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North Branch MN Welfare Programs and Statistics

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Popular Benefits in North Branch, Minnesota

Minnesota Energy Assistance Program

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Energy Assistance benefit

The Minnesota Energy Assistance Program (EAP) helps pay home heating costs for low-income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes paying a high proportion of household income for home energy. Services include payment of energy bills, h...

Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Living Assistance benefit

The Minnesota Family Investment Program, or MFIP, is the state's welfare reform program for low-income families with children. MFIP helps families move to work and focuses on helping families. It includes both cash and food assistance. When most fami...

Minnesota General Assistance Medical Care

Insurance benefit

Minnesota's General Assistance Medical Care program provides health care coverage to adults without dependent children who have very low income. Covered services include doctor visits, hospitalization, prescriptions, eye exams, and more. Because of d...

Minnesota Head Start

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Child Care benefit

Head Start is a Federal program that promotes the school readiness of children from birth to age five from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Head Start programs provide a learning environment that su...

Minnesota Medical Assistance

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare benefit

Minnesota's Medical Assistance program provides comprehensive health care coverage. Covered services include doctor visits, hospitalization, prescriptions, eye exams, eyeglasses, dental care and more. Certain home care services are also covered when ...

Minnesota School Breakfast and Lunch Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program help schools provide nutritious meals to students each school day. These are U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that are administered by the Minnesota Department of Education....

Minnesota Special Milk Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Special Milk Program (SMP) provides milk to children in schools and non-profit childcare institutions that do not participate in other Federal child nutrition meal service programs. Schools in the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Program...

Minnesota Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

WIC is a nutrition and breastfeeding program that helps young families eat well and be healthy. WIC can help: Pregnant women learn about nutritious foods for a healthy pregnancy and birth. Support breastfeeding and help new moms meet thei...

Minnesota Summer Food Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) serves nutritious meals at no charge to children in the summer when National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program meals are not available. SFSP sites are located in many low-income areas throughout Minnesot...

Minnesota Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a county-run, state-supervised Federal program that helps Minnesotans with low incomes get the food they need for sound nutrition and well-balanced meals. The program issues electronic food supp...

Minnesota Unemployment Insurance

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Employment Assistance benefit

Unemployment insurance benefits provide temporary financial assistance to workers unemployed through no fault of their own that meet Minnesota's eligibility requirements....

Minnesota Weatherization Assistance Program

Energy Assistance benefit

The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) uses energy conservation techniques to reduce the cost of home energy by an estimated percent. Correcting health and safety hazards and potentially life-threatening conditions is the first consideration in ...

MinnesotaCare

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Healthcare benefit

MinnesotaCare is Minnesota's S-CHIP program, but adults may enroll in the program as well as children if they meet the eligibility criteria. MinnesotaCare provides comprehensive health care coverage. Covered services include doctor visits, immunizati...

The Minnesota Food Assistance Program (MFAP)

U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food Stamps benefit

The Minnesota Food Assistance Program (MFAP) is a county-administered, state funded program that assists people and families with low incomes to purchase food to better meet their nutritional needs. The program is not intended to supply all of a pers...

North Branch, Minnesota Head Start Office Locations

2 Head Start Office Locations in North Branch, MN

North Branch Combination

(320) 679-1800

38705 Grand Ave North Branch MN 55056

Chisago Home-Based

(320) 679-1800

38460 Lincoln Trl North Branch MN 55056