
Help & Support
AARP – American Association of Retired Persons
Information Center 952-858-9040
Web site www.aarp.org/statepages/mn.
Adoption Services for Waiting Children 952-361-1649
Alanon/Alateen
7204 W. 27th St., #101, St. Louis Park 952-920-3961
E-mail alanon@pobox.com
Web site www.al-anon-alateen-msp.org
Alcoholics Anonymous
7204 W. 27th St., #113, St. Louis Park 952-922-0880
Web site www.aaminneapolis.org
American Heart Association – Greater Twin Cities
4701 W. 77th St., Edina 952-835-3300
E-mail info@aaminneapolis.org
Web site www.americanheart.org
American Cancer Society (Central Region) 651-255-8128
American Lung Association of MN
490 Concordia Ave., St. Paul, 55103 651-227-8014
Web site www.alamn.org
American Red Cross – Carver County
315 W. Elm St., Box 685, Norwood Young America 952-467-4449
Arc Hennepin – Carver County
2446 University Ave. W., St. Paul 952-920-0855
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the
Greater Twin Cities 651-789-2400
Web site www.bigstwincities.org
Birthright of Waconia 952-442-4026
Bridging, Inc.
201 W. 87th St., Bloomington 952-888-1105
Web site www.bridging.org
Carver County Community Foundation 952-250-5138
Web site www.carvercountyfoundation.org
Carver Co. Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Work Group Information/Carolyn Schmidt 952-361-1329
Carver County Library Volunteer Services
Tari Clay 952-227-7609
Carver Co. Mental Health Center /First Street Center
540 E. 1st St., Waconia 952-442-4437
24-hour crisis line 952-442-7601
Carver County Work Force Services
602 E. 4th St., Chaska 952-361-1711
Carver/Scott Humane Society 952-368-3553
E-mail www.animals@carverscottths.org
Web site www.carverscotths.org
Carver-Scott Educational Cooperative 952-368-8800
Choice, Inc.
470 Water St., Excelsior 952-474-9510
Chrysalis: A Center for Women
4432 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis 612-871-0118
Web site www.chrysaliswomen.org
Crisis Connection 24-hour counseling 612-379-6363
Crisis Nursery Hotline 612-839-5101
Fare For All (Food Co-Op) 952-450-3880
Web site www.fareforall.org
First Step 952-368-0160
Five Stars Recovery Center 952-448-6557
Food Shelf
CAP Agency 952-496-2125
The i’M oK Children’s Visitation Center
551 E. Park St., Belle Plaine 952-873-4216
E-mail svabw@frontiernet.net
Web site www.southernvalleyalliance.org
La Leche League
Deb Roberts 952-474-5173
Web site www.lalecheleague.org
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – MN Chapter
Web site www.leukemia.org
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota 651-642-5990
Web site www.lssmn.org
MADD – Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Web site www.maddmn.org
Minnesota Problem Gambling Hotline 1-800-333-HOPE
MN Friends of the Orphans 651-482-1703
Web site www.friendoftheorphans.org
MN Job Service
752 Canterbury Rd. S., Shakopee 952-445-7087
Web site www.mnworks.org
MN Literacy Council 651-645-2277
Hotline & to volunteer 1-800-225-7323
Web site www.themlc.org
MN Poison Control System 1-800-222-1222
MN Rehabilitation Services
752 Canterbury Rd. S., Shakopee 952-402-9804
MN Relay Service
TTY/Voice/ASCII 1-800-627-3529
Minnesotans for Safe Driving 952-238-0970
Web site www.minnesotansforsafedriving.com
Narcotics Anonymous 952-939-3939
NAMI – National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Jan Check 952-470-1743
New Beginnings 952-368-0150
Parents Forever 952-442-4496
Prairie Adult Care 952-949-3126
Early Stage Memory Loss Support Group
Parkinson’s Disease Support Group
Caregivers Support Group
General Caregivers Group
Rainbow Animal Rescue 952-440-3824
Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia
Arthritis & Fibromyalgia Support Group 952-442-2191, ext. 6111
Grief Support Group: Rebuilding Hope 952-442-2191, ext. 6190
Diabetes Support Group 952-442-2191, ext. 6111
Breast Cancer Support Group for Women 952-442-2191, ext. 6111
Look Good, Feel Better 952-442-2191, ext. 6111
Sleep Disorders Education 952-442-2191, ext. 8080
Stroke Support Group 952-442-2191, ext. 5401
RSVP – Retired & Senior Volunteer Program 612-617-7833
E-mail jdobson@voamn.org
River Ridge Treatment Center 952-936-0304
Assessments, outpatient treatment.
St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Shakopee
Diabetes Support Group 952-403-3324
Grief Support Group 952-403-2002
Child Loss Support Group 952-403-2000
Heart Support Group 952-403-2080
Infant Loss Support Group 952-403-2002
Look Good–Feel Better (ACS) 1-800-ACS-2345
Low Vision Support Group 952-403-2002
Smoking Cessation 1-888-354-PLAN
Scott-Carver Affordable Housing Coalition 952-496-2125
Sexual Violence Center (Scott and Carver Counties)
500 N. Pine St., #203, Chaska 952-448-5425
Web site www.sexualviolencecenter.org
SHAPE – South Hennepin Adult Programs in Education
Eden Prairie Education Center 952-975-6927
Social Security Administration 1-800-772-1213
Web site www.ssa.gov
Southwest Metro Animal Rescue and Adoption Society
Answering Machine 952-368-PAWS
Web site www.swmetroanimalrescue.org
SVABW – Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women
Mary Ann Bigaouette, Director 952-873-4214
E-mail svabw@frontiernet.net
Web site www.southernvalleyalliance.org
T.O.C.A. - Teens of the Chanhassen Area
Ruth Parsons 952-443-4668
Tree House Youth Outreach 952-368-2813
United Way 211 651-291-0211
Web site www.211unitedway.org
Univ. of MN Extension – Carver County 952-466-5300
Veteran’s Resource Center
2480 University Ave. W., St. Paul 651-644-4022
Welcome Neighbor 952-446-9000
E-mail info@welcomeneighbormn.com
Web site www.welcomeneighbormn.com


