Helping to Facilitate the Participation of Children with Disabilities in Community Settings
Parenting
This
page lists organizations that provide parenting guidance and support
for families of children with special needs in the local metropolitan
area.
Please note: The resources
spotlighted are identified through recommendations by community members.
This is not an advertisement or an endorsement by Community Connections
or the University of Maryland.
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Family Friends Program – Easter Seals |
| Matches a trained
volunteer to your family and child. The volunteer visits for a
few hours a week offering extra support by playing, reading, and
spending time with the child with special needs and the family.
Program is free of charge. |
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The Family Works |
| The Family Works, Maryland's
Parent Information and Resource Center, helps families be involved
in their children's education through providing information, support,
training, consultation, and technical assistance. 60 East Diamond Ave Suite 100 Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Phone: 1-877-WE-RFMLY |
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Maryland Family Support Network |
| The FSN offers parents
of children in the Montgomery County Infants and Toddlers Program
(MCITP) the opportunity to meet with other parents with children
in the MCITP, to support one another, learn new ways to work with
your child, and to become a better advocate for your child. FSN
is a collaboration of The Arc
of Montgomery County with MCITP. Contact Melanie Miller, 301-984-5777, ext. 283 |
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The Maryland Parent Leadership Institute |
| Trains parents to: work
with educators and other parents to help students succeed; understand
No Child Left Behind and Maryland's State Plan; become an effective
leader in your child's learning environment as well as the community;
design and implement processes that improve student achievement c/o The Family Services Agency The Family Works 60 East Diamond Ave Suite 100 Gaithersburg, MD 20877 |
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Parent to Parent |
| Howard County A mentor program in which parents of children with disabilities are matched with requesting parents of children with similar disabilities. Contact: 443-562-4772 or parenttoparent@att.net *Also, currently accepting applications for new parent mentors. |
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| Montgomery County A mentor program in which parents of children with disabilities are matched with requesting parents of children with similar disabilities. Contact Judy Byer, 301-984-5777, ext. 284 |
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Parents Anonymous, Inc. |
| Parents Anonymous is
a national network of support groups for families. (The Maryland
affiliate is known as The
Family Tree.) Phone: 410-889-2300 Help Line: 1-800-243-7337 |
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Parents as Teachers |
| Program goals include
increasing parents' knowledge of child development and appropriate
ways to stimulate their children's intellectual, language, social,
and physical development and providing for early detection of developmental
problems. Maryland Parents as Teachers (MD PAT) c/o The Family Services Agency The Family Works 60 East Diamond Ave Suite 100 Gaithersburg, MD 20877 |
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The Parents Place of Maryland |
| The Parents Place of
Maryland offers information and assistance to families concerning
issues in special education. 801 Cromwell Park Dr Suite 103 Glen Burnie, MD 21061 Voice/TDD: 410-768-9100 Fax: 410-768-0830 E-mail: info@ppmd.org |
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Partners for Success Parent Centers |
| The state of Maryland
also has a network of Parent Centers for school age children throughout
the state. The Partners for Success Parent Centers provide information,
referral and training for parents. Bonnie Johns Educational Media Center 8437 Landover Road Landover, Maryland 20785 Prince George's County: 301-925-2811 |
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Last updated on
March 25, 2005
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