Allina Health resources
Community resources
- Adaptive recreation
- Capable Partners
763-439-1038
- Reach for Resources, Inc.
952-200-3030
- Wilderness Inquiry
612-676-9400
- Parks and Recreation Department
You can find information on local programs through your city. Visit your city's website to learn more.
- Adult Day Care Programs
- Minnesota Department of Human Services
Visit mn.gov/dhs to learn more about local licensed service providers. Click General public and then Licensing.
- Wisconsin Adult Day Services Association
wadsa.org
- Adult protective services
- Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center
1-844-880-1574
- Wisconsin
Visit dhs.wisconsin.gov/aps to learn more about adult protective services. Click Wisconsin Adult Protective Services Response Systems and then Elderly Adults-at-Risk Helplines to find your county agency and its contact information.
- Brain Injury Alliance
- Stroke associations
- Crisis services
- Minnesota
- Crisis Connection
612-379-6363
1-866-379-6363
- TXT4Life
Text "Life" to 61222
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
- Wisconsin
- HOPELINE
Text "HOPELINE" to 741741
- Prevent Suicide Wisconsin
Visit preventsuicidewi.org to find a suicide prevention coalition or crisis line near you. Click Wisconsin Coalitions & Crisis Lines to find information for your county.
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Minnesota
1-888-546-5838
- Wisconsin
1-800-947-8387
- Disability parking permits
- Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services
Call 651-297-3377 or visit dmv.org to learn more about disability parking permits. Click Registration & Title and then Disability Plates and Placards. Select Minnesota.
- Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles
Call 608-264-7169 or visit dmv.org to learn more about disability parking permits. Click Registration & Title and then Disability Plates and Placards. Select Wisconsin.
- Meals on Wheels
- Greater Minnesota
Visit mealsonwheelsamerica.org to learn more about home-delivered meals. Click get meals and then Check Address to learn if you are within their service area.
- Minnesota metro area
612-623-3363
- Wisconsin
Visit gwaar.org to learn more about home-delivered meals. Click For Seniors and Families and then Elderly Nutrition Program. Select Contact someone to find your local agency and its contact information.
- Resource centers
- Minnesota
- Disability Linkage Line®
1-866-333-2466
- Senior LinkAge Line®
1-800-333-2433
- Wisconsin
- National
- Respite care
Call your local nursing homes, home health agencies, adult day care centers or county Department of Social Services.
- Transportation
- Minnesota
- Metro Mobility
651-602-1111
- Visit mnhelp.info to find local transportation services. Type "medical appointment transportation" in the search bar.
- Wisconsin
- Medicaid and BadgerCare Plus non-emergency medical transportation
1-866-907-1493
- Tender Care Transport
715-835-2435
- Vocational rehabilitation services
- Minnesota Employment and Economic Development
- Metro area
651-259-7114
- Greater Minnesota
1-800-657-3858
651-642-0363
- Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
608-261-0050
1-800-442-3477
Support groups
Allina Health
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital:
second Wednesday of the month, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Room E1220
612-863-4317 or 612-863-4576
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital YESS (Young Enthusiastic Stroke Survivors):
second Tuesday of the month, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Room E1220
612-863-4872 or 612-863-4317
- Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute – Golden Valley Campus:
second and fourth Tuesday, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Boardroom
612-775-2770
- Mercy Hospital:
third Wednesday of the month, 1:30 to 3 p.m., lower level classroom C
763-236-8910
- United Hospital:
second Thursday of the month, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Room 1878C (near main elevators)
651-241-4823
- Buffalo Hospital:
second Wednesday of the month, 1 to 2 p.m.
763-684-3855
- Cambridge Medical Center:
third Thursday of the month, 4 to 5 p.m., Dining Room B
763-688-7782
- New Ulm Medical Center:
second Tuesday of the month (September – May),10 to 11 a.m., Board Room
1-507-217-5685 or 1-507-217-5686
For other support groups, call:
Reviewed By: Allina Health Patient Education experts
First Published: 02/01/2006
Last Reviewed: 05/01/2018