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Community Resources

A curated collection of tools, organizations, and support systems for families of children with learning differences.

COPAA

COPAA

COPAA’s mission is to protect and enforce the legal and civil rights of students with disabilities and their families. Our primary goal is to empower marginalized community members to secure high quality educational services and to promote excellence in advocacy.

Friendship Circle

Friendship Circle

Friendship Circle supports individuals with special needs and their families by providing recreational, social and educational programming. Additionally, Friendship Circle aims to educate our volunteers and promote an inclusive community that values all individuals regardless of the challenges they face.

Ivy Mount

Ivy Mount

Ivymount’s Community Outreach and Services brings the expertise of Ivymount School, The Maddux School and Ivymount Endeavors together to meet the needs of our community through educational and recreational programs, special events, workshops, and community connections.

MANSEF

MANSEF

The Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities (MANSEF) is a not-for-profit organization of 99 nonpublic special education facilities approved by the Maryland State Department of Education.

Maryland IEP Resources

Maryland IEP Resources

Here you will find resources for families of special education students organized around the division’s three imperatives: Early Childhood; Access, Equity, Progress; and Secondary Transition.

Parents Place of Maryland

Parents Place of Maryland

The Parents’ Place offers a variety of programs and services that continue to support families of children with disabilities and special health care needs. Serving as Maryland’s Parent Training and Information Center and Family-to-Family Health Information Center, Parents’ Place supports thousands of Maryland families each year.

The ARC of Montgomery County

The ARC of Montgomery County

Each day, The Arc Montgomery County directly supports over 600 children, youth, adults and families by providing child care, work skills training, employment opportunities, community living services, resources, advocacy and respite care.

Washington, D.C

Washington, D.C

Washington, D.C. IEP Resources Here you will find resources for families of special education students in DCPS

WISER Directory

WISER Directory

WISER's goals are to improve educational services and promote child advocacy by providing comprehensive resources to children and parents in Washington, DC, Northern Virginia, and suburban Maryland. WISER members are seasoned professionals and experts in their fields.

xMinds

xMinds

xMinds - the Partnership for Extraordinary Minds is a resource organization for parents and educators who want to improve education for autistic students in Montgomery County, MD

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