Parent Group Meeting Locations and Times
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, 6:00-8:00 pm Childcare $3/child |
Jennifer Lee & Gretchen Martin-Miller |
Jennifer: 651-463-2226 Gretchen: 952-403-6722 gretchen.martinmiller@gmail.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 Penny: 763-498-7173 pckauffman@comcast.net |
| Chisago City | Call for meeting location | Call for meeting time | Lorraine Skordahl | 651-257-8078 us4skordahls@frontiernet.net |
| Duluth Down Up North |
St. Paul Episcopal Church 1710 E Superior St, Duluth, MN |
3rd Monday, |
Nick Faust |
218-786-9276 |
| Eau Claire, WI The Gene Pool |
Janet Carlson | 715-836-9243 cjcar5@msn.com |
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| Elk River |
Handke Family Center, Rm 112 |
1st Wednesday, 7:00-9:00pm | Julie Meinke & Heather Coudron |
Julie: 763-856-1078, meilkman@hotmail.com Heather: 763-274-1710, woodland132@yahoo.com |
| Faribault & Martin County |
United Hospital District Classroom |
4th Thursday, 6:00-8:00 pm |
James & Andrea Miller |
dssgFmc@hotmail.com |
| 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 |
| Grandparent Group - Twin Cities | Call facilitator for location | 3rd Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. - breakfast, 10:00 a.m. - meeting |
Jerry Cooper | 952-432-9769 |
| Latino Parent Group - Minneapolis |
Wilder Complex 3328 Elliot Ave, So. Door #11 Minneapolis, MN **April meeting will be at Rondo Library, University & Dale, St. Paul, MN |
1st Saturday, 12:30-3:30pm | Gladis Rosales |
651-487-5365 Tinas.Cleaning.Serives@hotmail.com |
| Lino Lakes | Galilee Church 0 North Road Circle Pines, MN |
3rd Monday 7:00-9:00pm | ||
| 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 |
3rd Tuesday,6:30 - 8:15 pm Only meets during the school year |
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. |
George & Janet Linkert | 612-245-1030 georgematthew@linkert.name |
| Owatonna South I-35 Parent Group |
Call for location | Call for information |
Jane Mullenbach |
507-444-0323 |
| River Falls, Wisconsin "Down by the River" |
Have a Heart Farm W10356 Hwy 29 River Falls, WI |
3rd Monday No Dec. meeting |
Jenny Wazlawik, Terri Yira & Susan Erickson | Jenny: 715-426-1613 wazlawikj@centurytel.net Terri: 715-381-3015, terri_y@comcast.net Susan: 715-381-9825, wsrm@baldwin_telecom.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 |
763-208-4495 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, 6:30-8 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 | DSAM currently has no group meeting in St. Paul. Please contact the DSAM office if you are interested in a group. |
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| Stillwater Area Parent Networking Group | Rutherford School 115 Rutherford Road Stillwater, MN |
2nd Monday, 6:30 pm gather 7:00-8:30pm |
Megan Sundgaard & Jan Kramer | Megan: 651-430-2013 Jan: 651-439-7037 ozkramer@cpinternet.com |
| Virginia | Our Savior's Lutheran Church 11118th St S. | 3rd Tuesday, 6:00-8:00 pm | Jody Koschak | 218-741-8493, jodyhaavisto@msn.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 |
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