Adult and disability social services serves persons, of any age, who have significant barriers to safety, independence and well-being to facilitate timely access to services, resources and supports in order that they might live the life they choose.
Emergency reports and adult protection.
This page contains information regarding civil commitment.
South Country Health Alliance (SCHA) is a county based health plan. It is considered a managed care organization. Through our delegation agreement with South Country Health Alliance, MNPrairie provides care coordination services to SCHA members enrolled in the following programs: Minnesota Senior Care Plus, Senior Care Complete (MSHO), Single Care (SNBC), Ability Care.
This page contains information regarding resources for housing and the homeless. It also contains information regarding emergency assistance.
Our services help seniors who reside in Steele County live as independently as possible. We work to make sure seniors and their families know the resources available to them from the county, state, and federal government. If you live in Dodge or Waseca Counties please contact your Public Health department to seek assistance.
Our services help people with disabilities live in their communities as independently as possible. MNPrairie can help with short-term service planning and ongoing case management. We can help people with disabilities and their families to get access to tools to help them live independently or get the help they need.
Substance Use (SU) services are available to MNPrairie county residents who have problems with drug and/or alcohol abuse and meet the income guidelines, or have been referred by the court for services. Assessment services can be found within MNPrairie offices and also from a variety of healthcare and substance use provider agencies.
Information regarding the children and family social services unit at MNPrairie.
MNPrairie provides adoption case management and services to children who are under our jurisdiction. By this, we mean children who have become available for adoption because of a child protection process and are already in foster care.
This page contains information regarding child care licensing at MNPrairie.
This page contains information regarding child protective services and reporting suspected abuse/neglect for MNPrairie.
Child welfare services is a division of the children and family social services of MNPrairie.
This page contains information on foster care licensing for MNPrairie.
Provides an overview of the child support services offered through our agency.
Find out how to apply for child support services.
Overview of all that child support encompasses.
Determine if you are eligible for child support and whether or not you need to complete an application.
Determine if you need to establish paternity and how to start the process of determining paternity.
How is custody and parenting time determined.
Estimate child support payment amount using the online calculator.
Find instructions on how to change an existing child support order.
Modification of child support is completed every two years to adjust for cost of living.
Describes MNPrairie's spousal maintenance services.
Find out how support is withheld through an employer.
Describes the process of how a person would receive their support payments.
Determine the methods available for making your child support payments.
Determine what will happen if child support payments are not made for any reason.
Determine when medical reimbursement is ordered and how to apply for medical reimbursement.
Determine how to receive child care support benefits.
Determine how emancipation works and how it affects your child support payment.
Determine how or why your child support may close.
Determine what happens to child support when a parent lives in another state.
We are here to serve both parents for the benefit of the children. To do this, we need to work together.
MNPrarie cannot provide the services listed here.
This page directs you to the A to Z listing of services MNPrairie offers.
Describes the process for applying for health care coverage.
Burial assistance; Cash assistance; Child care assistance; Emergency assistance; Food assistance, Services for seniors.
MNPrairie is a human services organization that combines the personal touch of a smaller agency with the resources and efficiency of a larger one to be better stewards of public money and better purveyors of safety, health and well-being.
Find resources in our communities.
Find safety resources in our communities.
Health care assistance programs available: Medical Assistance; Medicare Savings Programs (Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries, Service Limited Medical Beneficiaries, Qualified Individuals); MinnesotaCare, long-term care and housing support. Apply for healthcare coverage through the MNsure website.
This page contains information regarding long-term care services.
Describes the process to appeal a decision made on your case.
When families need help arranging their loved ones' final resting place, MNPrairie can help. The Burial Assistance Program can assist with final expenses when families don't have the resources to do so themselves. MNPrairie workers will help you assess your eligibility for burial and other related expenses.
The child care assistance program helps families pay for child care so parents can work, look for a job or attend school. The program is available for children younger than 13 and for children with special needs who are younger than 15.
When low-income households are in a financial crisis and are at risk of losing their housing or are up for disconnection or already disconnected from utilities service providers, the MNPrairie Emergency Assistance Program (EAP) may be able to help by providing short-term financial assistance.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps people with low income to buy the food they need for sound nutrition and well-balanced meals. The program issues benefits electronically on a card that is used to buy food at local stores.
Describes the process for appealing a determination you do not agree with.
Here you can find the Joint Powers Board agendas and minutes, committees, membership, meeting schedule, and Joint Powers agreement.
This page contains information regarding how MNPrairie was formed, governance structure, joint powers board (and subcommittees), and budgets.
This page contains the financial information for MNPrairie.