EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER 9245 SKY PARK COURT, SUITE 130 SAN DIEGO, CA (800) or (619) RESOURCE DIRECTORY

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1 EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER 9245 SKY PARK COURT, SUITE 130 SAN DIEGO, CA (800) or (619) RESOURCE DIRECTORY The agencies listed below are some of our most commonly referred resources in the community. You may contact them directly for information. You may click on an underlined name to link to their website. If you need information on other organizations, support groups, specialized programs or any other referrals, please call us today. For website resources, please visit our LINKS page at LOCAL RESOURCES ADVOCACY American Friends Service Committee (undocumented immigrants) Attorney Referral Line Consumer Center for Health Education Advocacy Developmental Disabilities Board Area XIII Family Court Services (Help filling out court papers-sd Supreme Court) Legal Aid Society of San Diego North County Lifeline Office of Client s Rights or Office of Client s Rights Advocacy / tty Office of Patient s Rights Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights Patient Advocacy Clinic Procedural Safeguards & Referral Service Projecto San Pablo Protection and Advocacy Inc / / tty San Diego City Schools Special Education Ombudsman Office San Diego Mediation Center (housing) East County / South Bay San Diego Regional Center Consumer Rights Advocate San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program University of San Diego Legal Clinic USD Special Education Advocacy Program or Voices for Children (CASA) YWCA Legal Advocacy Program for Domestic Violence Victims ATTENDANT SERVICES In Home Support Services (IHSS). San Diego or Oceanside & Escondido , El Cajon Chula Vista / CALIFORNIA EARLY START REFERRALS Statewide To find a Calif. Early Start agency in any area in CA BABY LOCAL AREA POINT OF ENTRY AGENCIES: Exceptional Family Resource Center..San Diego & Imperial Counties Cajon Valley School District - Serving Cajon Valley and Outlying Areas Hope Infant Program - Serving South County, North Coastal, North Inland Lakeside/Santee School District - Lakeside & Santee La Mesa/Spring Valley School District - La Mesa & Spring Valley

2 San Diego City Schools Infant Program (Alcott) San Diego Regional Center.. San Diego / tdd La Mesa / San Marcos National City / El Centro CHILDCARE Child Care for Hearing Impaired (DCS) x107 Child Development Association Community Care Licensing (Child Care) City of San Diego Foster Care Licensing Head Start.. San Diego North County / South Bay Health & Human Services Agency: subsidized childcare Kids Included Together (KIT) San Diego CARES Project San Diego County Childcare Sub Service YMCA Childcare Resource Service YMCA CRS Special Needs Unit & Inclusion Services.San Diego x325 North County x3350 / East County x1317 YMCA CRS Resource/Toy Library x304 YMCA CRS Childcare Activity Training Service (CATS) x306 EDUCATION Adult Education/Continuing Education.San Diego or tty Carlsbad / Coronado / Escondido Grossmont / Mira Costa / Poway San Dieguito x5100 / San Diego Unified San Marcos / Sweetwater / Vista x3009 California Private Special Education Schools Community Advisory Committee for Special Education (CACSE) x3160 East County / South County North County Inland / Poway x2534 Grossmont/Cuyamaca Community College (DSPS) Imperial Community College District (DSPS) Imperial County Children & Families First Commission Imperial County Office of Education INFANT PROGRAMS: Cajon Valley School District HOPE Infant Family Support Program or Imperial County Infant Toddler Program Lakeside/Santee School District La Mesa/Spring Valley School District San Diego City Schools Alcott Infant Program Literacy Hotline North Coastal Consortium for Special Education North Inland Special Education Region Palomar Community College (Disabled Student Program Services-DSPS) Poway Unified School District Project for Attention Related Disorders (PARD) SD City Schools Ready To Learn (KPBS) Regional Occupations Program SDSU Interwork Institute (Transition, postsecondary) San Diego Community College District (Disabled Student Services) San Diego Council on Literacy

3 San Diego County Office of Education San Diego Public Library Disability Services San Diego City Schools Special Education Programs Special Education Early Childhood(SEEC) Intake Kelly Craig / Spanish Manuela Valdez Office of Ombudsman (advocacy) Special Education Local Plan Areas(SELPA): San Diego / South County / East County North Coastal / North Inland / Poway Imperial County Student Helpline Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK).. San Diego Anaheim / California / Military Outreach EMERGENCY SERVICES Adult Protective Services California Youth Crisis Line Crisis Hotline / TTY or Center for Community Solutions (rape crisis) Center for Family Solutions 24 hr crisis counseling & shelter Child Abuse Hotline or Combat Stress Groups & Military Family Support Community Christian Service Agency Domestic Violence Hotline SAFE or Emergency Food Outllet InfoLine Emergency Shelter/Section 8 Housing Episcopal Community Services Immigrant Women Victims of Domestic Violence Imperial County Behavioral Health Crisis Line Imperial County Department of Social Services Adult & Family Services / Children & Family Services Imperial Valley Food Bank Interfaith Community Services Lutheran Social Services Meals-On-Wheels Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee(MAAC)......Chula Vista National City / San Ysidro National Youth Crisis Line North Coastal Service Center North County Interfaith Crisis Center Poison Control Center or Presbyterian Crisis Center Salvation Army..San Diego / / Imperial Valley San Diego County Domestic Violence Hotline South Bay Community Services / Saint Clare s Home (shelter for homeless/battered women)....escondido St. Vincent de Paul Village Student Helpline (school violence reporting) The Center for Family Solutions Uptown Faith Community Service Center Women s Resource Center YMCA Juvenile Crisis Program YMCA Oz. San Diego / North County

4 Youth to Youth Crisis Line YWCA Domestic Violence Shelter Hour Hotline FINANCIAL BENEFITS CalWorks San Diego or / Imperial County Department of Social Services (DSS) San Diego / tty Imperial County Public Assistance Supplemental Security Income (SSI) / tty State Disability Insurance Unemployment Insurance Workers Compensation Insurance HEALTH California Children s Services or California Children s Services - Nutrition Services Child Health and Disability Prevention Childhood Immunization Program Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Children s Dental Health Initiative/Share the Care Children s Hospital & Health Center San Diego / Autism Intervention Clinic Pediatric Dental Clinic Speech and Hearing Clinic Developmental Evaluation Clinic Christie s Place (HIV/AIDS support center) Council of Community Clinics or County of San Diego Health & Human Services (HHS) HHS Children, Youth & Families Division Health Vital Records Medical Services or Social Services...San Diego / Imperial Valley Denti-Cal Healthy Families (low cost insurance for children) Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program HealthLine YMCACRS Developmental & Hearing Screening, Parent Ed, Behavior Health Rights Hotline Imperial Valley Senior Nutrition Medi-Cal or Complaints Hearing request Mental Health Plans. San Diego / Imperial County Office of the Omsbudsman Medical Society Physican Referral North County Eye Crisis Services:...Oceanside San Marcos / Escondido Perinatal Care Network PUBLIC HEALTH CENTERS:..El Cajon Oceanside / Escondido / East SD North SD / South Bay RX Help for Californians (Free or Discounted Prescription Drug Programs) Español

5 San Diego Blood Bank San Diego County Dental Society San Diego County HHS Public Assistance Information Unit San Diego Kids Health Assurance Network or San Diego Medical Society Referral Line San Diego Regional Center Intake...San Diego San Marcos / La Mesa National City / El Centro Kim German fax UCSD Mother, Child & Adolescent HIV Program Vision Screening Alpha of San Diego Inc Women,Infants & Children...Central SD or or Escondido / Mira Mesa / Vista El Cajon Red Cross W.I.C. Program HOUSING & SERVICES City of San Diego Housing Commission Community Housing Partnership or County of San Diego Housing & Community Development Developmental Services Continuum Inc Fair Housing Council of San Diego / Heartland Human Relations & Fair Housing Association Home of Guiding Hands HUD Housing Noah Homes Renter s/homeowners Assistance Ronald McDonald House Supported Living Arrangements INDEPENDENT LIVING Able-Disabled Advocacy employment training...san Diego North County / South County Ability Center or Access Center of San Diego or tty North County / Imperial Valley / tty Accessible San Diego (travel aid) or tty Adaptive Computer Empowerment Services(ACES) recycled computers Aging & Independence Services The ARC of San Diego: Community Employment Services East County North County Training Center South Bay Starlight Center Community Living Services California Department of Developmental Services / tty California Department of Rehabilitation / tty San Diego / tty / El Cajon / tty Chula Vista / tty / Escondido / tty California Relay Service.voice to TTY /TTY to voice Canine Companions for Independence Community Interface Services - employment training Community Options employment & training Disabled Business Persons Association

6 Dorothy Project Registry (domestic non-medical assistance) x159 East County Disability Council Elder Help of San Diego Employment Development Department / Spanish Getting Back On Track (SD Unemployment) Goodwill Industries Guide Dog Users of San Diego Imperial County Public Works Imperial Valley Independent Living Job Lines: City of San Diego Jobs County of San Diego Jobs Federal Jobs State of California Jobs Job Options North County Lifeline Community Services Partnerships With Industry(PWI) or Promoting Responsible Independent Daily Endeavors (PRIDE) Recording for the Blind Regional Occupational Program - technical & vocational training / Metro / East County South County / Oceanside San Diego Career Center San Diego Job Corps Center San Diego Regional Center assessment or National City / San Marcos / Santee Imperial County San Diego Urban League or San Diego Workforce Partnership / / Metro Career Center / South Metro East County Career Center / Chula Vista Escondido / Oceanside St. Madeleine Sophie s Center The Spoke Shop The Wheelchair Source Towards Maximum Independence(TMI) / North County Training Education & Research Institute (TERI) Transition to Independent Living Program (Taft College) Travelers Aid Society San Diego or UCP San Diego Assistive Technology Center Unyeway, Inc INFORMATION San Diego InfoLine...San Diego, East County, South Bay North County Coastal / North County Inland Outlying Areas Only / TTY/tdd Community Agency Directory DIRECTIONS (annual listing) Senior Information and Referral Volunteer San Diego MENTAL HEALTH/BEHAVIORAL Access & Crisis Line Albright Information & Referral Center (NAMI) or Building Bridges (Heartbeat Family Partnership) or Crisis House-crisis intervention & child abuse prevention

7 East County Children s Hospital Trauma Counseling Program South Bay or / North County Downtown Mental Health Center Harmonium Mental Health Association of San Diego County Neighborhood House Association / Psychiatric Centers at San Diego or Psychologist Referral Line Professional Community Services...El Cajon San Diego Mental Health Center for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing San Diego County Mental Health Services....San Diego North Central / South East San Ysidro / East County North Coastal / North Inland Children s Mental Health Services (CMHS) Spanish Speaking Mental Health Services YMCA CRS Behavioral Health Specialist HelpLine MENTOR PROGRAMS Autism Comprehensive Educational Services(ACES)..Peer Group Best Buddies Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: family services Booster Buddy Club Comprehensive Autism Services & Education(CASE)...Friends Club Learning Development Services SDSU Mentor Program-Dept. of Child & Family Development MILITARY FAMILY RESOURCES Armed Services YMCA.Central / Camp Pendleton Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) NMC Balboa / Camp Pendleton Military Childcare Referral Line Military Family Support Program Military Outreach Advocates for TASK Military Parent Support Group or Military Parish Visitors Navy Healthcare Finder (CHAMPUS) Navy Family Advocacy Program Navy Family Service Centers:..Naval Station 32 nd Street NAS North Island / Sub Base Point Loma Camp Pendleton / Parent Support MCRD / MCAS Miramar Navy Legal Service Office North Island / NMC Balboa / MCRD MCAS Miramar / Camp Pendleton Navy/Marine Corps Relief Society North Island MCAS Miramar / Naval Station 32 nd Street Sub Base Point Loma / MCRD Camp Pendleton or Programs for Persons with Disabilities or SPS Child Care Resource & Referral Office Camp Pendleton

8 ORGANIZATIONS & AGENCIES Abilities Family Learning Center (tutoring, Educ. Therapy, workshops) Access Inc (Foster Youth Empowerment Services, Immigration, violence) Al Bahr Shriners (burns, bone, muscular) American Diabetes Association, San Diego American Heart Association American Lung Association of San Diego American Red Cross Car Seat Program Amputees in Motion ARC of San Diego / / ttd Starlight Center Arthritis Foundation, San Diego Autistic Children s Society and Research Institute Autism Comprehensive Educational Services (ACES) Autism Society of America.San Diego North County / Imperial County Spanish Blind Community Center Braille Institute, San Diego Burn Institute San Diego / Imperial Valley Center for Autism & Related Disorders (CARD) Center for Austism Research, Evaluation & Service (CARES) x397 Chicano Federation Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Deaf Community Services / tty Disability Awareness Network (DAWN) Disabled American Veterans Down Syndrome Association of San Diego East County Children s Disability Council Empty Cradle Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County Families & Autistic Children Together Succeed (FACTS) Head Injury Foundation Hemophilia Association of San Diego County Indian Human Resource Center Imperial Valley Blind Center International Dyslexia Association-San Diego Learning Disabilities Association, San Diego Literacy Volunteers of America Lupus Foundation of Southern California Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego March of Dimes Muscular Dystrophy Association, San Diego National Multiple Sclerosis Society, San Diego National Spinal Cord Injury Association, San Diego New Alternatives Home Base Services North County Lifeline x226 Parents Active for Vision Education or Rett Syndrome - Silent Angels of San Diego San Diego Brain Injury Foundation San Diego Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired San Diego Hospice.....San Diego / North County San Diego Regional Center CA Early Start Referrals (under 3 years old) Intake Unit (Individuals over 3 years old)

9 San Diego State University Communications (Speech & Hearing) Clinic San Diego Youth & Community Services Inc Scoliosis Hotline Scottish Rite Clinic for Childhood Language Disorders Social Advocates for Youth (SAY San Diego) youth & family support services Sociedad Hispana de Autismo y PDD Southern California Apraxia Association Spina Bifida Association of San Diego Supporting All Neurological Disorders (SAND) Survivors of Suicide Tourette Syndrome Society of San Diego The Nice Guys The Wellness Community San Diego Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC) United Cerebral Palsy Association, San Diego United Way of San Diego Urban League of San Diego PARENTING & FAMILY The ARC of San Diego Parent Infant Program Alpha of San Diego parenting classes Catholic Charities Children s Care Connection (C3) parenting classes 877-8C3-KIDS Solana Beach / San Marcos Children s Home Society of California Elder Help San Diego / North County Episcopal Community Services Counseling Family Caregiver Alliance First Five Commission of San Diego Hannah Fenichel Center for Child Development parent classes Harmonium Inc Parenting Classes Home Start Inc or Imperial CAP Council Parenting Classes Jewish Family Service of San Diego North County Inland / North County Coastal Kardiac Kids Family Network Kinship Support Services Program grandparents & relatives San Diego Escondido / Chula Vista / El Cajon Little House Parenting Los Madres Parent Connection New Alternatives Inc-Home Based Services / Post Adoption Support Parenting Link or Parent Pro Parents without Partners.. San Diego /North County Perinatal Care Network (City of SD) Safety First Car Seat Program San Diego Community College Parenting Classes San Diego Eldercare Directory San Diego Family Magazine San Diego Parent Magazine Southern Caregiver Resource Center / El Centro Social Advocates for Youth (SAY San Diego) Start Smart parenting classes x232

10 RECREATION Boy Scouts Boys & Girls Clubs:..Carlsbad / East County National City / San Dieguito Christian Youth Theater Challenged Athletes Foundation Community Access Program Cheneweth Foundation - Activities for the Dev.Disabled Girl Scouts San Diego Kids Included Together (KIT) Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center Mission Bay Aquatic center (SDSU Associated Students) Parks & Recreation Departments: San Diego Therapeutic Services / tdd Chula Vista Therapeutics Sections Coronado / Del Mar / El Cajon Imperial Beach / La Mesa / Santee National City / Poway / Lemon Grove Solana Beach Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center San Diego Junior Theatre Special Olympics. San Diego North County or Stein Education Center..San Diego / Chula Vista United Cerebral Palsy Toy Lending Library x28 YMCA....Border View / Copley Family East County / Jackie Robinson / La Jolla Magdalena Ecke / Mission Valley Palomar / Rancho / San Diego South Bay / Youth & Family Services YWCA RESPITE ARC of San Diego Respite Care Camp Respite Dept of Social Services Respite Home of Guiding Hands In-Home Respite Service Special Care Center or Supporting Alternative Solutions (SAS) In-Home Respite-SpringValley T.E.R.I. Inc Respite Care Service UCP Association of San Diego Respitality Program x316 YMCA Special Needs Respite Program x404 TRANSPORTATION ADA Paratransit Service (certification) American Red Cross Wheels / Care-A-Van.Carlsbad Coordinated Transit Service Agency.. SD / North CTS Para Transit (East, Mid & South City) Dept. of Motor Vehicles Driver safety dept. independent advisor Handy Trans...Chula Vista Imperial County ADA Paratransit (AIM) Laidlaw Lifeline (North County) MTS Access within San Diego city limits / MTS Access (ADA certification application) / tty/tdd

11 North City Transit North County Transit District Coast or Inland NCTD Lift (ADA certification & registration) Red Cross Wheels SD County Rural Bus Service.Southeast / Northeast San Diego Metropolitan Transit Service or Transit Store bus passes & free maps Vista Fast Transportation Yellow Cab REGIONAL and NATIONAL RESOURCES ADA Accessibility Guidelines / tdd ADD Warehouse A Handicapped Help Line (24/7Referrals, Guidance& Help) American Cancer Society American Academy of Home Health Care (doctors who make house calls) American Diabetes Association American Foundation for the Blind American Health Assistance Foundation American Lung Association American Speech & Hearing Association / tty,v American Syringomyelia Alliance Project Inc Arthritis Foundation Association for Health Research & Quality Autism Society of America Autism Society of California Big Brothers Big Sisters of America BIGS Brain Injury Association of America California Dept of Education Parent Information Line California Dept of Insurance HMO-2219 California Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) tty / fax California Parent Center Canine Companions for Independence Captioned Media Program x203/ tty Center for the Improvement of Child Caring (CICC) Child Care Health Program HEALTHLINE Child Care Law Center California Youth Crisis Line Children & Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD) Children of Aging Parents (CAPS) DCARA Deaf Counseling Advocacy & Referral Agency Delta Society (seizure detection dogs) Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Epilepsy Foundation Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC) ADA Provisions: Employee Questions / tdd Employee Documents / tdd Genetically Handicapped Persons Program (State Dept of Health) Guillain-Barre Syndrome Foundation International Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults: voice or tty / tty / Helmets (custom made)

12 International Dyslexia Association International Rett Syndrome Association Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) Life Rolls On Foundation Lupus Foundation of America Inc Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Muscular Dystrophy Association National Alliance for the Mentally Ill(NAMI) National Association for the Education of the Young Child(NAEYC) National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children National Attention Deficit Disorders Association (ADDA) National Brain Tumor Foundation National Center for Learning Disabilities(NCLD) National Childcare Information Center National Craniofacial Association National Down Syndrome Congress NDSC National Down Syndrome Society National Family Caregivers Association National Glaucoma Research Foundation National Health Information Center National Helpline for Hispanic Families National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.(NORD) National Parent to Parent Network National Parent to Parent Support & Information System, Inc National Resource Center for Parents with Disabilities Local & International /tty National Reye s Syndrome Foundation National Spinal Cord Injury Association National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Obsessive Compulsive Foundation Pacific Disability Business Technical Assistance Center Parent Links (support 0-3 hearing loss) x4 Parent Training Information Centers (Community Parent Resource Centers) Prader-Willi Syndrome California Foundation Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Support Network (RSD) Resources in Special Education Library x110 Rett Syndrome Katie s Clinic in Oakland, CA x2673 Schwab Foundation for Learning Shriners Hospitals for Children Special Needs Estate Planning Spina Bifida Association of America State Council on Developmental Disabilities Area Board San Diego State Health Care Options (Healthy San Diego) Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals with Hearing & Speech Impairments Speech to Speech, v, tty, tty The Council for Exceptional Children Toys for Special Children Traumatic Brain Injury Information Hotline for California Turner Syndrome Society of the US US Dept. of Education Office of Civil Rights / tdd US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) US Dept. of Justice ADA Information Line / tdd

13 Youth2Youth Helpline Revised July 10,2005