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San Francisco
Bay Area:
SPECIAL NEEDS RESOURCES
Brave Kids
www.bravekids.org
Resources for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses
and disabilities. Website includes a comprehensive directory
of services.
California Early Start Program
Dept. of Developmental Services
P.O. Box 944202, Sacramento 94244-2020
(800) 515-BABY (2229) or www.dds.ca.gov/
(click "Site Index")
Referrals to local agencies for parents of special-needs babies.
The Family Resource Network
5232 Claremont Ave., Oakland, CA 94618
(510) 547-7322
Support and resources for families of children with special needs.
Staffed by parents of children with disabilities. FRN services
include a lending library, access to the Internet for disability-specific
searches, a quarterly newsletter, and support groups. The Child
Care Inclusion Project, in collaboration with Bananas, works
toward mainstreaming children with special needs into regular
preschool settings.
Matrix Parent Network
Marin County: 94 Galli Dr., #C, Novato 94949, (415) 884-3535,
and 630 Drake Ave., Marin City 94965, (415) 331-1795.
Solano County: 3272 Sonoma Blvd., #4, Vallejo 94590, (707) 558-1354
www.matrixparents.org
Clearinghouse of services and resources for special-needs
kids.
NLD (Nonverbal Learning Disorders)
Line
Hot: (831) 624-3542
www.NLDline.com
A nonprofit organization providing education and support
to parents of children with nonverbal learning disorders and
other neuro-cognitive and naurobiological disorders, including
anxiety disorders, Asperger's Syndrome, depression, obsessive-compulsive
disorder, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Parents Helping Parents
677 Paradise Blvd., Hayward, CA 94541
(510) 276-9479
A family resource center serving parents of special-needs kids
via an extensive network of education, referrals, support groups,
and community events.
Parents Helping Parents
3041 Olcott St., Santa Clara 95054
(408) 727-5775 or www.php.com
Family resource center serving parents of special-needs kids.
Extensive network of education, referrals, support groups, community
events, and on-line tools.
Parent Links
4708 Roseville Rd., #112, North Highlands 95660
(877) 322-7299
www.dcara.org/parentlinks.htm
A program of the California Coalition of Agencies Serving
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, providing information, supp[ort,
and resources to families with deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
Support for Families of Children
with Disabilities
2601 Mission St., #606, San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 282-7494
www.supportforfamilies.org
Support groups for children, siblings, and parents - some in
Spanish or Cantonese - as well as a parent mentor program, workshops,
a drop-in center and resource library, a helpline, short-term
counseling, and a newletter.
Support groups for children, siblings, and parents - some in
Spanish or Cantonese - as well as a parent mentor program, workshops,
short-term counseling, and a newsletter.
Through the Looking Glass
2198 6th St., #100, Berkeley 94710
(800) 644-2666, (800) 804-1616 (TTY), (510) 848-1112, ext. 701,
or www.lookingglass.org
Consultation and service for parents and expectant parents with
disabilities, including free, in-home occupational theray and
adaptive baby care equipment.
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