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Community support groups

Here are a few groups in the Twin Cities area that satisfy anger management or domestic abuse treatment requirements for adults. There is a brief synopsis and schedule for each one. Participants are required to be signed up before attending. To sign up, or for more detailed information, please call the number listed for that agency. Keep in mind that schedules are subject to change.

African American Family Services
Male Oppression and Violence Elimination (M.O.V.E.)
2616 Nicollet Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-813-0782

Contact: Michael Morrow for men's groups and Jolene Jones for women's groups
Sliding-fee scale for men's groups, free for women's groups

By appointment only

12 weeks, open
African-American women
Mondays, 1-3pm
100 W. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis

26 weeks, open
African-American men
Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30 pm
Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm
Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm
1041 Selby Ave., St. Paul


Bob Kelly's Men's Domestic Violence Group
710 Arcade St.
St. Paul, MN 55106
651-459-4539

1584 Hadley Ave. N.
Oakdale, MN 55128
651-459-4539

Cost is $25 per session or $300 altogether.
Program is therapeutic and educational.

By appointment only
12 weeks, open
Culturally mixed group for men

Tuesdays, 6-8pm
710 Arcade St., St. Paul

Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00 pm
Thursdays, 6:00-8:00 pm
Saturdays, 9:00-11:00 am
1584 Hadley Ave. N., Oakdale


Choice Point's STAR Program
(Solutions Training for Aggression Reduction)
2651 York Ave. N.
Robbinsdale, MN 55422
763-529-0013
Contact: Mike Kirkeberg

Educational group that costs $275, or $225 in advance.

10 weeks, open
Culturally mixed group for men
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
North United Methodist Church, 4350 Fremont Ave. N., Minneapolis


Colonial Church's Regulating Anger and Resentment Workshop
6200 Colonial Way
Edina, MN 55436
952-925-2711
Contact: Paula Berry

All faiths welcome. Call for start dates. Closed groups. Cost is $130 up front.

6 weeks, closed
Men, women, couples, and special cases of teens and parents
Mondays, 6:30-8 pm


Counseling Clinic
6860 Shingle Creek Pkwy. #116
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
763-560-4860
Fax: 763-503-1430
Contact: Paul Fusco

Generally clients have to sign up a month in advance. The intake is done one-on-one before the group begins. Sliding-fee or insurance payment plan available.

By appointment only

13 weeks, beginning January 30
Thursdays, 6-9 pm
Men of any cultural background
Counseling Center, 6860 Shingle Creek Pkwy.

13 weeks, beginning September 2


Division of Indian Works
1001 E. Lake St.
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-722-8722 x354

Contact: Susan Jourdain for men's groups or Helen Trickey for women's groups
Free groups with couples counseling and individual counseling available.

One-on-one by appointment only
17 weeks, open

Native American women or women w/Native significant other
Tuesdays, 10-11:30 am

Native American men or men w/Native significant other
Wednesdays, 5:30-7 pm


Domestic Abuse Project (DAP)
204 West Franklin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-874-7063 x231
Contact: Aaron Milgrom

Offers open men's groups for men who have been violent or abusive to their partners. To complete, a participant must attend one orientation before beginning, the education sessions (can alternate between times), one intake session, the process groups (must stick with one time/day), and aftercare.

Pick one of two Mondays per month at 2:30-4:30 pm or 6:30-8:30 pm

10 education sessions-can start any day offered after attending an orientation

Men of any cultural background
Monday, 9-11:45 am or 6-8:15 pm

At least 12 process sessions. Can start any day offered after attending 10 education sessions and intake session
Tuesday, 6-8:15 pm
Wednesday, 6-8:15 pm
Thursday, 9:30-11:45 am
Thursday, 6-8:15 pm


East Side Neighborhood Service
1929 2nd St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
612-781-6011
Contact: Zana Gunderson

Offers open 18-week groups for men or women in violent relationships, held on-site.

18 weeks-can start any day offered after attending an orientation
Men of any cultural background

Monday, 6-9 pm
March 10
April 14
May 12

Wednesday, 9 am-12 noon
June 9
July 14
August 11
September 8

Thursday, 6-9 pm
October 13
November 10
December 1

By appointment only
Women of any cultural background
Tuesday, 5:30-8:30 pm


La Oportunidad, Inc.
LEAP (Latinos Ending Abuse Program)
1821 University Ave. #494
St. Paul, MN 55104
612-872-6165
Contact: Hugo Munoz or Teo Nunez

Cost is $350 for participants, the rest paid Ramsey, Hennepin, or Dakota County.

One-on-one, by appointment only
15 weeks, open
Latino, Spanish-speaking men

Mondays, 5-7:30 pm
2700 E. Lake St., Minneapolis

Tuesdays, 5-7:30 pm
Wednesdays, 1-3:30 pm
Thursdays, 5-7:30 pm
Wilder, 650 Marshall Ave., St. Paul


Men's Center
Men Helping Men with Anger
3249 Hennepin Ave. S. #55
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-827-3393
Fax 612-821-6424
Contact: Herb Jaehne

12-week education and support group facilitated by former participants. Cost is $150, which includes a 100-page workbook. Scheduling and location determined largely by participants' and facilitators' schedules and room availability.

One time per week, 12 weeks, closed (set start date and end date); dates TBA

Men of any cultural background
Monday 7-9 pm,
Tuesday, 7-9 pm,
Wednesday, 7-9 pm, or
Thursday, 7-9 pm


Oasis of Love, Inc.
Men's Program IN HIM
2304 Emerson Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN 55411
612-529-6055
Fax 612-522-9148
Contact: William Hutchinson or E.B. Brown.

15-week program for men who want to learn and practice a nonviolent lifestyle. Includes two family nights.

February 24-June 9
Men of Christian background
Monday, 6-9 pm

September 22-January 5


Phyllis Wheatley Community Center's African-American Men's Anger Management Program
915 Emerson Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55411
612-374-4342
Fax: 612-377-9089

Orientation is on the first day of group. The group is closed (with a set start date).

20 weeks beginning January 7
African-American men
Tuesdays, 5-7:30 pm

20 weeks beginning January 8
African-American men
Wednesdays, 11 am-1:30 pm


Pietig Counseling
Therapy Group for Men
15025 Glazier Ave. #236A
Apple Valley, MN 55124
952-431-1515
Contact: Ron Pietig, M.A., L.P.

Billing can be done through insurance. Cost is $175.

One-on-one, by appointment only
20 weeks open, including 16 group sessions, 3 individual, and one with partner
Culturally mixed group for men
Mondays, 7-9 pm
Thursdays, 7:15-9:15 pm


Resource Center for Fathers and Families
1201 89th Ave. NE #305
Blaine, MN 55434
763-783-4938

Anger/Abuse group can be reimbursed by insurance; is $25 per session and $25 for intake. Sliding fee available.

Must schedule an intake prior to starting group
25 weeks, open
Culturally mixed group for men

Mondays, 6-8 pm
1030 University Ave. West #160, St. Paul

Tuesdays, 6-8:30 pm
1201 89th Ave. NE #305, Blaine

Thursdays, 6-8:30 pm
Wednesdays, 6-8:30 pm
7323 58th Ave. N. #113, Crystal

Saturdays, 9:30 am-12 noon
430 Oak Grove St. #B-3, Minneapolis

To be determined
14551 Cty. Road 11 #100, Burnsville


Wilder Men's Domestic Abuse Program
650 Marshall Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-287-2400
Fax: 651-224-1578

8-week program has different start dates that are scheduled as participants sign up.

By appointment only, one-on-one

8 weeks closed starting Jan. 6
Culturally mixed group for men
Mondays, 6-8 pm

16 weeks, open
Culturally specific group for Hmong men
Mondays, 6-8:30 pm

16 weeks, open
Culturally mixed group for men
Wednesdays, 9:30 am-12 noon

 

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