Our MOFAS Mission

During a recent meeting with a legislator from the MN House of Representatives, a senior legislator said this statement about our “issue.” Perhaps his intention was pure in that he didn’t want us to get too big for our britches and assume that by creating a statewide task-force of FASD that all of our problems [...]

We are very happy to welcome a new contract staff to MOFAS – Rhonda Buerkle! Rhonda will work with the Training Department until June 30, 2012 and will visit 100 metro area agencies that are a part of the MOFAS Resource Directory. She will provide support about how to better collaborate and communicate with MOFAS [...]

I have been trying to get to the gym more consistently in 2012. I am not making it as many times a week as I should but I am working on it.  I like to swim laps when I can, and one of the things that keeps me occupied while paddling up and down the [...]

I don’t know if you have read the book “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” by Malcolm Gladwell. It’s a best seller, and it’s a fascinating book. It talks about that “magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.” I think [...]

I’ve been involved in work in the non-profit community for a lot of years. I always feel pretty darn lucky to be working with the people I work with, and honored to be connected to mission of the organization. Last week we had our Annual Meeting and celebrated with close to 140 people who care [...]

Lately I feel like I can’t keep up with the pace of what is happening at MOFAS.  There is a sense of urgency around here that you can sense. The time is now.  We know every woman we educate now about “049” means one more baby has a chance to be born without the challenges [...]

We are very happy to announce that the newest online training entitled Early Identification & Intervention in the Primary Care Setting is now available at the University of Minnesota, Continuing Education Homepage:  http://www.med.umn.edu/cme/online/home.html.   This training, with up to 2.0 free Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits is available for Family Practice physicians, pediatricians, nurse practitioners and [...]

Leah Fernandez comes to MOFAS with a strong background in working with women in need of recovery support during pregnancy.  She is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC), so is well equipped to help us continue to move forward with developing support for women who used alcohol during pregnancy.  She enjoys training and facilitating [...]