September 26, 2014 - The Minnesota Departments of Human Services (DHS) and Commerce today announced that the State of Minnesota has taken formal steps to terminate all contracts with Community Action of Minneapolis.

September 23, 2014 - Gov. Mark Dayton is taking executive action to make immediate changes to the state's child protection system. The governor also established the Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children, which is charged with making specific recommendations for comprehensive improvements to the child protection system in the 2015 legislative session.

September 22, 2014 - Mental health services in Minnesota schools will benefit from new grant funding announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Minnesota Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson said.

September 19, 2014 - Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson and Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea are traveling the state as part of the Children’s Justice Initiative, an effort to improve services for children in the foster care system.

September 17, 2014 - Governor Mark Dayton has proclaimed the first day of fall, Sept. 23 this year, as Falls Prevention Awareness Day in Minnesota.

September 16, 2014 - "Follow," or subscribe to updates, from DHS on social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube. DHS recently added an official DHS careers page to Facebook and a careers Twitter feed, featuring job postings at department facilities.

September 12, 2014 - Organizations that help older Minnesotans stay in their homes as they age are receiving more than $5.3 million in funds appropriated by the Minnesota Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton, and awarded by the Minnesota Department of Human Services.

September 10, 2014 - A Medicaid-funded home care provider who operated two programs in Woodbury was sentenced in Ramsey District County Court to pay restitution totaling $20,791, serve 30 days in the Ramsey County Workhouse and forfeit any employment where he could access Medicaid funds.

September 10, 2014 - Governor Mark Dayton has proclaimed September as Recovery Month in Minnesota in recognition of the annual National Recovery Month, which marks its 25th anniversary this year.

September 08, 2014 - The Minnesota Department of Human Services recently awarded $1.8 million to 15 community service agencies statewide to meet the needs current and former foster youth, who are at greater risk of becoming homeless.