MSS

Our mission is to support people with disabilities as vital and contributing members of our community.

Connecting people with disabilities to their community is a vital part of our work.

For more than 74 years, MSS has been supporting people with disabilities to live the life they choose. We provide a combination of in-person and virtual services keeping people connected to one other and the larger community. As we are all feeling more isolated, these connections have never been more critical.

We serve people throughout the Twin Cities. Our centers in Apple Valley, Brooklyn Park, Eagan, Shoreview, Oakdale, and St. Paul provide innovative programs that create opportunities and support people’s goals.

We have a match!  Double your gift today! For over 20 years, we have had a dream to own a modified, fully accessible recreational vehicle. A vehicle like this would be a total game-changer in allowing the people in our programs - all of them - to fully access the larger community. Many people at MSS have barriers to full community inclusion due to their reliance on the specialized equipment/design of our buildings to have their needs met - ceiling lifts, private areas for rest and medical procedures, and accessible restrooms, to name a few. A modified RV would include all these adapted features and allow people access to more meaningful opportunities, regardless of their medical, physical, and personal needs.

We could travel to local festivals and act as a mobile art gallery. We could engage more deeply with events like the State Fair without having to rush back to the center after being there for a short time. We could be more spontaneous in the community and explore Minnesota in new ways. We could expand employment opportunities by having this vehicle parked near a job site if people need to access refrigerated medications or use the restroom.

You can help us make this dream a reality. An incredibly generous MSS family has offered to match donations in honor of the memory of their son. If our amazing supporters can make that happen- this game-changer. 

“Put yourself in our shoes. You can get up, go to your car, go to any place that you want. 
We have to rely on you to get there.” -Jessica Williams, person served

The people we serve want to participate in and be an integral part of their community, just like you. Can we rely on you to help them get there?