Financing Your Birth Control

As college students on a budget, we are always looking for ways to save a few bucks, whether is is scanning the Daily Piper for catered events or pulling in a couch off the curb. Scrimping on birth control is generally not on this list - and for good reason! However, most Macalester students are eligible for coverage of their birth control through the Minnesota Family Planning Program.

Since 2006 the Minnesota Family Planning Program has been providing family planning services free of charge. Covered Services include yearly physical exams and birth control (birth control pills, IUDs, vaginal rings, etc). As a confidential process disconnected from other insurance programs you may be enrolled in, your parents/guardians will not be informed of your enrollment in the program.


In order to be eligible for the program you must:

• Be between the ages of 15 and 50
• A MN resident OR a U.S. citizen or non-citizen who is qualified to participate in federally funded programs 
• Make less than $1805 per month (your parents income is not included in this estimate)
• Not be pregnant
• Not be enrolled in Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, or General Assistance Medical. 

For more information: Minnesota Family Planning Brochure 

To enroll in the program download and fill out the following form:

Minnesota Family Planning Program Application

To access care, bring a completed copy of your application to:

Family Tree Clinic 

Location: 1619 Dayton Ave #205  St Paul, MN 55104 (In walking distance!)
Directions: http://goo.gl/maps/4f30Y

Hours: 

• Monday: 8am - 8:30pm
• Tuesday: 8am - 5pm
• Wednesday: 8am - 8:30pm
• Thursday: 8am - 5pm
• Friday: CLOSED
• Saturday: 10am - 2pm
• Sunday: CLOSED 

To schedule an appointment: (651) 645-0478

Planned Parenthood

Location: 671 Vandalia Street

Directions: http://goo.gl/maps/RW3CF
Hours: 

• Monday: CLOSED
• Tuesday: 8:00am - 4:00 pm
• Wednesday: 8:00am - 4:00 pm
• Thursday: 8:00am - 4:00 pm
• Friday: 8:00am - 4:00 pm
• Saturday: 8:00am - 4:00 pm
• Sunday: CLOSED

To schedule an appointment: (651) - 698-2406

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