It’s Day 5 of MnCAN’s 30 Days of Life with Aphasia-Meet Janine! Janine is a long-time MnCAN participant whose presence lights up every room. She is involved in multiple MnCAN groups, always bringing smiles, joy, encouragement, and support to everyone around her. Janine is always welcoming to newcomers of MnCAN,
It’s Day 4 of MnCAN’s 30 Days of Life with Aphasia-Meet Marcus! Marcus is one of our resilient and dedicated participants, and one of the younger members of our MnCAN community. Over the past year, we have had the privilege of getting to know Marcus and witnessing firsthand the
Day 3 of MnCAN’s 30 Days of Life with Aphasia — Meet Jill! Today, we are proud to introduce Jill, one of the incredible faces behind the MnCAN community. MnCAN Group Facilitators are the day-to-day heart of our nonprofit. They are patient, compassionate, communication-trained professionals who uplift, support, encourage, and guide
It’s Day 2 of MnCAN’s 30 Days of Life with Aphasia! Rob and Lynette have been part of the MnCAN community for 11 years. As both a participant and a care partner — and with Lynette also serving on the MnCAN Board of Directors — they have experienced firsthand the meaningful
Ric is a new member of our MnCAN community, despite having lived 23 years post brain injury with aphasia. We are so grateful he found our community and his story reminds us it is never too late to advocate for yourself! Every day in June, we’ll spotlight someone from our
Our faces are still sore from all the laughter and smiles at our 3rd annual Back Channel Brewing Community Tuesday event on May 5th. What made the evening so meaningful was the shared understanding that aphasia, in any form, connects us in powerful ways. Whether someone is newly navigating communication
Welcome to MnCAN! Every month we email and share a e-newsletter that has information about upcoming events, participant highlights and aphasia education. Read our May Newsletter
Raising Awareness About Aphasia and Primary Progressive Aphasia During Aphasia Awareness Month, we are helping raise awareness about Aphasia and Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) and the importance of programs that bring people together for support, conversation, education, and connection. What is Aphasia? Aphasia is a language impairment caused by a
2025 Community Highlights Formed TWO new in-person aphasia conversation groups Launched a PPA CARE PARTNERS Support Group co-facilitated by a speech language pathologist and social worker Hired a part-time staff member to help with program, marketing, outreach and fundraising initiatives Provided more than TEN outreach community events locally, nationally and internationally Hosted ELEVEN in-person social events including Coffee &
Script Training information excerpted from “Evidence-Based Aphasia Therapy after 15 years — Now What?” by Sharon M. Halloran, November 4, 2015 Script Training was initially developed to promote verbal communication on client-selected topics (Holland, Milman, Munoz, & Bays, 2002). The goal is for individuals for whom speech is no longer
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