Diversionary Work Program & Minnesota Family Investment Program for Providers
Minnesota’s economic support programs help families and individuals work toward economic stability. The Diversionary Work Program (DWP) is a four-month program that helps low-income Minnesota families find a job. When families first apply for cash assistance, most will participate in DWP. 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
Save the date!
The 2024 MFIP/DWP/Tribal TANF Conference will be held virtually September 24th-26th from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
The conference is open to eligibility workers, employment counselors, and anyone who has interest in the MFIP/DWP/Tribal TANF programs.
A couple of things to start thinking about for the conference are:
• Do you have any participants who might be interested in sharing their lived experience on the program as a part of our panel?
• If you or another person or team would like to present on a topic?
Stay up-to-date by on announcements, registration, and previous years' conference recordings and materials on the MFIP/DWP/Tribal TANF Conference page on PartnerLink.
NOITS Pilot
On June 30th, 2023, the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) began piloting a new version of the DHS-3175, Notice of Intent to Sanction (NOITS). The pilot version was generated in Workforce One for cases with an EVEN Record ID Number. Cases with an ODD Record ID Number continued to generate the current version of the NOITS. There were no changes to policy or to how the NOITS is completed within Workforce One during this pilot.
As of March 29th, 2024, the pilot is ending. This means that the pilot version will no longer generate in Workforce One for cases with an even Record ID Number. Data will be reviewed to determine the effect of the pilot NOITS. We are also seeking your feedback and experience with the pilot NOITS. Please completed this brief survey to share any feedback you may have.
Once data and feedback has been reviewed, we will determine if any additional updates are needed to improve the NOITS. An announcement will be made when the updated NOITS is ready for publication to Workforce One and eDocs. A NOITS training is also being developed. The PDF version of the new NOITS is available for review.
Note: The Record ID Number in Workforce One is different from a MAXIS case number. This number is exclusively used within Workforce One and is unique to each individual person record.
If you have any questions about this pilot, please contact Kayla.Merrill@state.mn.us.
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, DWP, 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.
WF1 Connect app webpage for providers
WF1 Connect app information, involvement, and materials.
MFIP/DWP/Tribal TANF Conference
Information on the conference and conference materials.
Manuals
Combined Manual
Employment Services Manual
Child Care Assistance Program Manual
Health Care Manual
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