The Child-Family Team is here to work with families so that children can be safe, have permanency, and be well.
The Child-Family Unit is responsible for providing services and case management to persons and families in the following program categories:
- Child Protection Investigations and On-Going Protection Services
- Family Assessment Response and On-Going Services
- Family Group Decision Making Services/Prevention and Reunification
- Parenting Support Outreach Assessment and Services
- Parallel Protection Process/Court Ordered Case Planning Process
- Child/Family Welfare Services
- Children In Need of Protection or Services (CHIPS) Court Proceedings
- Out-of-Home Placements of Children
- Children’s Mental Health Services
- Minor Parents
- Adoptions
- Licensing and re-licensing of Child Day Care Homes
- Licensing and re-licensing of Child Foster Care Homes
- Parent Training and Education Programs
- Community Education and Prevention
- Information & Referral
During business hours (8:00-4:30, Tuesday hours extended until 7:00pm) call:
1. MNPrairie at (507)431-5725
or local lines at (507)837-6685 or (507)923-2962
2. OR contact Law Enforcement, Dispatch 911
Written reports can be emailed to childprotection@mnprairie.org or faxed to (507)837-5330
After business hours, weekends or holidays, contact your local law enforcement agency/dispatch or 911.