Marilyn Gow – Parent Liaison
marilyngow@hotmail.com
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Counties Social
Services Phone #s
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Cook
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218-387-3620
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Lake
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218-834-8400
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1-800-450-8832
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St. Louis
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218-726-2097
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Quick Index
- Adoption/Kinship/Parenting
Supports
- Behavioral/Special
Needs Supports (Mental Health)
- Education
Supports
- Crisis/Respite
Care Supports
- Therapists
Adoption/Kinship/Parenting Supports
MN Kinship Caregivers Association (MKCA)
See listing of Host Agencies and Kinship Network.
Host Agencies are the regional contact point for inquires from and for grandparents,
other relatives, and close family friends who are raising children. The Host Agencies
reach out to relative caregivers within the designated area with the assistance
of local collaborative partners. They accept program inquiries within their area;
implement monthly Grand Kin workshops, which will include educational and peer support
elements throughout their region and refer caregivers to one-to-one support of mentors.
The Kinship Network includes support groups that are not designated Host
Agencies, but may work collaboratively with the Host Agencies in providing support
to the caregivers of children.
1600 University Avenue West, Suite 302
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-917-4640
www.mkca.org
Contact a Regional Service Agency for information on services closest to your home
or work at www.mkca.org/support.html
Kinship Caregivers Resource Manual: "Legal Steps",
provides information for any caregivers or kin who are considering taking a child
into their care. Find it at:
www.mkca.org/legal.html
Another helpful manual is "First Steps: Getting Started Raising Relatives’ Children".
Developed for grandparents and others raising relatives’ children:
www.mkca.org/raising.html
AEOA-ROCK Program
702 Third Ave S
Virginia, MN 55792
Marcia Mehle
1-800-748-7354
1-218-749-2912 ext. 254
mmehle@AEOA.org
Duluth Area Support Group
Marilyn Gow
marilyngow@hotmail.com
218-525-0664 or 866-302-2211
Duluth - Birth Parent Support Group
218-733-2356
Duluth - Children of the Dragon
Jill Dalbacka
218-525-4906
Families First
Fond du Lac Human Services Division
211 W. 4th St.
Duluth, MN 55806
218/726-1370
Fond du Lac Center for American Indian Resources
211 West Fourth Street
Duluth, MN 55806
Kids Network, Inc.
P.O. Box 3202
Duluth, MN 55880
218/722-5326
Legal Aid Service
424 West Superior St.
Duluth, MN 55802
218/726-4800
Legal Aid Service
820 N. Ninth St.
Olcott Plaza
Virginia, MN 55782
218/749-3270
Behavioral/Special Needs Supports (Mental Health)
Arc Northland’s Extreme Parenting – Duluth
Extreme Parenting is available to all caregivers of children with emotional/behavioral
differences. It is an entire family, parent to parent support and educational group.
Moms Group – HDC and ARC Northland
1st Wednesday 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Last Wednesday 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
All at Ordean Building, 424 West Superior Street, Suite 201, Duluth, MN 55802
Whole Family Support Groups -- groups include a light meal for the whole
family and childcare
2nd Thursday 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church 602 15th Ave, Two Harbors
3rd Thursday 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. at Lester Park Community Club, 106 N 54th Ave E, Duluth
4th Monday 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. at Superior Public Library, 1530 Tower Ave., Superior
WI
4th Saturday 10:00 – 12:00 p.m. at Hermantown Family Resource Center, 5028 Miller
Trunk Highway, Hermantown
Parents Only Group
Coffee and cookies, no child care
2nd Tuesday 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. – First United Baptist Church, 9th Ave. E and 1st Street,
Duluth
FASD Support Group
4th Tuesday – 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.– Hermantown Family Resource Center 5028 Miller Trunk
Highway, Hermantown
Must register for food and childcare – call ARC Northland 218-726-4725 or e-mail
arcnorthland.org
North Shore Collaborative
421 Seventh St
Two Harbors, MN 55616
Phone: 218-834-8258 ext. 8258
Duluth Area Family Services Collaborative
310 N 1st Ave W
Duluth, MN 55806
Phone: 320-589-1250
Lake County Youth Development Council
616 Third Ave.
Two Harbors, MN 55616
The Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health
165 Western Avenue, Suite 2
St. Paul, MN 55102
(651) 644-7333; (800) 528-4511 (In MN)
E-mail: dsaxhaug@macmh.org
Web: www.macmh.org
Northern St. Louis Family Services Collaborative
1701 North 9th Ave
Virginia, MN 55792
Phone: 218-749-8130
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Assessment
ARC Northland - FASD Support
Groups, Assessment, Training
Services for the residents of Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin.
Diagnostic services are provided by a seven-person comprehensive team of professionals.
ARC sponsors two caregiver support groups for those who are caring for individuals
with FASD. The groups meet in Duluth and Cloquet.
424 W Superior Street
201 Ordean Building
Duluth, MN 55802
218-726-4725 or 800-317-6475
218-726-4732 Fax
Reenie Engstrom, Coordinator
Lynne R. Frigaard, Administrator
www.arcminnesota.com
ARC Minnesota
provides advocacy and support for people with developmental disabilities and their
families. Services include technical assistance, educational programs for parents
and resource center with a lending video library. ARC’s Bemidji office operates
a Assistive Technology Lending
Library and sponsors clinics and training sessions on assistive technology.
The Arc of Minnesota provides chapter support to
local Arc chapters in a number of areas, including developing support
services, sponsoring workshops, fundraising, training leaders, and monitoring local
services for people with developmental disabilities.
770 Transfer Rd., Suite 26, St. Paul, Minnesota 55114
651-523-0823; toll-free 1-800-582-5256
E-mail address: mail@arcminnesota.com
Fetal Alcohol Diagnostic Program
Provides FASD diagnostic services for children up to age 17.
424 West Superior Street, Suite 400v Duluth MN 55802
218-726-4858
www.fadpmn.org
Human Development Center
Two Harbors -- 629 First Avenue -- 218-834-5520
Silver Bay -- 99 Edison Blvd -- 218-226-4443
Grand Marais -- 208 First Avenue West -- 218-387-9444
Duluth -- 1401 East First Street -- 218-728-4491
HaysKids
A non-profit, educational, assisted living center for individuals with Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder.
218-376-4501
Cook, MN
www.hayskids.com
MCSHN-MDH
does assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Serves Eveleth, Willmar and
Virginia.
102 South Elba Avenue
Eveleth, MN 55734-1644
Contact MN Children with special health needs and information line: 1-800-728-5420
or Susan Stubblebine: 218-744-3483
FAS Assessment Clinic-Pediatric Psychology
University Gateway, Suite 160
200 Oak Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Pi-Nian Chang, Ph.D
612-626-3087
Education Supports
PACER Center
PACER Center expands opportunities and enhances the quality of life of children
and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents
helping parents. PACER helps parents to work with schools to attain special education
services as proscribed through the federal Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA). PACER offers:
- Resources for information and advocacy on issues of special educational needs of
children
- Classes on what parents need to know about IEPs and 504 Plans.
- Support groups and an in-house lending library for children with learning disabilities.
- The PACER newsletter, THE PACESETTER, contains ongoing information and legislative
updates.
- PACER offers training seminars on a number of issues related to parenting and the
newest adaptive technology. They will provide an advocate to attend I.E.P. meetings.
8161 Normandale Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55437-1044
Voice: 952-838-9000, toll-free: 1-800-537-2237
Fax, 962-838-0199
E-mail:
pacer@pacer.org
Website:
www.pacer.org
Bullying Prevention
PACER bullying prevention web site:
www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org, helps second through sixth-graders find
ways to respond to and to prevent bullying. Includes games, videos with celebrities
and real-life kids, cartoons, polls, artwork and much more. Geared for all children,
the site includes children with disabilities who can be particularly vulnerable
to bullying.
Minnesota Department of Education, Division of Special Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
(651) 582-8289; (651) 582-8201 (TTY)
E-mail: norena.hale@state.mn.us
Web:
Special Education Division
Minnesota Special Education Website
Special Education
Minnesota Special Education Compliance
Compliance
Minnesota Special Education Complaints
Special Education Complaints
Lowell Elementary School
is recognized for being supportive of the needs of adopted children and children
who have been diagnosed with FASD.
Monte Wittmann, principal
2000 Rice Lake Road
Duluth, MN 55811
(218)733-2164
Crisis/Respite Care Supports
NAMI-Minnesota (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
Throughout Minnesota, NAMI-MN and its local affiliates have people working to better
the lives of people affected by biological brain disorders. NAMI-MN encourages people
to join at a local affiliate level and reminds people that membership at any level
means membership at all levels -local, state, and national. Please contact the affiliate
nearest you for additional information or contact the NAMI-MN office at 651-645-2948
or 1-888-473-0237
nami-mn@nami.org
mn.nami.org/local.aspxl to find local
affiliates
Violence Prevention Center
P. O. Box 134
Grand Marais, MN 55604
218-387-1262
Crisis Hotline: 218-387-1237
After hours: 218-387-3030
MILLER DWAN MEDICAL CENTER (MDMC)
24-hour Crisis Intervention Hotline
(888) 826-0099
www.miller-dwan.com/about.aspx
Therapists
Disclaimer
The use of the information
on this site is strictly up to the discretion of the user. MN ASAP has not investigated
and does not endorse the resources listed on this Website; MN ASAP is not responsible
for the contents of any outside sites through any external links provided; nor are
the links an endorsement of the external site as to quality, accuracy or completeness.
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Mary J. Carpenter, MSED, L.P. |
Virginia |
FASD, Behavioral Strategies, Play therapy and individual and family therapy |
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Paul Goossens, MA, LP |
Duluth |
Psychologist experienced with youth, families: ADHD, FASD, Sexuality,
evaluation, mood and behavior disorder |
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Raymone Kral, PhD, LP, LMFT, LICSW |
Duluth |
Adoption and families w RAD children. Individuals, families, couples
– general psychotherapy |
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Barbara Weller, LICSW, MSW |
Duluth |
Individual, Family, Psychotherapy: Clinical Supervision – children, adolescents
and adults |
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Mary (Mimi) Young, SA, Psy.D., LP |
Grand Marais |
Cultural and ethnic minorities (Latinos and American Indians), children,
bipolar disorder, diagnostics |