. Memorial Day parades create a public way to express gratitude to our veterans. Here in Duluth, we all wait in anticipation for the Christmas City of the North Parade! For the sixth year, […]
NAMI Provider of the Year Award
(November 16, 2017) Northwood Children’s Services recently was honored to receive the “Provider of the Year” award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). We thank NAMI’s Board of Directors for selecting us and we will do our best to live up to the ideals it represents.