Northwest Minnesota Counties
Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Wadena
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Medical
Diagnostic Services
Lakewood Health System
401 Prairie Avenue Northeast
Staples, MN 56479
P: 218-894-8336
F: 218-894-8338
http://www.lakewoodhealthsystem.com/
Provides fetal alcohol diagnostic services for children and adults
Contact: Kelly Riepe
University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Fetal Alcohol Center
501 N. Columbia Road, Box 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202
P: 701-780-2477
F: 701-780-2440
http://www.med.und.nodak.edu/depts/peds/fas/
Provides fetal alcohol diagnostic services for children and adults
Contact: Larry Burd, Ph.D.
White Earth FASD Diagnostic Clinic
40520 County Highway 34
Ogema, MN 56591
P: 218-204-0572
Provides diagnostic services to the White Earth Reservation
Contact: Bobbi McGregor
Occupational/Physical/Speech Therapy
Advance Therapy
Rice Lake Professional Center
6776 Lake Drive, Suite 170
Lino Lakes, MN 55014
P: 651-784-7007
www.advancetherapy.org
Serves all of MN, provides occupational therapy, speech/language therapy, social skills groups and more.
Contact: Jennifer Corbin
Deer River Health Care Center
1002 Comstock Drive
Deer River, MN 56636
P: 218-246-2900
www.drhc.org
ajesperson@drhc.org
Provides occupational therapy.
Contact: LeNea Johnson or April Jespersen
Sleep Disorders
Meritcare Sleep Disorders Center
1717 South University Drive
Fargo, ND 58122
P: 701-280-4600
Toll Free: 800-437-4010
Sleep disorder clinic.
Respite Care/PCA Services
Accra Care, Inc.
1011 1st Street South, #315
Hopkins, MN 55343
P: 952-935-3515
kathyhendrickson@cfcaccra.org
Provides PCA services throughout Minnesota
Contact: Kathy Hendrickson
Circle of Life Home Care Anishinaabe
522 Beltrami Avenue NW
Bemidji, MN 56601
P: 218-751-2943
Provides PCA services and home care for Native Americans
Circle of Life Home Care Anishinaabe
418 2nd Street NW
Cass Lake, MN 56633
P: 218-339-5820
Provides PCA services and home care for Native Americans
Circle of Life Home Care Anishinaabe
40548 County Highway 34
White Earth, MN 56591
P: 218-936-6336
Provides PCA services and home care for Native Americans
Circle of Life Home Health - Bagley Office
418 2nd Street NW
Cass Lake, MN 56633
P: 218-694-3444
Toll-Free: 877-600-7307
amyl@hhhealth.net
Provides PCA services to Native American populations.
Contact: Beth Timmons
Circle of Life Home Health
P.O. Box 901
Bagley, MN 56621
P: 866-906-3444
amyl@hsstaffing.com
Provides PCA services to Native American populations.
Contact: Amy Loudin
Custom Care LLC
6400 Flying Cloud Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
P: 952-914-0269
Vanessa@customcarellc.com
Provides PCA services.
Eagle Mountain Home Health Care, LLC
1 1st Street NE, Business #2
PO Box 159
Deer River, MN 56636
P: 218-246-9615
bobbi@emhhc.com
Provides PCA services for all individuals.
Contact: Bobbi Smith
Grattan Health Care
Brainerd, MN
P: 218-820-1326
www.grattanhealthcare.com/Services.html
Provides PCA services, respite, homemaking, and RN supervision.
Contact: Sue Grattan or Staci Grattan
Mental Health/Chemical Health
Residential Treatment
Center of Human Environment
2425 230th Avenue
Mahnomen, Mn 56557
P: 218-935-5403
Contact: Darby Miller
Residential treatment center
Home of Hopes
7848 Swan Lake Road
Culver, MN 55779
P: 218-345-8210
http://www.homeofhopes.com
Residential Adult Foster Care for females aged 18 – 50.
Contact: Deana Smith
Mash-ka-wisen
PO Box 66
Sawyer, MN 55780
P: 218-879-6731, Admissions Office
Residential treatment center for American Indian community members.
Mille Lacs Academy
100 Crosier Drive North, Suite #1
Onamia, MN 56359
P: 320-532-4005
F: 320-532-4898
www.nexustreatment.org
Provides four treatment programs designed for boys ages 10 – 19 who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviors or have committed sexual offenses. Also provides a Specialized Developmentally Cognitively Challenged Program for males between 13 & 17.
Contact: Jeff Hanson jeffh@nexustreatment.org
Therapists
Jacob Kerbeshian, MD
Altru Clinic, Building #1
860 South Columbia Road
Grand Forks, ND 58206
P: 701-780-6697
http://www.altru.org
Board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist. Provides neuropsychiatric services for children and adolescents with FASD.
Raymone Kral & Associates
Dr. Raymone Kral
8 North 2nd Avenue East #300
Duluth, MN 55802
P: 218-727-5400
F: 218-727-0777
http://www.raymonekral.com
Clinical psychology and family therapy.
Contact: Missy Meyer, Office Manager
Chemical Dependency
Rapids Counseling Services Inc.
717 NE 4th Street
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
P: 218-327-2001
Toll-Free: 800-887-0170
http://www.rapidscounseling.com
skosh@hotmail.com
Outpatient chemical dependency treatment.
Contact: MaryAnn Butts
Sister's Path
4219 9th Avenue South
Fargo, ND 58103
P: 701-478-6562
http://www.sharehouse.org
Chemical Dependency Center for homeless single parents & families. Works with codependencies, wellness, spirituality and provide parenting classes.
Contact: July McCroskey, Program Director
Adoption Support
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
Contact: Ginny Blade
P: 651-644-3036, Ext. 11
ginnyblade@nacac.org
One-on-one phone and e-mail support to parents and professionals.
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Advocacy & Education
Social Service Agencies |
Informal & Community Support
Advocacy & Education
Advocacy
Arc Headwaters
1819 Bemidji Avenue
Bemidji, MN 56601
P: 218-759-0097, 800-450-7338
F: 218-444-4272
Email:arcnw@paulbunyan.net
Provides educational advocacy, advocacy to obtain social service resources, parent trainings and family support activities. Serves Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau and Wadena counties.
Contact: Cass Robinson, Executive Director
Click here to download their Family Resource Guide (pdf).
Education
Arc Upper Valley
2500 DeMers Avenue
P.O. Box 12420
Grand Forks, ND 58208
P: 701-722-6191
Toll Free: 877-250-2022
Provides information and referral, family support services, family forum educational series, sibshops and mom's groups. Click here to download their Family Resource Guide (pdf).
Insight School of Minnesota (Starts Fall 2008)
6500 Humboldt Avenue North
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
P: 800-771-5944
F: 866-651-3349
http://www.insightmn.net
info@insightmn.net
Online diploma granting public high school for any student in MN ages 14 – 20, tuition free.
Minnesota Virtual High School
http://www.minnesotavirtualhighschool.com
Toll free: 866-2eLEARN
A free state-wide online program offering a high school diploma for grades 7 - 12.
North Dakota Family to Family Network
Center for Rural Health
University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
501 North Columbia Road
P.O. Box 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202
P: 701-777-2359
Toll Free: 888-434-7436
F: 701-777-2353
Email:NDF2F@medicine.nodak.edu
http://www.med.und.nodak.edu/depts/rural/family/
Is a support network that provides emotional support for families, helps with accessing resources. The Network also encourages family-centered practices by acting as a resource to families; health care, human service and child care providers; educators; policy makers, and others.
Legal Resources
Minnesota Disability Law Center
1015 7th Avenue North
PO Box 838
Moorhead, MN 56561
P: 218-233-8583
Contact: Pamela Hoopes
http://www.mndlc.org
Provides free civil legal assistance to individuals with disabilities on legal issues that are related to their disabilities.
Social Service Agencies
Becker County Human Services Department
Human Service Building
712 Minnesota Avenue
P.O. Box 1637
Detroit Lakes , MN 56502
P: 218-847-5628
Contact: Nancy Nelson
http://www.co.becker.mn.us
Programs and services for children & families.
Beltrami County Human Services
616 America Avenue
Bemidji, MN 56601
P: 218-333-8300
Contact: Jeff Lind
http://www.co.beltrami.mn.us
Programs and services for children & families.
Cass County Child & Family Services
Cass County Courthouse
303 Minnesota Avenue
P.O. Box 3000
Walker, MN 56484
P: 218-547-1340
http://www.co.cass.mn.us
Programs and services for children & families.
Clay County Family Support Group
715 11th Street North, Suite 102 & 106A
Moorhead, MN 56560
P: 218-299-5200
Contact: Carolyn Strnad
Serves Clay County families and also families who live in Fargo, ND. Support groups for all families of children with disabilities.
Clay County Social Services
Clay County Family Service Center
715 11th Street North, Suite 502
Moorhead, MN 56560
P: 218-299-5200
Toll Free: 800-757-3880
Contact: Rhonda Porter
http://www.co.clay.mn.us
Programs and services for children & families.
Clearwater County Human Services
Human Services Building
Park Avenue NW – PO Box X
Bagley, MN 56621
P: 218-694-6512
Contact: Malotte Backer
http://www.co.clearwater.mn.us
Programs and services for children & families.
Pennington County Social Services
Pennington County Courthouse
PO Box 616
Thief River Falls, MN 56701
P: 218- 681-2880
Contact: Ken Yutrzenka
Programs and services for children & families.
Polk County Social Services
612 North Broadway
Crookston, MN 56716
P: 218-281-3127
Contact: Kent Johnson
http://www.co.polk.mn.us
Programs and services for children & families.
Red Lake County Social Services
125 Edward Avenue
Red Lake Falls, MN 56671
P: 218- 253-4131
http://www.visitnwminnesota.com/RedLake.htm
Contact: Dave Mills
Programs and services for children & families.
Roseau County Courthouse Social Services
606 5th Avenue SW
Roseau, MN 56571
P: 218-463-2411
Contact: Dave Anderson
http://www.co.roseau.mn.us
Programs and services for children & families.
Wadena County Social Services
124 First St. S.E.
Wadena, MN 56482
P: 218-631-7605
Contact: Paul Sailer
http://www.co.wadena.mn.us
Programs and services for children & families.
Work Incentives Connection
2200 University Ave. W., Suite #240
St.Paul, MN 55114
P: 651-632-5113
http://www.mnworkincentives.com
Provide answers about the impact of work on benefits, so that people with disabilities can see their choices and take advantage of life's opportunities.
Informal & Community Supports
Center for the Challenging Child
Tina Feigal, M.S., Ed.
Parent Coach & Trainer
2095 Dudley Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
P: 651-453-0123
http://www.nurturedheart.com
tina@nurturedheart.com
In the Twin Cities: in-person coaching. Outside of the Twin Cities: phone-based individual parent coaching.
Circle of Parents
P: 651-523-0099
Toll free: 800-CHILDREN
http://www.pcamn.org
Free community-based support groups for parents and children, a program of Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota, Circle of Parents®, is a statewide network of parenting support groups open to all families in Minnesota. During weekly meetings, parents come together to exchange insights into common parenting challenges. All programs are free, confidential, non-judgmental, and designed to promote positive parenting.
Confidence Learning Center
(Camp Confidence)
1620 Mary Fawcett Memorial Drive
East Gull Lake, MN 56401
P: 218-828-2344
F: 218-828-2618
http://www.campconfidence.com
Confidence Learning Center, often referred to as Camp Confidence, is a year-round center for persons with developmental disabilities. Specializing in recreation and outdoor education, the Confidence Learning Center serves persons of all ages and abilities.
Free Community-Based Support Groups for Parents and Children
P: 651-523-0099
Toll Free: 800-CHILDREN
http://www.pcamn.org
A program of Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota, Circle of Parents®, is a statewide network of parenting support groups open to all families in Minnesota. During weekly meetings, parents come together to exchange insights into common parenting challenges. All programs are free, confidential, non-judgmental, and designed to promote positive parenting. To find out if there is a Circle of Parents® group near you call the number above or visit or website.
Housing Access Services Program
The Arc's Housing Access Service helps eligible Minnesota adults with disabilities seek and locate suitable, affordable, accessible housing. For more information and contacts, please click here.