Southwest Health and Human Services

Name

Southwest Health and Human Services

Legal name

Southwest Health and Human Services

Website

https://swmhhs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Health and Human Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB), Maternal, Child & Family Health Departments (HLAJAAAK)

Keywords

• Government health services
• Public assistance programs
• Human social services
• Child welfare services
• Public health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Marshall

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: SWHHS is funded through Minnesota state and federal government allocations. The agency receives funding from Minnesota Department of Human Services and Minnesota Department of Health to administer public assistance programs, public health services, and social services for residents of Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, and Rock Counties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Southwest Health and Human Services is a multi-county government health and human services agency that administers public assistance programs (cash assistance, SNAP, MFIP, Medical Assistance, child care assistance), public health services (WIC, immunizations, environmental health, water laboratory testing, emergency preparedness), social services (child protection, adult protection, disability services, mental health, substance use disorder treatment, senior services), child support enforcement, and licensing for child care and foster care providers across six southwestern Minnesota counties.

Product overview

Southwest Health and Human Services is a multi-county health and human services agency serving six counties in southwestern Minnesota (Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone, Redwood, and Rock). The organization operates as a unified service delivery platform offering integrated programs across four major divisions: Financial Assistance (including SNAP, MFIP, MA, child care assistance, and welfare fraud prevention), Public Health (including WIC, immunizations, environmental health, water laboratory, emergency preparedness, and family health programs), Social Services (including child protection, adult protection, disability services, mental health/substance abuse, adoption, and senior services), and Licensing (child care and foster care licensing). The organization also provides child support enforcement services and operates community health improvement initiatives through SHIP. All services are coordinated through a centralized intake system with offices in each of the six counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Financial Assistance Programs Public assistance programs including cash assistance (MFIP, DWP, GA, MSA), health care programs (MA, MinnesotaCare), food programs (SNAP), and emergency assistance for low-income residents in six southwestern Minnesota counties.
• Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)
• Welfare Fraud Prevention
• Child Support Services
• Child Care Licensing
• Foster Care Licensing
• Public Health Services
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
• Emergency Preparedness
• Water Laboratory Services
• Child Protection Services
• Adult Protection Services
• Disability Services
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
• Adoption Services
• Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP)
• Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Health Alert Network (HAN)coreOthersSWHHS is a member of the Health Alert Network, providing fast and reliable communication between the CDC, Minnesota Department of Health, and local public health agencies for emergency preparedness and public health notifications.
• Minnesota RespondssupportingOthersSWHHS participates in Minnesota Responds, a volunteer-based organization recruiting medical and non-medical volunteers to assist with emergency situations and community events. SWHHS provides training for the volunteer group.
• Emergency & Community Health Outreach (ECHO)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerECHO collaborates with diverse communities to deliver programs and services helping people stay healthy. In emergencies, ECHO works with public officials to provide information in multiple languages through ECHO Phone and ECHO Web.
• Wilder ResearchsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSWHHS contracted with Wilder Research to conduct community health needs assessments including focus groups with diverse community groups (people with disabilities, Karen, Spanish-speaking, LGBT, Native American, Somali, veterans, and elders).
• Minnesota Department of Human ServicescoreOthersPrimary state agency partner providing funding, program guidelines, and oversight for public assistance programs, social services, and child support services administered by SWHHS.
• Minnesota Department of HealthcoreOthersState agency partner providing funding and oversight for public health programs including WIC, immunizations, environmental health, and emergency preparedness. Delegates licensing authority to SWHHS for food, pools, and lodging establishments.
• Foster Parent CollegesupportingTechnology or IntegrationSWHHS uses Foster Parent College to register foster families for pre-service training. The online training platform focuses on family systems, abuse and neglect impact, attachment and separation, cultural issues, discipline, and permanency issues.
• MN ADOPT PartnershipsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMN ADOPT in partnership with MCWTS offers resource family training on topics including attachment, grief & loss, race & culture, trauma, mental health, and kinship care for foster and adoptive families.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Horizon Public Health: Multi-county public health agency serving several western Minnesota counties with a comparable portfolio of WIC, immunizations, environmental health, and family home visiting programs. Direct structural and functional peer to SWHHS's public health division.
• Countryside Public Health: Multi-county public health agency in west-central Minnesota delivering the same core public health programs (WIC, immunizations, family health, environmental health) as SWHHS, organized under an identical Minnesota multi-county joint powers model.
• Meeker-McLeod-Sibley Community Health Services: Multi-county community health services agency in central Minnesota providing WIC, home visiting, immunizations, and environmental health. Closely comparable in service mix, governance structure, and rural Minnesota footprint.
• Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services: Single-county but large HHS agency in central Minnesota offering financial assistance, public health, social services, and child support — a near-direct service-line match to SWHHS at slightly larger scale.
• Stearns County Human Services: Large Minnesota county HHS department providing financial assistance, social services, public health, and child support. Same program architecture as SWHHS but operating at meaningfully larger scale.
• Olmsted County Health, Housing and Human Services: Integrated county HHS department in southeastern Minnesota combining health, housing, and human services delivery. Useful comparable for SWHHS's integrated service-delivery vision at a more urban scale.
• Brown County Family Services (MN): South-central Minnesota county HHS agency delivering financial assistance, social services, and child support. Closely matches SWHHS's social services and financial assistance portfolio in a similarly rural setting.

Regional players

• Nobles County Community Services: Southwestern Minnesota county HHS agency adjacent to SWHHS's territory, delivering public health, social services, and financial assistance. Regional peer with overlapping service area and similar demographic profile.

Broad incumbents

• Avera Health: Regional health system headquartered in Sioux Falls serving southwest Minnesota, northwest Iowa, and the Dakotas. Broader incumbent that overlaps with SWHHS on public health partnerships, maternal-child health, and rural care delivery.
• Sanford Health: Large Upper-Midwest integrated health system operating hospitals, clinics, and population health programs across rural Minnesota. Functions as a key referral partner and broader incumbent in the same regional health ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SouthwestHealthAndHumanServices

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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