Rowell Family Empowerment of Northern California

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RFENC
Rowell Family Empowerment of Northern California

Derek, Age 12
Loves sports, has Spina Bifida

Useful Links

• Far Northern Regional Center - www.farnorthernrc.org

Early Intervention services for children with disabilities ages 0 - 3. They can provide funding, evaluations, diagnosis, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and more. Covering Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity counties.

• Alta California Regional Center - www.altaregional.org

Same services as Far Northern, but covers Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties.

• Redwood Coast Regional Center - www.redwoodcoastrc.org

Same services as Far Northern, but covers Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, and Lake counties.

• Shasta County Office of Education - www.shastacoe.org

Offers services for children with disabilities ages 3+, most noteably special education. Your local school district would be the first step. SCOE oversees the many school districts in Shasta County.

• Butte County Office of Education - www.bcoe.org

Same as SCOE above, but in Butte County.

• California Children's Services - www.dhs.ca.gov/pcfh/cms/ccs

CCS is a statewide program that treats children with certain physical limitations and chronic health conditions or diseases. CCS can authorize and pay for specific medical services and equipment.

• In-Home Supportive Services - www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/In-HomeSup_173.htm

The IHSS Program will essentially pay you, the parent/caregiver, to provide services for your child with a disability that are beyond those needed for typical children.

• Supplemental Security Income - www.ssa.gov/pubs/11069.html

SSI is a federal program that provides monthly cash payments to primary caregivers/parents of children with disabilities. Much like IHSS, it seems they like to hide the fact that SSI is a benefit for children with special needs, not just seniors.

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• Parent Advocacy Center for Educational Rights (PACER) - www.pacer.org

The mission of PACER Center is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents.

• WrightsLaw - www.wrightslaw.com

For accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities. Wrightslaw has thousands of articles, cases, and free resources about dozens of topics.

• Yellow Pages for Kids With Disabilities - www.yellowpagesforkids.com

Find educational consultants, psychologists, educational diagnosticians, health care providers, academic therapists, tutors, speech language therapists, attorneys, and much more for children with disabilities.

• Protection & Advocacy, Inc. - www.pai-ca.org

A nonprofit disability rights organization, working since 1978 to advance human and legal rights of Californians with disabilities.

• Brave Kids - www.bravekids.org

A website that helps families of children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses and disabilities. Services include local resources, support from other parents, Club BraveKids, etc. Club BraveKids is designed for the brave kids themselves and has stuff just for kids.

• People First® of California, Inc. - www.peoplefirstca.org

People First is a self-advocacy and self-help organization of people who have developmental disabilities. Members make friends and reach out to people with severe disabilities.

• ComeUnity - www.comeunity.com

ComeUnity Adoption, Special Needs and Parenting Support - This outstanding parenting site provides hundreds of definitive articles, resource directories, expert interviews and exclusive book reviews on parenting, adoption and children's special needs.

• Reed Martin's Special Education Resource Center - www.reedmartin.com

Educational resource where parents, advocates, attorneys and school personnel come for accurate up-to-date information & strategies to secure rights of children with disabilities!

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• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - www.nichcy.org

NICHCY serves as a central source of information on children with disabilities; special education law; No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities); and research-based information on effective educational practices.

• Family Village - www.familyvillage.wisc.edu

A website for children and adults with disabilities, their families, and their friends and allies. Family Village brings together thousands of online resources in a organized, very easy-to-use directory.

• Zero to Three - www.zerotothree.org

A national, nonprofit, multidisciplinary organization that assists families by informing, educating and supporting adults who influence the lives of infants and toddlers.

• CeDIR’S Disability Awareness Site for Youth - www.iidc.indiana.edu/cedir/kidsweb

This fun and informative website helps children and youth begin to answer questions about disabilities.

• LD OnLine - www.ldonline.org

LD OnLine seeks to help children and adults reach their full potential by providing accurate and up-to-date information and advice about learning disabilities and ADHD.

• The National Alliance on Mental Illness - www.nami.org

NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families.

• California Courts On-Line Self-Help Center - www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/lowcost

This website will help you find assistance and information, work better with an attorney, and represent yourself in some legal matters.

• National Native American Families Together Parent Center - www.nativefamilynetwork.com

Provides information and workshops to families about the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and other relevant Special Education laws, etc. for Native American children with disabilities.