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About Us
Project Focus
Windmill Project is a family support program that helps parents who
have children with any type of disability or special health need
connect to other parents, information, and/or resources.
Components of Windmill Project
- Provides
support to families who have children with special needs, birth to 22
- Parent
Retreat conference - annually since 1990 - up to 200 parents attend
each year - Parent’s fees are reduced by Windmill Project fundraising
efforts
- Parent
Consultants - parents who have children with special needs are hired to
facilitate parent to parent connections and family support on the local
level
- Parent
Consultants work in partnership with local professional contacts
- Project
activities based on parent input into locally generated work plans
- Networking
between local
interagency committees - increased parental involvement, public
awareness and community linkages
Problems
addressed by this program:
Families
of
any socioeconomic level, regardless of education, race, religion or
ethnic background who have children (ages 0-22) with a disability may:
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Feel
a
sense of isolation and helplessness
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Lack
information about available services for their children or their family
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Not
receive needed support (due to the lack of services or the inability of
an existing service to meet families' individualized needs)
For more information on how the Windmill Project can
help
support your family, please contact any of the Parent Consultants.
 Fact
sheet with Frequently Asked Questions
Building
Partnerships
Mission
Statement
Families and Professionals working together, sharing experiences, offering
information
and encouragement to create quality support and generate energy within
This project is
aptly named for several reasons:
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Windmills generate energy using a naturally occurring force.
That’s true also when parents support other parents.
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Windmills appear as a symbol of rurality; they stand alone. Here
in rural Minnesota, parents whose children have disabilities, do indeed
feel isolated and alone. In truth, though, when each one works alone,
incredible tasks can be accomplished, like the Dutch windmills that
reclaimed the land from the sea.
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Windmills are one of the special and lovely things about Holland.
Parents networking together for mutual support, is one of the most
meaningful parts of our lives as parents of children with disabilities.
Disclaimer
This web page and its links are offered merely as a courtesy to the
families we serve, and are for informational purposes only. The views expressed
here do not necessarily represent the views of any of our local Special
Education Coops, IEIC's, or financial supporters. Nor should links be construed
as endorsements of any particular agency, organization, product or service.
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