2020 Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)

Workforce Solutions’ Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) provides temporary assistance to low-income families with one or more children under age 19, and to women who are pregnant. MFIP assistance includes job counseling, cash, food and child care assistance. The longest period most parents with minor children can receive cash help is a total of 60 months; most families are off assistance within two years. The program helps families by expecting, supporting and rewarding work.

To achieve effectiveness and excellence, Workforce Solutions and Ramsey County Financial Assistance Services, in partnership with others, link employment services, support services, and financial assistance services into an integrated service delivery system. Ramsey County MFIP participants are served through a network of employment service providers with locations in Saint Paul and suburban Ramsey County.

Minnesota Family Investment Program

Program year: Jan. 1, 2020 – Dec. 31, 2020
2020 program budget: $10,540,037

Empowering women to train for careers in the tech industry 

​ With funding from a Women’s Economic Security Act Grant, Workforce Solutions provided a 10-week software development training program for 15 women of color over the age of 18. This training included two weeks of digital literacy provided by Community Technology Empowerment Program and eight weeks of computer coding training provided by New Vision Foundation. This programming, known as the Katherine Project, was provided fully online and included internet and laptops for participants in need of tech tools. The program concluded with the participants receiving the software development credentials to move into a career in the tech industry.