Family Web Resources
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Opportunity Council is a local Community Action Agency serving homeless and low-income families, children, seniors and people with disabilities. Opportunity Council also serves as the lead agency for Washington State's ITEIP program. www.oppco.org
Parent to Parent of Whatcom County provides emotional support and information to families of children with special needs and/or disabilities. Check out their newsletter at www.p2pwhatcom.org
Zero to Three is the nation’s leading resource on the first years of life.
www.zerotothree.org
NW Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is a local agency for deaf and hard of hearing adults, with advocacy services, library, events, and resources and referrals.
www.nwcdhh.org
The National Down Syndrome Society helps with education, research and advocacy for people with Down Syndrome.
www.ndss.org
Hands and Voices is for families with deaf or hard of hearing children.
www.handsandvoices.org
Infant and Early Childhood Conference is an annual statewide conference for networking for early childhood/birth-to-three providers; parent scholarships are available.
www.ieccwa.org
Father’s Network is a statewide network whose mission is to celebrate and support fathers and families raising children with special health care needs and developmental disabilities.
www.fathersnetwork.org
Washington PAVE (Parents are Vital in Education) provides training and information about IDEA, workshops and events, and publishes a quarterly newsletter.
www.washingtonpave.com
The mission of Every Child Matters is to help establish children's needs as a higher priority on the country's policy agenda.
Everychildmatters.org