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Provides mediation and arbitration services for community, parent/child, divorce, custody and visitation, and juvenile issues. Mediators are trained volunteers.

Families Together collaborates with families, schools, policymakers and service providers to ensure families receive the services needed for their children. An annual legislative luncheon during session allows families to have the opportunity to voice their concerns and ideas with policymakers. The goal is to ensure that all children and youth have the support they need in order to succeed. The board and staff are made up primarily of family members and youth representing thousands of families from across the state whose children have been involved in many systems including mental health, substance abuse, special education, juvenile justice, and foster care.

Provides legal assistance to individuals with disabilities with a focus on access to disability-related services and programs, and on the educational rights of children.

Families Together collaborates with families, schools, policymakers and service providers to ensure families receive the services needed for their children. An annual legislative luncheon during session allows families to have the opportunity to voice their concerns and ideas with policymakers. The goal is to ensure that all children and youth have the support they need in order to succeed. The board and staff are made up primarily of family members and youth representing thousands of families from across the state whose children have been involved in many systems including mental health, substance abuse, special education, juvenile justice, and foster care.

Provides workshops to parents and care takers who are looking for guidance and legal advice involved with Special Needs.Promotes inclusion and provides anti-bullying presentations to schools. Call for further information

Provides assistance to developmentally disabled parents with navigating the school system for their children. Call for further information.

Provides assistance in gathering information on resources and consumer rights. Offers parent training for navigation of insurance, educational system and public entitlements. Provides linkage and referral for needed services.

A family-driven service in which caregivers partner with a Family Peer Advocate who has lived experience helping parents navigate systems more effectively, learn from the experiences of other families, decrease isolation, and gain hope, ideas, and information. Families can enroll in one or all of the following service components to best meet their needs:

• Individual Mentoring & Skills Development: Can be delivered in the home, community and/or office. A Family Peer Advocate provides mentoring, skills development, support, and information on community resources and linkage to other services.

• Family Advocacy: This service is short term and provides instruction, support, and advocacy in areas such as School and Committee of Special Education (CSE), court (preparedness and support), and systems navigation (working with providers in various systems of care).

• Parent Education & Empowerment Groups: Trainings and support groups that provide information on community resources, parent connections, and skills development. Offers opportunities for parents/caregivers to connect and build natural community supports with other parents/caregivers facing similar challenges.

Represents students with disabilities between the ages of 3-21 in Special Education matters, including attendance at Committee or Special Education (CSE) meetings, Resolution Sessions and Impartial Hearings. Also, the EDRP assists students in issues pertaining to residency and homelessness and helps adults with developmental disabilities to secure eligibility and services through the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).

Provides ongoing communication with parents of students enrolled in the center's program in order to monitor a child's progress. Assigns specially trained staff to committees on special education and parent/guardian meetings at the parent's request.

Provides Health Home care management to individuals ages 0-21 to assist with navigating medical, behavioral, and physical health support, including medical appointment scheduling. Also offers educational support with IEP and 504 Plans, as well as assistance with transportation concerns.

Offers parent advocacy, educational advocacy, and tutoring to help children and young adults with developmental disabilities and their families to navigate medical and educational concerns.

Provides workshops to parents and care takers who are looking for guidance and legal advice involved with Special Needs.Promotes inclusion and provides anti-bullying presentations to schools. Call for further information

Coordinates activities and provides on going training for special education directors, directors of pupil personnel services, and both mainstream and special education faculty.

Represents students with disabilities between the ages of 3-21 in Special Education matters, including attendance at Committee or Special Education (CSE) meetings, Resolution Sessions and Impartial Hearings. Also, the EDRP assists students in issues pertaining to residency and homelessness and helps adults with developmental disabilities to secure eligibility and services through the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).

Represents students with disabilities between the ages of 3-21 in Special Education matters, including attendance at Committee or Special Education (CSE) meetings, Resolution Sessions and Impartial Hearings. Also, the EDRP assists students in issues pertaining to residency and homelessness and helps adults with developmental disabilities to secure eligibility and services through the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).

Provides assistance in gathering information on resources and consumer rights. Offers parent training for navigation of insurance, educational system and public entitlements. Provides linkage and referral for needed services.

Coordinates activities and provides on going training for special education directors, directors of pupil personnel services, and both mainstream and special education faculty.

Provides ongoing communication with parents of students enrolled in Center's programs to monitor child's progress. Assigns specially trained staff to Committee on Special Education and to parent/guardian meetings at parents' request.

Provides benefits advisement for disabled youth under the age of 21 years regardless of insurance coverage. Also provides advocacy to youth and their families in school during IEP and CSE meetings.

Provides legal assistance to individuals with disabilities with a focus on access to disability-related services and programs, and on the educational rights of children.

Provides ongoing communication with parents of students enrolled in the center's program in order to monitor a child's progress. Assigns specially trained staff to committees on special education and parent/guardian meetings at the parent's request.

Provides legal assistance to individuals with disabilities with a focus on access to disability-related services and programs, and on the educational rights of children.