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Provides emotional support and information to families of children with special needs and/or disabilities.
Offers a peer support group for parents/caregivers of children with social, emotional, behavioral health  issues to connect with one another through speaker and parent-led meetings to share resources and support.

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Families/Friends of Individuals With Mental Health Disorders Support Groups
Parent Support Groups
Parent to Parent Networking
Maintains a network of those affected by Down syndrome. Facilitates educational, support and social meetings in the greater Puget Sound area. Provides home/hospital visits, information for new parents and ongoing telephone support.
Provides supportive services to adults age 60+, adults 18+ with a developmental disability and their caregivers. Focuses on serving multicultural families in South King County.

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Parent Support Groups
Caregiver Training
Case/Care Management
Parent to Parent Networking
Special Education Advocacy
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Offers parenting groups in Pierce County. Facilitated by professionals who have experienced the ups & downs of parenting a baby. The groups do not use set curriculums but address the concerns and topics brought by participants. See details for more information.

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Parent to Parent Networking
Parent Support Groups
Offers support groups for parents involved in a dependency with Child Protective Services (CPS). Mentors are parents who, in the past, have successfully navigated the system and reunified with their children.

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Parent Support Groups
Family Preservation Programs
Parent to Parent Networking
Connects foster parents to online and in person support groups and local foster parent associations. Holds an annual caregiver conference as well as mini conferences around the state.

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Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Parent to Parent Networking
Baby Blues Connection provides support, information and resources to women and families coping with pregnancy and postpartum mood disorders.

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Parent to Parent Networking
Parent Support Groups
Talklines/Warmlines
Offers mentors that provide access to community resources, and guidance navigating the child welfare and court systems. This program also provides a Dependency 101 Training.

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Family Preservation Programs
Parent to Parent Networking
Parent Support Groups
Provides support, information, and education to those who are raising children with disabilities and special health care needs in Grant and Adams counties.
Emotional support provided to parents/guardians of children with a disability or chronic medical condition. One-to-one matching of parents with a trained, volunteer 'helping parent' mentor.
Hosts family networking & support events, specifically for the Down syndrome community.
Coordinates a peer support program matching parents of children with developmental disabilities with trained volunteers for emotional support and guidance.
Facilitates a Support Circle for women who are pregnant or parenting.
Operates a mentoring program for parents by parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities or with special health care needs. Offers community activities and meet-ups for families in the program.
Services for parents who have a child with a disability.
Helps families of children and youth with special health care needs. Provides advice, resources and uses a network of other families and professionals for support and information. Also offers individual counseling and group education.

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Parenting Skills Classes
Parent Counseling
Parent to Parent Networking
Offers classes and support groups for parents of children with disabilities. Offers additional parent classes and individual counseling sessions for parents who are experiencing parenting challenges. FULFILLS COURT ORDERED REQUIREMENTS.
Offers 90-minute weekly group meetings for children to engage in coordinated group activities, child-directed play and for children and parents to interact with each other.

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Children's Play Groups
Parent to Parent Networking
Provides support program for families raising children with special needs and disabilities.

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Parent Support Groups
Parent to Parent Networking
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Connects men who have a child(ren) with special needs in their lives through support groups and social activities, some for just men, others that are family oriented. Maintains local chapters around the state.
Offers an outreach connection for a multitude of resources and support services for families of children to seniors who are dealing with intellectual/developmental disability issues in their day to day lives.

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Individual Advocacy
Parent to Parent Networking
Disability Associations
Disability Related Parenting Programs
Specialized Information and Referral
Offers education and support meetings for children and adults with ADHD as well as for parents with children who have ADHD. School staff and therapists are welcome to attend educational meetings.

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Parent to Parent Networking
Condition Specific Mental Health Support Groups
Patient to Patient Networking
Helps African American fathers increase involvement in the lives of their children. Specialized programs available for fathers with children in out-of-home care, fathers 18-24, and fathers involved in the criminal justice system.

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Parent to Parent Networking
Parent Rights Classes
Ex-Offender Reentry Programs
Parenting Skills Classes
Works to improve the lives of people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Empowers parents and other family members of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to engage in system-level advocacy.