Laura Baker Services Association

09/17/2025

Guest author Linda Maytan, DDS MPH shares reflections from LBSA’s 2024 Path Forward Mini Conference and highlights our Behavioral Support Services – designed to empower individuals with IDD and their advocates.

Read more: laurabaker.org/blog/2025/09/the-value-of-together

09/15/2025

Thursday evening come on out to the 7th Annual Flannel Gala! (Rain or shine!) Great music including The Wreck and a jam from our music therapy team. There will be great food and beverage for purchase and a fantastic silent auction. Tickets are $25 and are a donation to LBSA. Click the link for details and to purchase tickets. Armory Square Northfield NCC Builders Neuger

This annual fundraiser brings together the community of LBSA supporters and raises crucial support for programming that helps bring the power of possibility to people with special needs.

09/10/2025

Our long time Dietary Manager is retiring and so we are looking for our next Dietary Manager to oversee our food service here at LBSA. Maybe its you? Maybe you can help us find the right person? Please check out the job description for all the details and to apply!

Dietary Manager 1. Job Summary: The Dietary Manager provides the overall management of the dietary/food service to the Oak Street campus to ensure quality food and nutritional services to clients. The Dietary Manager supervises kitchen staff, maintains work schedules, helps develop menus, ensures c

09/08/2025

This week is Direct Support Professional Recognition Week. We want to thank all our direct support staff for the amazing work they do each and every day! Will you help us say Thank You?!

09/05/2025

The fun won't stop after Defeat of Jesse James Days. Its time to get your tickets to the Flannel Gala! Listen to music from The Wreck , and do your Holiday shopping early in our amazing silent auction. Enjoy food and beverage for purchase, and we'll even have a scavenger hunt where you can earn prizes! Tickets are $25 and are a donation. Help us raise $25,000 for housing and support services for people with developmental disabilities! Visit our event page link below for more information and to purchase tickets. Thank you to our corporate and host partners: NCC Builders Neuger Armory Square Northfield . Thank you to all our sponsors: Heritage Dental Care College City Beverage, Inc. Imminent Brewing Nelson Dairy Consultants Hogan Brothers Northfield Hospital + Clinics Carleton College Sovran, Inc. Merchants Bank Jonathan & Lauren Davis, Jim & Deb Loe, and Jayne Hager Dee.

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09/02/2025

Unwind and reset while your loved one enjoys Saturday Fun at Laura Baker Services Association on September 13 at 1 p.m. This inclusive, four-hour event is catered to individuals ages five and older with intellectual or developmental disabilities. A $30 ticket will include snacks, activities, games and music while socializing and building new connections!

Learn more and secure your spot: laurabaker.org/services/family-navigation

08/28/2025

We had so much fun at our Annual Summer Fun Day! If you haven't been to Summer Fun Day before, its a fun event for our clients, families, friends, staff and the community and we usually have it on a Sunday in early August. This year we enjoyed a grilled lunch, music, games, horse and wagon rides and a ton of fun. We hope to see you next year! Defeat of Jesse James Days Ambassador Scholarship Program-Northfield MN

08/27/2025

Is your calendar marked for Thursday, September 18? Have you purchased your tickets yet? The 7th Annual Flannel Gala at Armory Square Northfield is weeks away! Have we mentioned The Wreck will be performing? Tickets are $25 and are a donation to LBSA. Go to our Flannel Gala Event Page for more information and to purchase tickets!! - https://www.laurabaker.org/events/lbsa-annual-flannel-gala/

08/25/2025

Join us for our next Parent Support Group, hosted by Laura Baker Services Association and Full Potential Therapy, where we’ll explore how to better understand and advocate within the special education system.

🗓 Tuesday, August 26
📍 1325 Bollenbacher Dr, Northfield, MN
🕕 6:00–7:30 PM
💬 Topic: Navigating Special Education / IEPs
🎤 Guest Speaker: Sara Pratt, Director of Special Services, Northfield Public Schools

Whether you're just starting your journey or have years of experience, this is a space to connect, learn, and feel supported.

👉 Register here: https://www.laurabaker.org/services/family-navigation/ -support-group

Let’s build community and empower families—together. 💙

Offering personalized assistance navigating the resources available for those with special needs, including autism, down syndrome and more.

08/19/2025

Every child deserves to start school with confidence. Explore our back-to-school guide for families of children with IDD here: bit.ly/4mQIR9V

08/04/2025

Laura Baker Services Association is looking for volunteers for our respite program on August 9. This event is designed to provide a few hours of respite for caregivers and social interaction for participants. Volunteers are needed from 12:30 to 5:15 p.m. at our Oak Street campus.

Interested in volunteering? Contact Samantha Engelby at sengelby@laurabaker.org or (507) 850-8860 to learn more.