Hennepin County Child Support

Employment & Economic Assistance is a department of Dakota County in Minnesota, which was founded in 1849 and spreads across an area of more than 590 square miles. The department administers various financial assistance programs and provides support for residents to help them achieve and maintain economic self-sufficiency. It offers a child care assistance program for children and low-income families. Through Dakota-Scott Counties Workforce Centers, the department provides employment and training services to economically disadvantaged youths and adults who are the residents of Dakota and Scott counties in Minnesota. Employment & Economic Assistance offers a range of medical and health care solutions, as well as helps people to purchase food. The department also maintains several housing units.

The Washington County Jail is a 200-bed facility that opened in 1993. The jail is operated by the jail administrator and the assistant jail administrator, a variety of full-time and part-time correctional officers and nearly 10 correctional sergeants. The Washington County Jail also utilizes approximately five full-time programs coordinators, and nearly 10 full-time and part-time nurses, as well as more than 20 unpaid volunteers in various positions. The jail s medical unit has a dentist's office, an x-ray facility and several examination rooms. The Washington County Jail offers general equivalency diploma and other educational opportunities, chemical abuse counseling, library services, religious guidance and recreational activities. Washington County Jail maintains its headquarters in Stillwater, Minn.