Additional Resources for Parents

Early Intervention Parent Leadership Project

The Parent Leadership Project,a project of the Office of Family Initiatives at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, was created to support parents whose children receive early intervention services. The Project’s main goal is to promote lifetime advocacy, leadership skills and the development of an informed parent constituency, which will encourage early intervention services to be increasingly family centered. The Project is a parent driven endeavor, which continually seeks family involvement and input regarding the needs of families enrolled in Early Intervention and is implemented by parents whose own children have received EI services.

Courageous Parents Network

A nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, created by parents, for parents of seriously ill children, and by the providers who care for them, with oversight from professional advisory boards. Their mission is to empower, support, and equip families and providers caring for children with serious illness.

Family Ties of Massachusetts

Family TIES of Massachusetts provides information and referral services, emotional support, and training to parents of children and youth with special needs. Driven and staffed by parents of children with special needs, we offer a unique type of emotional and practical support to families with similar life experiences. We are a primary source for information about Early Intervention and maintain a complete listing of Early Intervention Programs in MA.