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| The Minnesota Permanency Demonstration sought to determine whether a single benefit program would increase permanency rates and shorten foster care stays among children who had been in foster care for extended periods. A recent report, Minnesota Permanency Demonstration: Final Evaluation (PDF), draws qualified conclusions in support of a single benefit as enhancing the well-being of children by establishing permanent homes and relationships with foster parents. The project operated in Minnesota from October 2005 through September 2010. |
| Assisting fathers in overcoming the barriers that prevent them from supporting their children is the aim of the Father Project. Commissioner Lucinda Jesson met in Minneapolis Dec. 12 with representatives of the Minneapolis organization that helps low-income, noncustodial fathers become more involved in their children’s lives. More information about the Father Project is online. |
| Parents searching for child care for their baby, a son concerned about his mother’s adult day care program, family members evaluating services for their sibling with developmental disabilities — all of these consumers now have 24/7 access to important information about licensed programs with the expansion of DHS Licensing Information Lookup: http://licensinglookup.dhs.state.mn.us. Members of the public can subscribe to email alerts when new documents are posted. More information is available in a news release about DHS Licensing Information Lookup. |
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