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Family Service Agency

Location: Basement, Courthouse
P.O. Box 369
300 South Fifth Street
Breckenridge, MN 56520
Phone: 218-643-7161
Fax: 218-643-7175
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Children’s Services Division

Location: Law Enforcement Center
P.O. Box 369
227 North Sixth Street
Breckenridge, MN 56520
Phone: 218-643-8013
Fax: 218-643-8014
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Emergencies: (After Hours)

Breckenridge Police Department

Phone: 218-643-5506

Wilkin County Sheriff’s Department

Phone: 218-643-8544

Mental Health Hotline

Phone: 1-800-450-7223

Family and Children's Services/Child Protection Services

Directed at meeting the physical, emotional and safety needs of children and families.

Elderly Home Care

Services to assist elderly to maintain independence.

Vulnerable Adults

Providing protection and services to adults not able to meet their own needs.

Chemical Dependency

Evaluation, intervention and help for persons and their families with chemical dependency issues.

Mental Health

Assistance for adults or children experiencing difficulties with their emotional or mental health.

Developmental Disabilities

Help to find and coordinate services for persons and their families with developmental disabilities/related conditions.

Day Care and Foster Care Licensing

Assistance in becoming licensed to provide day care or foster care for children or support care for adults in your family residence.

Volunteer Transportation

Twin Town Taxi service and volunteer driver rides for senior citizens and disabled for medical, shopping, etc.

Child Support

To ensure that the child support ordered by the court is paid by the non-custodial parent to the custodial parent where the child(ren) are living by:

• Obtaining court orders for child support, medical support, and child care.
• Locating non-custodial parent.
• Collecting current and/or past support.
• Taking action against parents who fail to meet their court-ordered obligations.

Establish Paternity

To ensure child support for children born out-of-wedlock by:

• Determining the legal father of the child(ren).

*** FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ***

MN Family Investment Program (MFIP)

Provides monthly payments for the basic needs of qualified persons.

Medical Assistance/Long-Term Care

Helps families, single individuals, and elderly pay the cost of medical care they need.

General Assistance Medical Care

Helps low-income individuals and families not otherwise eligible for the Medical Assistance Program.

Minnesota Supplemental Aid

Helps to meet financial needs of older and disabled persons who have needs greater than can be met by Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Emergency Assistance

Help for individuals and families when they lack food, housing, heat or other basic needs.

Child Care Assistance

Financial assistance to families for their child care costs when they are working, looking for work, or continuing their education or training to prepare for work.

Food Stamps -Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)

Provides a monthly deposit to qualified households’ EBT account to buy the food that they need for good health.

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