Welcome to the South Central Office of Parent to Parent of NYS -- a place where families of individuals with special needs, and the professionals who support them, can meet and share information.

        Because Parent to Parent of NYS believes in the power of parents helping each other, it is our hope that the information we share here will flow both ways.  If you belong to a group or association that has information of local interest to families in our community, please let us know and we will pass on the word.  Our goal is to provide you with connections, tools and resources to support you in your role.
 

 “Many parents know the challenges and joys of raising a child with a disability, but we often can’t find each other.  Or we assume that everybody else knows what they’re doing, and we are the only ones who are confused and hurt and lonely. Parent to Parent groups help us connect to each other in new ways.  Sharing our experience makes us strong. Together we will bring our children and our families out of the shadows.”  

- Sue Swenson, Commissioner, Administration on Developmental Disabilities, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
 

        Welcome to the South Central Office of Parent to Parent of NYS – a place for us to find each other, a place for us to be made strong.