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For 20 years, the Minnesota Department of Human Services, MN ADOPT and its
other partners have celebrated the families formed by adoption and encouraged
others to adopt foster children at the annual Celebrate Adoption: Circus of the
Heart event. The celebration and information event will take place on Nov. 5,
from 1 - 4 p.m. at Envision Event Center, 484 Inwood Ave., Oakdale, Minn. More
information is in a news release about
Circus of the Heart.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services is honoring seven Minnesotans
with Outstanding Refugee Awards to celebrate the courage, resilience and
entrepreneurship of refugees and their children, and to recognize their
contributions to the state. Read more about the awards and Minnesota’s outstanding
refugee population in a news release.
Minnesota was honored at an event on Oct. 6 for supporting people who care
for older adults, as part of the state’s exemplary long-term services and
supports system. The SCAN Foundation, the event sponsor, recognized Minnesota
for providing such services as coaching to help people care for those with
dementia; consultation, information and assistance through the Senior LinkAge
Line, a service of the Minnesota Board on Aging; and services that give
caregivers a respite. More information is in a news release about
the Pacesetter Prize.
The Minnesota Board on Aging’s 2018 edition of the Minnesota Health Care Choices booklet is now
available online and in print to provide information for Minnesota Medicare
recipients. The annual guide is the only comprehensive, objective statewide
publication with information about all Medicare plan options available on the
open market for Minnesotans. Read more about the 2018 Health Care Choices booklet in a news release.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services hosted meetings around the state
to hear from users and providers of mental health, substance use disorder, deaf
and hard of hearing and housing services on how to serve Minnesotans better. The
sixth and final event in the series will take place in Grand Rapids on Nov. 8. More
information is available in a news release about
the meetings.
Community organizations will continue to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s and
other forms of dementia and help caregivers with grants from the Minnesota
Board on Aging. A total of $750,000 appropriated by the Legislature for fiscal
year 2018 will be used for such services as memory screening, exercise activities,
support to people who care for those with memory loss, and trainings to help
businesses become more dementia-friendly. Read more about the grantees and
their awards in
a news release.
Minnesota’s child support programs serve more than 245,000 children and
more than 352,000 parents. The Child Support Task Force is seeking public
comments at a series of meetings around the state, including one in Mankato on
Oct. 25. More information is available in a news release about
the meetings.
Residents’ Rights Month honors the individual rights of long-term care
residents. The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care organization conducts
the annual observance. The theme for this year’s Residents’ Rights Month was
“It’s All About Me: My Life, My Care, My Choices.” Read more about Residents’
Rights Month in
a news release.
For accessible formats of this publication or assistance
with additional equal access to human services, write to dhs.communications@state.mn.us,
call 651-431-2911, or use your preferred relay service.
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