Social Support Groups
Alameda County:
Program Name: Family Resource Network (Assisting families of children with special needs from birth to age 22) Phone Number: 510-547-7322 Location: 5232 Claremont Avenue Oakland, CA 94618 Website: http://www.alameda.networkofcare.org Program Name: La Familia Counseling Service Phone Number: 510-887-0661 Location: 1525 B Street Hayward, CA 94541 Website: http://tinyurl.com/7jy538m Program Name: Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area Phone Number: (925) 362-8660 Location: 117A Town and Country Drive Danville, CA Website: dsconnection.org Alpine County: Program Name: WarmLine Family Resource Center (Assists families with Special Needs) Phone Number: (916) 922-9341 Location: 2025 Hurley Way, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95825 Website: http://www.warmlinefrc.org/ Program Name: Families for Early Autism Treatment Location: Meetings throughout the county (visit website for details) Website:http://tinyurl.com/7r7tbd3 Program Name: Sacramento Asperger Syndrome Information and Support Location: (Meetings are held at:) UC Davis MIND Institute 2825 50th Street Sacramento CA 95817 Website: http://www.sacramentoasis.com/ Butte County: Program Name: Wings of Eagles (Helps families with children that have serious illnesses) Phone Number: (530) 893-9231 Location: P.O. Box 4031 Chico, CA 95927 Website: http://www.wingsofeagles.org Program Name: Rowell Family Empowerment (Helps families with disabled children) Phone Number: (530)-899-8801 or (530)-226-5129 Location: 3075 Cohasset Rd., Suite 2 Chico, CA 95973 or 962 Maraglia St. Redding, CA 96002 Website: http://www.rfenc.org Calaveras County: Program Name: Family Resource Network Phone Number: 1-800-847-3030 Location: 5250 Claremont Ave., Suite 239 Stockton, CA 95207 Website: http://calaveras.networkofcare.org Colusa County: Program Name: CRISS (offers cost effective resources for families of children with special needs) Phone Number: 510-540-8293 Location: 725 Welch Road M/C 5524 Palo Alto, Ca 94304 Website: http://criss-ca.org/ Program Name: Coulsa County Office of Education (offers insight to families with special needs children) Phone Number: 530-458-0350 Location: 146 7th Street, Colusa, CA 95932 Website: http://tinyurl.com/7f6t3x5 Contra Costa County:
Program Name: C.O.P.E (Offer stress and anger management relief) Phone Number: (925)-778-1229 Location: 301 West 10th Street Antioch, Ca 94509 Website: http://www.copefamilysupport.org/ Program Name: Contra Costa County Office of Education (Provides families of children with special needs with information) Phone Number: (925)942-3358 Location: 77 Santa Barbara Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Website: http://tinyurl.com/7nqms5b Program Name: West Coast Children's Center Phone Number: (510) 527-7249 Website: http://www.westcoastcc.org Del Norte County: Program Name: HelpKids.org (helps families and children locate local support groups for a variety of special needs) Website: http://www.helpkids.org El Dorado County: Program Name: Sacramento Parent (Helps families with autistic, disabled, and down syndrome children) Website: http://tinyurl.com/6pxdbax Program Name: Down syndrome Information Alliance Contact Elaine: 799-6438 or [email protected] Website: http://www.downsyndromeinfo.org/ Fresno County: Program Name: The Family Resource Center (Helps families with disabled children) Phone Number: (559) 229-2000 Location: 4440 North First Street Fresno, California 93726 Website: http://tinyurl.com/7evnepf Program Name: First 5 Fresno County (Helps family members with disabled children) Website: http://first5fresno.org/ Program Name: Exceptional Parents Unlimited Phone Number: (559) 229-2000 Location: 4440 North First Street Fresno, California 93726 Humboldt County: Program Name: Marshall Family Resource Center Phone Number: (707) 441-2404 Location: 2100 J Street Eureka, CA 95501 Website: http://www.eurekacityschools.org/ Program Name:School Street Center Healthy Start Agnes J. Johnson Elementary School Phone Number: (707) 946-2347 Location: 73 School Rd. Weott, CA 95571 Email Address: [email protected] Program Name: St. Joseph Health System Humboldt (Helps families with all different special needs) Phone Number: (530) 629-3141 Location: 38883 Hwy 299 Willow Creek, CA 95573 Website: http://tinyurl.com/82femr9 Imperial County: Program Name: Exceptional Family Resource Center Phone Number: Several; refer to website Website: http://www.efrconline.org/index.cfm?page=Support%20Groups Program Name: Autism Support of Imperial County Website: http://autismofimperial.homestead.com /index.html Inyo County: Program Name: First 5 Inyo County (Helps support families with special needs children and provides resources) Phone Number: (760) 873-6453 Location: 568 W. Line Street Bishop, CA 93514 Website: http://www.inyocounty.us/first5/aboutus.htm Program Name: National Multiple Sclerosis Society Website: http:http://tinyurl.co/nationalms Program Name: The Help Group (Serves and specializes in finding appropriate schools for special needs students) Website: www.thehelpgroup.org Kern County: Program Name: H.E.A.R.T.S. Connection (Offers support and resources for families of children with special needs) Phone Number: (661) 328-9055 Location: 3101 N. Sillect Ave., Suite 115 Bakersfield, CA 93308 Website: http://www.heartsfrc.org/ Program Name: The Henrietta Weill Memorial Child Guidance Clinic (Program that provides counseling for special needs children and their families) Phone Numbers: (661) 322-1021 (661) 725-1042 (661) 393-5836 Locations: -3628 Stockdale Highway Bakersfield, California 93309 -1318 High Street Delano , California 93215 -2001 North Chester Avenue Bakersfield , California 93308 Website: http://www.hwmcgc.org/abouttheclinic.html Program Name: Kern County Department of Human Resources (Provides aid to individuals with special needs) Website: http://www.co.kern.ca.us/dhs/ Kings County: Program Name: Arc of King County (Several different e-mail support groups for parents with special needs children to join) Phone Numbers: 206-829-7039 (T/TH) 425-643-4048 (W/F) Website: http://www.arcofkingcounty.org Lassen County: Program Name: R.A.I.N.B.O.W (Provides support, childcare, and assistance for special needs children and family members) Phone Number: (800)-537-TALK Website: http://tinyurl.com/rainbowlassen Los Angeles County: Program Name: Meet Up Location: Varies; Southern California Locations Website: http://tinyurl.com/meetupla Program Name: National Multiple Sclerosis Society Website: http://tinyurl.com/nmssla Program Name: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Phone Number: 310-889-7200 Location: 941 Westwood Blvd. Ste. 236 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Website: www.namila.org Madera County: Program Name: Madera HS (Program which provides support groups for special needs children and home schooled children) Website: http://localhs.com/?Madera,CA Program Name: Parenting Special Needs (Online Magazine for special needs families) Website: http://tinyurl.com/7paposa Program Name: UC Davis MIND Institute (Provides support groups for special needs families) Website:http://tinyurl.com/72d9omk |
Marin County:
Program Name: ParentsCAN (Program for parents and family members of children with special needs) Phone Number: (707)253-7444 Location: 1909 Jefferson Street Napa, CA 94559 Website: www.parentscan.org Program Name: Marin Autism (List of a variety of support groups in the area) Website: http://tinyurl.com/marinautism Program Name: Parents Place(Program for parents who have special needs children) Phone Number: (415) 359-2454 Location: 600 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA Website: http://www.parentsplaceonline.org/marin Mendocino County: Program Name: Senior Resource Directory (A variety of programs for special needs families) Website: http://tinyurl.com/supportmendo Program Name: First 5 of Mendocino (Provides support for special needs families) Phone Number: (707) 462-4453 Location: 166 East Gobbi Street Ukiah, CA 95482 Website: www.mendochildren.org Merced County: Program Name: First 5 Merced Phone Number: (209) 385-7337 Location: 676 Loughborough Drive Merced, CA 95348 Website: http://www.first5mercedcounty.org/ Program Name: Lao Family Community, Inc. (Assists Southeast Asian families with special needs family members) Phone Number: (209) 384-7384 Location: 855 West 15th Street Merced, CA 95340 Website: http://laofamilymerced.com Program Name: Caring Kids (Promotes emotional well being for families and children with special needs) Phone Number: (209) 381-6790 ext. 6146 Location: 1460 W. 18th Street Merced, CA 95340 Website: http://tinyurl.com/caringkids Modoc County: Program Name: R.A.I.N.B.O.W. Family Support (Supports developmentally delayed and disabled children's families) Phone Number: (530) 251-2417 Location: 336 Alexander Avenue Susanville, CA 96130 Program Name: SibShops (Sibling support programs) Website: http://tinyurl.com/sibshops Monterey County: Program Name: Special Parents Information Network (SPIN) Phone Number: (831)722-2800 Website: http://www.spinsc.org/default.asp?page=home.htm Program Name: United Way (List of support groups for families who need housing or emergency funds) Website: http://www.unitedwaymcca.org/ Program Name: Kinship Center (Support groups for parents and siblings with special needs) Website: http://tinyurl.com/7yaccnx Napa County: Program Name: Cope Family Center (Provides Family Support and counseling for parents of special needs) Phone Number: (707) 252-1123 Location: 1340 4th Street Napa, CA 94559 Website: http://www.copefamilycenter.org/ Program Name: Calistoga Family Center (One on one support for siblings of special needs children from ages 0-18) Phone Number: (707) 942-6206 Location: 1500 Cedar St. Calistoga, CA 94515 Website: www.calistogafamilycenter.org Program Name: ParentsCAN (Provides support for parents, special needs siblings, and special needs children) Phone Number: (707) 253-7444 Address: 1909 Jefferson St Napa, CA 94558 Website: www.parentscan.org Nevada County: Program Name: WarmLine Family Resource Center (Support groups for special needs families) Website: http://www.warmlinefrc.org/nevada.html Program Name: United Way of Nevada County (Support groups for families of special needs) Website: http://www.uwnc.org/index.html Orange County: Program Name: Jewish Federation and Family Services (Provides resources for Jewish Special Needs Families) Phone Number: (949) 435-3484 Location: 1 Federation Way, Suite 210 Irvine, CA 92603 Website: http://www.jewishorangecounty.org/ Program Name: Family Support Network Phone Number: (714) 854-7762 Location: 181 W. Orangethorpe Ave, Ste. D Placentia, CA 92870 Website: http://www.familysupportnetworkca.org/ Program Name: Comfort Connection Family Resource Center Phone Number: (714) 796-5100 Website: http://tinyurl.com/comfortconnection Placer County: Program Name: Disability Support Groups (Several support groups for disabled students) Website: http://tinyurl.com/disabilitysg Program Name: WarmLine Family Resource Center Website: http://tinyurl.com/7yfbgtz Plumas County: Program Name: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Phone Number: (530) 836-2059 Location: Blairsden-Graeagle, CA 96103-1559 Website: http://www.nami.org Program Name: R.A.I.N.B.O.W. (Offers support to parents and families with special needs children) Phone Number: (530) 283-1136 Website: www.lassencfr.com Riverside County: Program Name: Counseling Groups for Special Needs Families Website: http://tinyurl.com/6qv5rx2 Program Name: Parent to Parent Resource List Website: http://tinyurl.com/72vn9xp Sacramento County: Program Name: WarmLine Family Resource Center Website: http://tinyurl.com/7tpqwoz Program Name: Sacramento Parent (Several different types of support groups for family members) Website: http://tinyurl.com/6pxdbax Program Name: UC Davis MIND Institute (Support groups for family members with developmentally disabled children) Website: http://tinyurl.com/MINDdavis San Benito County: Program Name: Parents Helping Parents (List of several different support groups in the county) Phone Number: (408) 727-5775 Location: 1400 Parkmoor Avenue Suite 100 San Jose, CA 95126 Website: http://www.php.com/support/ Program Name: Special Parents Information Network (SPIN) (Supports families with special needs) Website: http://www.spinsc.org/default.asp?page=supportgroups.htm San Bernardino County: Program Name: Support Groups for ADHD Families Website: http://tinyurl.com/adhdsg Program Name: Fiesta Educativa, Inc. (Provides support and advocacy for special needs families) Phone Number: (323) 221-6696 Website: http://www.fiestaeducativa.org Program Name: Kinship Center (Support groups for families with special needs children) Phone Number: (909) 798-9547 Location: 414 Tennessee Street, Suite Y Redlands, CA 92373 Website: http://www.kinshipcenter.org San Diego County: Program Name: Exceptional Family Resource Center (Special Needs Program for families of special needs children) Phone Number Website: http://www.efrconline.org/index.cfm?page=Support%20Groups Program Name: Autism Society of America: San Diego Chapter Phone Number: (858) 715-0678 Location: 4699 Murphy Canyon Rd. San Diego, CA 92123-5371 Website: http://www.sd-autism.org/index.html Program Name: San Diego Family (Lots of ideas and advice for parents with special needs children) Website: http://tinyurl.com/sdsupport San Francisco County: Program Name: San Francisco Autism Society Phone Number: (650) 637-7772 Website: http://tinyurl.com/7dvfwzd Program Name: Parents Place (A support group center for parents of special needs children) Phone Number: (415) 359-2454 Location: 1710 Scott Street San Francisco, CA 94115 Website: http://tinyurl.com/7wrrjop Program Name: Meetup (Several different programs for special needs parents) Website: http://tinyurl.com/752cdus San Joaquin County: Program Name: The Brighter Side of Down Syndrome (TBODS) Phone Number: (209) 933-7315 Ext 7740 Website: http://www.tbods.com/ Program Name: MeetUp (Several social groups for families with special needs children) Website: http://tinyurl.com/sanjuac |
San Luis Obispo County:
Program Name: Parent Connection of San Luis Obispo County (Providing autism support groups throughout the county) Website: http://tinyurl.com/sloautism Program Name: Parents Helping Parents Family Resource Center (List of regions with different parent support groups for a variety of special needs) Phone Numbers: 800.456.4153 x3277 805.461.7415 805.543.3277 Website: http://tinyurl.com/7dv79p5 San Mateo County: Program Name: ASA Support Groups (Autism) Phone Number: (650) 637-7772 Location: 1360 Sixth Ave. Belmont, Ca. 94002 Website: http://tinyurl.com/asasupport Program Name: Wings Learning Center (List of several different special needs programs) Phone Number: (650) 365-3250 Address: 411 Middlefield Road Redwood City, CA 94063 Website: http://wingslearningcenter.org/index.html Program Name: Ability Path (Supports families with special needs children) Website: http://tinyurl.com/abilitypath Santa Barbara County: Program Name: Dana's View (List of several groups, and websites for special needs families) Website: http://www.danasview.net/socal.htm Program Name: sbSNAP (List of special needs services and resources for families of special needs) Phone Number: (805) 681-9165 Website:http://tinyurl.com/7xzjey6 Program Name: Cancer Support Community Phone Number: (805) 379-4777 Website: http://www.twcvv.org/programs/ Santa Clara County: Program Name: Parents Helping Parents (education and support for caregivers of special needs children) Phone Number: (408) 727-5775 Location: 1400 Parkmoor Avenue Suite 100 San Jose, CA 95126 Website: http://www.php.com/ Program Name: First Five Santa Clara (Several support tips for families of children with special needs) Phone Number: (408) 260-3700 Location: 4000 Moorpark Ave., Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95117 Website: http://www.first5kids.org/ Program Name: NAMI (Mental Illness) Phone Number: (408) 453-0400 Location: 2010 N First St Suite 530 San Jose, CA 95131 Website: http://www.namisantaclara.org/ Santa Cruz County: Program Name: Special Parents Information Network (SPIN) Phone Number: (831)722-2800 Website: http://www.spinsc.org/default.asp?page=home.htm Program Name: Santa Cruz Parent (Resources for parents in Santa Cruz) Website: http://www.santacruzparent.com/ Shasta County: Program Name: Parent Support Groups (Wide variety of parent to parent support groups) Website: http://tinyurl.com/89p6o4l Program Name: First Five Shasta (Support and resources for parents with special needs children) Phone Number: (530) 229-8300 Location: 1135 Pine Street, Suite 21 Redding, CA 96001 Website: http://www.first5shasta.org/Resources/Guide.shtml Sierra County: Program Name: R.A.I.N.B.O.W (Provides support, childcare, and assistance for special needs children and family members) Phone Number: (800)-537-TALK Website: http://tinyurl.com/rainbowlassen Siskiyou County: Program Name: Autism Speaks Website: http://www.autismspeaks.org/ Program Name: Stable Hands (Provides support to disabled children) Phone Number: (530) 842-3082 Website: http://stablehands.org Solano County: Program Name: The Family Resource Center (Provides several resources to families in Solano County) Phone Number: (707) 421-7229 Location: 2320 Courage Drive, Suite 107 Fairfield, CA 94533 Website: http://www.childnet.org Program Name: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Phone Number: (707) 422-7792 Website: http://www.namisolanocounty.org/index.html Program Name: ALDEA Children and Family Services (Provides support for families that have children with behavior, emotional, or mental disorders) Phone Number: (707) 427-3545 Website: http://www.aldeainc.com/ Sonoma County: Program Name: Parent Support Autism (List of several different support groups in the area) Website: http://northbayautism.com/resource-directory/parent-support Program Name: Community Child Care Council of Sonoma County (Provides classes, tips, and child care for families in the county) Phone Number: 707-544-3077 Location: 396 Tesconi Court Santa Rosa, California 95401 Website: http://www.sonoma4cs.org/ Program Name: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Phone Number: (707) 527-6655 Location: 1300 North Dutton Avenue, Ste. A, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 Website: http://www.namisonomacounty.org/ Stanislaus County: Program Name: Network of Care (List of several different support groups for families) Website: http://stanislaus.networkofcare.org/veterans/links/national.aspx?id=375 Program Name: Valley Mountain Regional Center (Provides support for families with children that have special needs) Phone Number: (209) 473-0951 Website: http://www.vmrc.net/index.htm Sutter County: Program Name: The Special Needs Project (Provides support and services for families of children with special needs) Phone Number: (530) 822-7505 Location: 1527 Starr Drive, Suite O Yuba City, CA 95993 Website: http://tinyurl.com/sutterkids Program Name: Family Soup (Programs and support for parents of special needs children in Sutter county) Phone Number: (530) 751-1925 Website: http://familysoup.org/?page_id=11 Program Name: CRISS (offers cost effective resources for families of children with special needs) Phone: 510-540-8293 Address: 725 Welch Road M/C 5524 Palo Alto, Ca 94304 Website: http://criss-ca.org/ Tehama County: Program Name: Rowell Family Empowerment (Helps families with disabled children) Phone Number: (530)-899-8801 or (530)-226-5129 Location: 3075 Cohasset Rd., Suite 2 Chico, CA 95973 or 962 Maraglia St. Redding, CA 96002 Website: http://www.rfenc.org Program Name: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Phone Number: (530) 527-5631 Location: Tehama County Mental Health Services, 1445 Vista Way, Red Bluff Program Name: North State Parent (Several programs for special needs children and their families) Website: http://tinyurl.com/sneeds Trinity County: Program Name: Autism Speaks Website: http://www.autismspeaks.org/ Tulare County: Program Name: TCARRE (Assists families with special needs children) Website: http://www.craftyharp.com/tcaare/default.htm Program Name: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Phone Number: 559-732-NAMI Website: http://www.nami.org/MSTemplate.cfm?MicrositeID=239 Ventura County: Program Name: Rainbow Connection (Provides support for families of special needs children) Website: http://tinyurl.com/rainbow5 Program Name: Ventura County Autism Network (Tons of information on autism programs in the county) Program Name: Cancer Support Community Phone Number: (805) 379-4777 Website: http://www.twcvv.org/programs/ Yolo County: Program Name: WarmLine Family Resource (Assists families with special needs children) Phone Number: 530-759-1127 Location: 907 3rd Street Davis, CA 95616 Website: http://www.warmlinefrc.org/index.html Program Name: Sacramento Parent (Helps families with autistic, disabled, and down syndrome children) Website: http://www.sacramentoparent.com/community/support-groups Program Name: The Help Group (Serves and specializes in finding appropriate schools for special needs students) Website: www.thehelpgroup.org Yuba County: Program Name: CRISS (offers cost effective resources for families of children with special needs) Phone Number: 510-540-8293 Location: 725 Welch Road M/C 5524 Palo Alto, Ca 94304 Website: http://criss-ca.org/ Program Name: Yuba County Resource Center (provides support for families with young children that have disabilities) Phone Number: (530) 749-4049 Location:1104 E Street Marysville, CA 95901 |