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Arc Midstate

Support Group - Youth with Disabilities Arc Midstate - St. Cloud 1617 37th St S, St. Cloud, MN, 56301 (320) 251-7272 https://arcminnesota.org/regions/midstate-region/midstate-region-parent-groups

Arc Northland

Parenting Support - Disabilities 424 W Superior St, Ste 500, Duluth, MN, 55802 (218) 726-4725 https://arcnorthland.org/services/adult-children-and-family-services

Arc of Minnesota Southwest

Information and Support - Disabilities Arc of Minnesota Southwest - Mankato 501 S 2nd St, Mankato, MN, 56001 (507) 345-4223 https://arcminnesota.org/ways-we-can-help/information-assistance

Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota

Parenting Support 656 Transfer Rd, St. Paul, MN, 55114-1402 (651) 603-0720 https://dsamn.org/events-and-activities/community-parent-groups

Families First of Minnesota

Support Group - Parenting Families First of Minnesota - Rochester 126 Woodlake Dr SE, Rochester, MN, 55904 (507) 424-1547 https://www.familiesfirstmn.org/services/crisis-nursery

Family Voices of Minnesota

Parenting Support - Children with Special Health Needs or Disabilities Call for location (866) 334-8444 http://familyvoicesofminnesota.org/about-us/get-connected

FamilyWise Services

Support Group - Circle of Parents FamilyWise Services - Minneapolis (University) 3036 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414 (507) 383-8842 https://www.pcamn.org/circle-of-parents

FamilyWise Services

Support Group - Circle of Parents FamilyWise Services - St. Paul Call for location (507) 383-8842 https://www.pcamn.org/circle-of-parents

International MOMS Clubs

Support Group - Mothers 1464 Madera Rd, Ste N 191, Simi Valley, CA, 93065-3063 https://momsclub.org/chapters/find-a-chapter

John Tracy Clinic

Parenting Support - Hearing Loss John Tracy Clinic (JTC) - Headquarters 2160 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90018-2039 (213) 748-5481 https://www.jtc.org/services/wwparentedu

La Oportunidad, Inc.

Parenting Support - Padres Program 2700 E Lake St, Ste 3100, Minneapolis, MN, 55406 (612) 872-6165 https://oportunidad.org/programs/padres-parenting-program

Learning Ally

Information and Support - Students with Dyslexia 20 Roszel Rd, Princeton, NJ, 08540-6206 (800) 221-4792 https://learningally.org/Solutions-for-Home/Dyslexia-Resources

Mental Health Navigators

Parenting Support 18540 Beaverwood Rd, Minnetonka, MN, 55345 (952) 913-7805 https://www.mentalhealthnavigators.org

Minnesota Dads At Home

Support for Caregiving Fathers Call for location http://www.mdah.org

Minnesota Hands & Voices

Information and Support - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children 709 University Ave W, St. Paul, MN, 55104 (651) 265-2435 https://www.mnhandsandvoices.org/about-us/our-services

Minnesota Hands & Voices

Parenting Support - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children 709 University Ave W, St. Paul, MN, 55104 (651) 265-2435 https://www.mnhandsandvoices.org/about-us/our-services

Mothers of Preschoolers Inc. (MOPS)

Support Group - Mothers of Preschoolers 2370 S Trenton Way, Denver, CO, 80231-7629 (888) 910-6677 https://www.mops.org/groupsearch

Multiple Blessings - Mankato

Support Group - Parents of Multiples Call for location https://sites.google.com/view/multipleblessings

Multiple Connections

Support Group - Mothers of Multiples 5005 Northwest Blvd, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Plymouth, MN, 55442 (612) 272-6299 https://www.memberplanet.com/multipleconnections

NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Support Group - Families of and Persons with Mental Illness 1919 University Ave W, Ste 400, St. Paul, MN, 55104-3455 (888) 626-4435 https://namimn.org/support

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