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Supporting Families of Children with Disabilities

Empowering families with the tools, guidance, and community networks needed to help children with disabilities thrive. Explore curated learning opportunities, developmental programs, and local support services designed to care for your child's unique journey.

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Unsure Where to Begin? Let Help Me Grow Sacramento be your one-stop shop to connect your family with the right tools, programs, and personalized support!
Help Me Grow acts as a central hub—a true one-stop system of support—that simplifies the process for families navigating special needs. Instead of searching through endless organizations, one connection to Help Me Grow links you directly to community resources, developmental screenings, and individualized care tailored to your child's unique journey.
Email: ten.eocs%40worgempleh  Families: (916) 822-8744

California Department of Social Services – SCOE Early Learning

Sacramento County Resources

● Alta California Regional Center (ACRC): ACRC provides coordination services to infants and toddlers, between birth and 36 months, who have a need for early intervention services and who meet the eligibility criteria for the California Early Start program.
● ASQ Developmental Screenings Online Access: Help Me Grow offers free, confidential, online Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) developmental screenings for families with children from birth through age 5. These quick and easy online questionnaires—including the ASQ-3 for general developmental milestones like communication and motor skills, and the ASQ:SE-2 for social-emotional growth—help parents track their child's progress and identify strengths or areas needing extra support.
● Help Me Grow Sacramento: Help Me Grow Sacramento County is a system that supports the healthy development of young children by connecting families to existing resources and services. It is a framework that helps build comprehensive early childhood systems.

● Infant Development Program (IDP): The Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) Infant Development Program (IDP) provides services to eligible children, from birth through 36 months of age, who have delays in one or more areas of development. Launched county-wide in 1976, this respected SCOE program provides free educational opportunities at home and in the community.

● UC Davis Mind Institute: Changing lives for individuals with autism, fragile X syndrome, Down syndrome, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions. The UC Davis MIND Institute is dedicated to educating and reaching out to parents, patients, educators, and the community.

● Sacramento Autistic Spectrum and Special Needs Alliance (SASSNA): The SASSNA provides free support services to assist mentally-diverse youth and their families in navigating educational, government, and social systems. Their core offerings include individualized case management, special education and legal advocacy, financial or material resource assistance, and community-building events.
● Sacramento County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA): The goal of the Sacramento County SELPA is to ensure the delivery of high quality special education programs and services to students with disabilities in the districts our SELPA serves: Arcohe SD, Center Joint Unified SD, Elverta SD, Natomas Charter School, Galt Joint Union Elementary SD, Galt Joint Union High SD, Robla SD, River Delta Unified SD, and SCOE special education programs.

● Warmline Family Resource Center: Warmline provides information, education and support to promote and strengthen the foundation of families and children with developmental disabilities so they can face the challenges of the present and create new dreams for the future.

Child Development Permit Support – SCOE Early Learning

California State Resources

● Brightlife Kids: BrightLife Kids is a 100% free, state-funded online behavioral health coaching and resource program for California families with children ages 0 to 12. Created by Brightline under the California Department of Health Care Services, it requires no insurance, co-pays, or referrals.
● California Department of Education's Laws, Regulations, Policies: The California Department of Education collaborates closely with education partners to create inclusive learning environments, deliver high-quality programs and resources, and support data-driven continuous improvement, ensuring that students with disabilities are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to achieve exceptional educational outcomes.
● Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children: DEC supports and promotes authentic engagement of families of children with or at-risk for disabilities and developmental delays in all activities and to provides support towards the accomplishment of DEC's Mission and Vision, as well as the Racial Equity Point of View.
● Early Start: The Early Start (ES) program is California’s early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or at risk for having a developmental disability and their families. Early Start services are available statewide and are provided in a coordinated, family-centered system.
● SEEDS of Partnership: Seeds of Partnership is a project that supports educators, administrators, department of education staff, parent center directors/staff, technical assistance partners, families, and young adults with disabilities across California. They provide training, learning and support tools, as well as parent and professional resources in the areas of family engagement, alternative dispute resolution, early learning, youth leadership/self advocacy and compliance and improvement monitoring. They also provide statewide support and coordinated technical assistance to the Family Empowerment Centers and Disability Council, as well as collaborate with regional, state, and national partners.

SCOE Sponsored Professional Learning Opportunities – SCOE Early Learning

National Resources

● Autism Speaks: Autism Speaks is dedicated to creating an inclusive world for all individuals with autism throughout their lifespan. They do this through advocacy, services, supports, research and innovation, and advances in care for autistic individuals and their families.
● Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF): DREDF trains and educates people with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities about their rights under state and federal disability rights laws so they can use the laws as tools to challenge exclusion and discrimination and advocate effectively for full participation in the lives of their communities.

● EasterSeals: Easter Seals offers tailored disability and community services that meet the unique needs of families, fostering many aspects of health and well-being.
● Shriners Children's: The mission of Shriners Children’s is to provide the highest quality care to children with orthopedic, neuromuscular, colorectal and gastrointestinal conditions, burn injuries, craniofacial conditions and spinal cord injuries. Their experienced medical teams also provide spine care, sports medicine and other special health care needs within a compassionate, family centered and collaborative care environment.
● Zero to Three: Zero to Three offers evidence-based resources, professional development, and parenting guidance to support early childhood development and nurture strong family relationships. The organization also advocates for state and federal policies that expand access to high-quality early care, mental health support, and critical developmental tools for infants and toddlers.

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