2006 Minnesota Code
Chapters 119A - 119B Children and Families
Chapter 119A Department of Education; Programs
Section 119A.08 NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

119A.08 NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
Subdivision 1. Pilot projects authorized. The commissioner may establish a pilot project
for family services collaboratives to deliver and broker services through neighborhood-based
community organizations.
Subd. 2. Family service collaborative; pilot. (a) A family services collaborative under
section 124D.23 may apply to the commissioner to participate in the pilot project in specified
geographic areas. The selected collaborative must implement the program through family service
centers and eligible community groups that have strong ties to a local neighborhood and represent
the diversity of residents and that have a history of providing services in the neighborhood.
(b) An eligible organization must submit an application to the sponsoring family services
collaborative with a description of areas to be served, a neighborhood presence, the needs of the
area, the services to be provided with associated costs and resources, the intended outcomes, and
the proposed methods of delivering service through volunteers, including any reimbursement or
incentive not to exceed $200 for any service. Proposed services and amounts must be listed in
an outcomes-based format.
Subd. 3. Eligible activities. A participating center or group may deliver, or arrange for
the delivery of, needed services listed in the application including assisting family members to
achieve the GED requirements; assisting with English as a second language or citizenship classes
and tests; assisting with access to early childhood programs, childhood immunizations, suitable
child care, and home visits; and assisting in crime prevention through after-school enrichment
activities, truancy prevention, and tutoring for academically underachieving children.
A collaborative that receives a grant under this section shall establish procedures to ensure
the quality of the services paid for with grant funds and to monitor the delivery of services.
History: 1997 c 162 art 2 s 2; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3