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PACER Center

Support Group - Grandparent of Children with Disabilities 8161 Normandale Blvd, Bloomington, MN, 55437 (952) 838-9000 https://www.pacer.org/grandparent

Parents Without Partners (PWP)

Support Group - Single Parents Call for location (800) 637-7974 https://www.facebook.com/parentswithoutpartnersinternational

Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Minnesota (PSI-MN)

Parenting Support 2136 Ford Pkwy, Ste 5269, St. Paul, MN, 55116 (612) 787-7776 https://ppsupportmn.org

Proof Alliance

Support Group - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 1876 Minnehaha Ave W, St. Paul, MN, 55104-1029 (651) 917-2370 https://www.proofalliance.org/support-and-resources/support-groups

RT Autism Awareness Foundation, Inc.

Support Group - Autism 1130 1/2 7th St NW, Ste 208, Rochester, MN, 55901-2995 (507) 226-7037 http://www.rtaaf.org/how-we-can-help.php

Raising Multiples

Information and Support PO Box 69, Albertson, NY, 11507-0069 https://www.raisingmultiples.org

The Arc - Upper Valley

Support Group - Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities 2500 Demers Ave, Grand Forks, ND, 58201-4178 (701) 772-6191 https://www.thearcuppervalley.org

The Arc Greater Twin Cities

Support Group 2446 University Ave W, Ste 110, St. Paul, MN, 55114 (952) 920-0855 https://arcminnesota.org/events

Urban Ventures

Parenting Support - Siempre Padres Colin Powell Youth Leadership Center 2924 4th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55408-2438 (612) 638-1000 https://urbanventures.org/program-directory

Windmill Project

Information and Support - Families of Children with Disabilities Call for location (320) 766-2403 https://www.facebook.com/Windmill.families

discapacitados abriéndose caminos

Support Group - Parents of Children with Disabilities in Spanish 107 7th Ave S, South St. Paul, MN, 55075 (651) 293-1748 http://www.dacfamilycenter.org/es/como-ayudamos

eParent.com

Information and Support - Parents of Children with Special Needs Call for location (201) 515-6130 https://www.eparent.com

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