Waseca County Offices

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.

Blue Earth County Human Services, located in Mankato, Minn., offers a wide range of services to families and individuals. The department s services include adoption, adult services, children and family services, community health, development disabilities, family day care licensing, and financial assistance. It also offers foster care, mental health services, sexual violence resource center, south central children s project, and adult protection. Adult foster care homes, located throughout the area, offer rooms, boarding and supervision to adults who have developmental disabilities or mental health problems, and the elderly. Additional services are provided to children and families through the south central children's project. Blue Earth County Human Services also offers services, such as adolescent chemical dependency, child protective services, children s mental health services and family-based services. It also offers assistance to mentally ill adults in obtaining necessary mental health, social services, financial assistance, and medical, legal, and vocational services.