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Helps people develop skills and knowledge to improve their lives and communities. Offers a variety of programs for learners of all ages. Class offerings include adult education, driver's education, facility rental, and adaptive classes and activities for adults living with disabilities ages 18 or older, from cooking and crafts to bingo and music.

- Preschool programs (creative, recreational, and socialization) for children ages 3 - 5 including basketball, ballet dancing instruction, jazz dancing instruction, track and field, tennis, hiking, musical instrument instruction, and day camps - Youth programs for children ages 6 - 12 including field trips, playgrounds with birthday parties, classes, fishing, and special events - Teen programs for teens ages 13 - 17 such as field trips and special events - Adult sports providing recreational league play for basketball, boot hockey, broomball, flag football, sand volleyball, soccer, softball, volleyball, and wiffleball - Senior activities and recreational opportunities including bingo, craft projects, quilting group, book clubs, monthly potlucks and speakers, and field trips - Family programs available to help parents and children explore and have fun as a family - Banquet and meeting facilities available at Eagan Community Center - Group fitness classes, running track, gymnasium, and weight training available at Eagan Community Center - Ice hockey and public skating available at Eagan Civic Arena - Retreat center available at Moonshine Park 1317 Jurdy Road - Cartooning, ceramics, drawing, jewelry making, painting, and sculpting classes at Eagan Art House - Fitness facility at Eagan Community Center - Accepts passport applications - Dog park at Thresher Fields Park 3200 Brochert Lane features open spaces and lake access. The area is fenced in and includes a separate area for smaller dogs. - Adapted therapeutic sports programs for children ages 6 - 13 with autism and physical disabilities - Cascade Bay Water Park - Safety camp for children with information about fire safety, fire prevention, personal safety, and how to play it safe in everyday situations. Other day camps also available. - Walking program

Sponsors recreational programs for all ages including senior citizens and persons with disabilities; included are: - Adaptive recreation for persons with disabilities - Day camps - Parks, playgrounds, picnic facilities, family gardens, recreational trails, ice rinks, two swimming beaches (Shady Oak Beach and Libbs Lake Beach), five tennis courts, basketball court, swimming pool, weight machines, free weights, meeting space, hiking trails, biking trails, skate park, canoe rental, sand volleyball, fishing, recreational facilities - Youth sports leagues and classes including gymnastics, softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming lessons year round, CPR instruction, land and water aerobics, kick boxing, safety awareness/self defense, ice skating, ice hockey, skateboarding, and in-line skating

Residential overnight camps for children and adults of all abilities Camp activities include: - Arts and crafts - Camping experiences that enhance independence and self-esteem for children and adults with disabilities - Gymnasium, indoor pool, indoor bouldering (climbing) wall, and fully accessible challenge ropes course - Nature buildings - Network of hiking trails - Outdoor shooting ranges - Recreation halls - Therapeutic horseback riding program includes adaptive riding, hippotherapy, and horsemanship experiences catered to participants' abilities and needs Programs catering to: - Developmentally disabled, such as individuals with Down syndrome or autism - Learning disabled, such as individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or non-verbal learning disabilities. - Physically disabled, such as individuals with cerebral palsy or seizure disorder

The program builds bridges, allowing those living with a disability access to activities and events they would not normally have. Program developers create a calendar of activities that provide social, physical, and mental benefits for all ages, levels of disability, and their families/caregivers. The Inclusive Community Program also advocates for - Accessibility rights - Education assistance for students living with a disability - Inclusive community areas This program also manages the fundraising events for UCP of Central MN. These events bring those with disabilities together with family and community members to raise funds for UCP programs. ?Inclusive Community Program activities can include: - Annual Halloween party - Art camps - Educational programs - Super Strikers bowling league

- Preschool programs (creative, recreational, and socialization) for children ages 3 - 5 including basketball, ballet dancing instruction, jazz dancing instruction, track and field, tennis, hiking, musical instrument instruction, and day camps - Youth programs for children ages 6 - 12 including field trips, playgrounds with birthday parties, classes, fishing, and special events - Teen programs for teens ages 13 - 17 such as field trips and special events - Adult sports providing recreational league play for basketball, boot hockey, broomball, flag football, sand volleyball, soccer, softball, volleyball, and wiffleball - Senior activities and recreational opportunities including bingo, craft projects, quilting group, book clubs, monthly potlucks and speakers, and field trips - Family programs available to help parents and children explore and have fun as a family - Banquet and meeting facilities available at Eagan Community Center - Group fitness classes, running track, gymnasium, and weight training available at Eagan Community Center - Ice hockey and public skating available at Eagan Civic Arena - Retreat center available at Moonshine Park 1317 Jurdy Road - Cartooning, ceramics, drawing, jewelry making, painting, and sculpting classes at Eagan Art House - Fitness facility at Eagan Community Center - Accepts passport applications - Dog park at Thresher Fields Park 3200 Brochert Lane features open spaces and lake access. The area is fenced in and includes a separate area for smaller dogs. - Adapted therapeutic sports programs for children ages 6 - 13 with autism and physical disabilities - Cascade Bay Water Park - Safety camp for children with information about fire safety, fire prevention, personal safety, and how to play it safe in everyday situations. Other day camps also available. - Walking program

- Richfield Community Center, 7000 Nicollet Ave South, (612)861-9385 - Older-adult recreation programs, (612)861-9363 - Adaptive recreation programs, (612)861-9361 - Athletic and special programs for all ages, (612)861-9385 - Park development and administration, (612)861-9395 - Wood Lake Nature Center, 6710 Lake Shore Drive: Environmental classes and tours, cross-country skiing, (612)861-9365 - Richfield Ice Arena, 636 East 66th Street, skating, lessons, and hockey, (612)861-9350 - Wheel Fun Rentals and Mini Golf, 6335 Portland, (612)861-9350 - Richfield Outdoor Pool, 630 E 66th Street, Open swimming, water slide. Summer only, (612)861-9350 ?- Veterans Memorial Park Picnic Shelter, 6335 Portland, rent for picnics/events, (612)861-9350

Sponsors recreational programs for all ages including senior citizens and persons with disabilities; included are: - Adaptive recreation for persons with disabilities - Day camps - Parks, playgrounds, picnic facilities, family gardens, recreational trails, ice rinks, two swimming beaches (Shady Oak Beach and Libbs Lake Beach), five tennis courts, basketball court, swimming pool, weight machines, free weights, meeting space, hiking trails, biking trails, skate park, canoe rental, sand volleyball, fishing, recreational facilities - Youth sports leagues and classes including gymnastics, softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming lessons year round, CPR instruction, land and water aerobics, kick boxing, safety awareness/self defense, ice skating, ice hockey, skateboarding, and in-line skating

- Preschool programs (creative, recreational, and socialization) for children ages 3 - 5 including basketball, ballet dancing instruction, jazz dancing instruction, track and field, tennis, hiking, musical instrument instruction, and day camps - Youth programs for children ages 6 - 12 including field trips, playgrounds with birthday parties, classes, fishing, and special events - Teen programs for teens ages 13 - 17 such as field trips and special events - Adult sports providing recreational league play for basketball, boot hockey, broomball, flag football, sand volleyball, soccer, softball, volleyball, and wiffleball - Senior activities and recreational opportunities including bingo, craft projects, quilting group, book clubs, monthly potlucks and speakers, and field trips - Family programs available to help parents and children explore and have fun as a family - Banquet and meeting facilities available at Eagan Community Center - Group fitness classes, running track, gymnasium, and weight training available at Eagan Community Center - Ice hockey and public skating available at Eagan Civic Arena - Retreat center available at Moonshine Park 1317 Jurdy Road - Cartooning, ceramics, drawing, jewelry making, painting, and sculpting classes at Eagan Art House - Fitness facility at Eagan Community Center - Accepts passport applications - Dog park at Thresher Fields Park 3200 Brochert Lane features open spaces and lake access. The area is fenced in and includes a separate area for smaller dogs. - Adapted therapeutic sports programs for children ages 6 - 13 with autism and physical disabilities - Cascade Bay Water Park - Safety camp for children with information about fire safety, fire prevention, personal safety, and how to play it safe in everyday situations. Other day camps also available. - Walking program

- Preschool programs (creative, recreational, and socialization) for children ages 3 - 5 including basketball, ballet dancing instruction, jazz dancing instruction, track and field, tennis, hiking, musical instrument instruction, and day camps - Youth programs for children ages 6 - 12 including field trips, playgrounds with birthday parties, classes, fishing, and special events - Teen programs for teens ages 13 - 17 such as field trips and special events - Adult sports providing recreational league play for basketball, boot hockey, broomball, flag football, sand volleyball, soccer, softball, volleyball, and wiffleball - Senior activities and recreational opportunities including bingo, craft projects, quilting group, book clubs, monthly potlucks and speakers, and field trips - Family programs available to help parents and children explore and have fun as a family - Banquet and meeting facilities available at Eagan Community Center - Group fitness classes, running track, gymnasium, and weight training available at Eagan Community Center - Ice hockey and public skating available at Eagan Civic Arena - Retreat center available at Moonshine Park 1317 Jurdy Road - Cartooning, ceramics, drawing, jewelry making, painting, and sculpting classes at Eagan Art House - Fitness facility at Eagan Community Center - Accepts passport applications - Dog park at Thresher Fields Park 3200 Brochert Lane features open spaces and lake access. The area is fenced in and includes a separate area for smaller dogs. - Adapted therapeutic sports programs for children ages 6 - 13 with autism and physical disabilities - Cascade Bay Water Park - Safety camp for children with information about fire safety, fire prevention, personal safety, and how to play it safe in everyday situations. Other day camps also available. - Walking program

Advocacy Services: - The center advocates in areas of civil and human rights, employment/disability benefits, housing, transportation, and on the state, local, and federal levels Equipment Loaner Closet: - Loans a range of home medical equipment including wheelchairs, walkers, power chairs, canes, transfer benches, raised toilet seats, and more. Equipment are available on a first come first served basis and will hold equipment for a 24-hour period. - Swap Shop: A self-directed equipment listing available for persons shopping/looking for used equipment. Information and Referral: - Up-to-date disability information and referrals to various agencies and individuals within the region - Other Services: Includes disability benefits application assistance, housing assistance, emergency disaster preparedness plan, and more Nursing Facility Transition: - Assist individuals living with a disability to identify in transition from nursing facilities and other institutions into community settings with the goal of preventing institutionalization Peer Support: - Assists individuals living with a disability to identify goals and work to create a unique plan to achieve those goals - Match interested consumers with a peer mentor who provides support, problem-solving, social skills, and more Personal Assistance: - Offer skills instruction curriculum for individuals living with a disability the fundamentals of managing their personal attendant care including how to hire, manage, and more Recreational Groups: - Holds various events for individuals with a disability or a health condition to meet and socialize with others through dances, parties, picnics, and outings Staying and Aging in Place/Accessibility Assistance: - Offers accessible modification assistance and accessibility assessments for homes and businesses for safe access and increased independence in people's homes and businesses Support Groups: - Various support groups are available to individuals who want learn more about their particular disability, wanting peer support, or first-hand information on how to manage their disability. Some support groups are directly coordinated by Options and others are independent. Youth Transition Services: - Assist youth ages 14 - 22 years who are transitioning from high school into the next phase of their life with learning the skills necessary and acquiring the resources needed to be successful

- ACT test preparation - Acting - Adapted sports/games - American Sign Language and German language instruction - Ballet - Basketball - Beadwork - Belly dancing - Bingo - Boxing - Bridge game - Chess - Computer classes - Cooking - Drawing - Exercise - Field trips - Figure skating - Gardening - General health education - Gymnastics - Homebuyer counseling - Jazz dancing - Karate - Mature driver training - Painting - Parenting skills classes - Sculpture - Self-defense - Sewing - Snowshoeing - Swimming lessons - T'ai Chi - Table tennis - Taekwondo - Volleyball - Writing - Yoga

Parks, playgrounds, coordination of cultural arts, athletic programs, and athletic fields for the Bloomington community. Bloomington Family Aquatic Center: - 201 East 90th Street, Bloomington MN, 55420 - Open early June through late August; weekends through Labor Day - Concessions available for purchase inside the facility - Picnic space is available inside and outside the pool fence Bush Lake Beach: - 9140 East Bush Lake Road - Open early June through late August - Daily pass or seasonal parking permit is required Accommodations: - Adapted sports for individuals with special needs Adult Leagues: ?- Adults sports leagues for basketball, kickball, pickleball, pond hockey, softball, and volleyball Park facilities rental/reservation: - Picnic shelters and athletic fields are available for rent. Many of the city's facilities, public spaces and equipment (i.e., theater, meeting spaces, canoe racks, garden plots) are available for rent. Group reservation rates at the aquatics facilities is also available. Off-leash recreation area for dogs: - 25 acre site located at 111th Street between Nesbitt and Hampshire Avenues - Bloomington Ice Garden: Three rinks, one is Olympic-sized; 3600 West 98th Street, Bloomington One municipal golf courses: - Dwan Gulf Club, 952-563-8702 Bloomington Center for the Arts: ?- Focal point for the performing and visual arts including two theaters, two galleries, dance studio and rehearsal spaces, art classrooms, and offices for the facility's nine resident arts organizations

Sponsors recreational programs for all ages including senior citizens and persons with disabilities; included are: - Adaptive recreation for persons with disabilities - Day camps - Parks, playgrounds, picnic facilities, family gardens, recreational trails, ice rinks, two swimming beaches (Shady Oak Beach and Libbs Lake Beach), five tennis courts, basketball court, swimming pool, weight machines, free weights, meeting space, hiking trails, biking trails, skate park, canoe rental, sand volleyball, fishing, recreational facilities - Youth sports leagues and classes including gymnastics, softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming lessons year round, CPR instruction, land and water aerobics, kick boxing, safety awareness/self defense, ice skating, ice hockey, skateboarding, and in-line skating

Recreational opportunities are available for people with disabilities. The program offers opportunities for: - Community integration - Development of Peer Counseling relationships - Volunteer involvement

Sponsors recreational programs for all ages including senior citizens and persons with disabilities; included are: - Adaptive recreation for persons with disabilities - Day camps - Parks, playgrounds, picnic facilities, family gardens, recreational trails, ice rinks, two swimming beaches (Shady Oak Beach and Libbs Lake Beach), five tennis courts, basketball court, swimming pool, weight machines, free weights, meeting space, hiking trails, biking trails, skate park, canoe rental, sand volleyball, fishing, recreational facilities - Youth sports leagues and classes including gymnastics, softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming lessons year round, CPR instruction, land and water aerobics, kick boxing, safety awareness/self defense, ice skating, ice hockey, skateboarding, and in-line skating

Provides social and recreational activities for people of all ages and abilities interested in attending. Activities include: - Arts and crafts including painting classes and crafts to take home - Bowling, bocce, and track and field events including Special Olympic events - Games such as pool and ping pong - Fitness and food events - Fundraisers - Golfing - Ice cream socials and movies - Local events with community partners - Walk and talk activities

Sponsors recreational programs for all ages including senior citizens and persons with disabilities; included are: - Adaptive recreation for persons with disabilities - Day camps - Parks, playgrounds, picnic facilities, family gardens, recreational trails, ice rinks, two swimming beaches (Shady Oak Beach and Libbs Lake Beach), five tennis courts, basketball court, swimming pool, weight machines, free weights, meeting space, hiking trails, biking trails, skate park, canoe rental, sand volleyball, fishing, recreational facilities - Youth sports leagues and classes including gymnastics, softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming lessons year round, CPR instruction, land and water aerobics, kick boxing, safety awareness/self defense, ice skating, ice hockey, skateboarding, and in-line skating

Recreational opportunities are available for people with disabilities. The program offers opportunities for: - Community integration - Development of Peer Counseling relationships - Volunteer involvement

Sponsors recreational programs for all ages including senior citizens and persons with disabilities; included are: - Adaptive recreation for persons with disabilities - Day camps - Parks, playgrounds, picnic facilities, family gardens, recreational trails, ice rinks, two swimming beaches (Shady Oak Beach and Libbs Lake Beach), five tennis courts, basketball court, swimming pool, weight machines, free weights, meeting space, hiking trails, biking trails, skate park, canoe rental, sand volleyball, fishing, recreational facilities - Youth sports leagues and classes including gymnastics, softball, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming lessons year round, CPR instruction, land and water aerobics, kick boxing, safety awareness/self defense, ice skating, ice hockey, skateboarding, and in-line skating

- Youth activities such as gymnastics, soccer, skiing, outdoor skating, baseball, batting cage, computer skills, Tae Kwon Do, study skills instruction, and first aid - Swimming lessons, water aerobics, Aquacise, Swimnastics, lifeguard instruction, swim club, lab pool, and open swimming - Safety classes for motorcycles and mopeds - Defensive driving for seniors - Various craft and hobby instruction - Health and fitness activities such as dance classes, yoga for adults, Tae Kwon Do for adults, health education classes, and beginners golf - Business and finance classes such as planning for retirement, estate planning, and security classes - Adaptive recreation

Recreational opportunities are available for people with disabilities. The program offers opportunities for: - Community integration - Development of Peer Counseling relationships - Volunteer involvement

- Preschool programs (creative, recreational, and socialization) for children ages 3 - 5 including basketball, ballet dancing instruction, jazz dancing instruction, track and field, tennis, hiking, musical instrument instruction, and day camps - Youth programs for children ages 6 - 12 including field trips, playgrounds with birthday parties, classes, fishing, and special events - Teen programs for teens ages 13 - 17 such as field trips and special events - Adult sports providing recreational league play for basketball, boot hockey, broomball, flag football, sand volleyball, soccer, softball, volleyball, and wiffleball - Senior activities and recreational opportunities including bingo, craft projects, quilting group, book clubs, monthly potlucks and speakers, and field trips - Family programs available to help parents and children explore and have fun as a family - Banquet and meeting facilities available at Eagan Community Center - Group fitness classes, running track, gymnasium, and weight training available at Eagan Community Center - Ice hockey and public skating available at Eagan Civic Arena - Retreat center available at Moonshine Park 1317 Jurdy Road - Cartooning, ceramics, drawing, jewelry making, painting, and sculpting classes at Eagan Art House - Fitness facility at Eagan Community Center - Accepts passport applications - Dog park at Thresher Fields Park 3200 Brochert Lane features open spaces and lake access. The area is fenced in and includes a separate area for smaller dogs. - Adapted therapeutic sports programs for children ages 6 - 13 with autism and physical disabilities - Cascade Bay Water Park - Safety camp for children with information about fire safety, fire prevention, personal safety, and how to play it safe in everyday situations. Other day camps also available. - Walking program

The program builds bridges, allowing those living with a disability access to activities and events they would not normally have. Program developers create a calendar of activities that provide social, physical, and mental benefits for all ages, levels of disability, and their families/caregivers. The Inclusive Community Program also advocates for - Accessibility rights - Education assistance for students living with a disability - Inclusive community areas This program also manages the fundraising events for UCP of Central MN. These events bring those with disabilities together with family and community members to raise funds for UCP programs. ?Inclusive Community Program activities can include: - Annual Halloween party - Art camps - Educational programs - Super Strikers bowling league

Recreational opportunities are available for people with disabilities. The program offers opportunities for: - Community integration - Development of Peer Counseling relationships - Volunteer involvement