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Midwest Special Services, located in St. Paul, Minn., is a nonprofit organization that offers specialized programs for individuals with a wide range of disabilities. Its programs are for adults over the age of 18 and its services area covers the seven county Minneapolis Metro Area. MSS offers vocational programs, personal care assistance, onsite nursing services, art activities, swimming, transportation, individual performance programs, job coaching, physical therapy and occupational therapy. More than 90% of its enrolled individuals choose vocational work opportunities offered as part of a personal achievement plan. MSS operates licensed facilities in Hennepin, Ramsey and Dakota counties in Minnesota.

Incorporated in 1960, Cedar Valley Services provides various programs to persons with disabilities. It offers various consumer programs and services, through work, training and professional contact, to place individuals in competitive employment, addressing choice and skills, and to provide follow up services to insure stability in the competitive employment. Cedar Valley Services also provides extended employment for individuals who lack the skills to function in competitive employment environments, activities where individuals can develop their social and personal potential, and supervised residential services to enable individuals to reach their full potential for community living. It offers various mental health vocational programs, senior services, day training and habilitation, and transportation programs. Cedar Valley Services is located in Owatonna, Minn.