Family Support & Scholarships
Family Resources & Support – Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska
At Yellow Brick Road, we support families with young children by connecting them to trusted state and local resources across Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska. Explore programs for childcare assistance, early learning scholarships, financial support, housing, food programs, and other community services to help your family thrive.
Minnesota Family Resources & Support
Childcare & Family Support
- Child Care Assistance Program
- Early Learning Scholarships
- Government Benefits: Apply for food assistance, cash assistance, child care assistance, and emergency assistance:
- Food and Cash Assistance
- DHH Operations: Food Drive Info Center (donations, volunteering, food registration)
Work-Related Supports
Housing and Rent Assistance
- Minnesota Housing: Housing Help
- OneMPLS Grants: Basic needs relief for residents affected by recent federal immigration activity.
- COPAL Rent Assistance Resource
Additional Community Resources
- MPLS Mutual Aid
- DCYF – Federal Funding Action Tracker: Provides updates on federal actions that could affect Minnesota’s children, families, and communities and explains how the state is responding.
- Spark & Stitch Institute: Helping children cope with stress, uncertainty, and violence
- When Children are Afraid of a Parent’s Deportation
Available in: English, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, Somali, Karen, Portuguese, Hmong, Haitian Creole, Ukrainian, Dari. - Know Your Rights Resources
Iowa Family Resources & Support
Childcare & Family Food Assistance
Financial & Work Support
- Unemployment Insurance (Iowa Workforce Development)
- Family Investment Program (FIP)
- Child Care WAGE$® Iowa: WAGE$: Offers salary supplements (also called stipends) to the early care and education workforce, based on the
indiviual’s level of formal education and commitment to their program.
Housing Assistance
- Iowa Finance Authority: Housing Assistance
Nebraska Family Resources & Support
Childcare & Family Food Assistance
Financial & Work Supports
- Unemployment Insurance (Nebraska Department of Labor)
- Aid to Dependent Children (ADC)
Additional Resources
- Nebraska Investment Finance Authority (NIFA)
- Nebraska 211: Community Resources Hotline
- Nebraska Childcare
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