Texas Parent to Parent

Texas Parent to Parent

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Providing support and information to families of children with disabilities, chronic illness and other special health care needs

Home What TxP2P Offers Services for Parents Services for Professionals Services for Parent Group Facilitators Resource Directory Newsletters Contact Us Donate About TxP2P Site Map	Welcome!! Texas Parent to Parent is a non-profit, statewide program that provides support, resources and information to parents and caregivers of children of all ages and disabilities as well as to the professionals who work with them. Our mission is to support children with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and other special needs by empowering their families to be advocates for them through peer support, resource referral and public awareness. The following are family focused services: Matching parents to trained Supporting Parent Volunteers who have children with similar disabilities or issues via email and telephone. Providing resource information via a 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, sibling’s issues, etc. Providing fact sheets and quarterly newsletters to 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. Providing technical support to families or parent groups for creating support systems within their communities. Collaborating with other Texas statewide programs to provide an annual statewide disability conference for parents While our services focus on children and families, we also have services for professionals. Providing trainings to Pediatric and Family Practice Residents through our Medical Education Program, funded through the Texas Council on Developmental Disabilities. Providing opportunities for professionals to learn from experienced trained parents about the stresses faced by families through educational and informational seminars and programs Provide an annual statewide disability conference for parent Welcome to our family! Erika, Patty, Luz, Susan, Mary Jane, Debbie, Jan, Rosemary, Jeanine, Laura, & Sue	Click here to see our latest newsletter in PDF form Click here to see current or previous newsletters or to print individual articles from any of the newsletters To see our metro area resource lists, click on the appropriate city below: Amarillo & Vicinity Austin & Vicinity Corpus Christi & Vicinity Dallas & Ft. Worth & Vicinity El Paso & Vicinity Rio Grande Valley San Antonio & Vicinity Click here for our State & National Resource Directory To find resources in the county where you live, go to the Resource Directory and click on your area of the state
Toll free: 866-896-6001 Austin: 512-458-8600 Fax: 512-451-3110
Last Updated: February 19, 2009	Find out about parent to parent programs in other states or to find out how to start a parent to parent program in your state, go to Parent to Parent USA! www.p2pusa.org		Use your Randall Remarkable Card to support TxP2P #10043

Welcome!!

Texas Parent to Parent is a non-profit, statewide program that provides support, resources and information to parents and caregivers of children of all ages and disabilities as well as to the professionals who work with them. Our mission is to support children with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and other special needs by empowering their families to be advocates for them through peer support, resource referral and public awareness.

The following are family focused services:

Matching parents to trained Supporting Parent Volunteers who have children with similar disabilities or issues via email and telephone.
Providing resource information via a 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, sibling’s issues, etc.
Providing fact sheets and quarterly newsletters to 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.
Providing technical support to families or parent groups for creating support systems within their communities.
Collaborating with other Texas statewide programs to provide an annual statewide disability conference for parents

While our services focus on children and families, we also have services for professionals.

Providing trainings to Pediatric and Family Practice Residents through our Medical Education Program, funded through the Texas Council on Developmental Disabilities.
Providing opportunities for professionals to learn from experienced trained parents about the stresses faced by families through educational and informational seminars and programs
Provide an annual statewide disability conference for parent

Welcome to our family!
Erika, Patty, Luz, Susan, Mary Jane, Debbie, Jan, Rosemary, Jeanine, Laura, & Sue