Resources from Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Human Services’ Children tab has policy information within that section.
- Subscribe to Bulletins, which contain policy-to-practice information
- Subscribe to Email Updates from DHS, which sometimes contain policy information
- View Publications on a variety of topics, including Adolescent Services, Child Protection, and Indian Child Welfare, among others
- View Fact Sheets on a variety of topics; many are relevant to current legislative sessions and policy issues
Other DHS resources are listed below.
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Minnesota Budget Bites BlogAn initiative of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, the Minnesota Budget Project provides independent research, analysis, and advocacy on budget and tax issues, emphasizing their impact on low- and moderate-income Minnesotans and the organizations that serve them. |
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Children’s Defense Fund—Minnesota (CDF-MN)CDF-MN is a non-profit child advocacy organization that focuses solely on the needs of children. View their policy priorities for Minnesota’s children. |
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Children’s Law Center of Minnesota (CLC)The CLC represents children involved in child welfare. They frequently post child welfare-related bill analyses and updates from Minnesota’s legislative sessions. |
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Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators (MACSSA)MACSSA is a statewide association made up of county public social service directors or other administrative designees. Prior to each legislative session, MACSSA posts their legislative positions. |
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Minnesota Social Service Association (MSSA)MSSA was established to share best practices from Minnesota and elsewhere to improve care to clients involved in human services. Each session they develop a public policy agenda. |
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Child Care Aware of MinnesotaIn the past, Child Care Aware of Minnesota has provided a Bill Tracker for bills related to early care and education and school-age care issues. |