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Parent to Parent of Georgia
800.229.2038
A variety of support, informational and educational services to Georgia families impacted by disabilities or special healthcare needs.
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FOCUS
770-234-9111
Offers comfort, hope, and fun to families with children who are medically fragile or have significant developmental or physical disabilities through a variety of programs.
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Marcus Autism Center
404-785-9350
A not-for-profit organization and subsidiary of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta that treats more than 5,500 children with autism and related disorders a year.
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Family Network on Disabilities (FND)
(727) 523-1130 / (800) 825-5736
FND is a grassroots organization for persons with disabilities and their families that is family-centered and family-driven. The mission of FND is to strive for the complete integration and equality of persons with disabilities in a society without barriers and to serve families of children with disabilities, ages birth through 26, who have the full range of disabilities.
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Families Helping Families of Baton Rouge
225-216-7474/866-216-7474
A non-profit, family directed resource center for individuals with disabilities and their families. It is a place where families can go that is directed and staffed by parents or family members of children with disabilities or adults with disabilities. It is this common experience that gives Families Helping Families a very unique approach to serving families. FHF of Greater Baton Rouge offers these benefits: information and referral education; training parent to parent support
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Bayou Land Families Helping Families
(985) 447-4461/800-331-5570
A non-profit family resource center. They are a group of families who, through our own experiences, promote peer support and advocacy and are committed to alleviating hardships of other families who have members with disabilities or special needs.
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Kentucky Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs
800-372-2973/TTY:800-627-4702
Offers access to medical care and services for children and youth up to age 21 with disabilities or complex medical conditions. Services include hospitalization, surgery, dental care, care coordination, physical therapy, lab services, medication and non-emergency medical transportation.
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KY-SPIN (Kentucky Special Parent Involvement Network),
(800) 525-7746/(502) 937-6894
Works statewide to empower and support individuals with disabilities and their families to effectively advocate for and access needed information, resources and support networks in order to enhance the quality of their lives.
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Heartspring, Inc.
316.634.8700/1.800.835.1043
Provides a wide range of services and therapies through several programs, including the Heartspring School and Heartspring Pediatric Services. The Heartspring School is a therapeutic residential and day school program for children with severe developmental disabilities. Additionally, the Heartspring School offers training and consultation services to parents and professionals.
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TARC
(785) 232-0597
Provides comprehensive supports for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and to their families at no cost. Services are provided based on the children and families' needs.
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Families Together, Inc.
(888) 815-6364/(316) 945-7747
Serving families of children and youth with disabilities and/or special health care needs from birth through 21 years old. Families Together assists parents and their sons and daughters with disabilities. Their mission is to encourage, educate, and empower families to be effective advocates for their own children.
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ChildServe
515.727.8750/515.232.7220
ChildServe partners with families to help children with special health care needs live a great life. They provide specialized pediatric health care services to more than 2,500 children in Iowa. Through the support of private insurance, public funds, and the generosity of donors, ChildServe offers accessible, family-centered care unique to each child’s needs, hopes, and dreams.
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ASK (Access for Special Kids) Resource Center
515-243-1713
ASK (Access for Special Kids) Resource Center is a parent training, information, and advocacy center for families of children with special needs across the state of Iowa.
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IN*SOURCE
(574) 234-7101/ (800) 332-4433
The mission of IN*SOURCE is to provide parents, families and service providers in Indiana the information and training necessary to assure effective educational programs and appropriate services for children and young adults with disabilities.
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Family Voices Indiana
317.944.8982
Family Voices aims to achieve family-centered care for all children and youth with special health care needs and/or disabilities. Through this national network, Family Voices provides families tools to make informed decisions, advocates for improved public and private policies, builds partnerships among professionals and families, and serves as a trusted resource on health care.
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About Special Kids (ASK)
317-257-8683
Parent to Parent organization that works throughout the state to give support, answer questions and provide information and resources to families of children with special needs. ASK has a parent liaison in each region of the state with our central office location in Indianapolis.
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The Arc of Illinois
815-464-1832
Community-based organization advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. They encompass all ages and all spectra from autism, Down syndrome, Fragile X and various other developmental disabilities.
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Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC)
312.238.5433
The LIFE Center provides resources to parents and adolescents including: local, regional, national, and international community resources, government programs, and condition–specific organizations for life long needs of people with disabilities. LIFE Educators are available by phone or online. The center serves as the largest source of information for people with disabilities in the world.
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