VISION
Be a model of excellence in helping people with disabilities live, work, learn and play.
MISSION
Dakota Communities partners with people who have disabilities to realize their potential in their lives and communities.
VALUES
Our values shape our decisions and guide our actions at Dakota Communities.
Commitment Integrity Excellence Respect Innovation Stewardship
Giving Everyone The Opportunity To Play Hockey
"If you ever need a pick-me up, check out the Woodbury Eagles of Minnesota Special Hockey. You can't help but feel good watching these athletes play their hearts out. "
Watch this news report from WCCO, featuring Mike and Tom who live at a Dakota Communities home in West St. Paul. It orignally aired on January 3rd, 2010.
http://wcco.com/local/minnesota.special.hockey.2.1402895.html
Breakaway Volunteer: Michelle Fischer
Congratulations to Michelle Fischer, a Star Tribune “Athlete of the Week” who was featured in print and online on December 29th!
Michelle is a high school student at Cretin-Derham in St. Paul who volunteers on Sundays with Mike and Tom at their hockey practices and games. (See above story.) We are grateful to Michelle and to all the volunteers at Dakota Communities who are dedicated to supporting people with disabilities every day.
Interested in learning about volunteer opportunities? Click here or search for ‘Dakota Communities’ at www.volunteermatch.org.
Watch our Video "Minnesota's Fork in the Road" on YouTube
Let’s make sure Minnesota continues to be the kind of state that values people of all abilities. Urge your legislators to invest in Minnesotans with disabilities so that we can all be better off.
Find your legislators, and how to contact them here
Minnesotans face a “fork in the road” regarding how we treat people with developmental disabilities. One path affirms the value of people with disabilities and leads to greater humanity for all people. The other path goes backward to the inhumane treatment of people with disabilities that characterized our state forty years ago.
View “Minnesota’s Fork in the Road” at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSG0HaFqWzM
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