PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION
CENTERS BY STATE

It has concerned me a great deal when talking to many, many parents, both at work and on different mailing lists that they aren't being told of the resources available to them in their states. The organizations below are called Parent Training & Information Centers. These programs are funded by the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education. The purpose of these Centers are to help provide training and information to meet the needs of parents of children with disabilities living in the area served by the center.

Parent Training & Information Centers can help parents to:

UPDATED:  4/16/05
ALABAMA

Special Education Action Committee, Inc.
P.O. Box 161274
Mobile, AL 36616-2274
(800) 222-7322 (AL only)
(251) 478-1208
(251) 473-7877 (fax)
seacofmobile@seacpac.com 

ALASKA

PARENTS, Inc.
4743 E. Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99508
(800) 478-7678 (voice, AK only)
(907) 337-7678 (voice & TDD)
(907) 337-7671 (fax)
parents@parentsinc.org

LINKS-MatSu Parent 
Resource Center
6177 E. Palmer-Wasilla Highway
Palmer, AK  99645
(907) 373-3632
(907) 373-3620 (fax)
links@gci.net 

ARIZONA

RAISING Special Kids
2400 N. Central Avenue, Suite 200
Pheonix, AZ 85004
(602) 242-4366 (Voice & TDD)
(800) 237-3007 (AZ Only)
info@raisingspecialkids.org

ARKANSAS

Arkansas Disability Coalition
1123 University Avenue, Suite 225
Little Rock, AR 72204-1605
(800) 223-1330 (AR only)
(501) 614-7020 (voice/TDD)
adcwstovali@earthlink.net 

CALIFORNIA

Exceptional Parents Unlimited
4440 N 1st Street
Fresno, CA 93726
(559) 229-2000 
(559) 229-2956 (fax) 
bcoulbourne@exceptionalparents.org 

Parents Helping Parents of Santa Clara
3041 Olcott Street
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3222
(408) 727-5775
(408) 727-7655 (TDD)
(408) 727-0182 (fax)
info@php.com

DREDF
2212 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
(800) 466-4232
(510) 644-2555 (TDD available)
(510) 841-8645 (fax)
dredf@dredf.org

Matrix
94 Galli Drive, Suite C
Novato, CA 94949
(415) 884-3535
(415) 884-3555 (fax)
1-800-578-2592
norat@matrixparents.org 

Support for Families of Children
with Disabilities
2601 Mission #710
San Francisco, CA 94110-3111
(415) 282-7494
(415) 282-1226 (fax)
jduenas@supportforfamilies.org

COLORADO

PEAK Parent Center, Inc.
611 N. Weber, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(800) 284-0251 (voice)
(719) 531-9400 (voice)
(719) 531-9403 (TDD)
info@peakparent.org

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center
338 Main Street
Niantic, CT 06357
(860) 739-3089 (voice & TDD)
(860) 739-7460 (fax - call first)
(800) 445-2722 (CT ONLY)
cpac@cpacinc.org

DELAWARE

Parent Information Center
700 Barksdale Road, Suite 3
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 366-0152
(302) 366-0276 (fax)
1-888-547-4412
Maghaz@picofdel.org 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Advocates for Justice and Education
2041 Martin Luther King Avenue, SE, Suite 301
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 678-8060
1-888-327-8060
kim.jones@aje-dc.org 

FLORIDA

Family Network on Disabilities
2735 Whitney Road
Clearwater, FL 33760-1610
(727) 523-1130 
(800) 825-5736 (FL Only) 
(717) 523-8687 (fax) 
fnd@fndfl.org

GEORGIA

Parents Educating Parents and Professionals for All Children
3680 Kings Highway
Douglasville, GA 30135
(770) 577-7771
(770) 577-7774 (fax)
peppinc@peppinc.org 

HAWAII

AWARE
200 N Vineyard Blvd., Suite 310
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 536-2280 (voice/TTY)
(808) 537-6780 (fax)
1-800-533-9684
jschember-lang@idahawaii.org

IDAHO

Idaho Parents Unlimited
600 N. Curtis Road, Suite 100
Boise, ID 83706
(800) 242-4785
(208) 342-5884 (voice/TDD)
(208) 342-1408 (fax)
parents@ipulidaho.org

ILLINOIS

Family Resource Center on Disabilities 20 E. Jackson Blvd, Room 900
Chicago, IL 60604
(800) 952-4199 (IL only)
(312) 939-3513 (voice)
(312) 939-3519 (TDD/TTY)
(312) 939-7297 (fax)
frcdptiil@ameritech.net

Designs for Change
29 East Madison, Suite 950
Chicago, IL  60602 
(312) 236-7252 
markse@designsforchange.org

Family Matters
2502 S. Veterans Drive
Effingham, IL  62401
(217) 347-0880
info@fmptic.org 

INDIANA

IN*SOURCE
809 N Michigan Street
South Bend, IN 46601-1036
(800) 332-4433 (IN only)
(219) 234-7101
(219) 234-7279 (fax)
insource@insource.org

IOWA

Access for Special Kids (ASK)
321 E 6th Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 243-1713
(515) 243-1902 (fax)
1-800-450-8667
jule@askresource.org 

KANSAS

Families Together, Inc.
3033 West Second St, Suite 106
Wichita, KS 67203
(888) 815-6364
(316) 945-7747
(316) 945-7795 (fax)
connie@familiestogetherinc.org

KENTUCKY

Kentucky Special Parent
Involvement Network
10301 B Deering Road 
Louisville, KY  40272 
(502) 937-6894 
(502) 937-6464 (fax) 
1-800-525-7746
spininc@aol.com

LOUISIANA

Pyramid Parent Training Program (CPRC)
2552 St. Philip Street
New Orleans, LA  70119
(504) 827-0610
(504) 827-2999 (fax)
PyramidCPRC@aol.com 

Project PROMPT
4323 Division Street, Suite 110
Metairie, LA  70002-3179
(504) 888-9111
1-800-766-7736
carceneaux@projectprompt.com 

MAINE

Maine Parent Federation
P.O. Box 2067
Augusta, ME  04338
(207) 623-2144
(800) 870-7746 
parentconnect@mpf.org 

MARYLAND

Parents Place of MD, Inc.
801 Cromwell Park drive, Suite 103
Glen Burnie, MD  21061
(410) 768-9100
(410) 768-0830 (fax)
info@ppmd.org 

MASSACHUSETTS

Federation for Children with Special Needs
1135 Tremont Street, Suite 420
Boston, MA 02120-2140
(800) 331-0688 (MA only)
(617) 236-7210 (voice/TTY)
(617) 572-2094(fax)
fcsninfo@fcsn.org

MICHIGAN

CAUSE
6412 Centurion Dr., Suite 130
Lansing, MI  48917
(517) 886-9167
(517) 886-9366 (fax)
info@causeonline.org 

Tri-county Partnership
NW Activity Center
18100 Meyers, Suite 305/307
Detroit, MI  48235
(313) 863-0813
1-800-298-4424
infodetroit@causeonline.org

MINNESOTA

PACER Center, Inc.
8161 Normandale Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55437-1044
(800) 537-2237 (voice, MN only)
(952) 838-9000
pacer@pacer.org

MISSISSIPPI

EMPOWER Community Resource  Cntr
136 South Poplar Street
P.O. Box 1733
Greenville, MS  38702-1733
(662) 332-4852
(662) 332-1622 (fax)
empower@cox.-internet.com 

MISSOURI

Missouri Parents Act
1 W. Armour Blvd, Suite 302
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-531-7070
msavage@ptimpact.com 

MONTANA

Parents Let's Unite for Kids
516 N 32nd Street
Billings, MT 59101
(406) 255-0540
(406) 255-0523
1-800-222-7585 (MT Only)
plukinfo@pluk.org

NEBRASKA

PTI Nebraksa
3135 N 93rd Street
Omaha, NE  68134
(402) 346-0525
1-800-284-8520
info@pti-nebraska.org

NEVADA

Nevada Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP)
2355 Red Rock Street, #106
Las Vegas, NV  89146
(800) 216-5188
(702) 388-8899
(702) 388-2966 (fax)
1-800-216-5188
pepinfo@nvpep.org 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Parent Information Center
P.O. Box 2405
Concord, NH 03302-2405
(800) 232-0986 (voice, NH only)
(603) 224-7005 (voice/TDD)
(603) 224-4365 (fax)
hthalheimer@parentinformationcenter.org 

NEW JERSEY

Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN)
35 Halsey Street, 4th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(800) 654-7726
(973) 642-8100
(973) 642-8080 (fax)
AutinD@aol.com 

NEW MEXICO

Parents Reaching Out
1920 "B" Columbia Drive SE 
Albuquerque, NM 87106 
(505) 247-0192 
(505) 247-1345 (fax) 
1-800-524-5176 (NM Only)
prodreamaker@msn.com

NEW YORK

Advocates for Children of New York
151 West 30th St. 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 947-9779
(212) 947-9790 (fax)
aespada@advocatesforchildren.org

Resources for Children with Special Needs
116 E. 16th Street, 5th Fl.
New York, NY   10003
(212) 677-4650
info@resourcesnyc.org

The Advocacy Center
590 South Avenue, Averill Court
Rochester, NY 14620
(716) 546-1700
(716) 546-7069 (fax)
(800) 650-4967 (NY Only)
blackwell@advocacycenter.com

NORTH CAROLINA

ECAC, Inc.
907 Barra Row, Suites 102/103
Davidson, NC  28036
(704) 892-1321
1-800-962-6817 (NC Only)
mlacorte@ecacmail.org 

NORTH DAKOTA

Pathfinder Family Center
Arrowhead Shopping Center
1600 Second Avenue, SW
Minot, ND 58701
(701) 837-7500
1-800-245-5840
ndpath01@ndak.net

OHIO

OCECD
Bank One Bldg.
165 W. Center Street, Suite 302
Marion, OH 43302-3741
(800) 374-2806
(740) 382-5452 (voice/TDD)
(740) 383-6421 (fax)
ocecd@gte.net

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma Parents Center, Inc.
4600 Southeast 29th Street 
Suite 115 
Del City, OK  73115-4224 
(405) 619-0500 
(405) 670-0776 (fax) 
1-877-553-IDEA
okparentsctr@aol.com

OREGON
Oregon Parent Training & Info Center
2295 Liberty Street, NE
Salem, OR  97303
(503) 581-8156
(503) 391-0429 (fax)
(888) 505-2673 (OR onlyl)
orpti@open.org 

PENNSYLVANIA

Parent Education Network
2107 Indrustrial Highway
York, PA 17402-2223
(800) 441-5028 (Spanish in PA Only)
(800) 522-5827 (PA only)
(717) 600-0100(voice/TTY)
(717) 600-1801 (fax)
pen@parentednet.org

Hispanos Unidas para Vinos Impedidos
166 W. Lehigh Avenue, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19133
(215) 425-6203
(215) 425-6204 (fax)
huneinc@aol.com

PUERTO RICO

Parents Training Parents by APNI
P.O. Box 21280
Ponce de Leon 724
San Juan, PR 00928-1301
(787) 763-4665
(787) 765-0345 (fax)
(800) 981-8492
centroinfo@apnipr.org 

RHODE ISLAND

Rhode Island Parent Information Center
175 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(800) 464-3399 (voice, RI only)
(401) 727-4144 (voice)
(401) 727-4040 (fax)
collins@ripin.org

SOUTH CAROLINA

PRO-PARENTS
652 Bush River Road
Columbia, SC 29210
(800) 759-4776 (SC only)
(803) 772-772-5688 (voice)
(803) 772-5341 (fax)
proparents@aol.com

SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota Parent Connection
3701 W 49th, Suite 200B
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(800) 640-4553 (SD only)
(605) 361-3171 (voice/TDD)
(605) 361-2928 (fax)
lynnbf@sdparent.org

TENNESSEE

STEP
712 Professional Plaza
Greenville, TN 37745
(800) 280-STEP (voice, TN only)
(423) 639-0125 (voive)
(423) 636-8217 (TDD/fax)
information@tnstep.org 

TEXAS

Partners Resource Network, Inc.
1090 Longfellow Drive, Suite B
Beaumont, TX 77706-4819
(800) 866-4726 (TX only)
(409) 898-4684 (voice/TD)
(409) 898-4869 (fax)
partnersresource@sbcglobal.net 

The Arc of Texas
in the Rio Grande Valley
Parents Supporting Parents 
601 N Texas Blvd. 
Weslaco, TX  78596 
(956) 447-8408 
(956) 873-9503 (fax) 
1-888-857-8688
padillal@earthlink.net

Special Kids, Inc.
P.O. Box 266958
Houston, TX  77207
(713) 734-5355
speckids@aol.com 

Partners Resource Network
PEN Project
1001 Main Street, Suite 804
Lubbock , TX  79401
(806) 762-1434
(806) 762-1628 (fax)
(877) 762-1435 (TX Only)
wtxpen@sbcgolobal.net 

Partners Resource Network
TEAM Project
3311 Richmond, Suite 334
Houston, TX  77098
(210) 832-8945
(877) 832-8945
prnteam@sbcglobal.net 

UTAH

Utah Parent Center
2290 E. 4500 S., Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
(800) 468-1160 (UT only)
(801) 272-1051
(801) 272-8907 (fax)
helenpo@utahparentcenter.org

VERMONT

Vermont Parent Information Center
1 Mill Street, Suite A7
Burlington, VT 05401
(800) 639-7170 (voice, VT only)
(802) 658-5315 (voice/TDD)
(802) 658-5395 (fax)
vpic@vtpic.com

VIRGINIA

Parent Education Advocacy Training Center
6320 Augusta Drive
Springfield, VA 22150
(800) 869-6782 (VA Only)
(703) 923-0010
(703) 923-0030 (fax)
takemoto@peatc.org 

PADDA, Inc.
813 Forrest Drive, Suite 3
Newport News, VA 23606
(757) 591-9119
(757) 591-8990 (fax)
1-888-337-2332
mjacob@padda.org 

VIRGIN ISLANDS

Country/Hills Project
VI FIND
#2 Nye Gade
St. Thomas, US VI 00802
(340) 774-1662 (v & fax)
vifind@island.vi

WASHINGTON

Washington PAVE/STOMP
6316 S 12th Street
Tacoma, WA 98465
(800) 572-7368
(253) 565-2266 (voice/TTY)
(254) 566-8052 (fax)
jbutts@washingtonpave.com 

WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia PTI
371 Broaddus Avenue
Clarksburg, WV 26301
(800) 281-1436 (WV only)
(304) 624-1436 (voice/TTY)
(304) 624-1438 (fax)
wvpti@aol.com

WISCONSIN

Native American Family
Empowerment Center
Great Lakes InterTribal Council
2932 Highway 47N
P.O. Box 9
La du Flambeau, WI 54538
(715) 588-3324
(715) 588-7930 (fax)
1-800-472-7207
drosin@glitc.org

Wisconsin  FACETS
2714 N Dr. Martin Luther King Dr, Suite E
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 374-4645
(414) 374-4655 (fax)
wifacets@execpc.com

WYOMING

Wyoming Parent Information Center
5 N Lobban
Buffalo, WY 82834
(800) 660-9742 (voice, WY only)
(307) 684-2277 (voice/TDD)
(307) 684-5314 (fax)
tdawson@wpic.org
 

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