Staff within this organization are available to help families with children connect with supportive services in their local community.

Description

Staff help families learn about the wide variety of services and supports that may be helpful, make referrals on behalf of families when needed, and check-in with families until navigation services are no longer needed.

Resource centers may have staff that speak a variety of languages, that live in the local community, and represent similar cultural, racial and ethnic backgrounds of the families they serve. Agencies may also offer direct services in addition to navigation support.

Additional Information

Provides help with:

• Referrals for basic needs resources
• Preschool registration and scholarship assistance
• Child care applications and financial assistance
• Early childhood screenings in connection with the Faribault and Northfield public schools
• Early literacy skills programs

Features

• Area Served by County
  • Rice County

• Client Conveniences
  • Assistance with community resources

• Specialization
  • Family

Eligibility

Serving families in Faribault and Northfield Public School District Boundaries, in Rice County.

Application Instructions

For initially reaching out, phone (call/text) and email are preferred as staff are often working out with families in neighborhoods where they live, and thus aren't consistently available in the office locations for walk-ins.

Fee

These services are free.