AASD and DSD eList announcement

Date: Dec. 2, 2025
To: People who provide care through home and community-based services (HCBS) programs
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services and Disability Services divisions
Purpose: To share resources for care professionals in the event their employer discontinues services as a result of payment withhold or other circumstances
Contact: PositiveSupports@state.mn.us

Care professional resources

DHS encourages care professionals to review the following resources if their employer discontinues services. We are sharing this information because of the processes described in the Nov. 10, 2025, eList announcement.

Job search resources

The following sections include resources to help your job search.

Help finding jobs

For free help finding employment opportunities, refer to your regional state-supported CareerForce center. For more information, refer to:

· CareerForce – CareerForce locations.

· Laid off? We can help. Minnesota’s Dislocated Worker Program handbook (PDF).

· Dislocated Worker Program laid off fact sheet – English (PDF).

· Dislocated Worker Program – English (video).

· Dislocated Worker Program laid off fact sheet – Amharic (PDF).

· Dislocated Worker Program laid off fact sheet – Hmoob (PDF).

· Dislocated Worker Program – Hmoob (video).

· Dislocated Worker Program laid off fact sheet – Karen (PDF).

· Dislocated Worker Program laid off fact sheet – Af-Soomaali (PDF).

· Dislocated Worker Program – Af-Soomaali (video).

· Dislocated Worker Program laid off fact sheet – Español (PDF).

· Dislocated Worker Program – Español (video).

Job postings

To review current job postings in Minnesota, refer to:

· CareerForce – Job search.

· Caring Careers Start Here – Make a meaningful move: Discover careers in caregiving.

Note: Caregiving careers use many titles, so try different key words or phrases in your job search (e.g., direct support professional, care, aide, health).

Job fairs

For information about regional job fairs hosted by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), refer to CareerForce – Attend a job fair or networking event.

Employee-owned service provider businesses

Several organizations in Minnesota can assist you directly or connect you with other organizations to join an employee-owned service provider business. For more information, refer to University of Minnesota Extension – Retaining rural businesses through employee ownership.

Training and certification resources

The following sections include certification requirements, training opportunities and other resources to pursue some select caregiving careers. You might already qualify for some of these jobs and can search for them using the job search resources above.

Note: If you are not interested in pursuing a certification or further education, there are still many caregiving job opportunities for you, and many employers offer all necessary training.

Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) professional

For information about becoming an EIDBI professional, refer to:

· EIDBI Benefit Policy Manual – Overview of EIDBI providers.

· Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) Provider Manual – EIDBI provider enrollment criteria and forms.

Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) professional

For information about becoming a CFSS professional, refer to CFSS Policy Manual – PCA/CFSS worker criteria, requirements and responsibilities.

Nursing aide professional

For information about becoming a nursing aide professional, refer to Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) – Nurse aide registry.

Certified birth doula professional

For information about becoming a certified birth doula professional, refer to MDH – Minnesota doula registry.

Positive support specialist services professional

For information about becoming a positive support specialist services professional, refer to CBSM – Positive support services staff levels.

Employment specialist professional

For information about becoming an employment specialist professional, refer to DHS – Employment specialist competencies.

Financial assistance for training

For information about financial assistance for training, refer to:

· Your local college or university. Some programs offer financial aid or funding to train workers.

· Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) – Minnesota Dual Training Pipeline. This financial aid resource supports several health care professions.

· Other training programs through CareerForce – Education and training.

Health insurance resources

If you need affordable health, dental or vision insurance, you may be eligible for a public health care program. For free help applying for MNsure, refer to MNsure – Navigators. Navigators can help in different languages. For more information, refer to MNsure – Assister directory.

Financial and child care assistance resources

To apply for food, cash, emergency, housing and child care assistance, refer to MNbenefits – Apply for benefits easily online.

For child care information, refer to:

· Minnesota child care resources for families.

· Parent Aware. This resource has a search function for child care providers that are open weekends, before 7 a.m. and after 6 p.m.

Employee rights, wage laws and related resources

For information about employee rights, wage laws and related resources, refer to:

· Minnesota DLI – FAQs about labor standards.

· Minnesota DLI – About the Labor Standards Division.

· City of Minneapolis – Labor Standards Enforcement Division.

· City of St. Paul – Department of Human Rights & Equal Economic Opportunity.

· Office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison – Wage theft.

· U.S. Department of Labor – Wage and Hour Division.

Refugee and immigrant resources

Navigators can help connect people with refugee or immigrant status with resources such as job training and language classes. For more information, refer to DHS – Refugee and Immigrant Helpline.

Previous eList announcements

AASD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE | DSD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE | DSD STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE