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A navigator connecting expectant families, families with young children (birth – 8 years old) and those working with families to services in their local communities that support healthy child development and family well-being.

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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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Women, Infants & Children (WIC) is a nutrition and breastfeeding program that helps income eligible pregnant women and parents with an infant or child younger than age 5 (including foster parents and guardians). Learn more and apply online.

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Area Served by County
- 245 Statewide
- 465 Aitkin County
- 1522 Anoka County
- 530 Becker County
- 538 Beltrami County
- 507 Benton County
- 368 Big Stone County
- 528 Blue Earth County
- 450 Brown County
- 548 Carlton County
- 1056 Carver County
- 559 Cass County
- 403 Chippewa County
- 532 Chisago County
- 532 Clay County
- 445 Clearwater County
- 389 Cook County
- 430 Cottonwood County
- 517 Crow Wing County
- 1706 Dakota County
- 399 Dodge County
- 466 Douglas County
- 388 Faribault County
- 451 Fillmore County
- 419 Freeborn County
- 534 Goodhue County
- 397 Grant County
- 3897 Hennepin County
- 469 Houston County
- 439 Hubbard County
- 523 Isanti County
- 505 Itasca County
- 414 Jackson County
- 426 Kanabec County
- 481 Kandiyohi County
- 367 Kittson County
- 425 Koochiching County
- 368 Lac qui Parle County
- 409 Lake County
- 341 Lake of the Woods County
- 443 Le Sueur County
- 410 Lincoln County
- 464 Lyon County
- 435 Mahnomen County
- 432 Marshall County
- 415 Martin County
- 489 McLeod County
- 438 Meeker County
- 488 Mille Lacs County
- 500 Morrison County
- 439 Mower County
- 417 Murray County
- 450 Nicollet County
- 411 Nobles County
- 423 Norman County
- 664 Olmsted County
- 547 Otter Tail County
- 363 Pennington County
- 464 Pine County
- 449 Pipestone County
- 504 Polk County
- 408 Pope County
- 2180 Ramsey County
- 371 Red Lake County
- 456 Redwood County
- 448 Renville County
- 523 Rice County
- 432 Rock County
- 383 Roseau County
- 1165 Scott County
- 578 Sherburne County
- 392 Sibley County
- 974 St. Louis County
- 810 Stearns County
- 442 Steele County
- 405 Stevens County
- 383 Swift County
- 474 Todd County
- 386 Traverse County
- 444 Wabasha County
- 435 Wadena County
- 426 Waseca County
- 1369 Washington County
- 382 Watonwan County
- 388 Wilkin County
- 518 Winona County
- 657 Wright County
- 417 Yellow Medicine County
At Home Services
- 1 Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
Building Amenities
- 9 Pets Allowed
Client Conveniences
- 1722 Assistance with community resources
- 1403 Housing Consultation
- 1502 Housing Transition / Sustaining
Dietary Needs and Preferences
- 2 Dietary Law - Halal
- 1 Dietary Law - Kosher
Doula Birth Settings
- 94 At home birth
- 104 Birth center
- 51 Clinic
- 108 Hospital
- 52 Telehealth
Doula Specialization
- 28 Cultural practices/ceremonies/traditions
- 49 Home birth
- 48 Induction of labor
- 11 Justice-impacted/Incarcerated birthing people
- 23 LGBTQ2-S+
- 38 Medical complication(s) (baby)
- 43 Medical complication(s) (mother)
- 57 Natural/holistic
- 26 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- 9 Non-English speaking
- 53 Planning cesarean section
- 14 Polyamory/non-monogamy
- 57 Pregnancy after miscarriage/loss
- 44 Pre-term labor/delivery
- 22 Religious practices
- 23 Surrogacy
- 61 Trauma informed support
- 37 Twins/multiples
- 62 Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)/Trial of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC)
- 51 Virtual/remote support
Evidence-Based Programs
- 165 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
- 994 1 bedroom unit
- 1154 2 bedroom unit
- 759 3 or more bedroom unit
- 136 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
- 843 Nebulizer Drugs
- 603 Nebulizer Equipment and Supplies
- 130 Oxygen Equipment and Supplies
- 10 Portable Ramp
- 57 Speech Generating Devices
Medical Services
- 101 Nutrition assessment and/or counseling
- 1 Occupational therapy
- 1 Refugee Screening Clinic
- 3 Speech therapy
Medical Specialties
- 18 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- 436 Pediatrics
- 308 Primary Care
- 76 Well-baby nursery
New Parent/Baby Supplies
- 18 Car Seats
- 60 Diapers
- 15 Formula
Organization Type
- 7 Center for Independent Living
- 726 Community Action Partnership
- 6 Family Resource Center
Payment
- 7 Alternative Care Waiver (AC)
- 7 Brain Injury Waiver (BI)
- 7 Community Access for Disability Inclusion Waiver (CADI)
- 7 Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver
- 7 Developmental Disabilities Waiver (DD)
- 1773 Free / no cost to eligible clients
- 1081 Free / no cost to everyone
- 2889 Medicaid (Medical Assistance)
- 1305 Private health insurance
- 2860 Private pay
- 1278 Sliding fee scale
Personal Care
- 1 Bathing
Service Availability
- 68 24 hours a day
Specialization
- 278 Adults with disabilities
- 76 African American Community
- 1 Age range
- 1 Alzheimer's Disease
- 815 Autism Spectrum Disorder
- 47 Blind or visually impaired
- 121 Brain Injury (BI)
- 17 Caregivers
- 1264 Children and/or youth with disabilities
- 90 Deaf or hard-of-hearing
- 5 Dementia
- 224 Developmental disabilities
- 1506 Disabilities
- 48 Ethiopian Community
- 2822 Family
- 205 Female
- 45 High risk pregnancy
- 107 Hispanic/Latino Community
- 7 HIV/AIDS
- 69 Hmong Community
- 361 Homeless
- 211 Immigrants
- 114 Individuals with criminal histories accepted
- 35 Karen Community
- 26 Laotian Community
- 86 LGBTQ Community
- 18 Liberian Community
- 46 Male
- 576 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
- 4497 People with low income
- 19 Physical disabilities
- 212 Refugees
- 30 Remote
- 5 Residential Treatment - Age Range
- 5 Residential Treatment - Female
- 2 Residential Treatment - Male
- 12 Russian Community
- 106 Somali Community
- 74 Teen parent
- 40 Veteran
- 34 Vietnamese Community
Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Services
- 11 Clients with children
- 9 Non-residential treatment
- 5 Residential treatment
Transportation
- 75 Assist passengers to and from vehicle
- 41 Reduced cost transportation or volunteer driver
- 161 Special transportation services
- 61 Vehicle lift access
- 44 Vehicle ramp access
- 143 Wheelchair access

Yellow Medicine East Public School District

Yellow Medicine East Public School DistrictLink: view organization details

Early Childhood Screening District Office

450 9th Ave, Granite Falls, MN, 56241

Phone number(320) 564-4081 Emailklouwagie@isd2190.org Website addresshttps://sites.google.com/isd2190.org/littlestingers/preschool-screening

Area Served: Yellow Medicine East Public School District

Yellow Medicine East Public School District

Yellow Medicine East Public School DistrictLink: view organization details

Kindergarten District Office

450 9th Ave, Granite Falls, MN, 56241

Phone number(320) 564-4081 Website addresshttps://www.isd2190.org

Area Served: Yellow Medicine East Public School District

Yellow Medicine East Public School District

Yellow Medicine East Public School DistrictLink: view organization details

Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) - Birth through Two District Office

450 9th Ave, Granite Falls, MN, 56241

Phone number(320) 564-4081 Emailymehelpmegrow@isd2190.org Website addresshttps://www.isd2190.org

Area Served: Yellow Medicine East Public School District

Refer Online: https://www.helpmegrowmn.org/HMG/Refer/index.html

Yellow Medicine East Public School District

Yellow Medicine East Public School DistrictLink: view organization details

Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) - Three to Kindergarten Entrance District Office

450 9th Ave, Granite Falls, MN, 56241

Phone number(320) 564-4081 Emailymehelpmegrow@isd2190.org Website addresshttps://www.isd2190.org

Area Served: Yellow Medicine East Public School District

Refer Online: https://www.helpmegrowmn.org/HMG/Refer/index.html

Yellow Medicine East Public School District

Yellow Medicine East Public School DistrictLink: view organization details

School-based Preschool: School Readiness, School Readiness Plus, Voluntary Prekindergarten District Office

450 9th Ave, Granite Falls, MN, 56241

Phone number(320) 564-4081 Website addresshttps://sites.google.com/isd2190.org/littlestingers/home

Area Served: Yellow Medicine East Public School District

Refer Online: https://public.education.mn.gov/HSPPReferrals

Yellow River Pharmacy Inc

Yellow River Pharmacy IncLink: view organization details

Medical Equipment and Supplies

7438 Main St W, Webster, WI, 54893

Phone number(715) 866-8644 Website addresshttps://www.yellowriverpharmacy.com

Area Served: Chisago and Pine counties

Yinghua Academy

Yinghua AcademyLink: view organization details

Public School Early Childhood Education and Care Programs Charter School

1616 Buchanan St NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413

Phone number(612) 788-9095 Emailinfo@yinghuaacademy.org Website addresshttps://www.yinghuaacademy.org

Area Served: Hennepin County and surrounding area

Yinghua Academy

Yinghua AcademyLink: view organization details

Kindergarten Charter School

1616 Buchanan St NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413

Phone number(612) 788-9095 Website addresshttps://www.yinghuaacademy.org

Area Served: Hennepin County and surrounding area

YMCA Northern Sky

YMCA Northern SkyLink: view organization details

Free or Low-Cost Meals Fercho YMCA

400 1st Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58103

Phone number(218) 359-2322 Emailkathryn.anderson@ymcacassclay.org Website addresshttps://www.ymcanorthernsky.org/foodprograms

Area Served: Clay county of Minnesota and Cass county of North Dakota

YMCA Northern Sky

YMCA Northern SkyLink: view organization details

Free or Low-Cost Meals Schlossman YMCA

4243 19th Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58103

Phone number(218) 359-2322 Emailkathryn.anderson@ymcacassclay.org Website addresshttps://www.ymcanorthernsky.org/foodprograms

Area Served: Clay county of Minnesota and Cass county of North Dakota

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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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