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The
Purpose of Brown County Family Services is to provide an array of
services and assistance designed to help individuals reach or strive
for any one of the following goals:
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Self-support
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Self-sufficiency
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Protection for children and adults
from neglect, abuse and exploitation
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Preservation of families
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Community-based care
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Residential care
All
information about you is handled in accordance with strict State
and Federal data privacy laws
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Contact
Information:
Community
Services Building
1117 Center Street, PO Box 788
New Ulm, MN 56073-0788
Phone: (507) 354-8246 or 1-800-450-8246
Fax: (507) 359-6542
TDD: (507) 359-6505
Hours: 8 - 5 Weekdays
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Satellite
Offices:
Sleepy
Eye
300 Second Avenue SW
Sleepy Eye, MN 56085
Springfield
602 North Jackson
Springfield, MN 56087
Call 1-800-450 8246 to arrange an appointment
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Emergencies
(after hours):
Call
the Brown County Sheriff's Office at 233-6720 to be put in
contact with the "On Call" social worker.
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Family
Services Available:
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Family
and Children's Services
- Directed
at meeting the physical, emotional and safety needs of
children and families
- Mental
Health
- Assistance
for adults or children experiencing ongoing difficulties
with their emotional or mental health
- Chemical
Dependency
- Evaluation,
intervention and help for eligible persons and their families
with alcohol and/or drug problems
- Developmental
Disabilities
- Help
to develop and coordinate services for persons and their
families with developmental disabilities/related conditions
- Community
Senior Services
- Services
to assist elderly to maintain independence
- Adult
Protection Services
- Providing
protection and services to adults not able to meet their
own needs
- Day
Care and Foster Care Licensing
- Assistance
in becoming licensed to provide day care or foster care
for children or support care for adults in your family
residence
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- Medical
Help
- Helps
families and singles pay the cost of the medical care
they need
- Cash
Assistance
- Provides
monthly payments for the basic needs of qualified persons
- Emergency
Assistance
- Help
for individuals and families when they lack food, housing,
heat or other basic needs
- Food
Support
- Provides
monthly benefits that help low-income households buy the
food they need for good health
- Energy
Assistance
- Helps
eligible households with heat costs, furnace repair/replacements,
and other energy related problems
- Child
Care Assistance
- Financial
assistance to families with their child care costs when
they are working, looking for work, going to school or
training to prepare for work
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- Obtain/Modify
and Enforce Child Support Court Orders
- Ensure
regular support payments for children with absent parents
- Establish
Paternity
- Determine
legal parentage and collect support for children
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Support
Services
- Coordination/Networking
with Volunteer Organizations
- Provide
support, guidance and technical assistance to help assure
quality management and provision of services by volunteer
groups area wide
- Senior
Citizen Program Coordination
- Providing
assistance to area Senior Citizen centers, the Brown County
Committee on Aging, plus other programs serving older
adults
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- Brown
County Heartland Express Public Transit Service
- Bus
and volunteer driver services available to citizens of
all ages, countywide. For further information contact
359-2717 or 1-800-707-2717
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Frequently
Asked Questions (click here for more
info)
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