Navigating the System is No Easy Task By: J. Lopez I have been connected with the best agency ever. I was told this is who you need to call to guide you with all your current needs. You see my son was just diagnosed with autism, a disability I know nothing about. I was told […]
I called Families Helping Families of Jefferson to speak to an advocate regarding continued barriers that my wife and I were facing regarding the educational placement of our son. Basically I felt like we were getting the run around and needed guidance regarding our son’s educational rights. I was connected with Bebe Bode. Bebe […]
My daughter Andrea was diagnosed with Spina Bifida at birth. She was referred to EarlySteps for early intervention services. Her therapist from Early Steps referred us to Children’s Special Health Services (CSHS) Family Resource Center for health care and other services. We were given information on medical equipment, finding doctors, and transportation. With the staff’s […]
By: Sabrina Parker I couldn’t afford to pay for the cost of summer camp for the month of July for my 20 year old son with Autism and didn’t know where to turn. I am a single parent and at times it gets very hard financially, especially during the summer months when my son […]
By: Victoria and Kayley Nguyen My name is Victoria Nguyen a parent of two sons and a daughter. My daughter, Kayley, is diagnosed with epilepsy but it wasn’t until a couple of months after she was born that we found out. We started noticing that she wasn’t developing like other typical babies. Her seizures had […]
