Minnesota Displaced Homemaker Program becomes Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership

Effective August 1, 2020, the Minnesota Displaced Homemaker Program has changed its name to the Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership. While the name has changed, the need for support in the community has not. Across 2018 and 2019, 63 percent of those who came to the program were victims of domestic violence, 85 percent were not receiving court-ordered child support, and 27 percent entered the program homeless. Over 5400 individuals, including their families and children, were provided services designed to assist in the pursuit of meaningful careers amidst significant life change. Ninety-seven percent of those participants completed the program successfully.

For over forty years, the program has provided specialized pre-employment support and family stabilization services across Minnesota through a network of six regional providers. Participants are caregivers, previously dependent on the financial support of others, who have lost that income due to death, disability, divorce, abandonment, or loss of public assistance.

These services have become even more significant as a global pandemic impacts the number of jobs available and causes increased competition at a time when parents must also juggle caring for children and assisting with secondary education in the home. It is most often women who will sacrifice employment to care for the family, and the longer you are out of the workforce, the harder it is to return. The partnership remains more committed than ever to its mission during this time. It will continue to support former caregivers through crisis and periods of instability while empowering all who are served to become agents of change in their own lives.

Administered through the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, this career pathway program equips individuals with the employment readiness skills and other services needed to stabilize their families and their homes while also preparing them for work. Participants receive individualized support focused on career exploration, education, and training, along with gaining the skills needed to secure and maintain employment that leads to economic self-sufficiency.

The Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership regional provider network includes:

AEOA – Call (218) 878-5004 for services available in Cook County.