Upcoming Events and Interesting News!
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Louisiana Department of Education
Invites you to attend their
Annual Parent Conference
For Parents of Children Receiving Special Education Services
Why you want to attend?
Learn more about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA law)
Meet and network with other families
Meet La Department of Education Staff
Choose from two dates and locations:
Saturday, June 7, 2008 in
Saturday, June 21, 2008 in
To attend, please call
337-436-2570 or 1-800-894-6558
Email:
WATCH our website for the date of our 3rd Annual Fore for Families Golf Tournament!!
Many THANKS to all the SPONSORS of the Families Helping Families 2nd Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser held on October 20, 2007 at Mallard Golf Course
Benefiting the programs of Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana including the Annual Community Christmas Party, School Supply Drive and the Next Chapter Book Club!
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About Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana Inc.
Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana (PDF file) is a non-profit, family directed resource center for individuals with disabilities and their families. It is a place where families can go that is totally directed and staffed by parents or family members of individuals with disabilities.
Mission and Vision
Our mission is to provide information and referral, education and training, peer support and advocacy skills to individuals with disabilities and their families.
Our vision is that individuals with disabilities and their families will be strong, effective, informed advocates for themselves and others.
"Families Helping Families ... it's Who We are ... It's What We do"
Parishes Served
Allen Beauregard Calcasieu
Cameron Jeff Davis
Programs
- LaPTIC (Formerly Project PROMPT)
- OCDD Support Project
- Families Can't Wait.... Because Children Can't Wait-Teddy Bear Project
- People First
- PASSED Project
- Early Steps Community Outreach Specialist
- Children's Special Health Services Parent Liaison
- LaSIG-Louisiana State Improvement Grant Academy Project
- Louisiana State Department of Education Training and Information Project
- LaTEACH-Louisiana Together Educating All Children
- LaCAN-Louisiana Citizens for Action Now
- Next Chapter Book Club
Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana offers three CORE services:
- Information and Referral;
- Education and Training;
- Peer to Peer Support.
Families Helping Families staff can answer questions and provide technical assistance for any disability, any age.
Click on school house for LaTEACH information!
Families Helping Families of SWLA Supporters include: Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana Children's Trust Fund, Louisiana Office of Public Health, Private Foundations and Friends too numerous to name.
