Catholic Charities is one of the Twin Cities' largest private providers of social services, working to strengthen families, reduce poverty, and build communities in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan area. With a diverse range of programs, Catholic Charities helps tens of thousands of people annually, regardless of faith. Catholic Charities is a member of Catholic Charities USA, one of the largest private networks of social services providers in the country.

A noted leader in the community since 1973, Chrysalis provides effective health and human service programs to women, children, and families.

Programs and services include Chemical Health, the Mental Health Clinic, Legal Assistance for Women, Resources & Referrals, Divorce Education, Parenting Time, Community and Professional Education, Support Groups, and the Kids' Cocoon Child Care Center.

This website provides information about the types and detail of services provided to citizens of Dakota County and to the public in general.

This will help you understand the "language" of divorce.

A Web site dedicated to decreasing isolation for people who have parents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT), and bringing voice to the experiences of these families.

This site gives useful information about services, reports, and programs involving health, housing, and other social services for infants, children, adolescents, adults, and seniors as well as special groups, such as recent immigrants, in Hennepin County.

Jewish Family and Children's Service is a social service and vocational agency dedicated to enhancing the well-being and self-sufficiency of individuals and families by assisting them to meet the unique challenges of daily life.

The mission of the agency is to improve the lives of people in need. This is accomplished by providing non-profit individual and family services with high integrity and professional skills, including cultural sensitivity to Jewish people in the greater St. Paul area. Non-denominational services are provided to the broader community with an emphasis upon self sufficiency. JFS is the only agency of its type in the West 7th/Highland/ Mac-Groveland neighborhoods.

Primary target groups for services include unemployed and underemployed persons; adults, families, and children needing better coping skills; frail elders; and refugees. Major programs include Counseling, Vocational Improvement Program (VIP), Senior Services, Resettlement, and Bilingual Information and Referral. The agency is affiliated with United Way and United Jewish Fund and Council.

The premier legal site for Minnesota and Wisconsin. The site offers a legal reference library and a directory of Judges.

LSS is the largest, statewide non-profit social service agency in Minnesota with over 2,300 employees who serve in 300 communities. It is owned by the six Minnesota synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Services are divided into four divisions:

*Services for Children and Youth
*Services for Families and Adults
*Services for Seniors
*Services for People with Disabilities

Primary funding sources include ELCA and other church support, contracts for service, client fees, local United Way support, private grants, individual contributions and bequests. The 2006 budget is $71.5 million.

The Minnesota Fathers & Families Network is building the profession of fatherhood practitioners and other family support service providers, increasing public awareness of fatherhood involvement, and strengthening Minnesota's families through the increased involvement of fathers in the lives of children.

A comprehensive source of information designed for American Indian children. The association is an advocate for children and families.

Our Family Wizard was specifically designed to help families with scheduling from separate households and with managing their important family information. This website was originally designed to help families who are divorced, separated or living apart, but it has become evident that any family could benefit from its organizational tools. The web site facilitates interactive family scheduling and information management. It allows you to quickly store and access important family information.

This worksheet will help parents put together a parenting plan that meets the needs of their children as they parent apart, This document will be very helpful when you meet with the mediator. Physical custody and parenting time can be written into this comprehensive worksheet.

The Ramsey County Community Human Services Department annually administers and delivers services to approximately 80,000 residents of the county.

The primary groups served are: children and families, low income and homeless, elderly and physically disabled, chemically dependent, mentally ill, and developmentally disabled.

This guide provides basic information about paternity, custody, and parenting time for unmarried fathers in Minnesota.

Washington County Community Services Department works in partnership with public and private agencies to help individuals and families be safe and successful. The Department provides a wide array of services to eligible citizens.