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Pregnant and Expectant Families
- Pregnant and Expectant Families Resources for pregnant and expectant families that support healthy prenatal care, education, and basic needs.
  - Basic Needs
    - Breastfeeding and Lactation Support
    - Car Seats
    - Diapers
    - Health Insurance for Pregnant Women
    - Child Care
  - Health Care and Mental Health
  - Education and Support
Healthy Development and Screening
- Healthy Development and Screening Learn more about how your child is developing through one of Minnesota’s programs that support families who have children birth to 7 years of age. Programs offer a variety of services that include developmental screening, parent support, fun activities to support a child’s development, and connections to other helpful services.
Developmental and Behavior Concerns
- Developmental and Behavior Concerns Evaluation and services when a provider or caregiver has developmental, behavioral, or mental health concerns.
  - MEDICAL EVALUATION
    - Health Care Providers/Clinics
  - EARLY INTERVENTION / EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION
  - SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, OR BEHAVIORAL CONCERNS
Disability Services and Resources
- Disability Services and Resources Community supports and services for children with disabilities and their families.
Early Learning and Child Care
- Early Learning and Child Care Education and child care resources for children and families.
  - Find Child Care, Preschool and Other Early Learning Programs
  - Paying for Child Care, Preschool and Other Early Learning Programs
  - Public Libraries
  - Homeless School Liaisons
Family Well-Being and Mental Health
- Family Well-Being and Mental Health Services that support family health, mental health, and safety
  - Family Support Services
  - Crisis Services
  - Domestic Violence
  - Mental Health or Substance Use Disorder
American Indian Families
- American Indian Families Resources and supports for American Indian children and families living on and off Tribal Nation lands.
Caregiving and Community Support
- Caregiving and Community Support Resources for homeless, immigrants, refugees, teen parents, and other family situations
  - Adoption
  - Fathers
  - Foster Parents
  - Grandparents/Kinship caregivers
  - Homeless Children and Families
    - Shelters and Transitional Housing Programs
    - Homeless School Liaisons
  - Immigrants and Refugees
    - Immigrant and Refugee Helpline
    - Refugee Cash Assistance Program
    - Refugee Health Assessment
    - Community Health Clinics/Federally Qualified Health Centers
    - Rural Health Centers
    - Immigrant Law Resources
  - Teen Parent Assistance
  - Trafficked or Sexually Exploited Youth
Dental and Health Care
- Dental and Health Care Resources to find and access affordable dental and health care services
  - Dental Care
    - Dental Clinics and Services
  - Health Care
Basic Needs
- Basic Needs Public programs and resources that help with food, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities.
  - Financial Assistance
  - Energy Assistance and Weatherization
    - Energy Assistance Programs
    - Weatherization Assistance Programs
  - Food
  - Health Insurance
  - Housing
  - Job Training and Career Development
    - Job Training
    - Career Development and Counseling
  - Transportation
Legal Services
- Legal Services Resources for low-cost or free legal services and information

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Learn more about how your child is developing through one of Minnesota’s programs that support families who have children birth to 7 years of age. Programs offer a variety of services that include developmental screening, parent support, fun activities to support a child’s development, and connections to other helpful services.

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There are several options below to learn about a variety of financial assistance programs available to families in MN, including eligibility screening and application access.

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- 520 Winona County
- 656 Wright County
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At Home Services
- 1 Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
Building Amenities
- 9 Pets Allowed
Client Conveniences
- 1723 Assistance with community resources
- 1409 Housing Consultation
- 1509 Housing Transition / Sustaining
Dietary Needs and Preferences
- 2 Dietary Law - Halal
- 1 Dietary Law - Kosher
Doula Birth Settings
- 91 At home birth
- 99 Birth center
- 48 Clinic
- 103 Hospital
- 49 Telehealth
Doula Specialization
- 26 Cultural practices/ceremonies/traditions
- 48 Home birth
- 46 Induction of labor
- 10 Justice-impacted/Incarcerated birthing people
- 23 LGBTQ2-S+
- 35 Medical complication(s) (baby)
- 40 Medical complication(s) (mother)
- 53 Natural/holistic
- 23 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- 8 Non-English speaking
- 49 Planning cesarean section
- 14 Polyamory/non-monogamy
- 54 Pregnancy after miscarriage/loss
- 41 Pre-term labor/delivery
- 22 Religious practices
- 22 Surrogacy
- 60 Trauma informed support
- 37 Twins/multiples
- 60 Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)/Trial of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC)
- 48 Virtual/remote support
Evidence-Based Programs
- 164 Early Head Start
- 2 Family Connects
- 19 Family Spirit
- 30 Healthy Families America
- 67 Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting (MECSH)
- 44 Nurse Family Partnership
- 13 Parents as Teachers
- 300 Reach Out and Read clinic
Housing Unit Types
- 914 1 bedroom unit
- 1078 2 bedroom unit
- 712 3 or more bedroom unit
- 129 Studio/efficiency
Legal Information
- 5 Benefits assistance
Licenses and Certifications
- 91 Community Mental Health Center (CMHC)
- 87 Federally Qualified Health Center
- 194 Mental Health Certification
Medical Equipment and Supplies
- 844 Nebulizer Drugs
- 605 Nebulizer Equipment and Supplies
- 131 Oxygen Equipment and Supplies
- 10 Portable Ramp
- 57 Speech Generating Devices
Medical Services
- 101 Nutrition assessment and/or counseling
- 1 Refugee Screening Clinic
- 3 Speech therapy
Medical Specialties
- 18 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- 436 Pediatrics
- 309 Primary Care
- 76 Well-baby nursery
New Parent/Baby Supplies
- 18 Car Seats
- 60 Diapers
- 14 Formula
Organization Type
- 7 Center for Independent Living
- 725 Community Action Partnership
- 6 Family Resource Center
Payment
- 78 Alternative Care Waiver (AC)
- 78 Brain Injury Waiver (BI)
- 78 Community Access for Disability Inclusion Waiver (CADI)
- 78 Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver
- 78 Developmental Disabilities Waiver (DD)
- 1772 Free / no cost to eligible clients
- 1076 Free / no cost to everyone
- 2890 Medicaid (Medical Assistance)
- 1303 Private health insurance
- 2820 Private pay
- 1277 Sliding fee scale
Personal Care
- 1 Bathing
Service Availability
- 69 24 hours a day
Specialization
- 276 Adults with disabilities
- 75 African American Community
- 1 Alzheimer's Disease
- 794 Autism Spectrum Disorder
- 45 Blind or visually impaired
- 121 Brain Injury (BI)
- 6 Caregivers
- 1257 Children and/or youth with disabilities
- 91 Deaf or hard-of-hearing
- 5 Dementia
- 221 Developmental disabilities
- 1499 Disabilities
- 48 Ethiopian Community
- 2823 Family
- 205 Female
- 43 High risk pregnancy
- 106 Hispanic/Latino Community
- 7 HIV/AIDS
- 70 Hmong Community
- 361 Homeless
- 210 Immigrants
- 117 Individuals with criminal histories accepted
- 37 Karen Community
- 28 Laotian Community
- 87 LGBTQ Community
- 18 Liberian Community
- 46 Male
- 570 Mental health
- 475 Native American Community
- 17 Nigerian Community
- 6 Non-Residential Treatment - Age Range
- 9 Non-Residential Treatment - Female
- 3 Non-Residential Treatment - Male
- 4499 People with low income
- 19 Physical disabilities
- 214 Refugees
- 30 Remote
- 5 Residential Treatment - Age Range
- 5 Residential Treatment - Female
- 2 Residential Treatment - Male
- 12 Russian Community
- 108 Somali Community
- 71 Teen parent
- 39 Veteran
- 36 Vietnamese Community
Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Services
- 11 Clients with children
- 9 Non-residential treatment
- 5 Residential treatment
Transportation
- 74 Assist passengers to and from vehicle
- 161 Special transportation services
- 61 Vehicle lift access
- 44 Vehicle ramp access
- 142 Wheelchair access

Ruby's Pantry

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Food Distribution Cook

303 Vermilion Blvd W, Old Cook School, Cook, MN, 55723

Phone number(651) 674-0009 Emailgoodnews@rubyspantry.org Website addresshttps://rubyspantry.org/find-location

Area Served: St. Louis County

Ruby's Pantry

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Food Distribution Cromwell

5577 Cromwell Park Dr, Cromwell Park Pavilion, Cromwell, MN, 55726

Phone number(651) 674-0009 Emailgoodnews@rubyspantry.org Website addresshttps://rubyspantry.org/find-location

Area Served: Carlton County

Ruby's Pantry

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Food Distribution Rochester

2703 9th Ave NW, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN, 55901

Phone number(651) 674-0009 Emailgoodnews@rubyspantry.org Website addresshttps://rubyspantry.org/find-location

Area Served: Olmsted County

Ruby's Pantry

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Food Distribution Duluth

230 E Skyline Pkwy, First United Methodist Church, Duluth, MN, 55811

Phone number(651) 674-0009 Emailgoodnews@rubyspantry.org Website addresshttps://rubyspantry.org/find-location

Area Served: St. Louis County

Ruby's Pantry

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Food Distribution East Chain

507 280th Ave, East Chain Evangelical Free Church, Granada, MN, 56039

Phone number(651) 674-0009 Emailgoodnews@rubyspantry.org Website addresshttps://rubyspantry.org/find-location

Area Served: Martin County

Ruby's Pantry

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Food Distribution Eveleth

8907 Highway 37, Clinton Town Hall, Iron, MN, 55751

Phone number(651) 674-0009 Emailgoodnews@rubyspantry.org Website addresshttps://rubyspantry.org/find-location

Area Served: St. Louis County

Ruby's Pantry

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Food Distribution Forest Lake

1790 11th St SE, Forest Hills Church, Forest Lake, MN, 55025

Phone number(651) 674-0009 Emailgoodnews@rubyspantry.org Website addresshttps://rubyspantry.org/find-location

Area Served: Washington County

Ruby's Pantry

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Food Distribution Grand Marais

550 E 5th St, Great Expectations Charter School, Grand Marais, MN, 55604

Phone number(651) 674-0009 Emailgoodnews@rubyspantry.org Website addresshttps://rubyspantry.org/find-location

Area Served: Cook County

Ruby's Pantry

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Food Distribution Hermantown

5007 Maple Grove Rd, Peace in Christ Lutheran Church, Hermantown, MN, 55811

Phone number(651) 674-0009 Emailgoodnews@rubyspantry.org Website addresshttps://rubyspantry.org/find-location

Area Served: St. Louis County

Ruby's Pantry

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Food Distribution International Falls

900 5th St, Backus Community Center, International Falls, MN, 56649

Phone number(651) 674-0009 Emailgoodnews@rubyspantry.org Website addresshttps://rubyspantry.org/find-location

Area Served: Koochiching County

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Help Me Connect is an interagency collaboration between Minnesota's Departments of Children, Youth and Families; Education; Health; and Human Services.

Help Me Grow provides resources on infant and young child development, and what to do when there are concerns.

For questions, more information, or to suggest a new resource, please contact us at HelpMeConnect@state.mn.us

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