Thumbs Up High 5K, Inc.

What Is a Calming Corner?
A Classroom Calming Corner is a quiet area of the room equipped with soft furnishings and soothing materials to help a student de-escalate when upset.
Each calming corner can be customized for the specific age or classroom grade.
Calming corners can be equipped with many tools to help regulate emotions including but not limited to:
Bean bag chair(s) or floor cushions/large pillows
Soft rug
Relaxation CD and player or headphones
Books, magazines
Low partitions/dividers for privacy
Fidgets or Glitter Jars
Visual calming strategies like yoga calm posters or breathing exercises
Visual timer

Do You Need Assistance Paying for Counseling?
At Thumbs Up, we have a program that is built to aid individuals who are needing assistance paying for mental health counseling. Although we are not counselors ourselves, we have partnered with counseling professionals to help. Through our Referral Assistance Program, we can help you pay for five counseling sessions through our trusted partners. Our program is funded by members of the community who believe in supporting mental health care for all. To get started, select the counseling office of your choice, then fill out the form below.

Program Description
Thumbs Up High 5K, a Minnesota nonprofit corporation, (the “Organization”), offers to those the Organization serves as part of its charitable purposes as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, participation in a free, electronic referral program (the “Referral Program”) for referral of a participant to receive five (5) free sessions of counseling or therapy provided by a licensed provider.

Emotional Support Dogs
Each year, we identify a family to receive an emotional support dog
And emotional support dog is defined as a companion animal that provides their owner with a therapeutic benefit or emotional support
Each emotional support dog takes A.K.C. Star Puppy Class and Canine Good Citizen Class through Your Dogs Best Friend
Emotional support dogs can help with high levels of anxiety, depression, PTSD and autism
What’s the difference between an Emotional Support dog and a service dog or therapy dog?

You are not alone in this journey. Suicide affects millions each year. Thumbs Up can provide resources and walk alongside you through the grieving process.

When we learn of a death by suicide in the community, we will mail out a bereavement gift which includes a bell wind chime, worry stones, Keep Moving Forward bracelet and sympathy card

Middle & High School After School Program Monday – Thursday from 2:15pm – 5:00pm
Located: 305 Jackson Ave. Suite B, Elk River, MN 55330
Weekly no-cost mental health activities including:
- Willow the Therapy Dog from You’re Not Alone
- Art Therapy Workshops from Art Lab RX & Parasol Wellness Collaborative
- Painting classes from Creative Studio 23
- Mental Health First Aid Training from The Heart and Mind Connection
- Partnership with CAER Food Shelf to provide healthy snacks and beverages for every student

Middle & High School Summer Program – Wednesdays from 11:00am-2:00pm
Located: 305 Jackson Ave. Suite B, Elk River, MN 55330
Weekly no-cost mental health activities including:
- Willow the Therapy Dog from You’re Not Alone
- Art Therapy Workshops from Art Lab RX & Parasol Wellness Collaborative
- Painting classes
- Mental Health First Aid Training from The Heart and Mind Connection
- Partnership with CAER Food Shelf to provide healthy snacks and beverages for every student