Family, Friend, and Neighbor Program - Families First of Minnesota
Provides Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) caregivers with resources, supports, and opportunities to continue taking care of children in the best way they can. FFN caregivers include grandparents, aunts, uncles, elders, older siblings, friends, neighbors, and others who provide informal child care. FFN caregivers care for a small number of children in their home and are typically legally exempt from regulatory or licensing requirements. Many FFN caregivers also provide child care at no charge, and some are paid privately.
Categories
Last assured
06/11/2025
Physical Address
126 Woodlake Drive SE, Rochester, MN 55904
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Voice
Fax
(507)287-2411
Application process
Call; email; visit website for Intake Assessment
Required documents
Vary
Eligibility
Caregivers are home-based caregivers working outside of the formal child care system and who are residents of Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, and Winona counties
Service area
Blue Earth County, MN
Brown County, MN
Cottonwood County, MN
Dodge County, MN
Faribault County, MN
Fillmore County, MN
Freeborn County, MN
Goodhue County, MN
Houston County, MN
Jackson County, MN
Le Sueur County, MN
Lincoln County, MN
Lyon County, MN
Martin County, MN
Mower County, MN
Murray County, MN
Nicollet County, MN
Nobles County, MN
Olmsted County, MN
Pipestone County, MN
Redwood County, MN
Rice County, MN
Rock County, MN
Sibley County, MN
Steele County, MN
Wabasha County, MN
Waseca County, MN
Winona County, MN
Agency info
Families First of Minnesota
Resource for parents, child care programs and community members in areas of early childhood