MFIP and DWP

MFIP and DWP - Avivo

5701 Shingle Creek Parkway, Suite 100, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430

Eligibility

Adults age 18 and older who live with a serious and persistent mental illness who are residents of Benton, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, and Stearns counties

Required documents

Referral form

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday occasional programming outside of main hours

(612)752-8801

Fax

(612)450-0002

Voice

https://avivomn.org/services/employment-services/

[email protected]

Application process

Referral by county MFIP contact

Service area

Benton County, MN
Dakota County, MN
Hennepin County, MN
Ramsey County, MN
Stearns County, MN

Description

Employment programs with the goal of getting individuals started on a career path that will be sustainable for themselves and/or their families in order to increase their overall well-being. Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) and Diversionary Work Program (DWP): Employment and supportive services for low-income families transitioning off of public assistance or to avoid dependence on welfare benefits. Comprehensive job placement program which helps public assistance recipients in Benton, Dakota, Hennepin, and Stearns counties obtain the services they need to become self-supporting. Avivo offers a program to young parents, ages 18 - 26, to overcome barriers to employment and provide intensive case management and weekly job search groups.

What's Here

TANF Recipients Welfare to Work Programs

Providing organization

Avivo

Provides chemical and mental health services, housing supports, career education, and employment services for individuals and families in the Twin Cities metro and central Minnesota. Specializes in serving low- and very low-income individuals with complex needs around health, housing, employment, and economic stability.