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Human Services of Faribault & Martin Counties

Human Services of Faribault & Martin CountiesLink: view organization details

Child Foster Care (CFC) Licensing Martin County Center Address115 W 1st St, Fairmont, MN, 56031 Phone number(507) 238-4757 Website addresshttps://www.fmchs.com/index.php/services/child-foster-care

Area Served: Martin County

Human Services of Faribault & Martin Counties

Human Services of Faribault & Martin CountiesLink: view organization details

Child Foster Care (CFC) Licensing Faribault County Center Address412 N Nicollet St, Blue Earth, MN, 56013 Phone number(507) 526-3265 Website addresshttps://www.fmchs.com/index.php/services/child-foster-care

Area Served: Faribault County

Isanti County Family Services

Isanti County Family ServicesLink: view organization details

Child Foster Care (CFC) Licensing Address1700 E Rum River Dr S, Ste A, Cambridge, MN, 55008 Phone number(763) 689-1711 Website addresshttps://www.co.isanti.mn.us/247/Child-Foster-Care-Licensing

Area Served: Isanti County

Itasca County Health and Human Services

Itasca County Health and Human ServicesLink: view organization details

Child Foster Care (CFC) Licensing Address1209 SE 2nd Ave, Grand Rapids, MN, 55744 Phone number(218) 327-2941 Website addresshttp://www.co.itasca.mn.us/232/Health-Human-Services

Area Served: Itasca County

Kanabec County Family Services

Kanabec County Family ServicesLink: view organization details

Child Foster Care (CFC) Licensing Address905 Forest Ave E, Ste 150, Mora, MN, 55051 Phone number(320) 679-6350 Emailchristine.dillon@co.kanabec.mn.us Website addresshttps://www.kanabeccounty.org/departments/child_care_licensing.php

Area Served: Kanabec County

Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services

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Child Foster Care (CFC) Licensing Address2200 23rd St NE, Ste 1020, Willmar, MN, 56201 Phone number(320) 231-7800 EmailHuman.Services@kcmn.us Website addresshttps://hs.kcmn.us/children_services/family_child_care_licensing.php

Area Served: Kandiyohi County

Kittson County Social Services

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Child Foster Care (CFC) Licensing Address410 5th St SE, Ste 100, Hallock, MN, 56728 Phone number(218) 843-2689 Emailkjohnson@co.kittson.mn.us Website addresshttps://co.kittson.mn.us/government/departments/social_services/licensing.php

Area Served: Kittson County

Koochiching County Public Health & Human Services

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Child Foster Care (CFC) Licensing Address1000 5th St, International Falls, MN, 56649 Phone number(218) 283-7000 Website addresshttps://www.co.koochiching.mn.us/161/Public-Health-Human-Services

Area Served: Koochiching County

Lac qui Parle County Family Service Center

Lac qui Parle County Family Service CenterLink: view organization details

Child Foster Care (CFC) Licensing Address930 1st Ave, Madison, MN, 56256 Phone number(320) 598-7594 Emailfamilyservices@co.lac-qui-parle.mn.us Website addresshttps://www.lqpco.com/184/Family-Services

Area Served: Lac Qui Parle County

Lake County Health and Human Services

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Child Foster Care (CFC) Licensing Lake County Health and Human Services - Two Harbors Address616 3rd Ave, Two Harbors, MN, 55616 Phone number(218) 834-8400 Website addresshttps://www.co.lake.mn.us/health-and-human-services

Area Served: Lake County

Lake County Health and Human Services

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Child Foster Care (CFC) Licensing Lake County Health and Human Services - Silver Bay Address99 Edison Blvd, Silver Bay, MN, 55614 Phone number(218) 226-4443 Website addresshttps://www.co.lake.mn.us/health-and-human-services

Area Served: Lake County

Lake of the Woods County Department of Social Services

Lake of the Woods County Department of Social ServicesLink: view organization details

Child Foster Care (CFC) Licensing Address206 8th Ave SE, Ste 200, Baudette, MN, 56623 Phone number(218) 634-2642 Emailamy_b@co.lotw.mn.us Website addresshttps://www.co.lake-of-the-woods.mn.us/social-services/child-welfare-protection

Area Served: Lake of the Woods County

Le Sueur County Department of Human Services

Le Sueur County Department of Human ServicesLink: view organization details

Child Foster Care (CFC) Licensing Address88 S Park Ave, Le Center, MN, 56057 Phone number(507) 357-8288 Website addresshttps://www.lesueurcounty.gov/221/Child-Foster-Care

Area Served: Le Sueur County

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

Leech Lake Band of OjibweLink: view organization details

Child Welfare - Adoption and Foster Care Program Leech Lake Child Welfare Address6035 161st St NW, Cass Lake, MN, 56633 Phone number(218) 335-8270 Website addresshttps://www.llojibwe.org/hs/adoption.html

Area Served: Leech Lake Reservation and outlying area.

Lower Sioux Indian Community

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Child Welfare Lower Sioux Social Services and ICWA Center Address39527 Reservation Highway 1, Morton, MN, 56270 Phone number(507) 697-8680 Website addresshttp://lowersiouxhhs.org/social-services/indian-child-welfare

Area Served: Lower Sioux Indian Community

Lutheran Social Service - Behavioral Health Services

Lutheran Social Service - Behavioral Health ServicesLink: view organization details

Therapeutic Foster Care Lutheran Social Service - Alexandria Early Childhood Mental Health Address507 22nd Ave E, Ste 1, Alexandria, MN, 56308 Phone number(320) 424-3859 Emailkat.oltman@lssmn.org Website addresshttps://www.lssmn.org/services/families/foster-care

Area Served: Douglas County

Lutheran Social Service - Behavioral Health Services

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Therapeutic Foster Care Lutheran Social Service - Mankato (2nd) Address710 S 2nd St, Mankato, MN, 56001 Phone number(507) 225-0590 Emailcandy.picka@lssmn.org Website addresshttps://www.lssmn.org/services/families/foster-care

Area Served: Southern Minnesota

Lutheran Social Service - Behavioral Health Services

Lutheran Social Service - Behavioral Health ServicesLink: view organization details

Therapeutic Foster Care Lutheran Social Service - Rochester Address903 Center St W, Ste 208, Rochester, MN, 55902 Phone number(507) 512-1015 Emailcounseling@lssmn.org Website addresshttps://www.lssmn.org/services/families/foster-care

Area Served: SE Minnesota

Lutheran Social Service - Behavioral Health Services

Lutheran Social Service - Behavioral Health ServicesLink: view organization details

Therapeutic Foster Care Lutheran Social Service - Moorhead - Early Childhood Mental Health Call for Location Phone number(507) 512-1015 Emailbrianna.roskam@lssmn.org Website addresshttps://www.lssmn.org/services/families/foster-care

Area Served: Clay County

Lutheran Social Service - Behavioral Health Services

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Therapeutic Foster Care Lutheran Social Service - St. Cloud (Germain) Address2835 W Saint Germain St, Ste 550, St. Cloud, MN, 56301 Phone number(612) 352-6478 Emailkat.oltman@lssmn.org Website addresshttps://www.lssmn.org/services/families/foster-care

Area Served: Stearns County

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