Community Support

Family Voices Local and national links for parent support groups and legislative news. The publication list has a number of helpful brochures.

Family Education Network has everything you need to know about sending your child to school.

The Individuals with Disability in Education Act (IDEA) addresses your child's rights in school.

PACER Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights will fill in where the previous two sites may have left off.

Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the life span, for the needs of individuals with autism and families.

Breathe Well is an in-home asthma management program that is coordinated with Lawrence and Memorial Hospital and other regional partners. Breathe Well includes community outreach, school-based education, and in-home visits for children and adults living with asthma.

Birth to Three system contracts with early intervention programs across the state of Connecticut that support families with children who have delays or disabilities.

Care & Share operates a year-round food pantry (including paper, household and cleaning products) and delivers bread and seasonal food baskets to local residents.

Child and Family Agency provides equitable clinical and supportive services in accessible ways to meet the evolving needs of our communities.

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center's team of pediatric providers are experts in the treatment of childhood orthopedic conditions from simple to complex, whether it’s setting broken bones or treating congenital and neuromuscular conditions affecting a child’s ability to walk and grow.

Sensation Station focuses on the occupations of children. In our practice we address impairments that restrict participation in sleep, feeding, dressing, toileting, play, recreation, education and for older children; participation in home management tasks such as chores or meal preparation, work and productive tasks.

Talk & Play helps children become effective communicators to connect to friends, family, and community through speech therapy in New London, Connecticut. Their services include a play-based approach in speech-language therapy using evidence-based practices to promote language learning and language use.

The Mayer Center provides comprehensive care for children and adolescents with various developmental challenges. Our center offers services to meet the physical, emotional, and behavioral needs of children with a wide range of developmental disorders.

UCFS (United Community Family Services) is an organization that is designed to change, adjust and meet the needs of the communities we serve.

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