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About Us
Overview
Our Mission
Our Staff
Our Board
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Our Vision
As a
statewide network of parents who provide emotional support to families of
individuals with special needs, we believe in the power of parents and
family members helping each other. We believe that this connection among
parents and family members reduces isolation, increases acceptance, and
fosters the pursuit of dreams through the sharing of experience and
information.
Our Mission
The mission of Parent to Parent of New York State
is to connect and support families of individuals with special needs.
This Mission is accomplished by:
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Matching parents of children with disabilities and children with
special health care needs with volunteer support parents for emotional
support.
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Recruiting and training support parent volunteers.
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Providing educational resources, on a variety of disability related
issues, to professionals, parent groups, organizations and the larger
community.
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Providing information and referrals to parents or guardians of
persons with disabilities from birth to adulthood on community and
statewide resources (i.e., educational advocacy, person centered
planning, Medicaid Service Coordination).
Our Values
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The world is a welcome, safe place for all.
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Family members are supported and encouraged to maintain their individual identities and lives, and to pursue their dreams.
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Families, service providers, schools and the medical community provide a collaborative foundation ofr positive support and encouragement.
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Families have the supports available to participate in community activities and are welcomed.
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Natural supports are a component of everyday life.
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Adequate funding for supports, education, therapies, services and medical care allows family members to lead fulfilling lives.
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Parents are a tremendous resource for other parents and families.
This page last updated on
December 15, 2008
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