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March 13, 2026 Mary Lennick, Authorized Agent Family Alternatives 1089 10th Ave SE Minneapolis, MN 55414 License Number: 800782 Child Placing Agency CORRECTION ORDER Dear Ms. Lennick: On October 29-30, 2025, a Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) licensor conducted a licensing review at your facility located at 1089 10th Ave SE, MPLS, MN. As a result of this visit, DCYF determined that you violated three of the child placing agency rules and statutes. As a result, DCYF is issuing this order, which requires you to take corrective action as described below. Details of our findings are provided below. Our next steps and your options are also detailed. LICENSING VIOLATIONS DCYF determined that your program failed to follow licensing rules and statutes, as described below. 1. Violation: As a result of a licensing review, a DCYF licensor determine that one staff member (SP1) failed to complete seven of the 12 required training hours during the 2023-2024 licensing period. Rule Violated: Minnesota Rules, part 9545.0805, subpart 3. Corrective action required You must correct the violations cited above. Submit documentation to your licensor within 30 days from when you received this order explaining how you have corrected the violations YOUR RIGHT TO REQUEST RECONSIDERATION You have the right to request reconsideration of this order in writing. Your request must: 1. Specify the parts of the correction order that are alleged to be in error; 2. Explain why they are in error; and 3. Include documentation to support the allegation of error. If you are mailing your request, it must be sent by certified mail and postmarked within 20 calendar days from when you received this order. If you do not meet this deadline, you lose your right to request reconsideration. The timeline to appeal began when you received this order. Please send it to: Commissioner, Department of Children, Youth, and Families Office of Inspector General Legal Counsel’s Office Attn: Licensing Legal Unit PO Box 64953 St. Paul, MN 55164-0953 If your request is being personally delivered, it must be received by DCYF within 20 calendar days from when you received this order. Please bring it to: Commissioner, Department of Children, Youth, and Families Office of Inspector General Legal Counsel’s Office Attn: Licensing Legal Unit 444 Lafayette Road North St. Paul, MN 55155 Legal authority for this licensing action · This action is taken under Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.06, subdivision 1. · This child placing agency must maintain compliance with the licensing statutes and rules, specifically Minnesota Rules, part 9545.0755 through Minnesota Rules, part 9545.0845. · The timeline to request reconsideration of the order is provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.06, subdivision 2. Questions If you have any further questions regarding this matter, you may contact Karol Jensen-Schneider, Licensor, at 651-431-3469. Sincerely,
Tamara Moore, Unit Supervisor Licensing Division Office of Inspector General
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