DCYF Fact Sheets

Adoption and foster care

Adoption: Finding families for Minnesota's waiting children (PDF) (November 2023)
Adoption support: Working together to help families (PDF) (October 2023)
Family First Prevention Services Act (PDF) (August 2026)
Foster care: Temporary out-of-home care for children (PDF) (May 2025)
Northstar Care for Children: Encouraging safe, permanent homes for children (PDF) (June 2022)
Relative Permanency Services: Reducing time in foster care (PDF) (October 2023)

Child care

Child care assistance: State Fiscal Year 2025 facts and figures (PDF) (January 2026)
Child Care Assistance Program Family Profile (PDF) (January 2026)
Child Care Assistance Program Provider Profile (PDF) (January 2026)
Family child care licensing trends (PDF) (January 2026)
Monitoring licensed child care (PDF) (July 2026)

Child protection

Preventing child maltreatment by promoting health and well-being for Minnesota families (PDF) (June 2024)
Child protection in Minnesota: Keeping children safe (PDF) (August 2022)
Foster care: Temporary out-of-home care for children (PDF) (May 2026)
Minnesota Citizen Review Panels: Reaching out to protect children (PDF) (April 2023)
Parent Support Outreach Program (PDF) (August 2026) 
Safe Harbor: A path to empowerment for sexually exploited and trafficked youth (PDF) (September 2022)
Safe Place for Newborns law keeps infants safe (PDF) (December 2024)
Licensing human services providers protects health, safety and rights of children and vulnerable adults (November 2025)

Child support

Child support in Minnesota: Facts and figures (PDF) (August 2026)

Economic supports

• Facts about Minnesota Family Investment Program (PDF) (August 2026)
• Family Assets for Independence in Minnesota (PDF) (August 2022)
• General Assistance (PDF) (September 2025)
• History of the Minnesota Family Investment Program (PDF) (March 2024)
• Minnesota Food Shelf Program (PDF) (July 2023)
• Minnesota's resettlement programs (PDF) (November 2023)
• Minnesota Supplemental Aid (PDF) (September 2025)
• Safety-net supports: Basic questions and answers (PDF) (October 2022)
• The Emergency Food Assistance Program (PDF) (September 2023)

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)  

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training program (PDF) (August 2026)
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (PDF) (September 2023)
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program helps people with low incomes buy food (PDF) (August 2026)