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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
  - 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/Comprehensive Evaluation
    - Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI)
  - EARLY INTERVENTION / EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION
    - Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)
    - Referral Form for Help Me Grow
    - Local ECSE programs for children birth to 2 years of age
    - Local ECSE programs for children 3 to 5 years of age
  - 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
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
  - Immigrants and Refugees
  - 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
  - Health Care
Basic Needs
- Basic Needs Public programs and resources that help with food, health care, housing, transportation, and utilities.
  - Financial Assistance
  - Community Action Agencies
  - 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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Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity CouncilLink: view organization details

Community Action Agency

1106 3rd Ave, Worthington, MN, 56187

Phone number(507) 376-4195 Emailinfo@smoc.us Website addresshttp://www.smoc.us

Area Served: Nobles, Rock, Murray, and Pipestone - see eligibility fields for specific program information Nobles County Heartland Express provides bus service in Nobles County. Homemaker services are provided in Nobles, Rock, Pipestone, Murray, Jackson, Cottonwood and Lincoln Counties. Employment support for older workers serves Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and Rock counties.

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity CouncilLink: view organization details

Reproductive and Sexual Health Worthington Family Planning Clinic

909 4th Ave, Worthington, MN, 56187

Phone number(800) 658-2444 Website addresshttp://www.smoc.us/familyplanning.html

Area Served: Cottonwood, Jackson, Nobles, Murray, Pipestone and Rock counties

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity CouncilLink: view organization details

Reproductive and Sexual Health Marshall Family Planning Clinic

109 S 5th St, Marshall, MN, 56258

Phone number(507) 537-1950 Website addresshttp://www.smoc.us/familyplanning.html

Area Served: Lincoln, Lyon, and Redwood counties (also operates a Mobile Clinic site in Redwood County)

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity CouncilLink: view organization details

Head Start Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council II

1077 Pleasant Ave, Worthington, MN, 56187

Phone number(507) 727-1613 Website addresshttp://www.smoc.us/headstart.html

Area Served: Nobles County

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council

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Head Start Luverne Head Start

203 E Brown St, Luverne, MN, 56156

Phone number(507) 727-1613 Website addresshttp://www.smoc.us/headstart.html

Area Served: Rock County

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council

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Early Head Start Luverne Head Start

203 E Brown St, Luverne, MN, 56156

Phone number(507) 727-1613 Website addresshttp://www.smoc.us/headstart.html

Area Served: Rock County

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity CouncilLink: view organization details

Head Start Pipestone Head Start

500 7th St SE, Pipestone, MN, 56164

Phone number(507) 727-1613 Website addresshttp://www.smoc.us/headstart.html

Area Served: Pipestone County

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council

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Early Head Start Pipestone Head Start

500 7th St SE, Pipestone, MN, 56164

Phone number(507) 727-1613 Website addresshttp://www.smoc.us/headstart.html

Area Served: Pipestone County

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity CouncilLink: view organization details

Early Learning Scholarship Early Learning Scholarship Office

1106 3rd Ave, Worthington, MN, 56187

Phone number(800) 658-2444 Emailinfo@smoc.us Website addresshttp://www.smoc.us/elscholarships.html

Area Served: Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood,and Rock counties

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council

Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity CouncilLink: view organization details

Early Head Start Worthington Early Head Start

713 10th St, Worthington, MN, 56187

Phone number(507) 727-1613 Website addresshttp://www.smoc.us/headstart.html

Area Served: Nobles County

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Help Me Connect is an interagency collaboration between Minnesota's Departments of 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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