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The Department of Human Services provides economic assistance for qualifying families. It helps people go to or look for work, attend school, have nutritious food, and gain independence. Programs include: * Diversionary Work Program * General Assistance * Minnesota Family Investment Program * Minnesota Food Shelf Program * Minnesota Supplemental Aid * Nutritious Food Coalition * Refugee Resettlement - providing food, cash, and healthcare * Safe Harbor - for survivors of sex trafficking * Social Security Advocacy * Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) * Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - Employment and Training * Emergency Assistance Food Program * Office of Economic Opportunity * Family Assets for Independence in Minnesota (FAIM)

The Child Support Division works with parents, employers, government agencies, other states and community partners to help children receive the financial, medical and child care support they deserve. Services include: * Child Support Guidelines Calculator: Estimates the amount of child support * Minnesota Child Support Online: Enables parents to make their payments online * Information on establishing paternity * Information on policies and procedure for employers

Minnesota Health Care Programs provide health care coverage to eligible families with children, adults, people with disabilities, and seniors. Health services are provided on a fee-for-service basis or through managed care organizations, depending on the program. Programs include: * Medical Assistance (Medicaid) - members must meet income limits, nonfinancial eligibility rules and be Minnesota residents * MinnesotaCare - provides affordable coverage for those who have higher income levels than eligible for Medicaid * Minnesota Family Planning Program - family planning services for low-income Minnesotans

The Department of Human Services provides economic assistance for qualifying families. It helps people go to or look for work, attend school, have nutritious food, and gain independence. Programs include: * Diversionary Work Program * General Assistance * Minnesota Family Investment Program * Minnesota Food Shelf Program * Minnesota Supplemental Aid * Nutritious Food Coalition * Refugee Resettlement - providing food, cash, and healthcare * Safe Harbor - for survivors of sex trafficking * Social Security Advocacy * Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) * Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - Employment and Training * Emergency Assistance Food Program * Office of Economic Opportunity * Family Assets for Independence in Minnesota (FAIM)

Provides long-term support programs that help people with disabilities as they live in the community. Disabilities can include: * Developmental disabilities * Chronic medical conditions * Acquired or traumatic brain injuries * Physical disabilities Provides such support services as: * Assistive technology training and education * Economic assistance programs - help with housing, nutrition and income * Environmental modifications and provisions * Personal support services - home care services, home delivered meals, personal care assistance * Social Security Advocacy - help to apply or maintain benefits * Health care programs - such as community dental clinics, chemical dependency services * Trainings - providing life skills and employment opportunities * And more Disability Hub MN is a free statewide service that helps people find options to live independently. Visit online, or call (866) 333-2466 (8:30am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday) for more information. DB101 is a tool of the Disability Hub MN System. Disability Hub MN is managed by the Department of Human Services Disability Services Division, and the service is delivered through a contract with the Metropolitan Center for Independent Living (MCIL) and the Southeastern Minnesota Center for Independent Living (SEMCIL)

The Behavioral Health Administration works with partners and providers to ensure that services are available throughout the state. It provides funding, policy, monitoring, treatment, prevention and enforcement. Services include: *Assessment * Treatment * Recovery

The Adult Protection Unit provides training and education on the Minnesota Vulnerable Adult Act to the public, service providers, law enforcement and state agencies. The Unit supports adult protection programs administered by counties and tribal nations through policy guidance, training, decisions tools, case consultation and partnership for outcome measurements. The Unit also supports the Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment Review Panel. The Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC) is under this unit. The team also provides summary data on response for adults referred to MAARC as vulnerable and maltreated.

Offers trainings and conferences on policies and innovations in the field of aging. It helps eligible seniors pay for services so that they can stay in their homes and provides services that protect vulnerable older adults from maltreatment and abuse. Offers resources providing information on assisted living and assisted living facility care, including the Assisted Living Report Card, which helps consumers compare the quality of care in assisted living facilities across the state. Working with others, it provides a wide variety of alternative care services for older adults living in the community, including: * Adult companion services * Adult day services * Case management * Chore services * Consumer directed community supports * Environmental accessibility adaptations * Family adult day services * Family caregiver support services * Home care nursing * Home delivered meals * Homemaker services * Individual Community Living Supports (ICLS) * Non-medical transportation * Nutrition services * Personal emergency response systems * Personal care assistance * Respite care * Specialized equipment and supplies * Transitional services

Department of Human Services (DHS) programs integrate housing, services and income supports so that people can live in appropriate housing in the community of their choice. Housing programs and services include: * Help with household emergencies * Housing Support * General Assistance * Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA) * Rental Assistance * Long-term homelessness services and supports * Social Security Benefits Advocacy

The Child Support Division works with parents, employers, government agencies, other states and community partners to help children receive the financial, medical and child care support they deserve. Services include: * Child Support Guidelines Calculator: Estimates the amount of child support * Minnesota Child Support Online: Enables parents to make their payments online * Information on establishing paternity * Information on policies and procedure for employers

Programs help make quality child care affordable for income-eligible families and support efforts that improve the overall quality of care across the state. Programs include: * Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) - Provides financial assistance to help families with low incomes pay for child care * Parent Aware - Helps families find quality child care and education programs * Support for Family, Friends & Neighbors (FFN) Caring for Children - Provides training and resources for FFN caregivers

Manages publicly funded programs that support people with a variety of disabilities, including: * Acquired or traumatic brain injuries * Chronic medical conditions * Developmental disabilities * Physical disabilities * HIV/AIDS - The HIV/AIDS unit has insurance, drug reimbursement, dental, nutrition and case management programs They provide training opportunities focusing on state and federal programs - Scheduled training and information updates can found on TrainLink

Creates policies and administers programs for nursing homes, boarding care homes and nursing facilities for people with mental illness. It sets rates and reviews nursing facility cost reports to determine payments for Medicaid-certified facilities. It also ensures that nursing homes are following regulations regarding: * Nursing facility services * Quality of care * Transitions to and from a nursing facility level of care Offers resources providing information on nursing facilities and nursing facility care, including the Nursing Home Report Card, which helps consumers compare the quality of care in nursing facilities across the state.

The Mental Health Division provides funding for mental health treatment services. It sets standards of care and works with partners and providers to deliver mental health services within Minnesota. Programs and services include: * Emergency mental health services * Short-term hospital inpatient treatment * Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services * Assertive Community Treatment * Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics * Certified Peer Specialist * Crisis response * Culturally-Specific Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services Grant Program * Day treatment * Dialectical Behavior Therapy - Intensive Outpatient Treatment * Education and prevention services * Employment services * First episode psychosis * Residential Treatment Services * Mental Health - Targeted Case Management * Outpatient services * Partial hospitalization program * Traditional Healing for Native Communities

Ensures that programs and services are available throughout Minnesota, and works with counties, providers and tribes to deliver services. Programs and services include: * Behavioral health home services * Case management services * Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics * Children's Intensive Behavioral Health Services * Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Services * Children's Residential Treatment * Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports * Community Mental Health Centers * Day treatment * Early childhood mental health services * First episode psychosis * Mental health and addiction treatment * Mental Health Behavioral Aide * Minnesota Intensive Therapeutic Homes * Outpatient mental health services * Partial hospitalization * Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities * Psychiatric units * Respite care * School-linked mental health services * School mental health services in special education * System of Care * Traditional Healing For Native Communities * Transition services * Trauma-informed care

This federally-funded office works with federal, state and local partners to support the resettlement of refugees in Minnesota and provides a variety of coordinated whole-family services for people under humanitarian protection who have been in the U.S. less than five years. It makes sure that newcomer families have their immediate and basic needs met so they can live in dignity and achieve their highest potential. The Refugee Resettlement Programs office helps eligible individuals and families by: * Ensuring that mainstream programs and community resources are accessible * Providing assistance in finding employment * Long-term guidance and coaching to meet academic or career goals * Adjusting to life in America through free classes on how to use public transit, how to help children prepare for college and many other topics * Low-cost legal help and status change applications for permanent residency and citizenship