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Le Sueur County Human Services
Helps keep children safe and provides families with supports to care for their children. This includes child protection services, out-of-home care, permanent homes for children, child support, food assistance programs, child care services, child welfare programs and children's mental health services.
Le Sueur County Children's Services
Helps keep children safe and provides families with supports to care for their children. This includes:
- Child Care Services
- Child Protection Services
- Child Support
- Child Welfare Programs
- Children's Mental Health Services
- Developmental Disability Services
- Interagency Early Intervention Committee (IEIC)
- Food Assistance Programs
- Out-of-Home Care/ Foster Care
- Adoption/Kinship - Permanent Homes for Children
Le Sueur County Children's Services cannot help someone gain custody of their children during a divorce or separation. This also includes relatives seeking custody of children when the children are not part of a current child protection case. Child custody is a matter handled by family court and most persons would need an attorney to help with this process. Forms for family court matters can be found on the Minnesota Judicial Website.
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Child Protection Intake
Physical Address
88 South Park Avenue
Le Center, MN 56057
Phone: : 507-357-8288Fax: : 507-357-8620Emergency Phone: : 507-357-4440
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Child Welfare Intake
Phone: : 507-357-8228Fax: : 507-357-4220
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Mental Health Intake
Phone: : 507-357-8228Fax: : 507-357-4220
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Le Sueur County has declared a local state of emergency, effective March 18, 2020. Effective March 19, 2020, Le Sueur County has closed all County public-facing services at our Courthouse, Justice Center, Environmental Services and Highway Department through April 6, 2020. However, Court Administration, Probation, and the lobby of the Sheriff’s Office, which are all located in the Justice Center, will remain open to the public at this time. Click here to view the full press release.
For current information about COVID-19 impacting our county, please refer to Public Health Nursing’s Newsflash available on our website by clicking here.
INTERNAL OFFICE BUSINESS HOURS
(DOORS CLOSED TO PUBLIC)
Monday through Thursday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Friday
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Closed Weekends and Holidays
After Hours
On-Call Social Worker
Phone:507-357-4440
Emergency: 911