Directory of Parent-to-Parent Resource Organizations for Children with Special Needs and Children with Special Health Care Needs in Los Angeles County

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1 Directory of Parent-to-Parent Resource Organizations for Children with Special Needs and Children with Special Health Care Needs in Los Angeles County Updated /5/08 Produced by the County of Los Angeles Children s Medical Services. This document is available for download at

2 Parent-to-Parent Support is feeling focused emotional support that is driven by the parent reaching out to a peer for support. Parent-to-Parent support can be done face to face, through mail (electronic or surface) and on the phone. This directory includes: (Early Start) Family Resource Centers (s) Family s (FECs) Community and Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Southern California Region Community Health Advocates (CHAs) Note: The organization that represents Family Voices (FV ) for this region is Westside Family Resource and (page 4). (Early Start) Family Resource Centers (s) empower families raising a child with a disability or who are at risk of developing a disability, through information/education, referrals, and parent-to-parent support. s in Los Angeles County have formed a network called the Family Resource Center Network of Los Angeles County (FRCNLAC). Their mission is to support and promote the development, expansion, and sharing of resources among the (Early Start) Family Resource Centers in Los Angeles County. Their goals are: To facilitate the referral of families and professionals to their local (Early Start) Family Resource Center. To promote parent/professional collaboration at all levels. To share resources and educational materials. To share training activities and educational opportunities. To support countywide public awareness and outreach. To coordinate a unified and consistent representation to the Family Resource Center Network of California. To explore the development of a centralized telephone referral system for all families residing in Los Angeles County. Approved October 5, 99 The purpose of the California Association of Family s (FECs) is to provide information, resources, technical assistance, and systems change advocacy for a statewide network of local FECs who provide family education, empowerment, and parentprofessional collaborative activities for families of children with disabilities ages - years old. Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) serve families of children and young adults from birth to age with all disabilities: physical, cognitive, emotional, and learning. They help families obtain appropriate education and services for their children with disabilities; work to improve education results for all children; train and inform parents and professionals on a variety of topics; resolve problems between families and schools or other agencies; and connect children with disabilities to community resources that address their needs. Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) are authorized in Part D of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and are funded by the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. Each PTI is mandated to assist parents to- A. better understand the nature of their children's disabilities and their educational and developmental needs; B. communicate effectively with personnel responsible for providing special education, early intervention, and related services; C. participate in decision-making processes and the development of individualized education programs (IEPs) under Part B and individualized family service plans under Part C; D. obtain appropriate information about the range of options, programs, services, and resources available to assist children with disabilities and their families; E. understand the provision of IDEA for the education of, and the provision of early intervention services to, children with disabilities; and F. participate in school reform activities. Community Health Advocates (CHAs) are an outgrowth of a Building Connections, a project funded by LA CARE. Representative from four organizations serving underserved minority communities can provide information on health and accessing health services. The organizations are: Chinese Parent Association for the Disabled (CPAD) Chinese Community FUERZA, Inc Latino Community Japanese Speaking Parent Association of Children with Challenges (JSPACC) Japanese Community Loving Your Disabled Child (LYDC) African-American and Latino Community

3 Parent-to-Parent Resource Organizations in Los Angeles County Directory Organization Type/Age Range Served Area Served/Language Capacity Contact Information Carolyn Kordich Family Resource Center Harbor City, Harbor Gateway, Lomita, San Pedro, Jean Hansen 5 W. 57 th Street Wilmington and Carson Voice: (0) Harbor City CA 9070 Harbor Area # (0) Warmline - FAX: (0) Chinese Parents Association for the Disabled (CPAD) PO Box 884 San Gabriel CA Family Focus Resource & Empowerment Center (FFREC) California State University, Northridge 8 Nordhoff Street, E09I Northridge CA Birth to CPRC and CHA Northern Area #7 FEC Los Angeles and Orange Counties, primarily San Gabriel Valley Cantonese, Mandarin, English San Fernando Valley, including Arleta, Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Encino, Granada Hills, Hidden Hills, Lakeview Terrace, Mission Hills, North Hills, North Hollywood, Northridge, Pacoima, Panorama City, Reseda, City of San Fernando, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Sun Valley, Sunland, Sylmar, Tarzana, Toluca Lake, Tujunga, Universal City, Valley Village, Van Nuys, West Hills, Winnetka, Woodland Hills, Armenian, ASL ckfrc@sbcglobal.net (66) Tina Chen cpad@jackstorm.net Website: Ivor Weiner, Ph.D., Director Theresa Quary, Coordinator (Birth ) Voice: (88) (88) Warmline FAX: (88) family.empower@csun.edu Website: Santa Clarita Valley Branch Rio Vista Elementary School 047 Cedar Creek Street Room 46 Canyon Country CA 95 Santa Clarita Valley, including Canyon Country, Castaic, Newhall, Saugus, Santa Clarita, Stevenson Ranch, Val Verde, Valencia Victoria Berrey, Coordinator (Birth ) Kim Foster, Coordinator ( ) Voice: (66) (66) Warmline family.focus.scv@csun.edu Antelope Valley Branch 87 9 th Street East, Suite T Palmdale CA 9550 Family Resource Library & Assistive Technology Center (ELAFRC East Los Angeles Family Resource Center)) 000 S. Fremont Ave, Unit 5, Suite 6050 Alhambra CA 980 San Gabriel/ Pomona Valley Area #8 Antelope Valley, including Acton, Agua Dulce, Gorman, Lake Los Angeles, Lancaster, Littlerock, Palmdale, Quartz Hill, etc. Alhambra, Boyle Heights, City of Commerce, City Terrace, East Los Angeles, East Pasadena, El Sereno, Highland Park, Mt. Washington, Lincoln Heights, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, South Pasadena and Temple City, Whittier, La Mirada, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, Los Nietos, La Habra Heights and Montebello La Shonna Goodman, Coord. (Birth-) Voice: (66) ( 66) Warmline (Spanish & English) FAX (66) familyfocus.av@csun.edu Yvette Baptiste, Executive Director Voice: (66) (66) Warmline FAX: (66) General - info@elafrc.org Yvette Baptiste - yvette@elafrc.org Website: Mandarin Note: Gray boxes denote organizations that serve all of Los Angeles County Page of 9 Updated /5/08

4 Parent-to-Parent Resource Organizations in Los Angeles County Directory Organization Type/Age Range Served Area Served/Language Capacity Contact Information Fiesta Educativa CPRC Los Angeles County Josephina Nieves 6 S. Avenue 4, Suite 0 (with chapters across California) Voice: () Los Angeles CA 900 FAX: () Fuerza, Inc. Harbor Resource and Assistive Technology Center Hawthorne Boulevard Torrance CA 9050 Japanese Speaking Parent Association for Children with Challenges (JSPACC) c/o Little Tokyo Service Center East rd Street #G-04 Los Angeles CA 900 Koch-Young Resource Center (KYRC) at Frank D. Lanterman 0 Wilshire Boulevard, #700 Los Angeles CA 9000 Long Beach Family Resource Center (LBFRC) Miller Children s Hospital 80 Atlantic Avenue Long Beach CA Loving Your Disabled Child (LYDC) 407 7th Avenue Los Angeles CA 9008 CHA Harbor Area # -- Harbor Clients (Others can join, $5 annual membership) CHA Lanterman Area #5 Harbor Area # Birth to CPRC and CHA Los Angeles County, primarily in East Los Angeles Spanish with limited English capability Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Peninsula Cities, Redondo Beach, Santa Catalina Island, Torrance and all other Harbor Regional Center service area for non-early Intervention families. Los Angeles County, primarily in Downtown Primarily Japanese, and English Burbank, Central Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, Glendale, Hollywood/Wilshire, La Canada, La Crescenta, Los Feliz and Pasadena, Mandarin, Tagalog, Korean, Armenian, Japanese Lakewood, Long Beach and Signal Hill Los Angeles County, particularly South Los Angeles English and limited Spanish info@fiestaeducativa.org Oscar Ochoa (800) 00-4 Barbara del Monico, Manager Kristin Martin, Assistant Manager Voice: (0) Direct Line (0) (888) FAX : (0) Barbara.delMonico@Harborrc.org resource.center@harborrc.org Website: Connie Yamada (66) Mariko Magami (88) info@jspacc.org Website: Rose Chacana, Director Edward Perez Helpline (800) () 8-00 x70 FAX: () kyrc@lanterman.org Website: Cynthia Enriquez Voice mail: (56) FAX: (56) cenriquez@memorialcare.org Theresa Cooper Voice: () 7-0 FAX: () 7- tcooper@hotmail.com lydc407@yahoo.com Website: Note: Gray boxes denote organizations that serve all of Los Angeles County Page of 9 Updated /5/08

5 Parent-to-Parent Resource Organizations in Los Angeles County Directory Organization Type/Age Range Served Area Served/Language Capacity Contact Information (With Loving Your Disabled Child) CPRC Watts Alice Harris, Director and Founder Parents of Watts () Lou Dillon Avenue () FAX Los Angeles CA S. Hyacinth Avenue, Suite B West Covina CA San Gabriel/ Pomona Valley Area #8 FEC Birth to Altadena, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bradbury, City of Industry, Claremont, Covina, Diamond Bar, Duarte, El Monte, Glendora, Hacienda Heights, La Puente, La Verne, Monrovia, Pomona, Rowland Heights, San Dimas, Sierra Madre, South El Monte, Temple City, Valinda, Walnut, and West Covina, part of Pasadena and part of Whittier. Sona Baghdassarian, Director Tamara Rummel, Early Start Coordinator Voice: (66) (800) 4-0 Warmline FAX: (66) empower@parentsplacefrc.com sona@parentsplacefrc.com Website: SCLARC Family Resource Center / Early Start 650 West Adams Blvd., Suite 00 (Triple A Historical Building) Los Angeles CA Southeast Family Resource Center (SE FRC) Site address: 67 Bellflower Blvd. Bellflower CA South Central Area #6 Birth to Harbor Area # Birth to, Cantonese, Mandarin, Armenian Bell Gardens, Bell, Carson, Compton, Cudahy, Dominguez Hills, Downey, Firestone, Florence, Gardena, Huntington Park, Lynwood, Maywood, Paramount, San Antonio, South Central Los Angeles, Southeast Los Angeles, Southwest Los Angeles and South Gate. Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood and Norwalk Tollea Marshall, Manager () Gloria Leiva, Coordinator (Bilingual) () Shaunda North-Moss () Voice: () FAX: () tolleam@sclarc.org Alice B. Cunningham Voice: (56) FAX: (56) sofrcbaby@msn.com Mailing Address: P.O. Box 07 Lakewood CA 9074 Southwest SELPA Family Resource Center 40 Inglewood Ave. Redondo Beach CA 9078 Westside Coastal Area #4 for children who have IEPs Centinela Valley Union HSD, El Segundo USD, Hawthorne SD, Hermosa Beach City SD, Inglewood USD, Lawndale SD, Lennox SD, Manhattan Beach USD, Palos Verde Peninsula USD, Redondo Beach USD, Torrance USD, Wiseburn SD and Los Angeles County Office of Education Infant/Toddler Programs. Mary Ann Clark / Bob Farran Voice: (0) (0) Warmline FAX: (0) sw_frc@lacoe.edu Note: Gray boxes denote organizations that serve all of Los Angeles County Page of 9 Updated /5/08

6 Parent-to-Parent Resource Organizations in Los Angeles County Directory Organization Type/Age Range Served Area Served/Language Capacity Contact Information Team of Advocates for Special Kids PTI Southern California Marta Anchondo (TASK) (866) W. Cerritos, Vietnamese (74) Anaheim CA 9805 Birth to age (74) 5-5 (FAX) Los Angeles Branch: 740 S. Western Avenue Los Angeles CA Chantelle Partee Karen Alfaro Partnership in Early Intervention/TASK 000 S. Fremont Ave, Unit 5, Suite 6050 Alhambra CA 980 Westside Family Resource and (WFREC) 590 Green Valley Circle, #0 Culver City CA Westside Coastal Area #4 FEC Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Culver City, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lennox, Malibu, Mar Vista, Pacific Palisades, Playa Del Rey, Santa Monica, Venice, Westchester and West Los Angeles Suzanne Galindo Liz Spencer E- mail: Ereida Galda Voice: (0) (0) Warmline FAX: (0) Note: Gray boxes denote organizations that serve all of Los Angeles County Page 4 of 9 Updated /5/08

7 Parent-to-Parent Resource Organizations of Los Angeles County Directory By Area Served within Los Angeles County NOTE: CONSIDER THE GRAY ENTRIES IN THE DIRECTORY THEY PROVIDE SERVICES TO ALL OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. Area Organization page Area Organization page Acton Canyon Country Agua Dulce Castaic Alhambra Chatsworth Altadena Antelope Valley Arcadia Arleta Antelope Valley Artesia Southeast FRC (SE FRC) Azusa Baldwin Park Bell SCLARC FRC / Early Start Bell Gardens SCLARC FRC / Early Start Bellflower Southeast FRC (SE FRC) Beverly Hills Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Boyle Heights Bradbury Brentwood Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Burbank Koch-Young RC (KYRC) Calabasas Canoga Park Carson Carolyn Kordich FRC Carson SCLARC FRC / Early Start Centinela Valley Union HSD Southwest SELPA FRC Central Los Angeles Koch-Young RC Cerritos Southeast FRC (SE FRC) City of Commerce City of Industry City Terrace Claremont Compton SCLARC FRC / Early Start Covina Cudahy SCLARC FRC / Early Start Culver City Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Diamond Bar Dominguez Hills SCLARC FRC / Early Start Downey SCLARC FRC / Early Start Duarte Eagle Rock Koch-Young RC East Los Angeles Note: Gray boxes denote organizations that serve all of Los Angeles County Page 5 of 9 Updated /5/08

8 Parent-to-Parent Resource Organizations of Los Angeles County Directory By Area Served within Los Angeles County NOTE: CONSIDER THE GRAY ENTRIES IN THE DIRECTORY THEY PROVIDE SERVICES TO ALL OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. Area Organization page Area Organization page Hawthorne SD Southwest SELPA FRC East Pasadena El Monte El Monte - South El Monte El Segundo Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 El Segundo USD Southwest SELPA FRC El Sereno Encino Firestone SCLARC FRC / Early Start Florence SCLARC FRC / Early Start Gardena SCLARC FRC / Early Start Gardena Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Glendora Gorman Granada Hills Hacienda Heights Harbor City Carolyn Kordich FRC Harbor Gateway Carolyn Kordich FRC Harbor service area for non-early Intervention families Hawaiian Gardens Southeast FRC (SE FRC) Hawthorne Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Hermosa Beach Hermosa Beach City SD Southwest SELPA FRC Hidden Hills Highland Park Hollywood/Wilshire Koch-Young RC Huntington Park SCLARC FRC / Early Start Inglewood Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Inglewood USD Southwest SELPA FRC La Canada Koch-Young RC La Crescenta Koch-Young RC La Habra Heights La Mirada La Puente Note: Gray boxes denote organizations that serve all of Los Angeles County Page 6 of 9 Updated /5/08 La Verne Lake Los Angeles Lakeview Terrace Lakewood Long Beach FRC Lakewood Southeast FRC (SE FRC Lancaster Lawndale Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Lawndale SD Southwest SELPA FRC 5

9 Parent-to-Parent Resource Organizations of Los Angeles County Directory By Area Served within Los Angeles County NOTE: CONSIDER THE GRAY ENTRIES IN THE DIRECTORY THEY PROVIDE SERVICES TO ALL OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. Area Organization page Area Organization page Lennox Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Lennox SD Southwest SELPA FRC Lincoln Heights Littlerock Lomita Carolyn Kordich FRC Long Beach Long Beach FRC Central Los Angeles East Los Angeles South Central Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Southwest Los Angeles West Los Angeles Koch-Young RC SCLARC FRC / Early Start SCLARC FRC / Early Start SCLARC FRC / Early Start Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Los Angeles County Chinese Parents Assn for the Disabled (CPAD) Los Angeles County Fiesta Educativa Los Angeles County Loving Your Disabled Child (LYDC) Los Angeles County Office of Education Infant/Toddler Programs Southwest SELPA FRC Los Feliz Koch-Young RC Los Nietos Lynwood SCLARC FRC / Early Start Malibu Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach USD Southwest SELPA FRC Mar Vista Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Maywood SCLARC FRC / Early Start Mission Hills Note: Gray boxes denote organizations that serve all of Los Angeles County Page 7 of 9 Updated /5/08 Monrovia Montebello Monterey Park Mt. Washington Newhall North Hills North Hollywood Northridge Norwalk Southeast FRC (SE FRC) Pacific Palisades Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Pacoima Palos Verde Peninsula USD Southwest SELPA FRC Palos Verdes Peninsula Cities Panorama City Paramount SCLARC FRC / Early Start Palmdale

10 Parent-to-Parent Resource Organizations of Los Angeles County Directory By Area Served within Los Angeles County NOTE: CONSIDER THE GRAY ENTRIES IN THE DIRECTORY THEY PROVIDE SERVICES TO ALL OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. Area Organization page Area Organization page San Marino Pasadena Koch-Young RC Pasadena - East Pasadena Pasadena - South Pasadena Pasadena parts Pico Rivera Playa Del Rey Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Pomona Quartz Hill Redondo Beach Redondo Beach USD Southwest SELPA FRC Reseda Rosemead Rowland Heights San Antonio SCLARC FRC / Early Start San Dimas (City of) San Fernando San Fernando Valley San Gabriel Family Focus Resource & Empowerment Ctr San Fernando Valley San Pedro Carolyn Kordich FRC Santa Catalina Island Santa Clarita Santa Clarita Valley Santa Fe Springs Family Focus Resource & Empowerment Ctr Santa Clarita Valley Family Focus Resource & Empowerment Ctr Santa Clarita Valley Santa Monica Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Saugus Sherman Oaks Sierra Madre Family Focus Resource & Empowerment Ctr Santa Clarita Valley Signal Hill Long Beach FRC South Central Los Angeles SCLARC FRC / Early Start South El Monte South Gate SCLARC FRC / Early Start South Pasadena Southeast Los Angeles SCLARC FRC / Early Start Southwest Los Angeles SCLARC FRC / Early Start Stevenson Ranch Studio City Note: Gray boxes denote organizations that serve all of Los Angeles County Page 8 of 9 Updated /5/08

11 Parent-to-Parent Resource Organizations of Los Angeles County Directory By Area Served within Los Angeles County NOTE: CONSIDER THE GRAY ENTRIES IN THE DIRECTORY THEY PROVIDE SERVICES TO ALL OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. Area Organization page Area Organization page Sun Valley Sunland Sylmar Tarzana Temple City Temple City Toluca Lake Torrance Torrance USD Southwest SELPA FRC Tujunga Universal City Val Verde Valencia Valinda Valley Village Van Nuys Venice Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Walnut Watts Parents of Watts West Covina West Hills West Los Angeles Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Westchester Westside FREC (WFREC) 4 Whittier Whittier parts Wilmington Carolyn Kordich FRC Winnetka Wiseburn SD Southwest SELPA FRC Woodland Hills Note: Gray boxes denote organizations that serve all of Los Angeles County Page 9 of 9 Updated /5/08