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PEAK Parent Center is a place where parents can go to ask and receive help. This center will guide parents the right way to receive the help they may need for their kid.

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PEAK Parent Center stands in solidarity with the Black community. Inclusion, respect, social justice, and equity are core to our mission and values. Please stand with PEAK. Take actions individually and collectively to address hidden biases and end racist thinking and violence.

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This program promotes quality of life for all people, and helping people with disabilities reach their dreams and achieve their goals through exceptional advocacy and a fundamental belief in everyone’s ability to thrive.

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Founded in 1955 and serving El Paso, Teller and Park Counties, The Arc Pikes Peak Region is one of more than 700 chapters of The Arc across the United States. By joining our network of more than 140,000 members, you can be a part of the largest grassroots movement to protect the rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), promoting quality of life for all people, and helping people with I/DD reach their dreams and achieve their goals through exceptional advocacy and a fundamental belief in everyone's ability to thrive. Be a part of the movement to empower our community to recognize that all people deserve respect, understanding, inclusion and opportunities in all aspects of society.

A key aspect of propelling this movement into the future is The Arc Pikes Peak Region's "Building for Change: An Inclusive Campus" campaign. This is a capital campaign to reconstruct The Arc Pikes Peak Region's current facilities at 10 & 12 N. Meade Avenue. The inclusive campus will be a community hub where individuals of all abilities can come together to learn, socialize and interact. Community members of all abilities will benefit from the many resources available on the campus, including: a library with legal resources, a computer room, a teaching kitchen and garden, expanded office space, classrooms and a multipurpose room available for use by partner organizations and businesses. A community thrives when all of its members are valued and included.
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Founded in 1955 and serving El Paso, Teller and Park Counties, The Arc Pikes Peak Region is one of more than 700 chapters of The Arc across the United States.

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"No parent should feel alone. Ever"
This website is a support system for parents all over the nation. Parents who support one another is their journeys with kids with disabilities.

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Support for Parents of Children with Disabilities

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At Parent to Parent USA, when someone asks what we do, we say we empower and support parents, nationwide.

Why? Because we understand being a parent of a child with special needs can be a challenge - we've been there!

The journey is filled with hills and valleys and sometimes feels a little overwhelming. So, we're driven to ensure no parent feels alone. Ever.

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Home - Support for Parents of Children with Disabilities

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Parent to Parent USA provides emotional & informational support for families of children who have special needs.

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This is a website helps everyone nationwide receive the right information about Autism. Their website is made upon giving information to solutions and promoting advocacy on autism.

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This program was designed to help promote help for kids with disabilities. PACER helps promote education as well a guidance since kids are born.

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Legislation was recently enacted, and a court case was recently decided, both of which provide that students with disabilities are eligible for transition services until they turn 22. If your child is still in school, please contact your school district to request that they continue transition services until they turn 22. If your child turned 21 on or after July 1, 2019, and their special education services ended before July 1, 2023, they are likely eligible for compensatory services for services not received before their 22nd birthday. In order to access those services, please contact your school district or transition program to re-enroll your child or discuss compensatory services.

If the school refuses your request to re-enroll your student or refuses your request for transition services, please contact the Minnesota Disability Law Center at 1-800-292-4150.
For other questions related to transition programming or services, please contact PACER Center at [email protected] or 952-838-9000.
Schedule PACER's Count Me In puppet show

Help bring the message of disability awareness and social inclusion to young children! This age-appropriate show features child-sized puppets that capture children's attention and imagination. The show educates, entertains, and inspires young children to be kinder, more accepting, and inclusive to all kids, especially children with disabilities.
Schedule a show
Sat., April 27, 2024
Minneapolis Convention Center

Mark your calendars for PACER's Annual Benefit! Join us for a night of celebrating and supporting our mission of improving educational opportunities and enhancing the quality of life for children and young adults with disabilities and their families.

Join Survey Monkey Contribute today!

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PACER Center - Champions for Children with Disabilities

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PACER Center's mission is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and provide family programs.

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This program helps kids work on their self-advocacy and break isolation. This helps kids from ages 16-28. This program helps kids with disabilities work on their leadership skills.

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Making Opportunities Reality Granting Assistance Nationwide

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Making Opportunities Reality Granting Assistance Nationwide

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A Most Special Community Where children with lifelong disabilities, their families and our supporters unite to create an environment of joy in activity and life. Learn More Get Involved

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This websites ensures parents with all of the information they may need regarding their kids special needs. This a national organization that provides support and assistance as well.

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NEWS UPDATES:

Adapting to Change - Letter from our Executive Director

The theme of this newsletter is Adapting to Change, and you can read about all the ways the Federation has adapted to our current world while remaining true to the vision of our founders. While our mission remains as important as ever, we constantly are looking for new ways to ensure that all children have the opportunities to reach their potential. Some of the new offerings you will see from the Federation include Mindful Mondays for educators to take a moment of self-care; monthly Family Connections in English and Spanish for parents and caregivers to have time to talk with each other. MassPac Monday, Wellness Wednesday and Focus Fridays - our twice weekly Facebook Live events to offer timely information, advice and regional meetings and educational forums to support families of children with special health needs.
Read this article and more in the Newsline Fall 2020 Edition
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Parent Consultant Training Institute Update!

Interested in participating in our next remote Parent Consultant Training Institute (PCTI)? Click on this link to complete our PCTI interest survey to receive information about Winter 2021 course dates and times!

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Stream the Rising to the Challenge 2020 Gala

The Federation for Children with Special Needs thanks you for a magical evening at the Rise to the Challenge gala. The event was our very first virtual gala and was livestreamed on FCSN's Facebook and YouTube channels.

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Save the Date: Visions of Community 2021 Conference

Save the Date and Join us virtually for the 18 th Annual Visions of Community 2021 Conference on March 6, 2021. This is a conference for Families of Children with Special Needs and the Professionals Who Serve Them. Exhibit Hall to feature vendors and service providers from across the commonwealth. Visit VOC Page HERE

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The theme of this newsletter is Adapting to Change, and you can read about all the ways the Federation has adapted to our current world while remaining true to the vision of our founders. While our mission remains as important as ever, we constantly are looking for new ways to ensure that all children have the opportunities to reach their potential.

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This is the largest international organization that helps with improving educational success.

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The premier association for special education professionals.

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"Best Buddies works to end the “social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities” by helping them form meaningful one-to-one friendships with peers."

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"Friendship Circle provides assistance and support to 3,000 individuals with special needs and their families by providing recreational, social, educational and vocational programming. In addition to helping those in need, the Friendship Circle enriches its vast network of volunteers by enabling them to reap the rewards of selfless giving.

Friendship Circle also provides support to individuals and families struggling with isolation, addiction and other family-related crisis."

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For Individuals With Special Needs

For Individuals With Special Needs

RUBIN FAMILY SUMMER CAMP 2023

Registration is now open

Welcome to Pure Friendship

Friendship Circle of Michigan is a non-profit organization affiliated with Lubavitch of Michigan. Our goal is to provide every individual with special needs the support friendship and inclusion that they deserve.

Live, Love, Learn, Grow, and Eat:)

Friendship Circle provides assistance and support to 3,000 individuals with special needs and their families by providing recreational,social, educational and vocational programming. In addition to helping those in need, the Friendship Circle enriches its vast network of volunteers by enabling them to reap the rewards of selfless giving. Friendship Circle also provides support to individuals and families struggling with isolation, addiction and other family-related crises.

Open To All

We are open to families and individuals of all ages & religious backgrounds

Volunteer Based

Our vast community of volunteers help make all of our programs and friendships possible

Non-Profit

Thanks to our donors we are able to support thousands of families and individuals

Numbers Speak

students participated in Lessons For Life

teen volunteers participated in summer camp

guests were served at Soul Cafe

was raised during our 2022 Walk4Friendship

adult artists participated in Soul Studio programs

Quick Look Inside of Friendship Circle

Friendship Circle provides assistance and support to 3,000 individuals with special needs and their families by providing recreational,social, educational and vocational programming. In addition to helping those in need, the Friendship Circle enriches its vast network of volunteers by enabling them to

LESSONS FOR LIFE

Ferber Kaufman Lifetown

Centered in the heart of LifeTown is Weinberg Village, a 5,000 square-foot, true-to-life cityscape where our groundbreaking program, Lessons for Life, serves students with disabilities from 200 schools in 54 school districts. Lessons for Life fills the gap between classroom learning and real world experiences by teaching life skills and giving the opportunity to confidently assume responsibility and independence in the outside world. Below are the locations in the Weinberg Village that create these life skills experiences.

FOOD WITH PURPOSE

The Soul Cafe

The Soul Café provides a mouthwatering kosher menu featuring gourmet soups, salads, sandwiches pizzas, pastas and more in a warm and relaxed environment. The cafe is part of Friendship Circle's Soul Projects, which focuses on providing vocational opportunities to adults with special needs. The cafe teaches adults with special needs the skills of food prep, cooking, hosting and serving.

ART PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Soul Projects & Gallery

Through educational programming driven by each artist's creative impulses, participants are supported in a variety of art media including: painting, drawing, ceramics, weaving, sculpture, woodworking, photography, and digital arts, and are inspired to develop careers as contemporary artists.

FOOD WITH PURPOSE

Dakota Bread Company

The Dakota Bread Company provides award winning fresh baked bread, cookies, muffins, pastries, sweet trays, gift baskets, beverages and more. Its training program for adults with special needs and trainees gain hands-on experience working in all areas of the bakery while also learning essential life skills like time management, organization, and customer service.

Making someone else's dreams a reality is something that's value is innumerable

Find Your Circle

Friendship Circle is founded upon the idea that within each person is a soul; and that soul is equal and worthy of boundless love. With this inspiration, the lives of the families we serve are enhanced while the volunteers reap the rewards of selfless giving.

Latest News & Updates

Stay up to date with all of the happenings at Friendship Circle!

Stay Updated

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Partners & Supporters

Friendship Circle is grateful for the companies and organizations that make our programs possible.

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For Individuals With Special Needs For Individuals With Special Needs RUBIN FAMILY SUMMER CAMP 2023 Registration is now open Welcome to Pure Friendship Friendship Circle of Michigan is a non-profit organization affiliated with Lubavitch of Michigan. Our goal is to provide every individual with special needs the support friendship and inclusion that they deserve.

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"Move United uses the power of sport to push what’s possible for people with disabilities, confronting ignorance, fueling conversation, and inciting action that leads us to a world where everyone’s included."

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Established in 1956, Move United uses the power of sports to push what's possible so everyone, regardless of ability, has equal access to sports and recreation in their community.