Resources & Support

Community Supports

Disability Hub MN

  • Free resource network assisting families and professionals in navigating state and community resources and in solving problems
  • Services Available: support navigating health insurance, finding housing, gaining independence, managing money, and finding work; host events for all ages and offer online support
  • Contact Information:
    • 1-866-333-2466

FASD United

  • An organization offering online resources to individuals with FASD and their families
  • Services Available: diagnostic, treatment, and support resources, tools for parents and caregivers, trainings, advocacy, education, weekly newsletters, and events
  • Contact Information
    • 202-785-4585

Lifeworks

  • A nonprofit serving individuals with disabilities focused on advocacy and removing barriers
  • Services Available: fiscal support, day support, music therapy, employment resource navigation
  • Contact Information:
    • lifeworks.org
    • 651-454-2732

NAMI Minnesota

  • A non-profit organization providing mental health services to children, adults, families, and the community
  • Services Available: educational resources and trainings, financial, housing, and employment resources, support groups, community events
  • Contact Information:

Volunteers of America Minnesota and Wisconsin

  • An organization providing over 70 programs and services to individuals across the entire human lifespan
  • Services Available: residential treatment, mental health care like dialectical behavior therapy and outpatient services, case management, education, affordable housing, caregiver and community support, meals, in-home support and care, guardianship, support groups, mentoring, and many more
  • Contact Information:
    • 952-945-4000

Services for Adoptive, Foster, & Kinship Families

Adoption Changes

  • An organization offering connection and support for adoptees and their families
  • Services Available: visitation support (free consultation, initial intake, visit planning and support), in-home support (occupational therapy services), and adoption connection groups (kids connect, buddy up, and mail mates)
  • Contact Information:

Families Rising MN

  • A Minnesota-based organization focusing on education, support, and advocacy for families
  • Services Available: parent-to-parent support, youth support, online support, support groups, family activities, retreats, and educational support
  • Contact Information:

Foster Adopt Minnesota

  • An organization that provides supports to professionals and foster, adoptive, and kinship families or those looking to be a part of this community
  • Services Available: online resources, permanency services, and educational workshops and trainings
  • Contact Information:

Diagnostic & Neuropsychological Evaluation Clinics

Adoption Medicine Clinic 

  • An outpatient clinic at the University of Minnesota that provides services to children who have been adopted or are in foster care
  • Services Available: early intervention, preadoption services, comprehensive child wellness assessments, and post-placement parent and caregiver coaching
  • Location: 2512 S 7th St, 1st Floor Minneapolis, MN 55454 (Voyager Clinic)
  • Contact Information:
    • To schedule an appointment, call 612-365-6777

Great Lakes Neurobehavioral Center

  • A clinic providing neuropsychological and psychological assessment, interventions to assist families and parents in understanding their child, and child and adolescent therapy
  • Locations:
    • 3795 Pilot Knob Road Eagan, MN 55122
    • 101 West Robinson Street Lake Crystal, MN 56055
  • Contact Information

Proof Alliance

  • A clinic and organization offering services to individuals with FASD and their families
  • Services Available: FASD diagnostic assessments (children ages 2-17 years), support groups, educational materials, community events, advocacy, and awareness
  • Location: 1876 Minnehaha Ave W St. Paul, MN 55104
  • Contact Information:
Children