Here’s a step both you and your clients can take to prepare for coronavirus infection that leaves you unable to care for your children. Draw up a written plan now that identifies possible caregivers and gathers vital family and child information. Then share it with people who need to know.

How to get all that done, with good advice along the way? Get assistance in English, Hmong, Spanish and Somali with Make a Plan, Minnesota — a roadmap through the process that includes a form that helps families gather information that a temporary caregiver will need.

This State of Minnesota site offers guidelines and a plan template, available here:

English Guidelines, Spanish Guidelines, Hmong Guidelines, and Somali Guidelines.

English plan template, Spanish plan template, Hmong plan template and Somali plan template.

Find more COVID-19 information at staysafe.mn.gov/