Upcoming Events!

What’s Happening?

In November, we’re holding a Focus Group to bring together fathers and paternal relatives to talk about their experiences. We’ll use their stories, along with data, to better understand what makes it difficult for fathers to be involved and identify ways the local system can better support fathers, families, and children.

When:

Thursday, November 5, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

 Dinner will be served from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

 Focus Groups will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Where:

Great River Regional Library

1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud, MN 56301

Main Floor- Array Room 105

How to Participate:

Step 1. Email Nichola.Hoglund@state.mn.us or call 651-587-8058

Step 2. Fill out the registration form that is sent to you to see if you qualify to participate

Step 3. Attend the focus group session

Additional Details:

Focus Group Participants will be provided with a $50 gift card and dinner will be provided. 

The focus group will have 8-10 participants

Attend the Program Improvement Plan webinar

Attend the upcoming webinar on the Round 4 Child and Family Services Review (CFSR): Program Improvement Plan (PIP) Overview.

Date: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026

Time: 10 a.m.-noon

Location: Webex

About the webinar

Since receiving Minnesota’s Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) Round 4 final report in November 2025, the department has developed a Program Improvement Plan (PIP) to address identified strengths and opportunities for improvement across Minnesota’s child welfare system. Now that the department’s PIP has been officially approved, this webinar will walk through the CFSR timeline, review the PIP’s priorities and strategies, and discuss how progress will be measured. The department will also explore opportunities for individuals with lived experience, community partners, Tribes and counties to get involved in implementation as it moves from planning to action.

Who should attend

Parents and individuals with lived experience, whose perspectives are vital to shaping meaningful and effective outcomes, are welcome to attend. Also encouraged to attend are partners and collaborators in the child welfare, children’s mental health and developmental disabilities and truancy communities. The webinar is also relevant to Tribal and County agency caseworkers, supervisors, and managers; CJI Team members; judicial officers; court administration staff; law clerks; county attorneys; social workers; attorneys for parents and children; guardians ad litem; and Tribal representatives.