Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center, Inc. (CPAC)
5 Church Lane, Suite 4
P.O. Box 579
East Lyme, CT 06333
(860) 739-3089 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-445-2722 (Connecticut parents only)
Fax: (860) 739-7460 (call first)
DELAWARE
Parent Information Center of Delaware, Inc. (PIC/DE)
700 Barksdale Road, Suite 3
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 366-0152
TYY: (302) 366-0178
Fax: (302) 366-0276
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
COPE Parent Training and Information Center
(Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment)
300 I Street NE, Suite 112
Washington, DC 20002
1-800-515-COPE or (202) 543-6482
Fax: (202) 543-6682
FLORIDA
Parent Education Network (PEN) Project
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc.
5510 W. Gray Street
Tampa, FL 33609
(813) 289-1122 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-285-5736 (Florida only)
Fax: (813) 286-8614
GEORGIA
Parents Educating Parents (PEP)
Georgia Arc Network
P.O. Box 43663
Atlanta, GA 30336
0) 732-1122
TDD: (404) 616-9287
Fax: (770) 732-6050
HAWAII
Assisting with Appropriate Rights in Education (AWARE)
Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaii
200 North Vineyard Boulevard, Suite 310
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 536-2280
TDD: (808) 536-9684
Fax: (808) 537-6780
IDAHO
Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc. (IPUL)
Parents Education and Resource Center (PERC)
4696 Overland Road, Suite 478
Boise, ID 83705
(208) 342-5884 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-242-IPUL (4785) (Idaho only)
Fax: (208) 342-1408
ILLINOIS
Family Resource Center on Disabilities (FRCD)
20 East Jackson Boulevard, Room 900
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 939-3513
(312) 939-3519 (TDD/TDY)
Fax: (312) 939-7297
Designs for Change
6 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 857-9292
TDD: (312) 857-1013
Fax: (312) 857-9299
INDIANA
IN*SOURCE
(Indiana Resource Center for Families with Special Needs)
809 N. Michigan
South Bend, IN 46601-1036
(219) 234-7101
1-800-332-4433 (Voice/TDD) ( Indiana only)
Fax: (219) 234-7279
e-mail: insource@inspeced.ccmail.compuserve.com
IOWA
Iowa Pilot Parents
33 North 12th Street
P.O. Box 1151
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
(515) 576-5870
1-800-952-4777 (Iowa only)
Fax: (515) 576-8209
KANSAS
Families Together, Inc.
501 Jackson, Suite 400
Topeka, KS 66603
(913) 233-4777 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-264-6343 (Kansas parents only)
Fax: (913) 233-4787
KENTUCKY
Kentucky Special Parent Involvement Network (KY-SPIN)
2210 Goldsmith Lane, Suite 118
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 456-0923 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-525-7746
Fax: (502) 456-0893
LOUISIANA
Project PROMPT
4323 Division Street, Suite 110
Metairie, LA 700023179
(504) 888-9111
1-800-766-7736 (Louisiana parents only)
Fax: (504) 888-0246
MAINE
Special-Needs Parent Information Network (SPIN)
P.O. Box 2067
Augusta, ME 04338-2067
(207) 582-2504
1-800-870-7746 (Voice/TDD) (Maine only)
Fax: (207) 582-3638
MARYLAND
The Parents' Place of Maryland, Inc.
7257 Parkway Drive, Suite 210
Hanover, MD 21076
(410) 712-0900 (Voice/TDD)
Fax: (410) 712-0902
MASSACHUSETTS
Federation for Children with Special Needs
95 Berkeley Street, Suite 104
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 482-2915 (Voice/TTY)
1-800-331-0688 (Massachusetts only)
Fax: (617) 695-2939
MICHIGAN
Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education (CAUSE)
3303 West Saginaw, Suite D 1
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 886-9167 (Voice/TDD/TTY)
1-800-221-91O5 (Michigan only)
Fax: (517) 886-9775
Parents Are Experts/Parents Training Parents Project
23077 Greenfield Road, Suite 205
Southfield, MI 48075-3744
(810) 557-5070 (Voice/TDD)
Fax: (810) 557-4456
MINNESOTA
PACER Center, Inc.
(Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights)
4826 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55417-1098
(612) 827-2966 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-53PACER (Minnesota parents only)
Fax: (612) 827-3065
MISSISSIPPI
Parent Partners
3111 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 366-5707 (Voice/TDD)
Fax: (601) 362-7361
MISSOURI
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
2100 S. Brentwood, Suite G
Springfield, MO 65804
(417) 882-7434 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-743-7634 (Missouri only)
Fax: (417) 882-8413
MONTANA
Parents Let's Unite for Kids (PLUK)
MSU-Billings, SPED
1500 North 30th Street, Room 267
Billings, MT 59101-0298
(406) 657-2055 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-222-7585 (Montana only)
Fax: (406) 657-2061
NEBRASKA
Nebraska Parents' Center
3610 Dodge Street, Suite 102
Omaha, NE 68131-3218
(402) 346-0525 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-284-8520
Fax: (402) 346-5253
e-mail: pwallert@nncf.unl.edu
NEVADA
Nevada Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP)
6910 Edna Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89114
(702) 248-6711 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-216-5188
Fax: (702) 367-9812
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Parent Information Center (PIC)
151 A Manchester Street
P.O. Box 2405
Concord, NH 03302-2405
(603) 224-7005 (Voice/TDD)
(603) 224-6299
Fax: (603) 224-4365
NEW JERSEY
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc. (SPAN)
35 Halsey Street, 4th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(201) 642-8100 (Voice/TDD)
Fax: (201) 642-8080
NEW MEXICO
Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special
Needs Project (EPICS Project)
Southwest Communication Resources, Inc.
P.O. Box 788
Bernalillo, NM 87004
(505) 867-3396 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-765-7320 (Voice/TDD) (New Mexico parents only)
Fax: (505) 867-3398
Parents Reaching Out (PRO) - Project ADOBE
1000A Main Street, NW
Los Lunas, NM 87031
(505) 865-3700 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-524-5176 (New Mexico only)
Fax: (505) 865-3737
NEW YORK
Advocates for Children of New York, Inc.
105 Court Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 624-8450
Fax: (718) 624-1260
Parent Network Center (PNC)
250 Delaware Avenue, Suite 3
Buffalo, New York 14202
(716) 853-1570
1-800-724-7408 (New York only)
TDD: (716) 853-1573
Fax: (716) 853-1574
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
200 Park Avenue South, Suite 816
New York, NY 10003
(212) 677-4650
Fax: (212) 254-4070
NORTH CAROLINA
ECAC, Inc.
(Exceptional Children's Assistance Center)
P.O. Box 16
Davidson, NC 28036
(704) 892-1321
1-800-962-6817 (North Carolina only)
Fax: (704) 892-5028
PARENTS Project
(Parents Assisting and Responding to Educators
Through Networking and Training in Schools)
300 Enola Road
Morganton, NC 28655
(704) 433-2662
Fax: (704) 438-6457
NORTH DAKOTA
Pathfinder Family Center (Pathfinder PTI)
Arrowhead Shopping Center
16th and 2nd Avenue SW
Minot, ND 58701-3459
(701) 852-9426
TDD: (701) 852-9436
Fax: (701) 838-9324
OHIO
Child Advocacy Center
1821 Summit Road, Suite 303
Cincinnati, OH 45237
(513) 821-2400 (Voice/TDD)
Fax: (513) 821-2442
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children
with Disabilities (OCECD)
Training Center
933 High Street, Suite 106B
Worthington, OH 43085
(614) 431-1307 (Voice/TDD)
Fax: (614) 431-1504
OKLAHOMA
Parents Reaching Out in Oklahoma (PRO-Oklahoma)
1917 South Harvard Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73128
(405) 681-9710 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-PL94-142 (Parents only)
Fax: (405) 685-4006
OREGON
Coalition in Oregon for Parent Education Project, Inc.
(Oregon COPE Project, Inc.)
999 Locust Street, NE
Salem, OR 97303
(503) 373-7477 (Voice/TDD)
PENNSYLVANIA
Mentor Parent Program (MPP)
P.O. Box 718, Main Street
Seneca, PA 16346
(814) 676-8615
1-800-447-1431 (Pennsylvania only)
Fax: (814) 677-4465
Parent Education Network (PEN)
333 East 7th Avenue
York, PA 17404
(717) 845-9722 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-522-5827 (Voice/TDD) (Pennsylvania only)
1-800-441-5028 (Spanish, Pennsylvania only)
Fax: (717) 848-3654
Parents Union for Public Schools in Philadelphia, Inc.
AKA-Parents Union
311 South Juniper Street, Suite 602
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 546-1166
Fax: (215) 731-1688
PUERTO RICO
Asociacion de Padres Pro Bienestar de Niños con
Impedimentos de P.R., Inc.
P.O. Box 21301
San Juan, PR 00928
(809) 763-4665 (Voice/TDD)
Fax: (809) 765-0345
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Parent Information Network, Inc. (RIPIN)
500 Prospect Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 727-4144
1-800-464-3399 (Rhode Island only)
TDD: (401) 727-4151
Fax: (401) 725-9960
(Shared fax#, please indicate "RIPIN")
SOUTH CAROLINA
Parents Reaching Out to Parents of South Carolina, Inc.
(PRO-Parents)
2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 102
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 779-3859 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-759-4776 (South Carolina parents only)
Fax: (803) 252-4513
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Parent Connection
3701 W. 49th, Suite 200B
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
(605) 361-3171 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-640-4553 (South Dakota only)
Fax: (605) 361-2928
TENNESSEE
Support and Training for Exceptional Parents (STEP)
1104 Tusculum Boulevard, Suite 401
Greenville, TN 37745
(615) 639-0125
1-800-280-STEP (Tennessee only)
TDD: (615) 639-2464
Fax: (615) 636-8217
URL: tnstep@aol.com
TEXAS
Path Project
Partners Resource Network, Inc.
1090 Longfellow Drive, Suite B
Beaumont, TX 77706-4889
Phone: (409) 898-4684
1-800-866-4726
TDD: (409) 898-4816
Fax: (409) 898-4869
Project P.O.D.E.R. (Partnerships for Opportunity, Development,
Education, and Resources)
2300 West Commerce, Suite 205
San Antonio, TX 78207
(210) 222-2637 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-682-9747 (Voice/TDD) (Texas only)
Fax: (210) 222-2638
Special Kids, Inc. (SKI)
P.O. Box 61628
Houston, TX 77208-1638
Phone: (713) 643-9576
Fax: (713) 643-6291
UTAH
UTAH Parent Center (UPC)
2290 East 4500 South, Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
(801) 272-1051
1-800-468-1160 (Utah only)
Fax: (801) 272-8907
VERMONT
Vermont Parent Information Center (VPIC)
The Chace Mill
1 Mill Street, Suite A7
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 658-5315 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-639-7170 (Vermont only)
Fax: (802) 658-5395
VIRGINIA
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)
10340 Democracy Lane, Suite 206
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 691-7826 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-869-6782 (Virginia parents only)
Fax: (703) 691-8148
e-mail: PEATCinc@aol.com
WASHINGTON
Washington PAVE (Parents Are Vital in Education)
6316 South 12th Street
Tacoma, WA 98465-1900
(206) 565-2266 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-572-7368 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-5-PARENT (Washington only)
Fax: (206) 566-8052
Specialized Training of Military Parents (STOMP)
12208 Pacific Highway SW
Tacoma, WA 98499
(206) 588-1741 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-298-3543 (Voice/TDD)
Fax: (206) 984-7520
Touchstones— More Alike than Different
Parent Advocacy and Access Project
6721 51st Avenue, S
Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 721-0867
Fax: (206) 721-2422
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Parent Training and Information (WVPTI)
E. Main Street, Suite 3-B
Clarksburg, WV 26301
(304) 624-1436 (Voice/TTY)
Fax: (304) 624-1438
WISCONSIN
Parent Education Project of Wisconsin, Inc. (PEP-WI)
2192 South 60th Street
West Allis, WI 53219-1568
(414) 328-5520
TDD: (414) 328-5527
Fax: (414) 328-5520 (call first)
WYOMING
Parent Information Center (PIC)
5 North Lobban Avenue
Buffalo, WY 82834
(307) 684-2277 (Voice/TDD)
1-800-660-WPIC (9742) (Wyoming only)
Fax: (307) 684-5314
PALAU
Palau Parent Network (PNN)
P.O. Box 1583
Koror, Republic of Palau 76740
01-680-488-3513
Fax: 01-680-488-2830
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Virgin Island Family Information Network on Disabilities
(V.I.FIND)
#2, Nye Gade
St. Thomas, USVI 00802
(809) 775-3962 (Voice/Fax)
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