Financial Hardship Grants FAQs (concluded)

Eligible program include:

• Family and group family licensed under Minnesota Rules, Chapter 9502
• Child care centers licensed under Minnesota Rules, Chapter 9503
• Certified license-exempt child care centers under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 245H
• Tribally licensed child care programs

To be eligible for funding, all programs must be in operation and serving children for at least 6 months prior to the date they apply for funding and during the three-month funding period (temporary closures during this time are allowed, see the Financial Hardship Grant webpage for application timeline details). All programs also need to be licensed or certified and in good standing throughout the funding period with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (under Minnesota Rules, Chapters 9502, 9503, 245H or 119B) or their tribe. “In Good standing” means programs cannot be:

• The subject of a current or past finding of fraud
• Prohibited from receiving public funds under Minnesota Statutes, Section 245.095
• Under revocation or under temporary immediate suspension.

Please visit the Financial Hardship Grant page for more information on Financial Hardship Grant funding periods.

No. Legal non-licensed providers who are currently registered with the Child Care Assistance Program and serving children who are eligible for the program are not eligible to apply for a Child Care Stabilization Financial Hardship Grant.

Please see the Financial Hardship Grant page under the “Financial Hardship Grant eligibility criteria” section for details on the eligibility criteria for this grant

Financial hardship grants are available to child care providers in January and February 2022. Funding availability beyond February 2022 depends on the number of providers who apply for funding in January and February 2022, as well as the continued availability of funding.

In order to apply for each criteria, providers should be prepared with the following information. These documents do not need to be submitted with your Financial Hardship Grant application. However, providers should be prepared with these documents if DHS requests documentation.

For family child care providers:

·         Most recent tax return (2020, 2021 or 2022)
·         Documentation of income and expenses for the three most recent months. For assistance see the budget worksheet
·         Letter from lender regarding mortgage or from landlord regarding rent, if behind on payments.

For licensed centers:

·         Two most recent payrolls (covering four weeks)
·         Documentation of income and expenses for the three most recent months 
·         Letter from lender regarding mortgage or from landlord regarding rent, if behind on payments.

For certified centers:

·         Two most recent payrolls (covering four weeks)
·         Documentation of income and expenses for the three most recent months.
·         Most recent fund balance report
·         Days Cash-on-hand value

• If the submit button in your application doesn’t work, go back and make sure you answered all the questions and all information is entered in the correct format (look for red text). These issues must be resolved before you can submit your application. 
  • Once you’ve successfully submitted your application, you will be redirected to a “Thank You” webpage AND you will receive a confirmation email.
  • If you do not receive this confirmation email, your application was NOT submitted. 
• Try to submit your application using a different web browser (Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, etc.).
• Try to submit your application using  a different device. Applications can be submitted from a computer, a smart phone, or a tablet.
• Try to submit your application with a different internet connection (office, home, cellphone data connection, etc.). 

For approximate Financial Hardship Grant amounts, please see the Financial Hardship Grant webpage under the “Financial Hardship Grant award amounts” section.

Yes. Child care providers who receive Child Care Assistance Program or Early Learning Scholarship payments are eligible for Financial Hardship Grants.

Yes. However, child care providers who receive additional assistance cannot use the funds to pay for any allowable use (listed in question 3.1) that has already been paid for with other federal, state, tribal or local public funds. 

Examples of other funding sources may include Peacetime Emergency Child Care grants, COVID-19 Public Health Support Funds for Child Care, Tribal Child Care Stabilization Grant funds, forgiven Paycheck Protection Program loans, Child Care Aware Regional Grants and others.

No. Providers who do not wish to receive Financial Hardship Grant funds are not required to apply.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number assigned to Child Care Stabilization Grant funds received during 2021 and 2022 is 93.575.

The Uniformed Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards (UFARS) Finance Code - used by school districts to report these funds to the Minnesota Department of Education in 2021 and 2022 - is 699. 

• Personnel costs (including payroll taxes), benefits, premium pay, and employee recruitment and retention for an employee (someone who owns their own business, like a sole proprietor or an independent contractor, can count themselves as an employee) 

Yes, as long as a provider is operating and caring for children during a funding period, they are still be eligible to apply for Child Care Stabilization Financial Hardship Grants if forced to temporarily close. Please see the Financial Hardship Grant webpage for more information on funding periods.

Providers can use Child Care Stabilization Financial Hardship Grant funds to pay for payroll taxes. However, Financial Hardship Grant funds cannot be used to pay any other types of taxes.

No. This requirement only applies to Child Care Stabilization Base Grants.

No. Providers are not required to provide tuition or copayment relief to families if they accept Child Care Stabilization Financial Hardship Grant funds.

Eligible providers must attest in writing to: 

• Implement policies in line with guidance and orders from corresponding state, tribal and local authorities and, to the greatest extent possible, implement policies in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidance for Operating Early Care and Education Programs 
• Pay staff at least the same amount in weekly wages and maintain the same benefits (such as health insurance and retirement, if applicable)
• Provide relief from co-payments and tuition payments for the families enrolled in the provider’s program, to the extent possible, and prioritize such relief for families struggling to make either type of payment
• Report or update program capacity information through the Provider Business Update Tool every six weeks.

Child care providers must agree not to:

• Furlough or lay off employees 
• Use Financial Hardship Grant funds to pay taxes, with the exception of payroll taxes
• Use Financial Hardship Grant funds for items that have already been paid for by federal, state, tribal or local public funds

State law and Section 2202 (d)(2)(D)(i)(I) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 require child care provider grant applicants to “implement policies in line with guidance from the corresponding State, Tribal, and local authorities, and in accordance with State, Tribal, and local orders, and, to the greatest extent possible, implement policies in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”

If a child care provider determines it is not possible to implement Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) masking guidance, then they are not required to have all children ages 2 and up wear masks in order to be eligible for Child Care Stabilization Financial Hardship Grants.  It remains the child care provider’s responsibility to determine what CDC guidance, including guidance on masking, is possible to implement. The Minnesota Department of Health Recommendations for Child Care: COVID -19 recommends child care providers follow CDC: COVID-19 Guidance for Operating Early Care and Education/Child Care Programs. As such, child care providers are required to implement policies that align with Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and CDC masking recommendations to the greatest extent possible. 

State law and Section 2202 (d)(2)(D)(i)(I) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 require child care provider grant applicants to “implement policies in line with guidance from the corresponding State, Tribal, and local authorities, and in accordance with State, Tribal, and local orders, and, to the greatest extent possible, implement policies in line with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”  See below for information on specific policies:

• All licensed child care providers, including those receiving a Child Care Stabilization Financial Hardship Grant are still required to: (1) report COVID-19 cases to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), (2) inform families of COVID-19 exposures, and (3) isolate children and staff who test positive for COVID-19 based on MDH guidance. The January 11, 2022 DHS notice of COVID-19 Licensing Requirements confirmed that these three licensing requirements remain in effect and that the Department of Human Services will focus its enforcement on compliance with these three requirements.
  
  
• Effective January 11, 2022, child care providers are no longer required to quarantine children and staff who are close contacts with a positive COVID-19 case as part of licensing requirements. 

The Department of Human Services expects that providers will review their COVID-19 policies and procedures for alignment with CDC and COVID-19 guidance to the greatest extent possible.

The Minnesota Department of Health continues to align its COVID-19 guidance with the CDC’s guidance. Accordingly, this FAQ will be updated along with any changes to MDH and CDC COVID-19 guidance.

This does not count as a COVID closure, a program must be fully closed to qualify.

The application will ask providers to enter the number of days they were closed due to COVID in a specific month.  If a closure spans multiple months, you should only report the days closed in each month.

The application will ask providers “How much were you paid in parent fees and did you bill for Child Care Assistance Program and Early Learning Scholarship reimbursements for October 2021?”.  Providers may bill families in many different ways (in advance of a month, at the end of the month, weekly, etc.) and the application is intended to capture information specific to the period referenced. You may apply monthly for COVID related closures.

You can reduce the October fees collected by the credit you provided to families.

If you were paid full fees/tuition for a month, then you are unlikely to qualify because the criteria requires providers to receive less than 75% of your total monthly income, including parent fees and, if applicable, reimbursements from the Child Care Assistance and/or Early Learning Scholarship programs.

CCAP stands for Child Care Assistance Program.

ELS stands for Early Learning Scholarship.

If you receive Child Care Assistance Program and/or Early Learning Scholarship reimbursements, that income should be included as it is a form of revenue received for providing child care.

This is to create a baseline for your revenue to compare against.

Line#	Information / Action	Amount / Calculation	Notes
1	Parent Fees & Child Care Assistance Program and/or Early Learning Scholarship reimbursements in November	$3,000	Provider to enter this information
2	Parent Fees & Child Care Assistance Program and/or Early Learning Scholarship reimbursements in October	$5,000	Provider to enter this information
3	Determine October percentage of November fees & payments	Line 1 / Line 2 $3,000 / $5,000 = 60%	Application will calculate
4	Eligibility determination	60% is less than 75%, so provider is eligible	Result, application will calculate

• Most recent months billing statement indicates two (2) or more months of unpaid balance 
• Letter from landlord, lease or mortgage holder indicating you are two or more months behind on payments
• Other
• I am not able to produce any documentation indicating two or more months of unpaid rent or mortgage payments on the location of my child care program 

No.

If the child care program is located in the residence you share with your spouse, yes, this situation would qualify.  Other situations where the license holder is not on the mortgage or lease of the space where the provider cares for children should seek assistance from DHS at dhs.child.care@state.mn.us to determine if they qualify.

Yes.

No

Income that your child care business receives. This includes parent fees; Child Care Assistance Program and/or Early Learning Scholarship reimbursements, if applicable; loans; grant funds; and other sources of income.

• Payroll
• Benefits (health, dental, vision insurance, retirement contributions, etc.)
• Training and professional development expenses for staff 
• Other personnel costs
• Equipment and supplies (Software/Computers, IT Services, Office Supplies, etc.)
• Rent or mortgage
• Facility expenses (utilities, insurance, maintenance)
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including cleaning and sanitation supplies and services
• Food
• Learning materials and activities
• Tuition relief for families
• Mental health supports

Staff and payroll expenses comprise wages and salaries subject to withholding of tax and comparable expenses, as well as expenses determined that are directly based on wage or salary, such as social security contributions, statutory and voluntary personal insurance contributions and pension expenses.

Providers should use the percentage they used in their most recently submitted tax return to determine the allowable amount to consider an expense.  

For providers who completed IRS Form 8829, Line 7 titled “Business percentage” should be used. If you did not complete IRS Form 8829, provider may want to consult a tax advisor or use Part I of IRS Form 8829 to determine the appropriate amount to consider an expense.

• If your child care program is organized as a Sole Proprietorship, enter the Gross profit (loss) value on Schedule C, Line 31. If the value is less than 0, enter 0.
• If your child care program is organized as an S Corporation, enter the Ordinary business income (loss) value on Form 1120-S, Line 21. If the value is less than 0, enter 0.
• If your child care program is organized as a C Corporation, enter the Taxable income value on Form 1120, Line 30. If the value is less than 0, enter 0.

Taking the larger annual income from 2019 and 2020 will create a higher baseline for income received from your child care business and you may have a higher likelihood of qualifying.

Due to the differing impacts of the pandemic, providers may use either their 2019 or 2020 tax returns to establish their income.

If the grant has an intended duration, for example, a year, then the funds can be considered income spread across the duration of the grant.

Provider has gross income of $12,500 with $8,000 in expenses for October 1 – December 31, 2021.

Line #	Information / Action	Amount / Calculation	Notes
1	What was your gross income for Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2021?	$12,500	Provider to enter this information
2	What were your child care operating expenses for Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2021?	$8,000	Provider to enter this information
3	What was your annual income for the 2019 or 2020 tax year? (can use whichever was highest)	$36,000	Provider to enter this information
4	Determine average monthly income	Line 3 / 12 $36,000 / 12 = $3,000	Application will calculate
5	Determine income for Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2021?	Line 4 x 3 $3,000 x 3 = $9,000	Application will calculate
6	Total expenses and income for Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2021?	Line 2 + Line 5 $8,000 + $9,000 = $17,000	Application will calculate
7	Determine Operating Profit/Loss	Line 1 - Line 6 $12,500 - $17,000 = -$4,500	Application will calculate
8	Operating Loss as a percentage of gross income	Line 7 / Line 1  $4,500 / $12,500 = 36%	Application will calculate
9	Eligibility	36% is more than 25% = eligible	Application will calculate

1. What were your gross income1 or operating funds2 for the full previous month?
2. What were your personnel expenses3 for the most recently completed 4 weeks of payroll?

Income that your child care business receives. This includes parent fees, potentially Child Care Assistance Program and Early Learning Scholarship payments, loans, grant funds, and other sources of income.

This is specific to non-profit certified centers and are the funds allocated from the organization’s budget to support the child care program.

Personnel expenses comprise wages and salaries subject to withholding of tax and comparable expenses, as well as expenses determined direct based on wage or salary, such as social security contributions, statutory and voluntary personal insurance contributions and pension expenses.

Yes

Yes, you may use the most recent payroll periods where you were not temporarily closed.

1. How many months are you currently past due on the rent or mortgage payment for the location of your child care program?
   
   
2. What documentation of the delinquency of your rent, lease or mortgage payment do you have? (options include):

• Most recent months billing statement indicates two (2) or more months of unpaid balance 
• Letter from landlord, lease or mortgage holder indicating you are two or more months behind on payments
• Other
• I am not able to produce any documentation indicating two or more months of unpaid rent or mortgage payments on the location of my child care program 

No.

Yes

If any owner (either full or part ownership) of the child care program owns (either full or part ownership) the building that the child care operates in, the program is not eligible to apply under this criteria.

No

Income that your child care business receives. This includes parent fees; Child Care Assistance Program and Early Learning Scholarship payments, if applicable; loans; grant funds; and other sources of income.

• Payroll
• Benefits (health, dental, vision insurance, retirement contributions, etc.)
• Training and professional development expenses for staff 
• Other personnel costs
• Equipment and supplies (Software/Computers, IT Services, Office Supplies, etc.)
• Rent or mortgage
• Facility expenses (utilities, insurance, maintenance)
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including cleaning and sanitation supplies and services
• Food
• Learning materials and activities
• Tuition relief for families
• Mental health supports

Personnel and payroll expenses comprise wages and salaries subject to withholding of tax and comparable expenses, as well as expenses determined direct based on wage or salary, such as social security contributions, statutory and voluntary personal insurance contributions and pension expenses.

If the grant has an intended duration, for example, a year, then the funds can be considered income spread across the duration of the grant.

Provider has $18,000 of revenue with $25,000 in expenses for October 1 – December 31, 2021.

Line #	Information / Action	Amount / Calculation	Notes
1	What was your gross income for Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2021?	$18,000	Provider to enter this information
2	What were your child care operating expenses for Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2021?	$25,000	Provider to enter this information
3	Determine Profit/Loss	Line 1 - Line 2 $18,000 - $25,000 = -$7,000	Application will calculate
4	Operating Loss as a percentage of gross income	Line 3 / Line 1 $7,000 / $18,000  = 39%	Application will calculate
5	Eligibility	39% is more than 33% = eligible

1. What were your gross income or operating funds for the full previous month?
2. What were your personnel expenses for the most recently completed four (4) weeks of payroll?

Income that your child care business receives. This includes parent fees; Child Care Assistance Program and Early Learning Scholarship reimbursements, if applicable; loans; grant funds; and other sources of income.

This is specific to non-profit certified centers and are the funds allocated from the organization’s budget to support the child care program.

Personnel expenses comprise wages and salaries subject to withholding of tax and comparable expenses, as well as expenses determined direct based on wage or salary, such as social security contributions, statutory and voluntary personal insurance contributions and pension expenses.

Yes.

Yes, you may use the most recent payroll periods where you were not temporarily closed.

Fund Balance is unique to the accounting of public school districts and the Minnesota Department of Education. This criteria is only relevant to certified programs managed by school districts.

Eligible programs, starting in April 2022, should calculate their current Fund Balance and use that value to answer the criteria #2 question for school-based certified centers. In the January, February, and March Financial Hardship applications, this question asked for the Fund Balance from the most recent official report. 

The update to the criteria has been made to acknowledge that the Fund Balance is likely to have changed since the FY2021 year end Fund Balance Report was published. Providers may use the FY2021 report as a starting point and account for revenues and expenses incurred since the effective date of the Fund Balance Report.

The number of business days that a business could continue to operate if its income stopped or could not be collected. Calculation: unrestricted cash ÷ [(total expenses – depreciation – in-kind expenses) ÷ 365.

Income that your child care business receives. This includes parent fees; Child Care Assistance Program and Early Learning Scholarship reimbursements, if applicable; loans; grant funds; and other sources of income.

This is specific to non-profit certified centers and are the funds allocated from the organization’s budget to support the child care program.

Parent fees; Child Care Assistance Program and Early Learning Scholarship reimbursements, if applicable; Child & Adult Care Food Program reimbursements and any Child Care Stabilization Base Grant payments received.

• Payroll
• Benefits (health, dental, vision insurance, retirement contributions, etc.)
• Training and professional development expenses for staff 
• Other personnel costs
• Equipment and supplies (Software/Computers, IT Services, Office Supplies, etc.)
• Rent or mortgage
• Facility expenses (utilities, insurance, maintenance)
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including cleaning and sanitation supplies and services
• Food
• Learning materials and activities
• Tuition relief for families
• Mental health supports

Personnel and payroll expenses comprise wages and salaries subject to withholding of tax and comparable expenses, as well as expenses determined direct based on wage or salary, such as social security contributions, statutory and voluntary personal insurance contributions and pension expenses.

If the intent of the fund raising is to provide operating funds over a specific period of time, for example, the next year, then the lump sum should be divided by the number of months those funds are intended to sustain the child care program.

If the grant has an intended duration, for example, a year, then the funds can be considered income spread across the duration of the grant.

Provider has $18,000 of revenue with $25,000 in expenses for October 1 – December 31, 2021.

Line #	Information / Action	Amount / Calculation	Notes
1	What was your gross income for Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2021?	$18,000	Provider to enter this information
2	What were your child care operating expenses for Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2021?	$25,000	Provider to enter this information
3	Determine Profit/Loss	Line 1 - Line 2 $18,000 - $25,000 = -$7,000	Application will calculate
4	Operating Loss as a percentage of gross income	Line 3 / Line 1 $7,000 / $18,000  = 39%	Application will calculate
5	Eligibility	39% is more than 33% = eligible

Minnesota Management and Budget, a state agency, will mail payments to the authorized agent, center operator, or license holder at the address on file with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), Licensing Division.

Please note, these payments cannot be forwarded by the postal service and will be returned to Minnesota Management and Budget if your address on file with DHS Licensing Division is not current, which will cause a delay in receiving payments.

All address changes need to be submitted to a child care provider's county licensor (family child care providers), tribal licensor, or Minnesota Department of Human Services licensor (child care centers and certified child care centers). The change will then be made in a provider’s license record. 

No, programs are not required to submit proof of how the funds were spent, unless specifically requested. However, programs are required to document spending and be prepared to share those records, should the Minnesota Department of Human Services request them. The department will conduct compliance monitoring by utilizing a sample audit approach. Providers selected for an audit must provide the department with documentation related to eligibility and use of funding.

Child care providers should contact their Minnesota Department of Human Services or county licensor as soon as the change occurs and ask them to update the information.

Additionally, if a program is contemplating operating status changes (i.e. moving from school year only to full year operations) that may affect their eligibility, they should refer to question 3.7. Providers with additional questions or who are contemplating other changes that may affect their eligibility for funding should contact the Minnesota Department of Human Services by email to determine impacts.

Providers who change locations during the funding period remain eligible for Financial Hardship Grant funding as long as they continue to meet eligibility criteria. Providers are permitted to close for up to 14 calendar days while they move business locations. This includes family child care providers who move between counties and open new licenses.

If a move exceeds the allowable 14-calendar-day timeframe, providers will not be eligible to apply for that month’s financial hardship grant. Providers planning to move during the funding period should work closely with their Minnesota Department of Human Services licensor or county licensor to ensure the move does not impact their funding eligibility.

Yes, the IRS and Minnesota Department of Revenue consider Financial Hardship Grant funds as income. Providers who receive these funds will be mailed a 1099 form by January 31, 2023, showing how much was paid to the provider in 2022. Providers are encouraged to consult with an accountant or tax expert to fully understand the tax implications of this funding. By the second week of February 2023, if you haven’t received your 1099 tax form, you can contact the Minnesota Management and Budget’s 1099 help line at 651-201-8201 or email W9-1099.MMB@state.mn.us to request a copy. Minnesota Management and Budget will provide a copy of the 1099 tax form through secure email, ZIXmail.  

If providers have questions after receiving their 1099 form, they can contact Minnesota Management and Budget at 651-201-8201. First Children’s Finance, a Minnesota-based nonprofit, may be able to provide overall budgeting and financial planning for any tax liability, as well. Email to infomn@firstchildrensfinance.org or call 1-866-562-6801.

No. The department will not publish the names of grant recipients or the data and information they provide as part of the grant application process.

Most funding application data is classified as public data, and if requested, must be made available to the person requesting it. Examples of private data that cannot be shared with the public are an individual’s Social Security number, and data that can potentially identify children in programs. If providers have data-related inquiries, they can email the Minnesota Department of Human Services Child Care Services Division at dhs.child.care@state.mn.us.

If providers fail to meet Child Care Stabilization Financial Hardship Grant requirements, they will receive written notice of this failure and be given an opportunity to clarify and/or correct the non-compliance issue. Failure to make the required corrections, and/or indication that a provider provided false or misleading information to the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) with regard to funding requirements, may result in a provider becoming ineligible for future grant payments. DHS may also require that past payments be repaid and may also report the provider to the Office of Inspector General for additional action.

Financial Hardship Grant funds do not constitute a loan and child care providers who comply with funding requirements are not required to pay them back. However, funding recipients who are found to have violated the terms of the application process agreement or attestation, or who are found to have provided false or misleading information to the Minnesota Department of Human Services with regard to funding requirements, may have prior payments recouped, be deemed ineligible for future grant funds, and/or be referred to the Office of Inspector General for additional action.  

Actions to establish recoupment, except for findings of fraud, must be made within six years of the conclusion of the grant program. Once recoupment is established, collection may continue until funds are repaid in full.  

• Child care provider or program name 
• Name of director if it’s a child care center
• Address of child care provider or program
• If licensed, the license number (which can be found at Licensing Lookup)    
• The requirement they believe the other child care provider may not be following
• A description of the way in which the child care provider is not following the funding requirement

• Child Care Stabilization Transition Grants (June and July 2021)
• One-Time Supplemental Stabilization Grants (January 2022)
• Child Care Stabilization Base Grants (September 2021 through June 2023)
• Child Care Stabilization Financial Hardship Grants (Active January 2022)
• Any expansions or extensions of the Child Care Stabilization Grant Program

The department is required by federal law as part of the Child Care Development Block Grant, and the American Rescue Plan Act Stabilization funds that are a part of the Block Grant, to create plans that show strong internal controls and accountability for these public funds.  Specifically, “Lead Agencies must ensure the integrity of the use of funds through sound fiscal management and must ensure that financial practices are in place (98.68 (a)(1))”.

Child Care Stabilization Grant recipients identified for an audit will receive a Request for Records by email using the email address provided in the grant application. The provider will have fourteen (14) calendar days to submit records via email, fax, or U.S. Mail.  If the auditor has questions about the records or needs additional information, they will contact the provider via phone or email to discuss the review

• Attendance Records or Affidavit from parent/guardian regarding a child’s attendance
• Billing Records and/or Payment records
• Payroll records or Employee time-cards
• Copies of health and safety policy/guidelines implemented
• Payroll records – prior to grant and after
• Payroll records of bonus or premium pay
• Child Care business financial records 
• List of expenses and corresponding receipts

For answers to additional questions, please call Child Care Aware at 651-290-9704 or email supportfunds@childcareawaremn.org. Child Care Aware of Minnesota will use Language Line Services for languages other than Spanish, Hmong and Somali.

• Si necesita ayuda para comprender esta carta, comuníquese con Rocio Sosa, rsosa@thinksmall.org, 651-641-6660
• Hadaad ubaahantahay caawimaad fahanka warqadan, fadlan la xiriir Abdulkadir Warsame, awarsame@thinksmall.org, 651-641-6673
• Yog tias koj xav tau kev pab nkag siab tsab ntawv no, thov hu rau Julie Yang, JYang@thinksmall.org, 651-366-6792

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