Minnesota Stroke Association and Departments
Incorporated in January of 1992, the Minnesota Stroke Association (MSA) began as a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of stroke and providing advocacy services. The founders were stroke champions from local clinics and hospitals and from the greater (non-medical) community.
The Minnesota Stroke Association is governed by a fifteen-member Board of Directors made up of stroke survivors, persons with brain injury, family members and professionals in the field. The mission of the Minnesota Stroke Association is to raise awareness about stroke and enhance the quality of life for all people coping with its sudden and long-term effects.
In 2010, the Minnesota Stroke Association and the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance merged, bringing together expertise and knowledge to serve individuals with stroke and brain injury in Minnesota. The merger has been a successful step in the fight against stroke and spreading awareness throughout our state.
The Minnesota Stroke Association is pleased to offer services and supports in a variety of categories.
Advocacy
- Grassroots advocacy that creates long-term solutions to issues affecting the
stroke community
- Citizen Advocate program, education and training to promote changes in
public policy
Education Groups
- Offers group and individual discussions led by professional health advocates, stroke survivors, and/or care partners
- Provides the chance to listen, ask questions, and engage in discussion with various guest speakers and health professionals
Education and Community Outreach
- Helps build awareness, promotes professional skill development and provides accurate and culturally sensitive information for professionals, families and consumers
- Connects diverse and under-served communities affected by stroke to support services and conversational partners and groups
- Provides access to bilingual staff and interpreters
Resource Facilitation
- Provides access to free, two-year telephone support assisting people in navigating life after stroke. Individuals can be referred by a professional or self-refer at anytime.
- Provides access to bilingual staff and access to interpreters
Public Awareness
- Increases awareness of stroke causes and symptoms through outreach and media activities
- Helps connect those affected by stroke with information and support depending
on interest
- Publishes a quarterly newsletter, Resource Guide, website and other publications
Volunteering
- Provides one-time or ongoing volunteer opportunities and workplace experience as well as an opportunity for stroke survivors to socialize and further develop individual skills.
- Offers a Speakers Bureau program to allow individuals to tell their personal story about stroke and the Association to communities throughout Minnesota.
Your gifts to the Minnesota Stroke Association demonstrate your support for our mission as well as your dedication to helping prevent stroke across Minnesota. The Minnesota Stroke Association appreciates monetary gifts as well as gifts of time and talent.
