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Gov. Mark Dayton on Jan. 16 proposed a public works bill that would invest $1.5
billion in critical infrastructure projects statewide, including investments in
important human services projects. The proposal includes $16.2 million in investments at the Minnesota Sex
Offender Program’s St. Peter facility; $2.2 million to update the St. Peter
Dietary Building, which serves the Minnesota Security Hospital and Sex Offender
Program; $6.8 million for upgrades at the Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment
Center; and $13.9 million to design and construct two residential treatment
facilities for MSOP clients who are suited for less restrictive treatment. Read
more in a news
release from the Governor’s Office.
The Minnesota Autism
Resource website is now available for youth and adults with autism as well
as parents, teachers, social service and health care professionals and others
to get and share information about autism spectrum disorders and related
conditions (ASD). A key strategy for the Minnesota Autism Resource website
is crowdsourcing content, where individuals and organizations submit content
for posting on the website. More information is available in a news release.
Governor Mark Dayton and
the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced $519,000
in additional funding for the Minnesota Child Care Grant program on Jan. 9. The
grant program is designed to increase the supply of quality child care
providers in communities statewide. More information and a list of recipients
can be found in a DEED
news release.
Nominations are being accepted for the annual Commissioner's Circle of
Excellence Awards, which recognize excellence among human services providers,
counties, tribes, advocacy groups and other organizations that work in
partnership with the Minnesota Department of Human Services to help people meet
their basic needs so they can live in dignity and achieve their highest
potential. The nomination deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28. For more
information and to access the nomination form, visit the DHS
Commissioner’s Awards page.
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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