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Since 2000, Top 20 Training has been empowering youth and adults to make a positive difference in the quality of their lives, relationships and experiences. The founders of Top 20 Training believe in the potential of each human being. Our training and materials provide easily understood and immediately applicable concepts that help individuals, families, teams and organizations develop their potential.

Between 1.6 and 2.8 million youth run away in a year.  The mission of the National Runaway Switchboard is to help keep America’s runaway and at-risk youth safe and off the streets. Call 1-800-RUNAWAY if you are a teenager who is thinking of running from home, if you have a friend who has run and is looking for help, or if you are a runaway ready to go home through our Home Free program. Call if you are a teacher looking for information to pass along to your students about alternatives to running from home. Call if you care about a youth and want information on how you can help someone who may be at risk of running from home.

Our 24-hour crisis line has an experienced front-line team member ready to help you now. It’s anonymous, confidential and free. 1-800-RUNAWAY.

Minnesota Children's Platform Coalition and Every Child Matters in Minnesota is an unprecedented collaboration between families, faith communities, non-profit and community organizations, businesses, labor and higher education on behalf of children and youth in the state of Minnesota.

Discipline Associates is discipline with dignity-working successfully with difficult students- reducing violence, aggression and hostility- reaching at risk students - managing ADHD- rediscovering hope for hopeless students