In December 2013, Minnesota Connect Aphasia Now (MnCAN) was born as a new non-profit organization to continue the groups and provide the foundation for further growth and development in the area of services for people with aphasia. MnCAN currently serves 75 group participants with aphasia, has many community volunteers, and SLP graduate students from 3 area universities. NAA-article-4 Seventeen licensed and experienced speech language pathologists facilitate fourteen aphasia conversation groups and 2 support groups in the metro and out-state area. We train graduate student clinicians and communication partner volunteers to offer the aphasia group participants many forms of supported conversation strategies. Of course, it is easier and more “normal” to communicate with words, but having aphasia, by definition, makes using words and sentences more difficult. So, we use “whatever works”! We also encourage verbal communication whenever possible and the expansion of verbal skills. As participants gain confidence, they are encouraged to develop personal and communication goals that lead to increased participation in their lives. In the Fall of 2018, an educational and support program, Staying Connected, was initiated to serve persons with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) and their care partners. A Care partner support group for people with aphasia was also started. In Winter 2019, a follow-up support group for persons with PPA and their care partners began! *Information updated 01/16/19 Courage does not always roar; sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow” ~ Mary Anne Radmacher