‘ALL THE KIDS LOVE TIFFANY’ Kindness, compassion, and a constant smile make Empowering Kids Director Tiffany Schroeer a friend to all BY REBECCA MITCHELL For Luminous
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iffany Schroeer carries her compassion and love for people, fun sense of humor, and ‘kid whisperer’ talent with her everywhere she goes, injecting those qualities into everything she does. With her bright smile and listening ear, she wins people over and forms quick connections with them. Children, especially, are drawn to her — and that’s a really valuable trait in her line of work. Schroeer is the director of Empowering Kids, a nonprofit program in Perham that provides
services, support and resources to kids with autism or other social challenges. She works with children who are on the autism spectrum or have other emotional or behavioral disorders, like ADHD (attentiondeficit / hyperactivity disorder). “Tiffany’s a favorite,” says Christi Stoll, the general manager at Empowering Kids. “All the kids love Tiffany.” Empowering Kids was founded by Perham woman Kim Nelson and her husband, Kenny, in 2017, and is the only nonprofit autism
Tiffany Schroeer has been the Director of Empowering Kids in Perham since 2018. Rebecca Mitchell / Luminous
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program between Moorhead and Minneapolis. It offers developmental and behavioral intervention services, mental health services, social skills programming, transitional and independent living services for young adults, and more. Designed to be a safe space for learning and fun, the relatively new program already has a solid reputation for being high-quality and affordable. The families who utilize it, praise it. As the director, Schroeer plays a leading role in almost everything
