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Contents
Law & Regulations
Training Resources
Topical Documents
Links & Contacts
Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRC)

Parent centers in each state provide training and information to parents of infants, toddlers, school-aged children, and young adults with disabilities and the professionals who work with their families. This assistance helps parents participate more effectively with professionals in meeting the educational needs of children and youth with disabilities. To reach the parent center in your state, you can contact the Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers (the Alliance), which coordinates the delivery of technical assistance to the Parent Training and Information Centers and the Community Parent Resource Centers through four regional centers located in California, New Hampshire, Texas, and Ohio. This listing of Parent Centers is also available online at http://www.taalliance.org/PTIs.htm

If you are connected to the Internet the italicized links to web pages and e-mail will be active.

Alliance Coordinating Office:
PACER Center
8161 Normandale Blvd
(952) 838-9000 - Voice
(952) 838-0190 - TTY
(952) 838-0199 - Fax
1-888-248-0822 toll free number nationwide Minneapolis, MN 55437-1044
alliance@taalliance.org
www.taalliance.org
Paula Goldberg, Executive Director
Sharman Davis Barrett, Project Co-Director; sharman@pacer.org
Sue Folger, Project Co-Director; sfolger@pacer.org
Kelly Lorenz; klorenz@pacer.org
Dao Xiong, Multicultural Advisor; dxiong@pacer.org
Jesús Villaseñor, Multicultural Advisor; jvillasenor@pacer.org

Northeast Regional Center
Parent Information Center
P.O. Box 2405
Concord, NH 03302-2405
603-224-7005 voice
603-224-4379 fax
E-mail: picnh@aol.com
Judith Raskin, Regional Director
Mary Trinkley, Technical Assistance Coordinator
Lillye Ramos Spooner, Multicultural TA Coordinator
CT, DE, DC, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, Puerto Rico, RI, US VI, VT

Midwest Regional Center
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (OCECD)
Bank One Building
165 West Center Street, Suite 302
Marion, OH 43302-3741
(740) 382-5452 voice
(740) 383-6421 fax
E-mail: ocecd@gte.net
Margaret Burley, Regional Co-Director
Lee Ann Derugen, Regional Co-Director
Dena Hook, Technical Assistance Coordinator
Laura Glenn, Multicultural TA Coordinator
CO, IL, IA, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI

South Regional Center
Exceptional Children's Assistance Center (ECAC)
907Barra Row, Suite 102/103
Davidson, NC 28036
Phone: 704-892-1321
Fax: 704-892-5028
E-mail: sregionata@aol.com
Connie Hawkins, Regional Director
Judy Higginbotham, Technical Assistance Coordinator
Johnny Allen, Multicultural TA Coordinator
AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV

West Regional Center
Matrix Parent Network and Resource Center
94 Galli Drive, Suite C
Novato, CA 94949
(415) 884-3535
(415) 884-3555 fax
E-mail: alliance@matrixparents.org
Alan Kerzin, Regional Director
Nora Thompson, Technical Assistance Coordinator
AK, AZ, Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DODDS), CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, Pacific Jurisdiction, UT, WA, WY

This list of federally funded Parent Centers was generated by the Alliance Coordinating Office at the PACER Center.
If there are any corrections please notify the Alliance Office.

The Alliance Grant Project Officer is Donna Fluke, Office of Special Education Programs.


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Federally Funded Parent Projects:

AL, AK, AS, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FSM, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, USVI, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY



Alabama
Special Education Action Committee Inc.
Carol Blades, Director
P.O. Box 161274
Mobile, AL 36616-2274
251-478-1208 Voice & TDD
251-473-7877 FAX
1-800-222-7322 AL only
seacofmobile@zebra.net
home.hiwaay.net/~seachsv/

Alabama (CPRC)
Special Education Action Committee Inc.
Carol Blades, Director
P.O. Box 161274
Mobile, AL 36616-2274
251-478-1208 Voice & TDD
251-473-7877 FAX
1-800-222-7322 AL only

Alaska
PARENTS, Inc.
Faye Nieto
4743 E. Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99508
907-337-7678 Voice
907-337-7629 TDD
907-337-7671 FAX
1-800-478-7678 in AK
parents@parentsinc.org
www.parentsinc.org

American Samoa
American Samoa PAVE
Fa' Anati Penitusi
P.O. Box 6844
Pago Pago, AS 96799
011-684-699-6946
011-684-699-6952 FAX
SAMPAVE@samoatelco.com
www.taalliance.org/ptis/amsamoa/

Arizona
Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona
Lynn Kallis
2600 North Wyatt Drive
Tucson, AZ 85712
520-324-3150
520-324-3152
ppsa@pilotparents.org
www.pilotparents.org
Southern AZ

Arizona
RAISING Special Kids
Joyce Millarde-Hoie
4750 N. Black Canyon Hwy, Suite 101
Phoenix, AZ 85017-3621
602-242-4366 Voice & TDD
602-242-4306 FAX
1-800-237-3007 in AZ
Central and Northern AZ
info@raisingspecialkids.org
www.info@raisingspecialkids.org

Arkansas
Arkansas Disability Coalition
Wanda Stovall
1123 University Ave., Suite 225
Little Rock, AR 72204-1605
501-614-7020 Voice & TDD
501-614-9082 FAX
1-800-223-1330 AR only
adc@alltel.net
www.adcpti.org
Statewide
With FOCUS AR

Arkansas
FOCUS, Inc.
Ramona Hodges
305 West Jefferson Ave.
Jonesboro, AR 72401
870-935-2750 Voice
870-931-3755 FAX
888-247-3755
focusinc@ipa.net
www.grnco.net/~norre/
With Arkansas Disability Coalition AR

California
Exceptional Family Resource Center
Joyce Clark
PO Box 881883
San Diego, CA 92168
Phone: 619-276-44946
Fax 619-276-4494
E-mail: dsad@earthlink.net

California
DREDF
Diane Lipton
2212 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
510-644-2555 (TDD available)
510-841-8645 FAX
1-800-466-4232
dredf@dredf.org
www.dredf.org
Northern California
With Parents Helping Parents, Santa Clara

California
Exceptional Family Support, Education and Advocacy Center
6402 Skyway
Paradise, CA 95969
530-876-8321
530-876-0346
1-888-263-1311
sea@sea-center.org
www.sea-center.org

California
Exceptional Parents Unlimited
Stacey Thacker
4440 N. First St.
Fresno, CA 93726
559-229-2000
559-229-2956 FAX
epu1@cybergate.com
www.exceptionalparents.org
Central California

California (CPRC)
Loving Your Disabled Child
Theresa Cooper
4528 Crenshaw Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90043
323-299-2925
323-299-4373 FAX
lydc@pacbell.net
www.lydc.org
Most of LA County

California
Matrix
Alan Kerzin
94 Galli Drive, Suite C
Novato, CA 94949
415-884-3535
415-884-3555 FAX
1-800-578-2592
alliance@matrixparents.org
www.matrixparents.org
Northern California
With Parents Helping parents, Santa Clara

California
Parents Helping Parents of San Francisco
Lois Jones
594 Monterey Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94127-2416
415-841-8820
415-841-8824 FAX
sfphp@earthlink.com
Nine counties in the San Francisco Bay area

California
Parents Helping Parents of Santa Clara
Mary Ellen Peterson
3041 Olcott St.
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3222
408-727-5775 Voice / 408-727-7655 TDD
408-727-0182 FAX
info@php.com
www.php.com
Northern California
With Matrix and DREDF

California (CPRC)
Parents of Watts
Alice Harris
10828 Lou Dillon Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90059
323-566-7556
323-569-3982 FAX
egertonf@hotmail.com
With Loving Your Disabled Child

California
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities
Juno Duenas
2601 Mission #710
San Francisco, CA 94110-3111
415-282-7494
415-282-1226 FAX
jduenas@supportforfamilies.org
San Francisco

California
TASK
Joan Tellefsen / Marta Anchondo
100 West Cerritos Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92805
714-533-8275
714-533-2533 FAX
h8flying@yahoo.com
Southern California

California
TASK, San Diego
Joan Tellefsen
3750 Convoy St., Suite 303
San Diego, CA 92111-3741
858-874-2386
858-874-2375 FAX
taskd1@aol.com
City of San Diego and Imperial counties

California (CPRC)
Vietnamese Parents of Disabled Children Assoc., Inc. (VPDCA)
My-Lihn Duvan, President
7526 Syracuse Ave
Stanton, CA 90680
310-370-6704
310-542-0522 FAX
luyenchu@aol.com
With Loving Your Disabled Child

Colorado
The Denver Outreach Project
Jerri Miller
1177 Grant Street, Suite 104
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-864-1900
Fax: 303-864-0035
E-mail: jmiller@peakparent.org
Web: www.peakparent.org

Colorado
PEAK Parent Center, Inc.
Barbara Buswell
611 North Weber, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-531-9400 voice / 719-531-9403 TDD
719-531-9452 FAX
1-800-284-0251
info@peakparent.org
www.peakparent.org

Connecticut
Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center
Nancy Prescott
338 Main Street
Niantic, CT. 06357
860-739-3089 Voice & TDD
860-739-7460 FAX (Call first to dedicate line)
1-800-445-2722 in CT
cpac@cpacinc.org
www.cpacinc.org

Delaware
Parent Information Center of Delaware (PIC/DE)
Marie-Anne Aghazadian
700 Barksdale Road, Suite 16
Newark, DE 19711
302-366-0152 voice / 302-366-0178 (TDD)
302-366-0276 FAX
1-888-547-4412
picofdel@picofdel.org
www.picofdel.org

District of Columbia
Advocates for Justice and Education
Bethann West
2041 Martin Luther King Ave., SE, Suite 301
Washington, DC 20020
202-678-8060
202-678-8062 FAX
1-888-327-8060
Bethann.West@AJE-DC.org
www.AJE-DC.com/
District of Columbia

FS KOSRAE Special Parent Network
Canny Palsis
KOSRAE Special Parent Network
PO Box 224
Kosrae, FSM 96944
Phone: 691-370-3032
Fax: 691-370-2232
E-mail: cpclsis@mail.fm

FSM
Pohnpei Special Parent Network
Mary Ringlan
P.O. Box 516
Kolonia, Pohnpe, FSM 96941
Phone: 691-320-8681
Fax: 691-320-2703
E-mail: tohnleng@yahoo.com

Florida
Family Network on Disabilities
Jan LaBelle
2735 Whitney Road
Clearwater, FL 33760-1610
727-523-1130
727-523-8687 FAX
1-800-825-5736 FL only
fnd@fndfl.org
fndfl.org

Florida (CPRC)
Parent to Parent of Miami, Inc.
Isabel Garcia
c/o Sunrise Community
9040 Sunset Drive, Suite G
Miami, FL 33173
305-271-9797
305-271-6628 FAX
PtoP1086@aol.com
Miami Dade and Monroe Counties

Georgia
Parents Educating Parents and Professionals for All Children (PEPPAC)
LaVerne Bomar
6613 East Church Street, Suite 100
Douglasville, GA 30134
770-577-7771
770-577-7774 FAX
peppac@bellsouth.net
www.peppac.org

Hawaii
AWARE
Jennifer Schember-Lang, Project Director
200 N. Vineyard Blvd., Suite 310
Honolulu, HI 96817
808-536-9684 Voice / 808-536-2280 Voice & TTY
808-537-6780 FAX
1-800-533-9684
ldah@gte.net

Idaho
Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc.
Martha Hanks
600 N. Curtis Road, Suite 100
Boise, ID 83705
208-342-5884 Voice & TDD
208-342-1408 FAX
1-800-242-4785
parents@ipulidaho.org
www.ipulidaho.org

Idaho
Native American Together Parent Center
Chris Curry & Susan Banks
129 West Third
Moscow, ID 83843
1-877-205-7501
208-885-3500
208-885-3628 FAX
NAFT@moscow.com
www.nativefamilynetwork.com
Nation-wide resource for Native American families, tribes, and communities as well as parent centers and others needing information on this subject.

Illinois
Designs for Change
Donald Moore
29 East Madison, Suite 950
Chicago, IL 60602
312-236-7252 voice / 312-857-1013 TDD
312-857-9299 FAX
markse@designsforchange.org
www.dfc1.org

Illinois
Family Resource Center on Disabilities
Charlotte Des Jardins
20 E. Jackson Blvd., Room 300
Chicago, IL 60604
312-939-3513 voice / 312-939-3519 TTY & TDY
312-939-7297 FAX
1-800-952-4199 IL only
frcdptiil@ameritech.net
www.frcd.org

Illinois
Family T.I.E.S. Network
Carol Saines
830 South Spring
Springfield, IL 62704
217-544-5809
217-544-6018 FAX
1-800-865-7842
mrsinclusion@aol.com
www.taalliance.org/ptis/fties/

Illinois
National Center for Latinos with Disabilities
Everado Franco
1915-17 South Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608
312-666-3393 voice / 312-666-1788 TTY
312-666-1787 FAX
1-800-532-3393
ncld@ncld.com
homepage.interaccess.com/~ncld/

Indiana
IN*SOURCE
Richard Burden
809 N. Michigan St.
South Bend, IN 46601-1036
574-234-7101
574-239-7275 TDD
574-234-7279 FAX
1-800-332-4433 in IN
insourc1@aol.com
www.insource.org

Iowa
Access for Special Kids (ASK)
Jule Reynolds
321 E. 6th St
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-243-1713
515-243-1902 FAX
1-800-450-8667
ptiiowa@aol.com
www.taalliance.org/ptis/ia/

Iowa
The Parent Partner Community Resource Center Project
Liz Hooley
Grantwood 4401 6th Street SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404-4499
Phone: 800-332-8488
Fax: 319-399-6457
E-mail: gpettitt@aea10.k12.ia.us
Web: www.taalliance.org/ptis/ia/

Kansas (CPRC)
Families ACT
Nina Lomely-Baker
555 N. Woodlawn
Wichita, KS 67203
316-685-1821
316-685-0768 FAX
nina@mhasck.org
www.mhasck.org
Sedgwick County and Outlying area

Kansas
Families Together, Inc.
Connie Zienkewicz
3340 W Douglas, Ste 102
Wichita, KS 67203
316-945-7747
316-945-7795 FAX
1-888-815-6364
fmin@southwind.net
www.familiestogetherinc.com

Kentucky
Kentucky Special Parent Involvement Network (KY-SPIN)
Paulette Logsdon
10301 B Deering Road
Louisville, KY 40272
502-937-6894
502-937-6464 FAX
1-800-525-7746
spininc@aol.com

Kentucky
FIND of Louisville
Robin Porter
1146 South Third Street
Louisville, KY 40203
502-584-1239
502-584-1261 FAX
training@council-crc.org
www.council-crc.org

Louisiana (CPRC)
Pyramid Parent Training Program
Ursula Markey
4120 Eve Street
New Orleans, LA 70125
504-827-0610
504-827-2999 FAX
dmarkey404@aol.com

Louisiana
Project PROMPT
Cindy Arceneaux
4323 Division Street, Suite 110
Metairie, LA 70002-3179
504-888-9111
504-888-0246 FAX
1-800-766-7736
fhfgno@ix.netcom.com
www.projectprompt.com

Maine
Maine Parent Federation
Janice LaChance
675 Western Avenue
Suite #4
Manchester, ME 04351
207-582-2504
207-582-3638 FAX
1-800-870-7746
jlachance@mpf.org
www.mpf.org

Maryland
Families Involved Together, Inc.
Diane Sakwa
2219 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21218-5627
Phone: 410-235-5222
Fax: 410-235-4222
E-mail: diane@familiesinvolved.org

Maryland
Parents Place of Maryland, Inc.
Josie Thomas
7484 Candlewood Rd Suite S
Hanover, MD 21076-1306
410-859-5300 Voice & TDD
410-859-5301 FAX
info@ppmd.org
www.ppmd.org

Massachusetts
Federation for Children with Special Needs
Richard Robison
1135 Tremont Street, Suite 420
Boston, MA 02120-2140
617-236-7210 (Voice and TTY)
617-572-2094 FAX
1-800-331-0688 in MA
fcsninfo@fcsn.org
www.fcsn.org/

Massechusetts
IPEST
Carol Kennedy
PO Box 4081
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
508-696-5486
508-696-5497 - fax
ipest@hotmail.com

Massachusetts
Urban PRIDE
Charlotte R. Spinkston
1472 Tremont
Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
617-445-3191
617-445-6309 FAX
cspinkstion.urbanpride@att.net

Michigan
CAUSE
Deborah Canja Isom
2365 Woodlake Drive, Suite 100
Okemos, MI 48864
517-347-2283 Voice & TDD & TDY
517-886-9775 FAX
1-800-221-9105 in MI
info@causeonline.org
www.causeonline.org

Minnesota
Discapacitados Abriendose Caminos
Ana M. Perez de Perez
608 Smith Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55107
Phone: 651-293-1748
Fax: 651-293-1744
E-mail: marlui5459@yahoo.com

Minnesota
PACER Center, Inc.
Paula Goldberg/Virginia Richardson
8161 Normandale Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55437-1044
952-838-9000 (Voice); 952-838-0190 (TTY)
952-838-0199 FAX
1-800-537-2237 in MN
pacer@pacer.org
www.pacer.org

Mississippi
Parent Partners
7 Lakeland Circle Suite 600
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 982-1988
(601) 982-5792 FAX
1-800-366-5707 in MS
arcpti@parentpartners.org - Parent Partners General box
www.parentpartners.org

Mississippi (CPRC)
Project Empower
Agnes Johnson
PO Box 1733
Greenville, MS 38702
662-332-4852
662-332-1622 FAX
1-800-337-4852
empower@tecinfo.com

Missouri
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
Janet Jacoby, Executive Director
1 W. Armour Blvd. Suite 302
Kansas City, MO 64111
1-816-531-7070
1-816-531-4777 fax
1-800-743-7634
ptijcj@aol.com
www.ptimpact.com

Montana
Parents Let's Unite for Kids
Dennis Moore
516 N. 32nd Street
Billings, MT 59101
406-255-0540
406-255-0523 FAX
1-800-222-7585 in MT
plukinfo@pluk.org
www.pluk.org

Nebraska
PTI Nebraska
Glenda Davis
3135 North 93rd Street
Omaha, NE 68134
402-346-0525 Voice & TDD
402-346-5253 FAX
1-800-284-8520
Info@pti-nebraska.org
www.pti-nebraska.org

Nevada
Nevada Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP)
Karen Taycher
2810 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite G-68
Quail Park IV
Las Vegas, NV 89102
702-388-8899
702-388-2966 FAX
1-800-216-5188
nvpep@vegas.infi.net
www.nvpep.org

New Hampshire
Parent Information Center
Judith Raskin
P.O. Box 2405
Concord, NH 03302-2405
603-224-7005 (Voice & TDD)
603-224-4379 FAX
1-800-232-0986 in NH
parentinformationcenter@parentinformationcenter.org
www.parentinformationcenter.org
(serving Concord, lakes region and central areas of the state)

New Jersey
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN)
Debora Fernandez
35 Halsey Street, 4th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
973-642-8100
973-642-8080 FAX
1-800-654-SPAN
span@spannj.org
www.spannj.org

New Mexico
Parents Reaching Out
Larry Fuller
1920 ìBî Columbia Drive SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
505-247-0192 Voice & TDD
505-247-1345 FAX
1-800-524-5176 in NM
Prodreamaker@aol.com
www.parentsreachingout.org

New Mexico
EPICS Project
Martha Gorospe - Charlie
412 Camino Don Thomas, P.O. Box 788
Bernalillo, NM 87004-0788
505-867-3396
505-867-3398 FAX
1-800-524-5176 in NM
epics@swcr.org

New York
The Advocacy Center
Cassandra Archie
277 Alexander St., Suite 500
Rochester, NY 14607
585-546-1700
585-546-7069 FAX
1-800-650-4967 (NY only)
archie@advocacycenter.com
www.advocacycenter.com
Statewide except for NY city.

New York
Advocates for Children of NY
Ana Espada
151 West 30th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
212-947-9779
212-947-9790 FAX
aespada@advocatesforchildren.org
www.advocatesforchildren.org
Five boroughs of New York City

New York
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
Karen Schlesinger, Director
200 Park Avenue South, Suite 816
New York, NY 10003
212-677-4650
212-254-4070 FAX
info@resourcesnyc.org
www.resourcesnyc.org
New York City (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island)

New York (CPRC)
United We Stand
Lourdes Rivera-Putz
312 South 3rd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-302-4313, ext. 562
718-302-4315 FAX
uwsofny@aol.com
www.taalliance.org/ptis/uws/

North Carolina
ECAC, Inc.
Connie Hawkins
907 Barra Row
Suites 102/103
Davidson, NC 28036
704-892-1321
704-892-5028 FAX
1-800-962-6817 NC only
ECAC1@aol.com
www.ecac-parentcenter.org/

North Carolina
Hope Network
Vickie Dieter
300 Enola Road
Marganton, NC 28655
Phone: 828-433-2825
Fax: 828-433-2821
E-mail: vbdieter@abts.net

North Dakota
ND Pathfinder Parent Training And Information Center
Kathryn Erickson
Arrowhead Shopping Center
1600 2nd Ave. SW, Suite 19
Minot, ND 58701-3459
701-837-7500 voice / 701-837-7501 TDD
701-837-7548 FAX
1-800-245-5840 ND only
ndpath01@ndak.net
www.pathfinder.minot.com

Ohio
Child Advocacy Center
Cathy Heizman
1821 Summit Road, Suite 303
Cincinnati, OH 45237
513-821-2400
513-821-2442 FAX
CADCenter@aol.com
Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, Dearborn County, Indiana

Ohio
OCECD
Margaret Burley
Bank One Building
165 West Center St., Suite 302
Marion, OH 43302-3741
740-382-5452 Voice & TDD
740-383-6421 FAX
1-800-374-2806
ocecd@gte.net
www.taalliance.org/PTIs/regohio/

Oklahoma
Oklahoma Parents Center, Inc.
Sharon Bishop
4600 Southeast 29th Street, Suite 115
Del City, OK 73115-4224
405-619-0500
405-670-0776 FAX
1-877-553-IDEA
okparentctr@aol.com

Oregon
Oregon COPE Project
Janice Morrow
999 Locust St. NE
Salem, OR 97303
503-581-8156 Voice & TDD
503-391-0429 FAX
1-888-505-COPE
orcope@open.org
www.open.org/~orcope

Pennsylvania (CPRC)
Hispanos Unidos para NiÒos Excepcionales
(Hispanics United for Exceptional Children)

Luz Hernandez
Buena Vista Plaza
166 W. Lehigh Ave., Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19133-3838
215-425-6203
215-425-6204 FAX
nuneinc@aol.com
City of Philadelphia, occasional service to surrounding counties

Pennsylvania
Parent Education Network
Louise Thieme
2107 Industrial Hwy
York, PA 17402-2223
717-600-0100 Voice & TTY
717-600-8101 FAX
1-800-522-5827 in PA
1-800-441-5028 (Spanish in PA)
pen@parentednet.org
www.parentednet.org

Pennsylvania
The Mentor Parent Program
Gail Walker
P.O. Box 47
Pittsfield, PA 16340
814-563-3470
814-563-3445 FAX
gwalker@westpa.net

Puerto Rico
APNI
Carmen SellÈs deVil·
P.O. Box 21280
Ponce de Leon 724
San Juan, PR 00928-1301
787-763-4665
787-765-0345 FAX
1-800-981-8492
1-800-949-4232
apnipr@prtc.net
www.apni.org
Island of Puerto Rico

Rhode Island
RI Parent Information Network
Cheryl Collins
175 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
401-727-4144 voice / 401-727-4151 TDD
401-727-4040 FAX
1-800-464-3399 in RI
collins@ripin.org
http://www.ripin.org/

South Carolina (CPRC)
The Family Resource Center and
Parent Training & Resource Center
Beverly McCarty
MUSC - College of Health Professions, Research Office
19 Hagood Avenue - Suite 910
P.O. Box 250822
Charleston, SCÝ 29425
843-792-3025
843-792-1107 FAX
mccartyb@musc.edu
Tri-county: Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester

South Carolina
PRO-PARENTS
Mary Eaddy
652 Bush River Road
Suite 218
Columbia, SC 29210
803-772-5688 Voice
803-772-5341 FAX
1-800-759-4776 in SC
proparents@aol.com
community.columbiatoday.com/realcities/proparents

South Dakota
South Dakota Parent Connection
Lynn Boettcher Fjellanger
3701 West 49th St., Suite 200B
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
605-361-3171 Voice & TDD
605-361-2928 FAX
1-800-640-4553 in SD
lynnbf@sdparent.org
www.sdparent.org

Tennessee
Nashville Community Parent Resource Center
Colleen Gibson
1315 8th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615-269-7751 x219
Fax: 615-467-3196
E-mail: cgibson@tnvoices.org
Web Site: SPAN-TN.org

Tennessee
Support and Training for Exceptional Parents, Inc. (STEP)
Nancy Diehl
712 Professoinal Plaza. Bernard Ave., Suite 3
Greeneville, TN 37745
423-639-0125 voice / 423-639-8802 TDD
423-636-8217 FAX
1-800-280-STEP in TN
tnstep@aol.com
www.tnstep.org

Texas (CPRC)
The Arc of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley
Parents Supporting Parents Network
Leticia Padilla
601 N Texas Blvd
Weslaco, TX 78596
956-447-8408
956-973-9503 FAX
1-888-857-8688
padillal@earthlink.net
www.thearcoftexas.org

Texas
Partners Resource Network Inc.
Janice Meyer
1090 Longfellow Drive, Suite B
Beaumont, TX 77706-4819
409-898-4684 Voice & TDD
409-898-4869 FAX
1-800-866-4726 in TX
txprn@pnx.com
www.PartnersTX.org

Texas
Project PODER
Yvette Hinojosa
1017 N. Main Ave., Suite 207
San Antonio, TX 78212
210-222-2637
210-475-9283 FAX
1-800-682-9747 TX only
poder@tfepoder.org
www.tfepoder.org
San Antonio, Hondo, & Castroville. Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, & Starr Counties.

Utah
Utah Parent Center
Helen Post
2290 East 4500 S., Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84117-4428
801-272-1051
801-272-8907 FAX
1-800-468-1160 in UT
helenpo@utahparentcenter.org
www.utahparentcenter.org

Vermont
Vermont Parent Information Center
Connie Curtin
1 Mill Street, Suite A7
Burlington, VT 05401
802-658-5315 Voice & TDD
802-658-5395 FAX
1-800-639-7170 in VT
vpic@vtpic.com
www.vtpic.com

Virgin Islands
Country/ Hills Project
Catherine Rehema Glenn
#2 Nye Gade
St. Thomas USVI 00802
Phone: 340-774-1662
Fax: 340-774-1662
E-mail: vifind@islands.vi
Web: www.taalliance.org/ptis/vifind/

Virgin Islands
V.I. FIND
Catherine Rehema Glenn
#2 Nye Gade
St. Thomas, US VI 00802
340-774-1662
340-774-1662 FAX
vifind@islands.vi
www.taalliance.org/ptis/vifind/
Virgin Islands

Virginia (CPRC)
PADDA, Inc.
Mark Jacob
813 Forrest Drive, Suite 3
Newport News, VA 23606
757-591-9119
757-591-8990 FAX
1-888-337-2332
webmaster@padda.org
www.padda.org

Virginia
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center
Cherie Takemoto
6320 Augusta Drive
Springfield, VA 22150
703-923-0010
703-923-0030 FAX
1-800-869-6782 VA only
partners@peatc.org
www.peatc.org

Washington
All Our Children
Paula Thorngate
34515 North Newport Highway
Chattaroy, WA 99003-9734
Phone: 509-464-8215
Fax: 509-464-8213
E-mail: perdved@riversidesd.org.
web site: www.allourchildren.org.
Serving: North East Washington Area.

Washington (CPRC)
Parent to Parent Power
Yvone Link
1118 S 142nd St.
Tacoma, WA 98444
253-531-2022
253-538-1126 FAX
yvone_link@yahoo.com

Washington
PAVE/STOMP
Heather Hebdon
6316 South 12th St., Suite B
Tacoma, WA 98465-1900
253-565-2266 Voice & TTY
253-566-8052 FAX
1-800-572-7368
hhebdon@washingtonpave.com
washingtonpave.org
U.S. Military installations; and as a resource for parent centers and others needing information on this subject.

Washington
Washington PAVE
Joanne Butts
6316 South 12th St., Suite B
Tacoma, WA 98465-1900
253-565-2266 (Voice & TDD)
253-566-8052 FAX
1-800-572-7368 in WA
jbutts@washingtonpave.com
www.washingtonpave.org

West Virginia
West Virginia PTI
Pat Haberbosch
371 Broaddus Ave
Clarksburg, WV 26301
304-624-1436 Voice & TTY
304-624-1438
1-800-281-1436 in WV
wvpti@aol.com
www.wvpti.org

Wisconsin
Native American Family Empowerment Center
Don Rosin
Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.
2932 Highway 47N, P.O. Box 9
Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
715-588-3324
715-588-7900
1-800-472-7207 (WI only)
drosin@newnorth.net

Wisconsin (CPRC)
Wisconsin Family Assistance Center for Education, Training and Support
Sue Endress
2714 North Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., Suite E
Milwaukee, WI 53212
414-374-4645 / 414-374-4635 TTD
414-374-4655 FAX
wifacets@execpc.com

Wisconsin (PTI)
Wisconsin Family Assistance Center for Education, Training and Support
Janis M. Serak
2714 North Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., Suite E
Milwaukee, WI 53212
414-374-4645 / 414-374-4635 TTD
414-374-4655 FAX
wifacets@execpc.com

Wyoming
Parent Information Center
Terri Dawson
5 North Lobban
Buffalo, WY 82834
307-684-2277 Voice & TDD
307-684-5314
1-800-660-9742 WY only
tdawson@wpic.org
www.wpic.org

(CPRC)=Community Parent Resource Center

This page was downloaded from http://www.taalliance.org/PTIs.htm on May 1, 2002.

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