We offer information, education and support free of charge to families & professionals of children with disabilities or special healthcare needs in SF.
San Francisco, CA
Joined August 2013
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📢 RAI Sessions & Townhalls: Cycle 1
Help shape #SFUSD's future! 📢 What criteria should we use?
📢 Get involved: sfusd.edu/RAI
Virtual Townhall: shorturl.at/hjBDQ
📢 Community Sessions: shorturl.at/bfJ36
#Education #CommunityInput
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@mrhealthteacher Wonderful to be at John O'Connell High School with you serving #sfusd families! We are glad that everyone had such a resourceful and joyful time! @SupportforFams
Thank you to @SupportforFams @SFUnified and @ppssf for inviting me to talk about sexuality education with parents of neurodiverse students Saturday.
I was glad to share great resources from @amazeorg @madhatterwell @CommonSense and @ScottAmpersand.
We’re all in this together!
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Check out the Information & Resource Conference presented by @SFUnified, @SupportforFams, & @cacspedsf! It's NEXT Saturday, 3/18! Get tons of information and resources about IEPs, Special Education, & the IEP Process. Go to supportforfamilies.org/irc20… for information/registration!
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We're celebrating 40 years of impact by @SupportforFams! Their mission is to ensure that families of children with any kind of disability or special health care need has support. Safe transportation is a piece of that.
Hear from one family how @Waymo could open new doors:
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Join @Waymo this Friday and party like it's 1982 to support @SupportforFams' 40th anniversary!
We're honored to reflect back on their incredible legacy of service to families and look forward together to the future.
supportforfamilies.org/event…
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Join the April session of the Parent Education Institute (PEI) for Special Education on Wednesday, April 13 at 6PM via Zoom. RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… @SupportforFams
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It’s Rally Day - March 29th! Watch on FB Live, starting at 11AM #SFRallyForUniversalScreening
@Ahsha_Safai @Portantino @DubsCommunity @Garydwayne @cacspedsf @SupportforFams @CaliforniaPTA @jennyhlam @CKocivar @KJWinEducation @careads
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The @SFGiants and our Families with Special Needs Employee Resource Group are proud to support #WorldDownSyndromeDay
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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Listen to Myrna's story on the obstacles neurodiverse children face when it comes to mobility and independence, and how autonomous driving technology has the potential to help. @SupportforFams
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Join the February session of the Parent Education Institute - Best Practices for Effective Communication with Your Child’s IEP Team. The virtual event takes place on Wednesday, February 9 at 6PM. supportforfamilies.zoom.us/m… @SupportforFams
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Join the January session of the Parent Education Institute for Special Education Families. This month's session is on Addressing Pandemic-Related Learning Loss - January 12, 6PM - 8PM. View more details and register: drive.google.com/file/d/1TZL… @SupportforFams
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.@SupportforFams joined Let's Talk Autonomous Driving to raise awareness about the potential #autonomousdriving has to bring greater independence, mobility and peace of mind to people with disabilities and their families.
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We’re honored to welcome @SupportforFams into the @LTADpartners community! The San Francisco-based, parent-run nonprofit organization is on a mission to support families of children with any kind of disability or special healthcare need. Learn more: ltad.com/news/san-francisco-…
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Learn more about our new partnership with @supportforfams here: bit.ly/3j8hABN
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"Transportation can be seen as a barrier towards independence for many individuals living with disabilities. We are very pleased to be building this partnership with @Waymo to allow transportation to be seen as a benefit instead of a challenge.” - Rachel Klegon, @SupportforFams.
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When Myrna’s daughter was a year and a half, she learned her daughter had a genetic mutation that affects her brain. Learn why Myrna thinks autonomous driving technology could help people like her daughter. @SupportforFams
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When Myrna’s daughter was a year and a half, she learned her daughter had a genetic mutation that affects her brain. Learn why Myrna thinks autonomous driving technology could help people like her daughter. @SupportforFams
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#MissionSF: Grupos de juegoes interactivos para padres e hijos. Martes 4 p.m. a 4:45 p.m.
Registrarse @ supportforfamilies.org o llámenos al (415) 920-5040.
Volante @ bit.ly/3okZywz.
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This is why it is vital that all parents have the information to make the best decisions for their children. @SupportforFams provides information and education to families and professionals free of charge and in 3 languages!
In my years of reporting on reading, I haven’t met a teacher who didn’t want her/his students to be good readers. But I’ve met a lot of who didn’t know what cognitive scientists have figured out abt how reading comprehension works. Listen @EducatePodcast apmreports.org/episode/2020/…
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If social-emotional problems are identified & addressed early, children are less likely to be placed in special education—& later in life, they’re also less likely to experience school failure and unemployment. This #Screentember let's ensure every child can reach their potential