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Oregon Department of Human Services
Senior & Disabled Division (County Case Manager)
3030 Broadway, North Bend, OR 97459
541-756-2017 1-800-306-9927
Provides variety of financial, medical, and service benefits to people with disabilities along with resource referral.
CaCoon Care Coordination
Portland 800-452-3563; Eugene 800-637-0700
Program for families with children that require special medical, education, vocational & social needs. Helps parents find resources and coordinates services as close to your home as possible.
Oregon Technical Assistance Corp (OTAC)
3886 Beverly Ave NE Building 1 Suite 21
Salem, OR 97305 503-364-9943
http://www.otac.org/
OTAC provides technical assistance, behavior sup- port services, autism training, crisis management, consultation & training (referral by case manager).
National Information Center for Children and Youth With Disabilities
P. O. Box 1492 Washington DC 20013 1-800-695-0285
www.Nichcy.org
NICHY operates national clearing house of resource
Materials and provides information to assist parents, Educators and advocates.
Social Security Administration
181 N 2nd, Coos Bay, OR 97420
267-0439
Provides benefits payable to children with disabilities who meet eligibility requirements.
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
1100 15th ST NW, Washington DC 20025
Provides info on applying for assistance with prescriptions costs for children.
Oregon Developmental Disabilities Council’s Consumer Involvement Fund
1-800-292-4154 www.oddc.org
County Mental Health Program
1-503-945-9801
Case management services are available for Eligible children. Call to get local number.
Oregon Association for Children & Adults with Learning Disabilities (ACLD)
3903 SW Kelly, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97201
503-229-4439
ACLD conducts parent support groups, publishes a Newsletter and provides consultation to parents.
Oregon Technology Access Program (OTAP)
Douglas ESD/1871 NE Stevens, Roseburg, OR 97470
503-440-4791 OTAP offers statewide services for children Incl: info, training, technical assistance referral & a used equipment market place.
PARENT TRAINING
Oregon Parent Training & Information Center (OrPTI)
999 Locus ST NE, Salem, OR 97303
888-505-COPE
Statewide parent training and information center serving parents of children with disabilities (training, conferences, newsletters, referral & lending library)
Parents As Teachers (Sylvia Mangan)
756-2020 ext 579 or 396-3121 ext 579
Free program for families with children birth to age 3. Personal visits by parent educators trained in child development, information on what to look for and expect as your child grows, periodic vision & hearing checkups, group meetings with trained leader.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Autism Support Group / SCESD Office
1350 Teakwood, Coos Bay, OR 97420
Contact Person: Lori Cunningham
269-1611
Support group for families of children and adult sons & daughters with autism meets first Tuesday of each month (Sept-June)
Grandparents Support Group
338 Wallace St, Coos Bay, OR 97420
Contact Person: Arlene Perkins 888-9577
Meets 2nd Tuesday at noon and last Tuesday At 7:00. Grandparents raising grandchildren.
Family Resource Support Center
400 Virginia Suite 112, North Bend, OR 97459
756-2020 ext 503
Parent education classes, parents of young children support group, parent child coaching, support group of children with disabilities.
Online Education Courses
www.webed.com
Offers free courses on autism online for parents and professional development courses for teachers. College credits may be earned upon completion of courses.
Families of Children with Disabilities
Coos County Mental Health
Contact Person: Alaine 756-2020 ext, 503
Support group for families of children with disabilities meets at Kyle Building, 400 Virginia, North Bend, OR in resource room every Wednesday 6PM-8PM
Sibling Support Project
www.seattlechildrens.org
Provides support groups and summer camps.
The Autism Connection web site has a message board. You can use this for "Peer to peer" support.
Autism Connection message board
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