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Learning Ally

Learning AllyLink: view organization details

Information and Support - Students with Dyslexia Address20 Roszel Rd, Princeton, NJ, 08540 Phone number(800) 221-4792 EmailCustomerCare@learningally.org Website addresshttps://learningally.org/solutions-for-home/dyslexia-resources

Area Served: Nationwide

Mental Health Navigators

Mental Health NavigatorsLink: view organization details

Information and Support Address18540 Beaverwood Rd, Minnetonka, MN, 55345 Phone number(952) 913-7805 Emailinfo@mhnav.org Website addresshttps://www.mentalhealthnavigators.org

Area Served: Statewide

Minnesota Dads at Home (MDAH)

Minnesota Dads at Home (MDAH)Link: view organization details

Support Group - Fathers Call for Location Emailinfo@mdah.org Website addresshttps://www.mdah.org

Area Served: Twin Cities metro area

Minnesota DeafBlind Project

Minnesota DeafBlind ProjectLink: view organization details

Information and Support Address2 Pine Tree Dr, Ste 101, Arden Hills, MN, 55112 Phone number(612) 638-1531 Emailmndbprojectinfo@brightworksmn.org Website addresshttps://www.dbproject.mn.org/Families/index.html

Area Served: Statewide

Minnesota Hands & Voices

Minnesota Hands & VoicesLink: view organization details

Information and Support - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children Address709 University Ave W, St. Paul, MN, 55104 Phone number(651) 265-2435 Emailmnhv@lifetrack-mn.org Website addresshttps://www.lssmn.org/mnhandsandvoices/about-us/our-services

Area Served: Statewide

MomCo

MomCoLink: view organization details

Support Group - Mothers Address2370 S Trenton Way, Denver, CO, 80231 Phone number(303) 733-5353 Emailinfo@themom.co Website addresshttps://www.themom.co/find-a-meetup

Area Served: International

Multicultural Autism Action Network (MAAN)

Multicultural Autism Action Network (MAAN)Link: view organization details

Support Group - Autism Call for Location Phone number(612) 470-7003 Emailinfo@maanmn.org Website addresshttps://www.maanmn.org

Area Served: Statewide

Multiple Blessings - Mankato

Multiple Blessings - MankatoLink: view organization details

Support Group - Parents of Multiples AddressPO Box 4234, Mankato, MN, 56002 EmailMultipleBlessingsMankato@gmail.com Website addresshttps://sites.google.com/view/multipleblessings

Area Served: Greater Mankato area and South Central MN

Multiple Connections

Multiple ConnectionsLink: view organization details

Support Group - Mothers of Multiples Address4101 Washington St NE, St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights, MN, 55421 Emailpresidentmultipleconnections@gmail.com Website addresshttps://mcmomsofmultiples.wixsite.com/mcmoms

Area Served: Twin Cities metro area

NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness)Link: view organization details

Support Group - Families of and Persons with Mental Illness Address1919 University Ave W, Ste 400, St. Paul, MN, 55104 Phone number(888) 626-4435 Emailnamihelps@namimn.org Website addresshttps://namimn.org/support

Area Served: Statewide

National CMV Foundation

National CMV FoundationLink: view organization details

Information and Support - Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Congenital CMV Address1646 W Snow Ave, Ste 84, Tampa, FL, 33606 Website addresshttps://www.nationalcmv.org

Area Served: Nationwide

Parents Without Partners (PWP)

Parents Without Partners (PWP)Link: view organization details

Support Group - Single Parents Call for Location Phone number(800) 637-7974 Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/parentswithoutpartnersinternational

Area Served: Nationwide

Proof Alliance

Proof AllianceLink: view organization details

Information and Support - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Address1876 Minnehaha Ave W, St. Paul, MN, 55104 Phone number(651) 917-2370 Website addresshttps://www.proofalliance.org/support

Area Served: Statewide

Raising Multiples

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Information and Support AddressPO Box 135, Purchase, NY, 10577 Emailinfo@raisingmultiples.org Website addresshttps://www.raisingmultiples.org

Area Served: Nationwide

RT Autism Awareness Foundation, Inc.

RT Autism Awareness Foundation, Inc.Link: view organization details

Support Group - Autism Address1130 1/2 7th St NW, Ste 208, Rochester, MN, 55901 Phone number(507) 226-7037 Emaildirector@rtaaf.org Website addresshttp://www.rtaaf.org/how-we-can-help.php

Area Served: Southeastern Minnesota

Sickle Cell Foundation of Minnesota

Sickle Cell Foundation of MinnesotaLink: view organization details

Information and Support - Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Trait AddressPO Box 22206, Minneapolis, MN, 55422 Website addresshttps://www.sicklecellmn.org

Area Served: Statewide

St. Cloud Area Mothers of Multiples

St. Cloud Area Mothers of MultiplesLink: view organization details

Support Group - Mothers of Multiples AddressPO Box 7825, St. Cloud, MN, 56302 Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/stcloudmoms

Area Served: Central Minnesota

The Arc Minnesota, Midstate Region

The Arc Minnesota, Midstate RegionLink: view organization details

Support Group - Youth with Disabilities The Arc Minnesota, Midstate Region - St. Cloud Address1617 37th St S, St. Cloud, MN, 56301 Phone number(320) 251-7272 Emailinfo@arcminnesota.org Website addresshttps://arcminnesota.org/regions/midstate-region/midstate-region-parent-groups

Area Served: Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Wright, Sherburne, Meeker, Kandiyohi, Benton, Morrison, Stearns and Todd counties

The Arc Minnesota, Southwest Region

The Arc Minnesota, Southwest RegionLink: view organization details

Information and Support - Disabilities AddressP.O. Box 64007, St. Paul, MN, 55164 Phone number(866) 797-1122 Emailinfo@arcminnesota.org Website addresshttps://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

The Arc Northland

The Arc NorthlandLink: view organization details

Support Group - Disabilities The Arc Northland - Duluth Address222 E Superior St, Ste 302, Duluth, MN, 55802 Phone number(218) 726-4725 Emailinfo@arcnorthland.org Website addresshttps://arcnorthland.org

Area Served: Services are primarily provided in St. Louis County, but may vary by service

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