Greater Minnesota Family Services,

Name: Greater Minnesota Family Services

Services: Foster Care, Child

Date Opened: 02/10/2014

Address: CALL for Location

County:Aitkin, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine

Phone: 3202149692

Features: Brain Injury Waiver (BI), Community Access for Disability Inclusion Waiver (CADI), Community Alternative Care (CAC) Waiver, Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) Enrolled Provider

Description of Services: The child foster care waiver service covers the provision of protection, supervision, household services, living skills assistance or training and assistance safeguarding cash resources. Child foster care may be authorized when the scope of services assessed and identified in the support plan exceeds both:
* The scope of services provided in the out-of-home placement plan
* The payment rate the lead agency is required to cover

Under [Waiver Reimagine](https://mn.gov/dhs/waiver-reimagine), corporate foster care (adult and child) and supportive living services corporate are streamlining into one service called community residential services as of January 1, 2021 (or upon federal approval). For more information about community residential services and the transition throughout 2021, please visit the DHS manual page for [community residential services](https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=DHS-327067) and the [FAQ section](https://mn.gov/dhs/partners-and-providers/news-initiatives-reports-workgroups/long-term-services-and-supports/waiver-reimagine/faq) of the Waiver Reimagine website.

Under [Waiver Reimagine](https://mn.gov/dhs/waiver-reimagine), family foster care (adult and child) and supportive living services family are streamlining into one service called family residential services as of January 1, 2021 (or upon federal approval). For more information about community residential services and the transition throughout 2021, please visit the DHS manual page for [family residential services](https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=DHS-327068) and the [FAQ section](https://mn.gov/dhs/partners-and-providers/news-initiatives-reports-workgroups/long-term-services-and-supports/waiver-reimagine/faq) of the Waiver Reimagine website.

Area Served: Aitkin, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Pine, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Swift, Todd, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine