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| Basic Charity Information |
| Organization Name: | Texas Parent to Parent |
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| Date Established in Central Texas: | |
| Number of Paid Staff: | 0 |
| Number of Volunteer Staff: | 5 |
| Category 1: | People with Disabilities |
| Category 2: | Family & Parenting |
| Category 3: | Mental Health |
| Category 4: | none |
| Category 5: | none |
| Category 6: | none |
| Keywords: | disability |
| Contact Information |
| E-Mail: | sregimbal |
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| Street Address 1: | 8915 Appaloosa Run |
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| Street Address City: | Austin |
| Street Address State: | TX |
| Street Address Zip: | 78737 |
| Mailing Address 1: | P.O. Box 300638 |
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| Mailing Address City: | Austin |
| Mailing Address State: | TX |
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| Charity Description |
| Mission: | Texas Parent to Parent supports and empowers families to be advocates for their children with disabilities, chronic illness and other special needs through parent to parent support, connections with appropriate resources and raising awareness about the needs of our families. |
| Program or Service: | We provide the following services:
·Matching new parents to trained volunteer parents who have children with similar disabilities or issues via email and telephone.
·Providing resource information via website resource directory or in writing to provide families with statewide and local resources. These resources include long-term financial help, therapy centers, parent support groups, etc.
·Providing a forum via email or telephone for families to get answers to specific questions about issues related to their child such as special education services, insurance issues, sibling issues, etc.
·Providing fact sheets and quarterly newsletters to new families via email or in writing. Information provided will include information on specific disabilities, care for the caregiver, special education law, insurance issues, respite care, applicable websites, etc.
·Training volunteer parents in active listening, local resources, the stresses and the stages that new parents experience, etc. via email and/or face-to-face meetings.
·Providing information and support to the trained volunteer families via email or in writing in the form of quarterly newsletters. Information provided will include the benefits of parent-to-parent support, special education law, active listening skills, etc.
·Providing opportunities for professionals to learn from experienced trained parents about the stresses faced by families through educational and informational seminars and programs
We plan to provide the following in the near future:
·Providing technical support to families or parent groups for creating support systems within their community
·Collaborating with other Texas statewide programs to provide an annual disability conference for parents
We are affiliated with other statewide parent to parent programs through the University of Kansas' Beach Center. We share information, best practices, and find matches for families that their individual state is unable to match. We share and learn from each other how best to provide support to families.
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| Outcomes: | Philosophy:
We believe that peer support is the best way to assist a family on the journey of raising a child with special needs. The sharing of joy, frustration and hope is one of the most powerful experiences a parent can receive. We also believe that parents are the experts on their child and that the children are our best teachers.
Our goals are:
·To increase the confidence, emotional stability and skills of families by providing peer support and ongoing opportunities for specific information and training
·To provide a place where families can get answers to specific questions about issues related to their child
·To increase families’ knowledge and access to resources
·To decrease stress and isolation for families of children with disabilities, chronic illness or other special needs
·To help families find or create resources for support in their own community
·To enhance the education and understanding of the professionals presently working with or preparing to work with families and their children so that they can be sensitive to the stresses faced by these families
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| How to Donate: | Please call . |
| Financial Information |
| Tax Exempt?: | Yes |
| Fiscal Year End: | December 31, 2002 |
| Statement Audited?: | No |
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| 990 Recieved by BBB?: | |
| Key Staff |
| Name: | Laura Warren |
| Title in Organization: | Program Coordinator |
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| Board Member |
| Name: | Val Sutorius |
| Title in Organization: | Board President |
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