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Caron Foundation
Residential drug and alcohol addiction treatment facility for adults and adolescents. Primary residential as well as extended care programs. Beautiful serene campus in Pennsylvania - with nearly 50 years of helping alcoholics and addicts. Also offers Student Assistance and Tobacco Cessation programs in schools and communities. |
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Estate and Financial Planning for Special Needs
At last there is a way for families with a child, spouse or sibling with lifetime special needs to receive comprehensive estate and financial planning advice, specific to their unique situation, at a reasonable cost. |
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LOOK, National Federation of Families with Visually Impaired Children
LOOK provides information, emotional support and advice regarding education, benefits and eye conditions, working directly with the families of visually impaired children. LOOK links parents enabling the sharing of experiences and providing support for each othr as individuals or as mambers of local parent groups. The OutLOOK Youth Project promotes independence for young people.
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Med Surfer
Directory of health resources for healthcare professionals and consumers. |
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Our Kids
Information and support for parents and caregivers of children with special needs.
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Parent to Parent of Colorado
Connecting families of children and adults with disabilities or special health care needs in communities across Colorado.
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Teen Drug Abuse
Information and resources for Parents about the teen drug abuse problem in America. |
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The Northern BC Council on Substance Abuse
The Northern BC Council on Substance Abuse provides training modules designed for managers, supervisors, health and safety committees, employee and family assistance groups and employees that provide the necessary information and training required to better deal with substance abuse in the workplace. The Council also offers Action North Conferences, held every second year in Prince George, which provide an excellent forum of world-renowned guest speakers. These conferences offer attendees an opportunity to obtain the most up-to-date information on how to manage and minimize the use of illicit drugs and to connect and share information essential in promoting a healthy drug free workplace.
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Visually Speaking
Deaf owned and operated, Visually Speaking teaches parents and young hearing children to communicate in American Sign Language (ASL). The company offers classes for children as young as six months of age throughout the Greater Puget Sound, and families have a number of class options to choose from. Workshops: held bi-monthly for two hours, and introduce you to the benefits of signing with your infant. Time will be spent learning frequently used signs and getting comfortable with a new mode of communication. Parents leave the workshop with a better understanding of the benefits of signing with their infant and how to get started on their own, and with a minimum of 50 new ASL signs. Infants are welcome to attend. [$35/person; $45/couple] In-home instruction: Gather at least two other interested friends and host classes at your house. Classes are held once per week for five consecutive weeks, and are one hour long. Parents learn everything they need to know about communicating with their infants using ASL, and will take away a minimum of 100 new ASL signs. Infants are welcome. [$80/one adult, one child; second adult free] Sing and Sign Lessons: Pre-school children and their families learn at least 50 signs in a fun, musical environment. The 30-minute lessons are held once a week for four consecutive weeks, with a curriculum based on the Sign2Me Pick Me Up! music CD and Activity Guide. Cost varies depending class location; the CD and Activity Guide can be purchased at the first lesson. |
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