| "Serving Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and their Families since 1950" |
Parent to Parent
Provides emotional support and information
to families of children with special needs
and/or disabilities.
Helping Parents
LEARNING THAT YOUR CHILD HAS A
DISABILITY can be a traumatic experience.
Parents have many questions and concerns
in coping with their child's needs and their
own feelings. Personal support from another
parent, who has a child with a similar needs,
can be helpful in coping with these
challenging experiences and feelings.
Helping Parents (volunteer mentors) are
available to provide support and information.
Services
Provides emotional support and information
to families of children with special needs
and/or disabilities.
Helping Parents
LEARNING THAT YOUR CHILD HAS A
DISABILITY can be a traumatic experience.
Parents have many questions and concerns
in coping with their child's needs and their
own feelings. Personal support from another
parent, who has a child with a similar needs,
can be helpful in coping with these
challenging experiences and feelings.
Helping Parents (volunteer mentors) are
available to provide support and information.
Services
- Matching parents in one-to-one
relationships with trained, experienced
parents, based on similar diagnoses
and family issues - Providing personal support which is
different than the support
professionals can provide - Information and education about
disabilities and referral to services in
the community - Social and recreational family events
- Training for parents who want to
become Helping Parent volunteers - Educational workshops and
presentations - Monthly E-mail and Quarterly
newsletter
| Parent to Parent |
| Parent to Parent's Mission To provide emotional support and information to families of children with special needs and/or disabilities |
| Contact Information Patty Carey- Parent to Parent Coordinator 509-783-1131 ext 108 Maria Ramos- Hispanic Parent to Parent |
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