MFIP Teen Parent Project

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Welcome to the MFIP Teen Parent Project Page engagement and information site. The site is to provided updates to State Employees, County Agencies, Tribal Nations, Employment Service Providers, and Community Partners on the project and the chance to connect throughout the process with our Cross Pollination, Innovation, and Reflection Group. Final reports from the project will also be posted her once it is completed.

Welcome to the MFIP Teen Parent Project Page engagement and information site. The site is to provided updates to State Employees, County Agencies, Tribal Nations, Employment Service Providers, and Community Partners on the project and the chance to connect throughout the process with our Cross Pollination, Innovation, and Reflection Group. Final reports from the project will also be posted her once it is completed.

  • About the MFIP Teen Parent Project

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    The Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) Policy and Performance Team at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is launching the MFIP Teen Parent Project. The program has partnered with MAYA Consulting to help engage teen parents and strengthen how MFIP supports them. The goal is to ensure the voices and experiences of teen parents are centered in how MFIP services are shaped moving forward.

    This project will: 

    • Host two in-person community engagement events with teen parents currently participating in MFIP.

    • Use insights from these events to help build a framework for better services.

    • Share learnings back with participants in follow-up sessions, known as "loop back" meetings, to confirm we captured their input accurately.

  • Community Design Advisors

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    Two teen parents are being recruited and onboarded as Community Design Advisors to help design and plan the engagement sessions. Advisors will attend weekly one-hour planning meetings (about 60 hours total)

    • Advisors will be compensated for their time and expertise

    • Compensation will not affect MFIP benefits

  • Engagement and Loop Back Sessions

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    Teen parent MFIP participants will be invited to participate in a two-part experience:

    • Engagement Sessions: One in-person session (6 hours)

    • Loop Back Sessions: One in-person follow-up (90 minutes) held about two months later.

    Details:

    • Sessions will be held in two locations, Twin Cities Metro and Greater Minnesota

    • Childcare will be provided

    • Participants will be compensated for their time and insights

    • Compensation will not affect MFIP benefits

    Event dates will be announced soon.

  • Cross Pollination, Innovation and Reflection Group

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    A new group is forming for professionals who support teen parents. This space will allow members to:

    • Share learnings and reflections from the MFIP Teen Parent Project

    • Connect across policy and program areas

    • Collaborate on improving programs and services that support youth and families.

    The first meeting will be held virtually from 2-3 p.m. on June 3rd, 2025. All interested staff, including state, county, tribal and community partners are welcome to join.

    Use this link to register or email Johanna Rasmussen


  • Taking a Whole Family Approach

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    A Whole Family Approach puts families' voices at the center of solution making and program design. It aims to enable and support whole family approaches and responses to families’ challenges that encompass all aspects of their lives.

    A whole family approach enables:

    • Caregivers' experiences to be heard and affirmed
    • Families to get the support they need to build toward the life they dream of
    • Children to get what they need to grow and thrive, and to know they can lean on their family and community to feel safe and cared for
    • Workers to listen to families voices and respond to inequities in experiences and outcomes, allowing services to be more customized and culturally relevant.
Page published: 23 May 2025, 12:18 PM