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The Indiana Family to Family Initiative is a project devoted to linking Indiana families to people, information, and resources within their own communities.  We bring together parents of children with disabilities, developmental delays or special health care needs so that they can share their knowledge, concerns, and experiences with each other.

Family to Family is an initiative through the Unified Training System (UTS) and is funded by the Family & Social Services Administration (FSSA), Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services, First Steps. The grant is collaboratively managed by the Indiana University, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Early Childhood Center and About Special Kids (ASK). 

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FREE FAMILY TRAININGS FOR 2009!

NEW 2009 Family To Family Training Series: Listings, dates, locations, and registration link.

1) Strengthening Your Relationships When You have a Child with Special Needs

2) Building Skills During Play and Family Routines

3) Where do I Find the Village? Finding Family Supports around Disability Issues

4) Envisioning a Positive Future for Your Child

5) Advocacy is Not a Bad Word: Developing Effective Parent-Provider Relationships Using Positive Advocacy

Autism Modules

Family-Focused Autism Modules: The Institute’s Indiana Resource Center for Autism is pleased to provide online access to modules designed for family members as they search for problem solving and program development regarding autism spectrum disorders. These modules are downloadable and may be reproduced as you choose. These modules were produced through support from the Indiana Department of Education, Center for Exceptional Learners, Office of Special Education. To download these modules, visit: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/fmodules.html

November/December 2008 issue of First Words Newsletter SCHOOL DIRECTORY INFORMATION

NEW BLOG FOR INDIANA FAMILIES - FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW: SHARING STORIES TO MAKE THE JOURNEY EASIER.

Read the November Newsletter Outreach Services for Deaf  Hard of Hearing Children!

SIGN UP FOR THE ASK NEWSLETTER- click here!

For a list of upcoming trainings, workshops & conferences, click on the "Events Tab" above!

For information or questions about Easter Seals Crossroads Respite Program, please visit their website at www.eastersealscrossroads.org or call Melissa Fitch, Respite Coordinator at 317- 466-2001 x2420.

Parent Mentor Training Now Available - The Indiana Family to Family (F2F) Parent Mentor is a trained volunteer parent of a child with special needs, who is willint go give peer support to another parent whose child is currently in the First Steps system. Click on Parent Mentor to access the on-line training if you would like to begin the process of being considered as a Parent Mentor. Click here if you would like to learn more about parent mentors!

If you are currently in First Steps and would like to be matched with a Parent Mentor, contact the Indiana F2F Parent Liaison in your First Steps cluster. (Click on Services tab above to find the contact information for your Parent Liaison.)

• Read FUSE NEWS for OCTOBER 2008
• First Steps Audit Results Webinar - Click on Events for details

• Developmental Calendar: A parent's guide to raising healthy, happy babies NOW AVAILABLE IN SPANISH

  Una guía para que los padres críen bebés saludables, felices.

FAMILY INVOLVEMENT FUND

FAMILY to FAMILY is a UTS-Indiana's Unified Training System collaborative project of the Indiana University, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Early Childhood Center and
About Special Kids-ASK.
Funding provided by Indiana FSSA, DDRS, First Steps Early Intervention System.