--- title: North Homes Resource Center | Luke Jurek description: Luke Jurek is the Foster Care and Adoption Director at North Homes Children and Family Services, where he oversees licensing and support for foster and adoptive families across Northern Minnesota. Since 2005, he's been with North Homes Children and Family Services in Bemidji. First as a Mental Health Practitioner, then the following year he joined the Foster Care team as a Case Manager. 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