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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 info@arcminnesota.org https://arcminnesota.org/regions/midstate-region/midstate-region-parent-groups

Area Served: Benton, Morrison, Stearns and Todd counties

Arc Northland

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

Area Served: St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Cook, Koochiching, Itasca, Pine and Aitkin counties

Arc of Minnesota Southwest

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

Area Served: Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Waseca, Watonwan, and Yellow Medicine counties

Bridge to Home

Support Group - Bridge Together (612) 963-1913 https://www.bridgetohomeservices.com/about-2

Area Served: Statewide

Camp Odayin

Support Group - Children with Heart Disease 3503 Highpoint Dr N, Ste 250, Oakdale, MN, 55128 (651) 351-9185 info@campodayin.org https://campodayin.org/about-us

Area Served: Camp is located in Oakdale, MN. Online meet ups are available to anyone.

Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota (DSAM)

Information and Support 656 Transfer Rd, St. Paul, MN, 55114 (651) 603-0720 dsamn@dsamn.org https://dsamn.org/programs-and-services/families-and-caregivers/early-years-birth-5

Area Served: Minnesota

Families First of Minnesota

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

Area Served: Olmsted County and surrounding area

Family Voices of Minnesota

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

Area Served: Statewide

FamilyWise Services

Support Group - Circle of Parents FamilyWise Services - Minneapolis (University) 3036 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414 (507) 383-8842 familywise@familywiseservices.org https://familywiseservices.org/find-parenting-support/parent-support-groups

Area Served: Twin Cities Metro area

FamilyWise Services

Support Group - Circle of Parents FamilyWise Services - St. Paul Call for location (507) 383-8842 familywise@familywiseservices.org https://familywiseservices.org/find-parenting-support/parent-support-groups

Area Served: Ramsey County

GiGi's Playhouse - Twin Cities

Support Group - Down Syndrome 4740 Park Glen Rd, St. Louis Park, MN, 55416 (952) 926-3660 twincities@gigisplayhouse.org https://gigisplayhouse.org/twincities

Area Served: Twin Cities metro area

International MOMS Clubs

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

Area Served: Nationwide

John Tracy Clinic

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

Area Served: Nationwide

Laura Baker Services Association

Parenting Support - Family Navigation Services 211 Oak St, Northfield, MN, 55057 (507) 645-8866 info@laurabaker.org https://www.laurabaker.org/services/family-navigation

Area Served: Primarily Rice County. Family Navigation Services available statewide virtually and in-person in Metro Area and Southeastern MN.

Learning Ally

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

Area Served: Nationwide

Mental Health Navigators

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

Area Served: Statewide

Minnesota Dads at Home

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

Area Served: Twin Cities Metro area

Minnesota Hands & Voices

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

Area Served: Statewide

Mothers of Preschoolers Inc. (MOPS)

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

Area Served: International

Multicultural Autism Action Network

Support Group MN (612) 470-7003 info@maanmn.org https://www.maanmn.org

Area Served: Statewide

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