Minnesota Family Investment Program for Providers
Minnesota’s economic support programs help families and individuals work toward economic stability. The Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) is the state’s primary program for helping low-income families with children move out of poverty through work.
Announcements
Sanction reform policy took effect 5/1/2026, check out sanction resources on the Employment Services webpage.
MFIP Teen Parent Project
The Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) Policy and Performance Team at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is leading the MFIP Teen Parent Project with a focus on ensuring teen parents’ voices and experiences are centered in how MFIP services are shaped moving forward.
MFIP Teen Parent Cross Pollination, Innovation, and Reflection Group meeting invite
Register for the upcoming virtual WebEx meeting on June 23, 2026 from 2 p.m.-3 p.m. This meeting will give an overview of Phase One of the Teen Parent Project and the strategic priorities identified for Phase Two of the Project. Initial project estimated timelines and request for proposal will be discussed. The meeting will end with a collective sensemaking session around the strategic priorities and things to consider as the request for proposal is finalized and the project is kicked off.
The Cross Pollination, Innovation and Reflection team is for professionals who support teen parents, work with families on MFIP, and professionals who do community engagement. The space allows members to share learnings from the project and connect across policy and program areas.
If interested, please register for the meeting through the WebEx registration link.
To learn more about this project, stay updated on the progress, or review previous Cross Pollination meetings, please visit the Engagement HQ Site.
EAESD GovDelivery email list
Subscribe to the EAESD GovDelivery email list.
County and Tribal Nation supervisors and directors are encouraged to subscribe to the Economic Assistance and Employment Supports Division (EAESD) GovDelivery email list.
EAESD will only send email announcements to County and Tribal Nation supervisors and directors who are subscribed to the EAESD GovDelivery email list. Email announcements include updates, memos, grant opportunities and more for MFIP, SNAP, and Refugee Resettlement programs.
The email list will create a better way of maintaining emails and to ensure the correct county and Tribal Nation staff are reached. New staff will be responsible subscribing to the email list and will not be automatically subscribed. A recommendation for this email list is to add a step to subscribe as part of the onboarding process.
Note: This email list is different from the employment services newsletter subscription that can be found on the ES PartnerLink webpage.
Employment Services
Information on employment services news, forms, trainings and more!
Income Maintenance
Information on income maintenance trainings.
Login to Systems Information Resource (SIR) for system availability information, announcements, and targeted links and content. Other information available includes TEMP Manual updates, Eligibility Worker Training Toolkit, and MAXIS Mentor Meeting information.
MFIP/Tribal TANF Conference
Information on the conference and conference materials.
WF1 Connect app webpage for providers
WF1 Connect app information, involvement, and materials.
Manuals
Combined Manual
Employment Services Manual
Child Care Assistance Program Manual
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