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Social Services

New entrance location - please see WHERE WE ARE LOCATED at bottom of page

WHAT WE DO:
Douglas County Social Services is responsible for assuring the well-being of Douglas County residents by providing the following services:  foster care, protection services, adoption counseling, family-based services, licensing, chemical dependency, mental health, mental retardation related conditions, child care funding, mental health community support, child support, paternity establishment, representative payee, medical assistance, food stamps, Minnesota Care, emergency assistance, cash assistance (MFIP, GA, MA, and GRH), fraud prevention.

Our office hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Application for Health Care, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Cash Assistance

Information regarding ApplyMN - Minnesota's secure, web-based application for multiple assistance programs
https://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Public/DHS-6541-ENG

Application for assistance programs:
https://applymn.dhs.mn.gov

Voucher forms are provided on-line to request and/or authorize payment through the Social Services agency.  Click the link below to go to the Voucher Forms page.

Voucher Forms

There are a number of other commonly-used forms available on-line. Please choose one of the links below to go to the specific category.

Adult Foster Care Forms

Day Care Forms and Listings

Financial Assistance Forms

The following document serves as the Douglas County Social Services plan to meet the legal obligation of language access requirements in compliance of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; 7CFR, 273 et. Seq; and 42 CFR 435 et seq. Click the link below to view the full document.

Limited English Proficiency Plan

Civil Rights Compliance Plan

 

The Minnesota Family Investment Plan (MFIP) Consolidated Fund Act requires counties to submit a biennial service agreement to the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to receive these public funds. Click the link below to view this document.

MFIP Plan

MFIP Addendum

Unpaid Worksite Agreement

 

The following document is Douglas County's Health Care Access Services Biennial Plan. This document outlines the means by which Douglas County will ensure that applicants/recipients of Medical Assistance (MA) and Minnesota Care pregnant women and children under 21 years of age are reimbursed for the appropriate level of needed transportation and other travel-related expenses to enable them to access necessary medical treatment. Click the link below to view this document.

Health Care Access Services Biennial Plan

 

Douglas County has developed the Vulnerable Children and Adults (VCA) Act Plan to address services for vulnerable children and adults who experience dependency, abuse, or neglect

VCA Plan

 

Douglas County is designated as the lead agency to administer the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). Click the link below to view teh Douglas County CCAP Plan.

CCAP Plan

 

Douglas County receives grant funding to develop, implement, and administer community-based adult mental health services. Click the link below to view the Douglas County grant proposal.

Adult Mental Health Grant Plan

 

The following document is the Douglas County Social Services Policy for Parental Fees for Out-of-Home Placement. It also contains worksheets for parental fee calculations for fiscal year 2008 (July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009). Click the link below to view this document.

Policy for Parental Fees for Out-of-Home Placement

WHERE WE ARE LOCATED:                                   Please note new entrance location
Our office is located at 809 Elm St in Alexandria. Entrance to the Social Services offices is located on the upper level of the Douglas County Services Center off the parking lot at the south end of the building.

LINKS:
Minnesota Department of Human Services    www.dhs.state.mn.us