Parent & Family Resources: Parenting | PA Parent and Family Alliance The PA Parent and Family Alliance is a state-wide organization that started when families of children with social, emotional, behavioral and learning challenges began uniting in their local communities to support one another in their efforts to access services. They had hopes that all families would be valued and embraced as the experts that they indeed were in knowing and understanding the needs of their loved ones. These hardworking, active, and loving caregivers led the way for what is now the vision of PA Parent and Family Alliance.
![]() At Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania, when someone asks what we do, we say we empower and support parents throughout our great state. We connect them with families of children & adults with special needs or disabilities who’ve had similar journeys. The peaks and valleys families experience along the way might sometimes feel a little overwhelming. So, we’re driven to ensure no parent feels alone. Ever.
Disabilities | Hune | United States (huneinc.org) HUNE is a not-for-profit organization that provides free bilingual English and Spanish training, technical assistance and individual assistance to families of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and to professionals who work with children. This assistance helps families to participate more effectively with professionals in meeting the educational needs of children and youth with disabilities. HUNE works to improve educational outcomes for children and youth with all disabilities (emotional, learning, mental, and physical) from 0-26 years of age. Family Connections for Language and Learning FamilyConnectionsforLanguageLearningV5.pdf (eita-pa.org) Affiliate program of Parent To Parent PA that assists families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing to navigate the Early Intervention system and explore communication opportunities. The PEAL Center – Helping Families of Children with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs Since 2005, the PEAL Center has been committed to serving families and professionals across Pennsylvania. Today PEAL works with families, youth and young adults with disabilities and special health care needs to help them understand their rights and advocate for themselves. Through our unwavering commitment to inclusion and our guiding values, we empower families and individuals to be included in their home schools and access high quality, coordinated physical and behavioral health care. PEAL’s services are provided at no charge to families as they are funded by private donations and federal, state, and private grants. The PEAL Center is an organization of parents/family members of children with disabilities and special health care needs and persons with disabilities who educate and guide:
The Peal Center provides families with resources for: Special education, COVID-19, PA Community Resources, Early Intervention, Literacy, Inclusion, Education, Families to the MAX (F2MAX), 21 and Able, Transition Discoveries, Health Care Resources, and Youth & young Adults. There is also a newsletter available. Common Sense Media Our Mission | Common Sense Media
Online resource for parents and families to help keep in touch with the rapid evolution of technology that our children utilize in the modern world. Helps parents to make informed choices and recommendations about media, technology, and modern interactivity and communication. Runs several programs including: Research Program: Leading the way with original research reports. Latino Program: Creating culturally relevant content for Spanish-speaking families. Privacy Program: Supporting a more secure digital future for kids everywhere. Digital Citizenship Program: Helping students take ownership of their digital lives. Internet Access for Kids: A Guide for Parents Internet Access For Kids: A Guide For Parents (internetadvisor.com) Navigating the internet and its usage regarding your children can be a difficult subject to talk about and a hard set of rules and ideas to navigate. One the one hand, your children need access to the internet for school and socialization (especially in the middle of nationwide closures due to the pandemic), and there is eventually no avoiding their internet use. On the other hand, there are legitimate and serious dangers online, some of which can cause long-term damage to your children's mental health. You do not want to be neglectful about this matter. Click the link above to read more. |