Touchstone Mental Health, a nonprofit organization founded in 1982, has its main address at 7376 Bass Lake Rd in New Hope, MN, and also serves people across Minneapolis, Brooklyn Park, and nearby areas. The facility helps more than 1,600 individuals every year work toward mental health recovery, regain confidence, and find hope, offering community and residential programs for a wide range of needs. Folks using Touchstone's services find options like respite care, support for seniors wishing to keep their independence, and assistance with daily activities, medication, meals, and personal care, always with staff available.
Touchstone offers permanent supportive housing at places like New Hope Apartments, Rising Cedar Apartments, and Minnehaha Commons for people 55 or older with mental or physical health conditions, and these apartments often come furnished, with 24-hour onsite support, kitchens, and laundry, plus handy community rooms, gardens, and events like art or music therapy. They run programs such as Anoka County Community Support Program, Touchstone Connections, and the Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH), connecting people to resources, legal aid, and healthcare.
Services cover targeted case management, care coordination, Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS), Integrated Community Supports (ICS), and Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS), supporting both personal growth and day-to-day needs. Touchstone's Rising Cedar Apartments and Minnehaha Commons, for instance, combine affordable housing with support designed for health and stability, while the company itself keeps strong working relationships with agencies such as Catholic Charities, Salvation Army, Lutheran Social Services, and others.
Some of the unique programs and projects include the Touchstone Intentional Community, The Beacon, Breakaway, and Continental Hotel, with housing options sometimes including shared apartments and single room occupancy. They also give attention to helping those reentering the community after justice involvement with programs like Reentry Connect and Twin City Rise.
Touchstone values equity and welcomes all backgrounds, holding a mission to build a culture of hope, dignity, and inclusion-whether through community events, animal-assisted therapy, or writing and art programs that encourage self-expression, like the publication "You're Too Young to Understand." Their staff-run by an Executive Director/CEO and a Vice President of Human Resources-aims to advance mental health, reduce homelessness, and increase self-sufficiency in a way that adapts to each person's needs. The monthly rate for care and services starts at $5,338. With a range of housing, care, and daily support, Touchstone's approach remains steady and simple, giving people space to recover and belong at their own pace.
