Social Services

School Social Worker

Angela Antony, LGSW, is the Social Worker at Big Woods Elementary.  She joined the Big Woods team in 2025 after three years in a previous district and more than ten years in the nonprofit and Emergency Management sectors.

Ms. Antony's mission is to create space for belonging.

Guided by her core values of curiosity, empathy and belonging, she seeks to build relationships with students, families and colleagues to allow people to feel seen, cared for and supported.  Through social emotional learning, behavior support, community connection and consultation, Ms. Antony works to support student well-being in the classroom.

Ms. Antony welcomes family and community provider communication.  She can be reached at (763) 497-8025 X6123 or via email at angelaa@mystma.org.
 

School-Based Mental Health

Lucy Kapustka is our Elementary School Therapist through CanvasHealth.  Ms. Kapustka's goal is to support students, families, teachers, and administrators.  She works in the school's community setting to help identify and address mental health concerns, and eliminate barriers to accessing care.  She is at Big Woods Elementary 5 days per week. Her telephone number is 763-497-8025, ext. 6224.  Her email address is lucyk@mystma.org

More information can be found here.

Community Resources

Wright County Social Services provides a starting point to get connected with local community resources and human services.

Mental Health Information

MACMH (Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health) has a number of resources to help with children's mental health issues. They also provide "fact sheets" and other resources with information on a variety of mental health symptoms, classroom accommodations and other resources of interest to parents. Please see the MACMH Website.

Classes for Parents

Resource, Training, and Solutions based in St. Cloud, MN, provides classes designed for parents and resources from their media center that can be mailed directly to your home for a minimal cost.

Parenting Workshops
Media Center Resources (Books, Videos, DVDs)