helping Minnesotans with brain injuries since 1986

Restart, Inc. is a Minnesota-based non-profit organization that teaches basic skills to adults with brain injury and related disabilities who are struggling to live independently. Since 1986, we have helped individuals maximize their personal potential so they can live happy, healthy and productive lives in the Twin Cities community.

A brain injury truly cuts across all economic, ethnic, age and gender groups. When a person sustains a brain injury, their life can change in many ways. Personality, behavior, cognition and memory can be affected. At Restart, our clients gain confidence to interact with others, access to activities and the ability to make their own choices. As clients increase their skills, they move along the continuum of independence and reintegrate into the community with purpose and dignity. The foundation of our mission is human rights – every person’s right to dignity, quality of life, gainful employment and equal access to opportunity.   Restart, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization.

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get the support that fits your needs

our programs are customized to each individual’s unique needs

restart success stories

Every day, we help clients move toward a more independent and meaningful life

Dan

Dan suffered a brain injury after a car accident. Watch how Dan is thriving and walking again with the help of Restart. 

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Brian

Brian suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2007 after a bike accident. Watch how Brian is learning new strategies to cope…

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Changing Lives 24/7

A brain injury can happen to anyone, anywhere. Watch how Restart is changing lives 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Eddie

Eddie suffered a brain injury when he was only 13 years old. Playing with his brothers, he fell and sustained a blow to…

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news + Events

Connecting our clients to the community and the community to them


Give to the Max Day 2026: Help Restart, Inc. Rebuild Lives

Early Giving opens Nov. 1 — every gift helps adults with brain injury build skills for independent living.

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Small Steps, Steady Ground

How Routine Builds Independence After Brain Injury

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Let It Grow

The Summer Garden Challenge Comes to All Seven Sites

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Annual Summer Picnic

Celebrating Our Residents and Employees

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