Parent Centers

Programs and services provided for parents / families of children with disabilities at five parent centers located in Long Island, New York City and Buffalo.

The parent centers offer a wide range of services including:

• Dissemination of relevant written materials in English and Spanish with a particular focus on the distribution of information about local services and how to access them.
  
  
• Outreach to parents of children with special needs with particular emphasis on minority and underserved families, immigrant families, foster families, families living in homeless shelters and others as needed.
  
  
• Seminars and training sessions for parents on such topics as due process, communication with school district personnel and negotiating the special education system.
  
  
• Training programs for parents on becoming confident, effective advocates on behalf of themselves, their children and other parents.
  
  
• Support groups for mothers, fathers and siblings of children with disabilities.
  
  
• Meetings for local residents regarding over-representation of minority children in special education programs in neighborhood school districts.
  
  
• Provision of parent matches information and support for parents of children with rare or low incidence disorders.

Parent Center Locations

1. Center Without Walls – NYC Parent Center Program
   Advocates for Children of NY, Inc.
   151 W. 30th St. - 5th Floor
   New York, NY 10001
   (212) 947-9779 main number
   (212) 947-9790 FAX
   website: http://www.advocatesforchildren.org
   Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
   116 E. 16th St.
   New York, NY 10003
   (212) 677-4650 main number
   (212) 254-4070 FAX
   website: http://www.resourcesnyc.org
   
   
2. The Metropolitan Center of Sinergia, Inc.
   134 W. 29th St., 4th Floor
   New York, NY 10001
   (212) 643-2840 main number
   (212) 643-2871 FAX
   website: http://www.sinergia.org
   
   
3. Parent to Parent New York, Inc. (Staten Island)
   NYS Institute for Basic Research - Room 108
   1050 Forest Hill Road
   Staten Island, NY 10314
   (718) 494-4872 main number
   (718) 494-4805 FAX
   website: http://www.parenttoparentnys.org
   
   
4. Parent Network WNY at the Wilson Parent Center
   1000 Main St.
   Buffalo, NY 14202
   (716) 332-4170 main number
   (716) 332-4171 FAX
   website: http://www.parentnetworkwny.org 
   
   
5. Long Island Parent and Family Technical Assistance Center
   887 Kellum St.
   Lindenhurst, NY 11787
   (631) 603-3300 main number
   (631) 603-3303 FAX
   (800) 432-0199 toll free number
   Director: Steven Held
   Website under development as of 8/22/07
   

Federal Parent Center Website: http://nysparentnetwork.org

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