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Offers the following services:

- Adult health care management program for adults, age 21 and over

- Annual conference for educators, held annually in October

- Annual conference for grandparents, held annually in May

- Annual conference for youth and adults with Down syndrome, held annually in Spring

- Bi-monthly newsletter

- Education packet

- Expectant parent packet for parents with a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome

- General information available to anyone including educators and other professionals

- Hospital or home visits for new parents by trained persons

- Information packet for grandparents

- Networking with other organizations

- New parent breakfast

- New parent information packet; mailed to all hospitals in Minnesota with English and Spanish versions available

- Regional conference for parents and professionals held every other year

- Resource library with current information on Down syndrome

- Social activities and informational meetings

- Solutions, a newsletter for educators

​- Support groups for parents of children with Down syndrome

A referral system for the Early Intervention Program, a system of coordinated services that promotes the child’s growth and development and supports families during the critical early years. Early intervention services are for eligible children ages birth - 3 and their families. The program is federally mandated through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).