Minnesota CFSS consultation services

A clearer way forward.

Connect And Care helps Minnesota participants and families understand and use CFSS with confidence—by making choices, planning, coordination, and community connections easier to act on.

Connect And Care LLC is not Minnesota DHS. This website is general education, not an eligibility, authorization, legal, or medical decision.

A CFSS orientation

Understand. Choose. Participate.

What matters to you?
Which model fits your life?
Who handles each step?

Information with room to breathe

Our purpose

Confidence begins with understanding.

CFSS can open meaningful choices, but the language and roles can feel like a lot. We create practical, respectful explanations that help people prepare for conversations and stay connected to what matters in everyday life.

The person remains the decision-maker. Our job is to make information easier to find, understand, and use.

The CFSS information hub

Begin where you are.

Choose a starting point. Each page keeps the language clear and points back to official Minnesota DHS guidance.

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CFSS consultation services

What consultation can help with, from education to service delivery plan support.

Explore consultation
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How CFSS works

A plain-language map of the roles and steps people may encounter.

See the map
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Your rights and choices

Information to help participants ask questions and direct their support.

Know your choices
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Agency or budget model

A neutral look at the responsibilities and flexibility in each model.

Compare the models

What we keep in view

Care is more than a service.

It is a person’s routines, relationships, language, culture, goals, and sense of home. CFSS conversations are stronger when all of those parts can be heard.

We use culturally responsive, accessible language and leave room for each person to decide who belongs in the conversation.

Questions are useful

You do not need to know the right words before you begin.

Tradeoffs deserve honesty

Every model has responsibilities. Clear information supports an informed choice.

The person stays central

Planning starts with what matters to the participant—not a template.

A gentle next step

Bring one question.

Request information about CFSS, consultation services, or the model choices. Please share only basic contact information and a general reason.

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