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family support resource directory

Many times a child’s ongoing medical conditions often require additional resources to assist parents and caregivers. With our Family Support Resource Directory, you can search resources that span over the 20-county area that Dayton Children’s serves. You can quickly connect to local, regional and national resources to help you locate information about education, healthcare, financial, transition, recreation, networking, future planning and more.

This guide is organized to help you find the information that you need:

  • To the right are pages specific to parents, professionals and teens. This may be a good starting point for those new to our directory.
  • To the left is a list of categories that our resources cover.
  • Finally, below is a search bar specifically for our Special Needs Resource Center that you can tailor to your county or specific needs.

In addition to the resource center, we also offer the complete KidsHealth Library to help parents learn more about a specific condition. Information is given in easy-to-understand terms and in many cases available in Spanish as well as English.

We encourage you to explore and feel free to add resources that are currently not included by emailing FRC@childrensdayton.org. If you can’t find what you are looking for, please don’t hesitate to contact our MeadWestvaco Family Resource Center at (937) 641-3700.

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Talking About Curing Autism

Resource Category - support group

Specialty or Condition - developmental disabilities, autism

Description

Talking about Curing Autism provides support to parents of children with Autism or an Autism Spectrum Disorder. The organization is based online and has a local chapter in Dayton Ohio. Parents, professionals, students, and anyone interested in learning about Autism are encouraged to attend meetings and become a member of TACA.

contact information

(855) 726-7810 view website

Teaching Students with Special Needs by Teacher Vision

Resource Category - support organization

Specialty or Condition - multiple disabilities

Description

This site offers teachers strategies about how to best teach and work with students with special needs. It gives suggestions about how best to help students with ADHD, hearing, visual, physical or emotional challenges succeed in the classroom.

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Team IMPACT

Resource Category - support group

Specialty or Condition - add/adhd, asthma, autism, blood disorders, brain tumor, cancer, cerebral palsy, crohn’s disease, deaf or hard of hearing, dermatology, developmental disabilities, diabetes, down syndrome, epilepsy, grieving, heart, kidney, learning disabilities, limited mobility, multiple disabilities, muscular dystrophy, orthopedic/limp differences, other, respite, spina bifida, therapeutic, traumatic brain injury, visual impairments

Description

Team IMPACT connects children facing life-threatening and chronic illnesses with local college athletic teams. Team IMPACT children become official members of their team from Draft Day through to Graduation.

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address

500 Victory Rd, 4th Floor, Quincy, Massachusetts, 02171
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info@goteamimpact.org

617-801-0248 view website

The Adaptive Adventure Sports Coalition

Resource Category - support group

Specialty or Condition - multiple disabilities

Description

The Adaptive Adventure Sports Coalition provides outdoor adventure sports to people of all ages with physical and cognitive disabilities. Through sports, people with disabilities gain strength and endurance; reach rehabilitation, competition or leisure goals; and find opportunities for leadership. TAASC uses special equipment and instruction to remove barriers in settings that are fun, safe and provide the opportunity for learning and challenge. To find a program or learn more, visit their website.

contact information

address

6000 Harriot Rd, Powell, Ohio, 43065
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email

info@taasc.org

614.389.3921 view website

The Arc

Resource Category - support organization

Specialty or Condition - autism, down syndrome, developmental disabilities

Description

The Arc is the largest national community-based organization advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. They encompass all ages and more than 100 different diagnoses including autism, Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, and various other developmental To find out about other disabilities they cover, and learn more about the Arc, visit their website.

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1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC, 20006
Map & Directions

(800) 433-5255 view website

The Arc of Allen County

Resource Category - support organization, camp

Specialty or Condition - developmental disabilities

Description

The Arc of Allen County strives to empower individuals with intellectual disabilities and related developmental disabilities to reach their highest level of independence, achievement, self-esteem, and improve their overall quality of life. The Arc of Allen County has a variety of settings and programs including day care, educational training, human rights advocacy, and information and referral.

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address

546 S. Collett St., Lima, Ohio, 45805
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email

arc@wcoil.com

419-225-6285 view website