Advocacy
Advocating Change Together (ACT)
Phone: V-651-641-0297, TF-800-641-0059, F-651-641-4053
Address: 1821 University Avenue West, #306-S, Saint Paul, MN 55104
Website: www.selfadvocacy.org/
Email: act@selfadvocacy.org
ACT is a grass-roots disability rights organization run by and for
people with developmental and other disabilities. ACT's mission is
to help people across disabilities see themselves as part of a larger
disability rights movement and make connections to other civil and
human rights struggles.
Arc – Greater Twin Cities
Phone: V-952-920-0855, Fax- 952-920-1480
Address: 2446 University Ave. W., Suite 110, St. Paul, MN 55114-1740
Website: www.arcgreatertwincities.org/
Email: info@arcgreatertwincities.org
Arc Greater Twin Cities serves the many needs of children and adults
with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families
from early childhood to senior living. Since 1946, Arc has been changing
attitudes, changing policies, and changing lives.
Arc of Minnesota
Phone: V-651-523-0823x115, TF-800-582-5256, F-651-523-0829
Address: 770 Transfer Road, Suite 26, St. Paul, MN 55114
Website: www.thearcofminnesota.org/
Email: asimons@arcmn.org
Supports and advocates for persons with intellectual and other developmental
disabilities and their families as they choose how they live, learn,
work, and play in their communities.
Association of Residential Resources in MN (ARRM)
Phone: V-651-291-1086, TTY-800-551-2211, F-651- 293-9389,
Address: 1185 Concord St. N, #424, S. St. Paul, MN 55075
Website: www.arrm.org/
Email: info@arrm.org
ARRM is statewide association of
disability providers who support people with developmental disabilities,
brain injuries, and mental illness. We strengthen the professional caregiver relationships
to ensure that Minnesota’s most vulnerable citizens are served.
Courage Center
Phone: V-763-588-0439, TF-888-846-8253, TTY-763-520-0245
Address: 3915 Golden Valley Road, Minneapolis, MN 55422
Website: www.courage.org/
For 80 years, Courage Center has been a leader advocating for the
rights of people with disabilities.
Mental Health Association of MN
Phone: V-612-331-6840, TTY-800-862-1799, F-612-331-1630
Website: www.mentalhealthmn.org/
Email: info@mentalhealthmn.org
Our mission is to improve the quality of life of people with mental
illnesses and promote mental health through advocacy and education.
MN Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
Phone: V-651-523-0823 ext.112, TF-1-800-582-5256, F-651-523-0829
Address: c/o The Arc of Minnesota, 800 Transfer Road Ste 7A, St.
Paul, MN 55114,
Website: www.mnccd.org/
Email: asimons@arcmn.org
The MN-CCD is a coalition of many disability organizations dedicated
to improving the lives of people with disabilities by collaborating,
advocating, educating, and influencing change.
MN Developmental Achievement Center Association (MnDACA)
Phone: V-651-647-9200, F-651-647-9353
Website: www.mndaca.org/
MNDACA is an association of agencies
which promote public policy, to strength members’ abilities
to provide quality service to citizens with developmental disabilities
in Minnesota.
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota (NAMI-MN)
Phone: V-651-645-2948, TF-888-473-0237, F-651-645-7379
Address: 800 Transfer Rd, Suite 7A, St. Paul, MN 55114
Email: www.namimn.org/
NAMI provides education, support and advocacy to children and adults
with mental illness and their families. Feel free to call 1-888-NAMI-HELPS
for more information.
Telephone Equipment Distribution Program
Minnesota Dept. of Human Services
Phone: V-651-297-1507, TF-800-657-3663, TTY-866-206-6555
Website: www.tedprogram.org
This program provides amplified telephones, ring signalers, speaker
phones, and Braille phones for individuals who are unable to use
a standard telephone. We serve individuals of all ages who have a
hearing loss, speech difficulty or physical disability who benefit
from the telephone equipment provided at no charge.
