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Angel Foundation
PO Box 385467
Bloomington MN 55438
Phone: 952-830-0519
INFO@mnangel.org
Angel Foundation was founded in 2001 as a Minnesota-based non-profit charitable organization dedicated to our mission of improving the quality of life throughout the cancer experience.  Financial Assistance is provided to help cancer patients and their families with basic non-medical needs and necessities not covered by insurance, such as housing utilities, food, and other living expenses.  Angel Foundation also provides a support and education program, Facing Cancer Together (FaCT), for families who have a parent with cancer.  FaCT is free of charge to families to help them gain understanding, strength and hope as they journey through the cancer experience together.

Animal Love and Loss Network (AALN)
http://alln.org
This site offers support, comfort, information, and animal-related educational services to those in need. 

The Bright Side – Wings of Support
www.the-bright-side.org
This site offers support whether you are dealing with depression, grief, suicide, mental illness, emotional crisis or just feeling overwhelmed.

Care Pathway
Created by RNs to provide seniors and families quality information, products and services.
www.carepathway.com

Care.com
jschiller@care.com
781-642-5925
http://www.care.com/senior-care-p1006.html
Care.com's Senior Care Directory has a vast amount of resources in the following categories; end of life care, health care, housing resources, transportation resources, financial planning and management, home care, and legal resources.

The Comfort of Home
www.thecomfortofhome.com
The Comfort of Home is a resource to find consolation, emotional support, encouragement, balance and serenity to help those experiencing grief and loss

Grief, Loss and Recovery
www.grieflossrecovery.com
Articles, poems and stories about grief, loss, bereavement, death & dying, spirituality, suicide, hospice, depression, the afterlife and God.

Grief Recovery: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Loss
www.grief-recovery.com
Articles and resources to help you, or someone you know, deal with death, divorce or a major loss.

Transformations
www.transformations.com
Transformations is a site for self-help, support, and recovery issues.

Home Health Care

Health Care Organizations Support- North Memorial
http://northmemorial.com/services/homehealth.cfm
Provides Home Health Services.

Social support

Caring Bridge
www.Caringbridge.org
CaringBridge enables unique and personal communities of support that enrich family and friend connections during times of need.   

Meal Assistance

Meals on Wheels
Low cost meals delivered to elderly and ill people

Open Arms
http://www.openarmsmn.org/intro.htm
Meals delivered to AIDS and Breast cancer patients

Prosthetics and Orthotics

Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics East Inc/ Saint Paul
Protheses, accessories, and wigs available

Wigs

Creative Hair Design
1595 W. Hwy 36 
Roseville, Minnesota  55113  Phone 697-0030
Wigs available.

Fantasia  need info

Master Wig Maker
1905 Stillwater Ave 
St. Paul, Minnesota  651-735-6810

Merle Norman
Har-Mar Mall 
Roseville, Minnesota  636-1866

Rita Ambourne Hair Design
464 Snelling Ave. S. 
St. Paul Minnesota   698-5537

Products

Gold Violin
www.goldviolin.com
Online and print catalog of gadgets for independent living. 

The Natural Care Center at Woodwinds Centers
www.nwhealth.edu/woodwinds/
The care services at Woodwinds will continually seek ways of collaboratively developing and promoting natural care delivery that integrates with the Woodwinds campus.

Relax The Back Store
www.relaxtheback.com
Providing serious solutions to customers seeking relief and prevention of back and neck pain.

Assisted Living Store
www.AssistedLivingStore.com
On-line resource and catalog company that offers independent living products, adaptive equipment, medical equipment and supplies to the older adult market.

Hospice

Divine Corporation
A home healthcare and personal care assistance provider
http://www.divinecorporation.com

Hospice Minnesota
Hospice Minnesota is dedicated to promoting quality care for people who are dying and their families.
www.hospicemn.org

Hospice Net
For patients and families facing life-threatening illness.
www.hospicenet.org

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
www.nhpco.org