Caring for families at Commonwealth Terrace Cooperative
and the ​University of Minnesota since 1974

Community Resources

CTC is a cooperative housing development located on the St. Paul campus for qualifying members of the University of Minnesota community.
The Student Parent HELP Center has child care, housing, lactation, and child care scholarship information for University of Minnesota student parents.
University of Minnesota students can access free, fresh, and healthy food through the Nutritious U Food Pantry.
Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development, health and social service programs for low-income families.
CCCC is accredited by The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). NAEYC has resources for families about child development and high quality early education, as well as professional development resources for early childhood educators.
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) offers financial assistance for pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who qualify.
Think Small offers resources for families to find and pay for child care and understand child development. They also offer professional development resources for early childhood educators.
Financial assistance to help families pay for child care so parents may pursue employment or education leading to employment.