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Accord provides a variety of services for individuals with intellectual/developmental disability and/or serious persistent mental illness living in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, and Pine County, MN. Through community inclusion opportunities, we find ways to collaborate with the men and women who are our program participants to help them pursue their personal dreams and goals.
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Founded in 1960, Avivo provides chemical and mental health services, career education, and employment services. We specialize in helping individuals and families who face personal or systemic barriers – poverty, homelessness, joblessness, chemical addiction or mental health concerns – achieve recovery and economic stability. Avivo serves nearly 18,000 Minnesotans each year, helping them achieve recovery, employment, and economic advancement.
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Fraser is Minnesota’s largest and most experienced provider of autism and early childhood mental health services. Fraser serves children and adults through healthcare, housing, education and employment. Our programs are nationally recognized for their high quality, innovation and individualized family-centered approach. Fraser has been serving children and families for over 75 years and is recognized as an innovator in serving those with special needs. Fraser involves the entire family – parents and caregivers are the experts when it comes to their children.
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Lifetrack partners with families to form community connections, develop webs of support, and build the resilience needed to power through life’s challenges. We do this in two distinct ways. First, our Child and Family Services provide building blocks needed to support the physical and mental well-being of the family. Second, our Employment Services expand educational horizons and open doors to meaningful employment and career opportunities. For over 70 years, healthy stable families have been at the heart of Lifetrack. As a leading non-profit organization with offices in St. Paul and Minneapolis we work together to develop the strengths within children, adults and families who are navigating life’s greatest challenges.
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NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with mental illnesses and their families. NAMI Minnesota champions justice, dignity and respect for all people affected by mental illnesses. Through education, support and advocacy we strive to eliminate the pervasive stigma of mental illnesses, affect positive changes in the mental health system, and increase the public and professional understanding of mental illnesses.
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Reach for Resources, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support individuals with disabilities and mental illness to reach their full potential. We do this by providing individualized services that maximize independence, promote community involvement, and improve physical and mental well-being. Reach serves over 1,000 individuals each year through our Adaptive Recreation & Inclusion, Independent Living and Employment Support, Mental Health Support, and Waiver Case Management services.
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Vinland provides behavioral health services to individuals with cognitive impairments. Since 1990, Vinland has provided drug and alcohol addiction treatment for people with cognitive disabilities. We were the first center in the country to design a treatment program to meet the unique needs of individuals living with brain injuries. Vinland National Center enables individuals with multiple disabilities to live productive and fulfilling lives through a whole person approach that addresses the mind, body and spirit.