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TOD Resource Guide | Education & Advocacy

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  •  Be sure to check the website or call the food shelf, church, or agency to get up-to-date information on days, hours of operation, and location

Addiction Helplines

24 hour St. Paul Hotline:
651-227-5502

24 hour Minneapolis Hotline:
952-922-0880


Dakota Alano Society Inc.
3920 Rahn Rd., Eagan 55122
651-452-2921
www.dakotaalano.org

  • Provides space for Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon and Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) meetings
  • Hosts at least one group every day of the week

The Alano Society of Minneapolis
2218 1st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN  55404
612-871-2218


Our Friends Place Alano
3825 Central Ave. N.E., Minneapolis, MN 55421
612-788-4858


Richfield-Bloomington Alano
9321 Bryant Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55420
612-888-9300


Alano Society Inc.
520 Robert St., St. Paul, MN 55101
651-222-6536


CAP Agency Head Start

Scott and Carver County office
712 Canterbury Rd. S.,  Shakopee MN 55379-1840
952-496-2125

Dakota County Office
2496 145th St. W., Rosemount, MN 55068
651-322-3500

  • Family orientated child development program designed to provide education, social services, health, and nutrition services to income eligible families
  • Services provided to children age 3-5 years old are available to families in Scott, Carver, and Dakota Counties
  • The Early Head Start program offers services to pregnant women and children age birth to 3 who reside in Dakota County. This program provides a home visit one day a week with a focus on activities in child/caregiver relationships and infant-toddler development

CLUES

www.clues.org

Communidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio
St. Paul
797 E. 7th St., St. Paul, MN 55106
651-379-4200

Minneapolis
720 E. Lake St., Mpls, MN 55407
612-746-3500

Aging Well Services
882 S. Robert St., West St. Paul, MN 55118
651-379-4280

  • Mental  and chemical health services
  • Family services and parent education
  • Senior services including adult day care and caregiver support
  • Coordinated care model maintains the traditional Latino family structure
  • Community health workers inform, educate, refer, and follow up with individuals from Latino communities on a variety of health matters, including nutrition, tobacco control, cancer screenings, health insurance, and the importance of physical activity

Dakota County Library
651-450-2900
www.dakotacounty.us/library

  • Free Computer Classes. The library offers a wide variety of computer and Workforce Center programs to help you develop valuable skills
  • Early Literacy Programs. Introduce young children to books and reading at fun story times
  • Trained librarians adapt stories, songs and activities to match the age of the children attending
  • Parents learn how to foster early literacy skills to prepare their children for learning to read
  • Librarians available to answer questions about books and library services

Kids n’ Kinship
952-891-3885
www.kidsnkinship.org

  • Provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult
  • Serves children in the communities of Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farmington, Lakeville and Rosemount and also provides school-based mentoring at four elementary schools

M.O.M.S. (Making our Moms Successful)
12921 Nicollet Ave. S., Burnsville, MN 55337
952-890-5072
www.momsprogram.org

  • A faith-based mentoring program serving single moms and their children
  • Dakota County and surrounding areas

Mental Health Association of Minnesota
475 Cleveland Ave. N., #222, St. Paul, MN 55104
651.493.6634
www.mentalhealthmn.org

  • State’s first mental health advocacy and education organization
  • Comprehensive list of support groups

National Hispanic Family Helpline
1-866-783-2645

  • Su Familia offers Hispanic consumers free, reliable and confidential health information in Spanish and English and helps navigate callers through the health system
  • Provides consumers with culturally proficient health information, fact sheets

Pacer Center
8161 Normandale Blvd., Bloomington, MN 55437
952-838-9000
www.pacer.org

  • A parent training and information center for families of children and youth with all disabilities from birth through 21 years old
  • Provides services without a fee

Prenatal Partners for Life
PO Box 2225 Maple Grove, MN 55311-6745
763-772-3868
www.prenatalpartnersforlife.org

Parents (most of whom have or had a special needs child), medical professionals, legal professionals and clergy whose aim is to support, inform and encourage expectant or new parents


Simply Good Eating
University of MN Extension
Health & Nutrition Programs
436 Coffey Hall, 1420 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108-6068
612-625-8260
www.extension.umn.edu/nutrition

  • Classes for people with limited incomes to discover how to make healthy food choices while stretching food dollars

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