Parent Training and Information Centers (PTI) Contact List

Rowell Family Empowerment Center of Northern CA

• Kat Lowrance - Executive Director

Redding Office
962 Maraglia St.
Redding, CA 96002
530-226-5129
530-226-5141 FAX
877-227-3471
Email: sklowrance@aol.com

Chico Office
377 Connors Ct. Suite A
Chico, CA 95926
530-899-8801
530-899-8968 fax
Web site: http://www.rfenc.org

Provides information and resources for parents to be effective advocates for their child's special needs.

Exceptional Parents Unlimited

• Marion Karian - Executive Director
• Bobbie Coulbourne - FEC/PTI Project Director

4440 North First Street
Fresno, CA 93726
559-229-2000
559-229-2956 FAX
Web site: www.exceptionalparents.org
Central California

Exceptional Parents Unlimited strives to strengthen and empower children and families facing extraordinary medical, developmental, and parenting challenges by providing an array of services that are accessible, integrated, and coordinated.

Parents Helping Parents/Santa Clara

• Mary Ellen Peterson - CEO

1400 Parkmoor Ave, Suite 100
San Jose, CA 95126

408-727-5775 voice
408-727-7655 TDD
408-727-0182 FAX
Email: info@php.com
Web site: www.php.com

Parents Helping Parents helps children with special needs receive the resources and other services they need to reach their full potential.

DREDF, Disability Rights Education Defense Fund

• Susan Henderson - Managing Director

2212 6th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
510-644-2555 (TDD available)
510-841-8645 FAX
1-800-348-4232
Email: info@dredf.org
Web site: www.dredf.org (Northern California with Parents Helping Parents of Santa Clara)

DREDF is national law and policy center that protects and advances the civil rights of people with disabilities.

Support for Families of Children with Disabilities

• Juno Duenas - Executive Director

1663 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-282-7494
415-282-1226 FAX
Email: jduenas@supportforfamilies.org
Web site: www.supportforfamilies.org

Support for Families of Children with Disabilities provides information, education, and parent-to-parent support free of charge to families of children with any kind of disability or special health care need in San Francisco.

Team of Advocates for Special Kids, (TASK)

• Marta Anchondo - Executive Director

Anaheim Office
100 West Cerritos Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92805
714-533-8275
714-533-2533 FAX
Email: taskca@yahoo.com
Web site: www.taskca.org

Team of Advocates for Special Kids, (TASK) San Diego

• Brenda Smith - Deputy Director (for all areas)

San Diego Office
3180 University Ave, Suite 430
San Diego, CA 92104
858-874-2386
858-874-0123 FAX
Email: taskca@yahoo.com
Web site: www.taskca.org

Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK) is a Parent Training and Information Center that Parents & Professionals can turn to for assistance in seeking and obtaining needed early intervention, educational, medical or therapeutic support service for children.

Region 1 (Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo Counties)
Region 2 (Orange, Imperial, San Bernardino, Riverside, Mono, Inyo Counties)

Matrix

• Nora Thompson - Executive Director

94 Galli Drive, Suite C
Novato, CA 94949
415-884-3535
415-884-3555 FAX
1-800-578-2592

Email: info@matrixparents.org
Web site: www.matrixparents.org
Serves Northern California with PHP of Santa Clara

Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers web site offers nationwide information on Parent Training and Information Centers and Community Parent Resource Centers.

 

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Family Empowerment Centers (FEC)

Organization	Name	Title	Address	Work Phone	City	Zip Code
Rowell Family Empowerment of Northern CA	Kat Lowrance	Executive Director	962 Maragalia St	(530) 226-5129	Redding	96002
Family Soup	Cindy E. Chandler	Executive Director	1650 Sierra Avenue, Suite 106	(530) 751-1925	Yuba City	95993
Rowell Family Empowerment of Northern CA	Greg Lavin	Program Coordinator	377 Connors Ct.	(530) 899-8801	Chico	95926
Plumas Rural Services, Inc.	Linda Wymore	FEC Coordinator	586 Jackson Street	(530) 283-3611 (800)826-0842	Quincy	95971
Matrix Parent Network & Resource Center	Nora Thompson	Executive Director	94 Gali Drive, Suite C	(415) 475-2114	Novato	94949
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities	Juno Duenas	Executive Director	1663 Mission Street, 7th Floor	(415) 282-7494	San Francisco	94110
Parents Helping Parents, Inc. (PHP)	Mary Ellen Peterson	CEO	1400 Parkmoor Ave, Suite 100	(408) 727-5775	San Jose	95126
Special Parents Information Network (SPIN)	Cece Pinheiro	Executive Director	294 Green Valley Road Ste. 313	(831) 722-2800	Watsonville	95076
Exceptional Parents Unlimited	Marion Karian	Executive Director	4440 North First Street	(559) 229-2000	Fresno	93726
H.E.A.R.T.S. Connection FRC	Susan Graham	Director	3101 N. Sillect Avenue, Suite 115	(800) 210-7633	Bakersfield	93308
Loving Your Disabled Child, Westside Family Resource Center	Theresa Cooper	Executive Director	4528 Crenshaw Blvd.	(323) 299-2925	Los Angeles	90043
The San Gabriel/Pomona Parents' Place Family Resource Center	Sona Baghdassarian	Director	1500 S. Hyacinth Avenue, Suite B	(626) 919-1091	West Covina	91791
Family Focus Resource Center, CSU Northridge Foundation	Ann Bisno	Director	18111 Nordhoff St.	(818) 677-5575	Northridge	91330-8265
Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK) Orange County	Marta Anchondo	Executive Director	100 West Cerritos Avenue	(714) 533-8275	Anaheim	92805
San Diego State University Foundation on behalf of: Exceptional FRC	Sherry Torok	Executive Director	5250 Campanile Drive	(858) 292-9092	San Diego	92182-1931

 

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