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Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota

656 Transfer Road
St. Paul, MN 55114
(651) 603-0720
(800) 511-3696
dsamn@dsamn.org

Parent Groups

Parent groups provide support and information to parents of children with Down syndrome. New members are always welcome. These groups offer a safe place to share the joys and challenges of raising a child with Down syndrome. You’ll find support, information, new ideas and other parents of children with Down syndrome who understand. Please call our office at 651-603-0720 or 1-800-511-3696 for more information on these groups.

 

Group Location Meeting Time Contact Name Contact Phone Number
Apple Valley
South of the River
Parent Group
Shepherd of the Valley
Lutheran Church
12650 Johnny Cake Road
Apple Valley
3rd Monday, 6:00-8:30 pm
Childcare $3/child
Carrie Blom & Krista Specht

Carrie: 651-686-4453
ccblom@msn.com

Krista: 952-217-5581 kristaspect@hotmail.com

Bemidji Bemidji ECFE
Bemidji Community Service Bldg
616 Bemidji Ave
3rd Wendesday, 10:15 am Randy Jurek
ARC Headwaters
218-759-0097
800-450-7338
Jurek_randy@yahoo.com
Buffalo Discover School 301 NE 2nd Ave, Buffalo, MN 3rd Monday, 6:30-8:00 pm

Sheri Jorgensen

Penny Kauffman

Sheri: 763-682-0756
sheri.jorgensen@co.wright.mn.us

Penny: 763-498-7173

Chisago City Call for meeting location Call for meeting time Lorraine Skordahl 651-257-8078
us4skordahls@frontiernet.net
Duluth
Down Up North
Hampton Inn Conference Room
310 Canal Park Drive, Duluth

3rd Monday,
6:30-8:00pm

2nd Monday in Dec.

Laura Plys

218-728-3400
laurasplys@aol.com www.downupnorth.org/

Eau Claire, WI
The Gene Pool
Call for location Call for meeting time Janet Carlson 715-836-9243
cjcar5@msn.com
Elk River/Zimmerman       Call DSAM office for more information
651-603-0720
800-511-3696
Fargo-Moorhead
"Up With Downs"
Call for location
Fargo, ND
Call for times
Diane Brendemuhl 218-236-5501
wbrendemuhl@hotmail.com
Grand Rapids Area Itasca Resource Center
1209 SE 2nd Ave
Grand Rapids, MN
3rd Wednesday, 9:30-11:30 am
Childcare provided
Dawn Magnusen 218-327-5570
dmagnusen@isd318.org
Latino Parent Group - Minneapolis Centro Cultural Chicano
1915 Chicago Ave S
Minneapolis, MN
4th Friday,
4:00-6:00 pm
Gladis Rosales 651-487-5365
Lino Lakes Galilee Church
0 North Road
Circle Pines, MN
3rd Monday 7:00-9:00pm Susan McMullan 651-407-6550
SusanMMcMullan@aol.com
Mankato/St. Peter Bethel Baptist Church
1250 Monks
Mankato, MN
1st Tuesday
7:00 pm (during school year)
Beth Clausen 507-934-2014
claussen@hickorytech.net
Maple Grove
Northwest Suburbs
Maple Grove Community Center
12951 Weaver Lake Rd
Maple Grove, MN
4th Tuesday,6:30 - 8:15 pm Lisa Bartsch Lisa: 763-391-6634, ljbartsch@aol.com
Minneapolis Wilder Complex 3328 Elliot Ave, So. Door #2. Minneapolis, MN 1st Monday, beginning Oct. 6 5:30-7:30 pm
Jeneane Butrum 612-668-5132
jeneane.butrum@mpls.k12.mn.us
Minnetonka Cross of Glory Baptist Church
4600 Shady Oak Rd
Minnetonka, MN
2nd Monday
Call for time.
Tim and Ann Bremer 952-939-0350
tim.bremer@goodrich.com
bremerann@hotmail.com
Owatonna
South I-35 Parent Group
Call for location Call for information
Jane Mullenback

507-444-0323

jjmully@smig.net

River Falls, Wisconsin
"Down by the River"
Have a Heart Farm
W10356 Hwy 29
River Falls, WI

3rd Monday
6:30 social, 7:00 meeting

No Dec. meeting

Jenny Wazlawik, Terri Yira & Susan Erickson Jenny: 715-426-1613
Terri: 715-381-3015,
terri_y@comcast.net
Susan: 715-381-9825,
wsrerickson@sbcglobal.net
Rochester
Southeast Minnesota
Calcary Evangelical Free Church
5500 25th Ave NW
Rochester, MN
Meets quarterly, call for information. Debbie Monahan, Arc Southeastern MN 507-287-2032
dmonahan@arcse-mn.org
Roseville Area Parent Group

Brimhall Elementary School 1774 N County Rd B, Roseville, MN

 4th Monday, 6:00-7:45 p.m.
Tracy Hafeman

763-780-9086 haftr_803@msn.com 

Spring Lake Park Spring Lake Park ECFE Woodcrest Elem. School 800 Osborne Rd, Room A, Fridley, MN
 3rd Tuesdays, Jan-May, 3:30-8 pm

Jen Meinert,

Stacy Lilja       

Jen: 763-783-5615, jmeine@district16.org

Stacy:michael.stacy@earthlink.net

St. Cloud Hope Covenant Church
336 4th Avenue South
St. Cloud, MN
3rd Thursday, 6:00 pm Cindy Owen, Arc Midstate 320-251-7272
877-251-7272
cowen@arcmidstate.org
St. Paul St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
2136 Carter Ave, St. Paul
3rd Thursday, 7:00pm
Jennifer McKeown johnjenmck@comcast.net
651-647-5771
Stillwater Area Parent Networking Group Rutherford School
115 Rutherford Road
Stillwater, MN

2nd Tuesday,

6:30 pm gather 7:00-8:30pm
Childcare Provided

Megan Sundgaard & Jan Kramer Megan: 651-430-2013
Jan: 651-439-7037
ozkramer@cpinternet.com
Willmar YMCA
1000 Lakeland Dr SE, Willmar
Call for information
Jamin Johnson-Schneider 320-354-4888 jamin@wciservices.org
Winona       Call DSAM office for more information
651-603-0720
800-511-3696