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Partners and Providers

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The Department of Children, Youth, and Families partners closely with counties, Tribes, early education providers, families, community and other partners to meet Minnesotans' needs.

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Cash, Food, Employment
Find policies, procedures, tools and information that link counties, Tribal Nations and other partners that provide economic assistance, food, and employment services for qualifying people.
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Child Care and Early Learning
The department supports child care providers, early learning programs and the early childhood workforce through funding opportunities, professional development and resources for high-quality learning.
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Child Safety and Permanency
Minnesota is investing in, and modifying, it's child welfare practices to keep more children safe and to better support families under stress.
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Economic Opportunity
Information about anti-poverty programs administered through a network of Community Action Agencies, Tribal Nations, and non-profit organizations.
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Licensing
The department licenses child care centers, and works with counties to license family child care providers and foster families.
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Youth Services
For information about programs to reduce crime and improve functioning of the juvenile justice system.
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Grant RFP Programs
Learn about grant requests for proposals (RFP) and requests for information (RFI) issued by the department.
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County governments and Tribal Nations
The department partners with 87 local counties and 11 Tribal Nations to provide social supports for Minnesotans.
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Children's Cabinet
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families is a member of the Governor’s Children’s Cabinet, a broad interagency partnership that utilizes a whole family approach to support the healthy development of children and families. The Children’s Cabinet works to bring efficiency and effectiveness to state government efforts to improve child and youth outcomes.

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