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Program Details
Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
Foster Care
Foster parents provide important temporary care to children in crisis. Information is available about foster care programs and services.
Description
Foster parents play a crucial role in supporting children and their families through challenging times.
Information and support is available for foster families, including:
- Steps to become a foster parent
- Licensing information and resources
- Training for foster parents
- Programs for current or former foster youth moving to adulthood
- Permanent planning and supports for children
Features
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Area Served by County
- Aitkin County
- Anoka County
- Becker County
- Beltrami County
- Benton County
- Big Stone County
- Blue Earth County
- Brown County
- Carlton County
- Carver County
- Cass County
- Chippewa County
- Chisago County
- Clay County
- Clearwater County
- Cook County
- Cottonwood County
- Crow Wing County
- Dakota County
- Dodge County
- Douglas County
- Faribault County
- Fillmore County
- Freeborn County
- Goodhue County
- Grant County
- Hennepin County
- Houston County
- Hubbard County
- Isanti County
- Itasca County
- Jackson County
- Kanabec County
- Kandiyohi County
- Kittson County
- Koochiching County
- Lac qui Parle County
- Lake County
- Lake of the Woods County
- Le Sueur County
- Lincoln County
- Lyon County
- Mahnomen County
- Marshall County
- Martin County
- McLeod County
- Meeker County
- Mille Lacs County
- Morrison County
- Mower County
- Murray County
- Nicollet County
- Nobles County
- Norman County
- Olmsted County
- Otter Tail County
- Pennington County
- Pine County
- Pipestone County
- Polk County
- Pope County
- Ramsey County
- Red Lake County
- Redwood County
- Renville County
- Rice County
- Rock County
- Roseau County
- Scott County
- Sherburne County
- Sibley County
- St. Louis County
- Statewide
- Stearns County
- Steele County
- Stevens County
- Swift County
- Todd County
- Traverse County
- Wabasha County
- Wadena County
- Waseca County
- Washington County
- Watonwan County
- Wilkin County
- Winona County
- Wright County
- Yellow Medicine County
Application Instructions
Your county or tribal social service agency is the first point of contact for becoming a foster parent.
Contact your local agency to become a foster parent.
Location
540 Cedar St, St. Paul, MN, 55155
Area Served
Statewide
Phone Numbers
- Main - DHS Information Desk: 651-431-2000
- TTY: 800-627-3529
- Speech-to-Speech relay: 877-627-3848
Websites
Other Services at this Location
- Autism Resource Portal Online resources related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Disability Services Division (DSD) Manages programs that support people with a variety of disabilities
- Housing Benefits 101 (HB101) Information, guidance and online tools that help people find housing that meets their needs.
- Indian Child Welfare Programs Provides services that improve the safety, well being and permanency of American Indian youth
- MNbenefits - Apply for State Benefits Application for benefits to help pay for food, housing, child care and basic needs
Last Update
5/13/2024