Other Support Groups

Community Advocacy and Developmental Disability (CADD)
C/o Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
3580 Wilshire Blvd., #902
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Contact: Bette Shaw
(323) 930-1717
Eve Alba Marquez
(213) 387-3617
Parents networking and training other parents to become advocate for their children in the developmental disability services system.

Da Da Fathers Regional Support Network
6118 Del Valle Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Contact: Marty Sweeney
(323) 933-1406
(323) 933-2983
Regional support network for father of children with special need. Meets at Shrine's Hospital in Los Angeles.

Exceptional Children's Foundation Parent Group
3750 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 9008
Contact: Richard Webb
(323) 290-2000

Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley Regional Office
22622 Vanowen Street
West Hills, CA 91307
(818) 586-3333
Primarily serves family of separation and divorce

Loving Your Disabled Child
A Christian Support Group
4715 Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90043
Contact: Teresa Cooper
(323) 299-2925
For parents and families who have children with disabilities. Group sharing meeting. Childcare provided free of charge.

March of Dimes
502 South Verdugo Drive
Burbank, CA 91502
(818) 972-9449 or (562) 901-4807

More Opportunities for the Developmentally Disables (M.O.D.D)
P.O.Box 13924
Torrance, CA 90503
Contact: Alice Bryson
(310) 547-3980
Kea Carney
(310) 540-1711
For parents and young adults with developmental disability over the age of 16, and for professionals and other concerned individuals. Promotes growth opportunities and independence by participation in the arts.

MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Count
Green Bay, WI
54301-1243
Contact: Julie Gordon
(902) 336-5333
Support ad Matching Organization for families of children with rare disorders of special needs and professionals who work with these families.

National Father's Network
C/o Kindering Center
16120 NE 8^th St.
Bellevue, WA 98008-3937
Contact: James May
(425) 747-4004
(206) 284-2859
A national Father's network newsletter is available. Support and resource for fathers and other family members. 65 programs in 36 states have been developed. Outreach and train-the-train staff development is available. Father-to-father mentoring to assist fathers in providing 1:1 support and resource.
Parent Resource training Center

NICHCY
(National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities)
P.O.Box 1492
Washington, D.C. 20013-1492
(800) 695-1285

NORD (National Organization of Rare Disorders)
100 Route 37
P.O.Box 8923
New Fairfield, CT 06812-8923
(800) 447-667
(213) 746-6517

Parent Resource Training Center
3737 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Suite #335
Lynwood, CA 90262
Contact: Betty Jackson
(310) 638-0460
(310) 537-7718
For at-risk parents and teen moms. An 8-10 week course in parent training. Trains moms to train other moms. Fees: None if training is done on site. Small fee is consultant travels to another site. Available in a variety of languages.

Parent Training Network
449 Hoefner Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90022
(323) 636-6296
For parents and siblings of children with Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism. Spanish is available.

Pediatric Projects, Inc.
P.O.Box 57155
Tarzana, CA 91357
Contact: Pat Azarnoff
(818) 705-3660
For parents of children with special needs. Develops and distributes medical toys and food for parents and children to aid in increasing understanding of healthcare, medical conditions and how to work within the system. Newsletters, etc. Low cost. Give free demonstration to parents and staff on their services.

Stephen Wise Temple
15500 Stephen S. Weiss Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90077
Contact: Norman Fogel
(310) 475-8561
(818) 788-4778
For parents of children with varied disabilities and age groups.

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