Welfare to Work...
Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
Objective of MFIP
MFIP is a work program. It offers the individuals a variety of services to
help them obtain self-sufficiency. The aim of this program is to put participants to work
quickly. MFIP strives to instill a sense of urgency and opportunity about obtaining
employment. Clients are referred to LSS through Hennepin County.
- MFIP expects, supports and rewards work
- Expects parents to work
- Supports employment services
- Provides employment services
- Has work exemptions
- Has penalties for not working
- Rewards working families
Our initial results
At LSS, we have worked with many, many people. Currently we have a goal of 300 clients.
The following is a look at the number of clients that LSS has served:
- 651 clients have been referred by Hennepin County to LSS
- 362 clients have been invited to an overview session
- 345 clients have attended an overview session
- 350 clients are enrolled at LSS (117% of our goal!)
- 21 clients have not been enrolled due to sanctions
- 30 clients have not been enrolled due to exemptions
- 282 clients were still waiting to get invited to an overview
session at LSS in 1998
The number of clients that LSS has served in the past months
have not always been mainstream Americans. They have come form all over the world. For
example, LSS has worked with Somali, Hmong, Vietnamese, Laotian, Sudanese, Bosnian, Native
American, Mexican, Kurdish, Egyptian, and Ethiopian populations which makes LSS a very
diverse working environment.
For more information, call 612/879-5268.
