Continuation of a Legacy
ACTG was started because our founders were committed to finding solutions that weren’t available anywhere else.  We honor that commitment by continuing to look for the newest, most innovative approaches to help our clients.  But ongoing growth and innovation require long-term support for the organization, to cover costs not covered by insurance, grants, and other revenue.
Currently, the families that need our services the most – those with socio-economic, racial or ethnic, or other barriers to receiving services – can’t get them.  Research has shown that inequitable access to healthcare, high-quality education, and other resources lead to higher incidence of learning problems, PTSD, and illnesses like autism that our treatments are designed to address.  Yet, even with insurance, there are members of our community who can’t afford our services.

​By joining The Garden of Hope, you help us continue to seek out life-changing clinical and educational services and make them available to everyone.
Did You Know: Healing Takes Time
In general, it takes at least six months to see neurological changes. So our simplest cases will need services for at least 6-8 months. Those with greater challenges can receive services for years.
Continuation of a Legacy
ACTG was started because our founders were committed to finding solutions that weren’t available anywhere else.  We honor that commitment by continuing to look for the newest, most innovative approaches to help our clients.  But ongoing growth and innovation require long-term support for the organization, to cover costs not covered by insurance, grants, and other revenue.
Currently, the families that need our services the most – those with socio-economic, racial or ethnic, or other barriers to receiving services – can’t get them.  Research has shown that inequitable access to healthcare, high-quality education, and other resources lead to higher incidence of learning problems, PTSD, and illnesses like autism that our treatments are designed to address.  Yet, even with insurance, there are members of our community who can’t afford our services.

By joining The Garden of Hope, you help us continue to seek out life-changing clinical and educational services and make them available to everyone.
Did You Know: Healing Takes Time
In general, it takes at least six months to see neurological changes. So our simplest cases will need services for at least 6- 8 months. Those with greater challenges can receive services for years.
How does our garden grow?
​In order to ensure a steady stream of funding so those who can’t afford them can get services for as long as they need them, we have created the Garden of Hope. Like any garden, ours will require steady, consistent, and ongoing tending.  By giving monthly, you can help us nourish this garden for as long as we have clients who need it.
Why become a member?
Most important, you are giving someone A Chance To Grow who otherwise couldn’t get it. You also get these benefits:
  • Acknowledgement of your membership on the Garden of Hope website, annual reports, and newsletters
  • Welcome Gifts
  • Videos to show the impact your ongoing donation is having
  • Invitations to members-only events
  • Annual tax letter every January
  • Advance look at event silent auction prizes ​
Interested in joining?
We have multiple levels for donors. Become a Garden of Hope 
  • Grower: $5/month
  • Gardener: $10/month
  • Cultivator: $15/month
  • Horticulturist: $20/month
  • Master Gardener: $20+/month
How does our garden grow?
​In order to ensure a steady stream of funding so those who can’t afford them can get services for as long as they need them, we have created the Garden of Hope. Like any garden, ours will require steady, consistent, and ongoing tending.  By giving monthly, you can help us nourish this garden for as long as we have clients who need it.
Why become a member?
Most important, you are giving someone A Chance To Grow who otherwise couldn’t get it. You also get these benefits:
  • Acknowledgement of your membership on the Garden of Hope website, annual reports, and newsletters
  • Welcome Gifts
  • Videos to show the impact your ongoing donation is having
  • Invitations to members-only events
  • Annual tax letter every January
  • Advance look at event silent auction prizes ​
Interested in joining?
We have multiple levels for donors. Become a Garden of Hope 
  • Grower: $5/month
  • Gardener: $10/month
  • Cultivator: $15/month
  • Horticulturist: $20/month
  • Master Gardener: $20+/month
A Chance To Grow's Impact
​We’ve been called Minneapolis’ best kept secret by those who know us, but so many others who need us, like Hadley, don’t know we’re here for them:
From the beginning, school didn’t come easy for Hadley. Her parents first noticed something was wrong in the 2nd grade and spent the next eight years searching for answers – special schools, tutors, doctors, testing, medication – but nothing seemed to help. Finally, they came to A Chance To Grow, where our optometrist and audiologists did functional screenings that identified serious sensory processing issues, all of which are treatable by our comprehensive services.
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Says her mom, “We have a path, we have a plan, one I actually believe could turn Hadley’s life around. She wonders, “Never once in all of these years did a doctor say anything about brain-based therapy. If we had known about ACTG and their brain-based approach years ago, it might have changed the trajectory of Hadley’s life.”
A Chance To Grow's Impact
​We’ve been called Minneapolis’ best kept secret by those who know us, but so many others who need us, like Hadley, don’t know we’re here for them:
From the beginning, school didn’t come easy for Hadley. Her parents first noticed something was wrong in the 2nd grade and spent the next eight years searching for answers – special schools, tutors, doctors, testing, medication – but nothing seemed to help. Finally, they came to A Chance To Grow, where our optometrist and audiologists did functional screenings that identified serious sensory processing issues, all of which are treatable by our comprehensive services.
Says her mom, “We have a path, we have a plan, one I actually believe could turn Hadley’s life around. She wonders, “Never once in all of these years did a doctor say anything about brain-based therapy. If we had known about ACTG and their brain-based approach years ago, it might have changed the trajectory of Hadley’s life.”
Garden of Hope Members
  • Nancy Farnham, Gardener
  • Erica Dickerson, Horticulturist
  • Vicky Stein, Cultivator
Garden of Hope Members
  • Nancy Farnham, Gardener
  • Erica Dickerson, Horticulturist
  • Vicky Stein, Cultivator