DCYF News Releases

A new program from the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families supports the early childhood workforce by providing essential benefits like dental and vision insurance.

The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families is now requiring some child care providers who receive payment from the Child Care Assistance Program to submit electronic attendance records.

A federal judge again issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Administration for Children and Families from freezing approximately $10 billion for families in five states, including Minnesota.

Recent statements and actions by the federal government and other online sources have created uncertainty about child care, food assistance and other public programs that families rely on every day.

Minnesota families who adopted children from foster care in the past year and those considering adopting foster children will have a chance to celebrate and learn more at an upcoming free event.

Recent roundtables highlighted impacts and consequences of proposed cuts to SNAP

The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families is implementing community resource centers and kinship navigator programs to help families and caregivers access essential services.

Minnesota families who adopted children from foster care in the past year and those considering adopting foster children will have a chance to celebrate and learn more at a free event.