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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
  - Parenting Classes and Education Programs
  - Connect with Other Parents
    - Parenting Groups
    - Early Childhood Family Education
  - Parenting Support Programs: For Specific Populations
  - Varied Supports through Community Organizations
  - Child Care and Early Education Programs
  - Parenting Support Programs: Not sure where to start?
  - 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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Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) is a family education program that provides fun programming and services for families with children between the ages of birth to kindergarten. Learn more through your school district.

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Area Served by County
- 240 Statewide
- 460 Aitkin County
- 1334 Anoka County
- 517 Becker County
- 524 Beltrami County
- 495 Benton County
- 365 Big Stone County
- 517 Blue Earth County
- 441 Brown County
- 544 Carlton County
- 1006 Carver County
- 550 Cass County
- 398 Chippewa County
- 519 Chisago County
- 518 Clay County
- 435 Clearwater County
- 383 Cook County
- 425 Cottonwood County
- 503 Crow Wing County
- 1518 Dakota County
- 389 Dodge County
- 450 Douglas County
- 381 Faribault County
- 444 Fillmore County
- 409 Freeborn County
- 520 Goodhue County
- 384 Grant County
- 3167 Hennepin County
- 462 Houston County
- 433 Hubbard County
- 513 Isanti County
- 484 Itasca County
- 407 Jackson County
- 417 Kanabec County
- 472 Kandiyohi County
- 359 Kittson County
- 422 Koochiching County
- 363 Lac qui Parle County
- 403 Lake County
- 336 Lake of the Woods County
- 436 Le Sueur County
- 404 Lincoln County
- 455 Lyon County
- 426 Mahnomen County
- 427 Marshall County
- 409 Martin County
- 482 McLeod County
- 433 Meeker County
- 482 Mille Lacs County
- 488 Morrison County
- 430 Mower County
- 409 Murray County
- 440 Nicollet County
- 403 Nobles County
- 416 Norman County
- 647 Olmsted County
- 535 Otter Tail County
- 354 Pennington County
- 453 Pine County
- 442 Pipestone County
- 497 Polk County
- 394 Pope County
- 1869 Ramsey County
- 363 Red Lake County
- 451 Redwood County
- 439 Renville County
- 512 Rice County
- 422 Rock County
- 374 Roseau County
- 1085 Scott County
- 561 Sherburne County
- 386 Sibley County
- 945 St. Louis County
- 772 Stearns County
- 431 Steele County
- 397 Stevens County
- 378 Swift County
- 466 Todd County
- 373 Traverse County
- 432 Wabasha County
- 429 Wadena County
- 417 Waseca County
- 1256 Washington County
- 376 Watonwan County
- 386 Wilkin County
- 511 Winona County
- 644 Wright County
- 409 Yellow Medicine County
At Home Services
- 1 Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
Building Amenities
- 9 Pets Allowed
Client Conveniences
- 183 Assistance with community resources
Dietary Needs and Preferences
- 2 Dietary Law - Halal
- 1 Dietary Law - Kosher
Doula Birth Settings
- 99 At home birth
- 109 Birth center
- 54 Clinic
- 113 Hospital
- 54 Telehealth
Doula Specialization
- 28 Cultural practices/ceremonies/traditions
- 50 Home birth
- 49 Induction of labor
- 12 Justice-impacted/Incarcerated birthing people
- 23 LGBTQ2-S+
- 40 Medical complication(s) (baby)
- 45 Medical complication(s) (mother)
- 60 Natural/holistic
- 27 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- 9 Non-English speaking
- 55 Planning cesarean section
- 15 Polyamory/non-monogamy
- 58 Pregnancy after miscarriage/loss
- 46 Pre-term labor/delivery
- 23 Religious practices
- 24 Surrogacy
- 63 Trauma informed support
- 38 Twins/multiples
- 64 Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)/Trial of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC)
- 52 Virtual/remote support
Evidence-Based Programs
- 160 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
- 1030 1 bedroom unit
- 1202 2 bedroom unit
- 803 3 or more bedroom unit
- 142 Studio/efficiency
Legal Information
- 5 Benefits assistance
Licenses and Certifications
- 91 Community Mental Health Center (CMHC)
- 88 Federally Qualified Health Center
- 192 Mental Health Certification
Medical Equipment and Supplies
- 15 Multi-Function Respiratory Devices (excluding ventilators)
- 840 Nebulizer Drugs
- 596 Nebulizer Equipment and Supplies
- 130 Oxygen Equipment and Supplies
- 10 Portable Ramp
- 58 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)
- 432 Pediatrics
- 306 Primary Care
- 76 Well-baby nursery
New Parent/Baby Supplies
- 24 Car Seats
- 67 Diapers
- 21 Formula
Organization Type
- 4 Center for Independent Living
- 706 Community Action Partnership
- 6 Family Resource Center
Payment
- 2 Alternative Care Waiver (AC)
- 2 Brain Injury Waiver (BI)
- 2 Community Access for Disability Inclusion Waiver (CADI)
- 2 Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver
- 2 Developmental Disabilities Waiver (DD)
- 1767 Free / no cost to eligible clients
- 1083 Free / no cost to everyone
- 1338 Medicaid (Medical Assistance)
- 1289 Private health insurance
- 2842 Private pay
- 1269 Sliding fee scale
Personal Care
- 1 Bathing
Service Availability
- 68 24 hours a day
Specialization
- 277 Adults with disabilities
- 76 African American Community
- 1 Age range
- 1 Alzheimer's Disease
- 855 Autism Spectrum Disorder
- 45 Blind or visually impaired
- 120 Brain Injury (BI)
- 17 Caregivers
- 1260 Children and/or youth with disabilities
- 86 Deaf or hard-of-hearing
- 3 Dementia
- 221 Developmental disabilities
- 1495 Disabilities
- 54 Ethiopian Community
- 2806 Family
- 204 Female
- 47 High risk pregnancy
- 111 Hispanic/Latino Community
- 6 HIV/AIDS
- 69 Hmong Community
- 371 Homeless
- 221 Immigrants
- 111 Individuals with criminal histories accepted
- 35 Karen Community
- 3 Korean Community
- 26 Laotian Community
- 73 LGBTQ Community
- 19 Liberian Community
- 41 Male
- 578 Mental health
- 469 Native American Community
- 18 Nigerian Community
- 6 Non-Residential Treatment - Age Range
- 9 Non-Residential Treatment - Female
- 3 Non-Residential Treatment - Male
- 4426 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
- 110 Somali Community
- 75 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
- 74 Assist passengers to and from vehicle
- 41 Reduced cost transportation or volunteer driver
- 136 Special transportation services
- 62 Vehicle lift access
- 41 Vehicle ramp access
- 141 Wheelchair access

United Community Action Partnership

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Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program (FHPAP) Olivia Office

1635 W Lincoln Ave, Olivia, MN, 56277

Phone number(877) 523-1842 Emailjeand@unitedcapmn.org Website addresshttps://www.unitedcapmn.org/programs/housing

Area Served: Kandiyohi, McCleod, Meeker and Renville counties

United Community Action Partnership

United Community Action PartnershipLink: view organization details

Financial Management Education Olivia Office

1635 W Lincoln Ave, Olivia, MN, 56277

Phone number(320) 523-1842 Website addresshttps://unitedcapmn.org

Area Served: Kandiyohi, McCleod, Meeker and Renville counties

United Community Action Partnership

United Community Action PartnershipLink: view organization details

Weatherization Assistance Program Luverne Office

204 E Brown St, Luverne, MN, 56156

Phone number(800) 992-1710 Emailassistancerequest@unitedcapmn.org Website addresshttps://www.unitedcapmn.org/programs/housing/weatherization

Area Served: Rock County

United Community Action Partnership

United Community Action PartnershipLink: view organization details

Weatherization Assistance Program Pipestone Office

811 5th St SE, Pipestone, MN, 56164

Phone number(800) 992-1710 Emailassistancerequest@unitedcapmn.org Website addresshttps://www.unitedcapmn.org/programs/housing/weatherization

Area Served: Pipestone County

United Community Action Partnership

United Community Action PartnershipLink: view organization details

Head Start Mountain Lake Head Start

1005 4th Ave, Mountain Lake, MN, 56159

Phone number(320) 235-0850 Website addresshttps://www.unitedcapmn.org/programs/headstart/head-start

Area Served: Cottonwood County

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

United Community Action Partnership

United Community Action PartnershipLink: view organization details

Head Start Marshall Head Start

1402 S Saratoga St, Marshall, MN, 56258

Phone number(320) 235-0850 Website addresshttps://www.unitedcapmn.org/programs/headstart/head-start

Area Served: Lyon County

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

United Community Action Partnership

United Community Action PartnershipLink: view organization details

Early Head Start Marshall Head Start

1402 S Saratoga St, Marshall, MN, 56258

Phone number(320) 235-0850 Website addresshttps://www.unitedcapmn.org/programs/headstart/early-head-start

Area Served: Lyon County

United Community Action Partnership

United Community Action PartnershipLink: view organization details

Head Start Willmar Head Start

1311 Highway 71 NE, Willmar, MN, 56201

Phone number(320) 235-0850 Website addresshttps://www.unitedcapmn.org/programs/headstart/head-start

Area Served: Kandiyohi County

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

United Community Action Partnership

United Community Action PartnershipLink: view organization details

Early Head Start Willmar Head Start

1311 Highway 71 NE, Willmar, MN, 56201

Phone number(320) 235-0850 Website addresshttps://www.unitedcapmn.org/programs/headstart/early-head-start

Area Served: Kandiyohi County

United Community Action Partnership

United Community Action PartnershipLink: view organization details

Head Start Olivia Center - Bold Schools

701 9th St S, Olivia, MN, 56277

Phone number(320) 235-0850 Website addresshttps://www.unitedcapmn.org/programs/headstart/head-start

Area Served: Renville County

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

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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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