| Pathfinders For Autism |
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| Dedicated to helping individuals, parents and professionals find resources, supports and training while working to increase the awareness of autism spectrum disorders and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. |
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| Understanding Insurance |
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| 443-330-5370 |
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| 303 International Circle, Hunt Valley, MD, 21030
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| Maryland Transitioning Youth |
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| The Maryland Transitioning Youth Website is a project of the Governor's Inter-agency Transition Council for Youth with Disabilities (IATC) and provides information and resources for youth with disabilities and their families on transition planning, post-secondary education, employment services and much more. |
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| 410-767-3660 |
| 800-637-4113 |
| 217 E. Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD, 21202
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| Maryland Community Connection |
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| Maryland Community Connection is a nonprofit organization that provides training, employment opportunities, emotional support and access to resources to individuals with disabilities. MCC supports individuals who want to have greater social and economic independence and who wish to become fully integrated into their communities. They work on a case-by-case basis, identifying each individual’s goals and specific needs. It also provides job opportunities, job training and job retention, as well as advocacy for the individual in the workplace, allowing each to become a wage-earning and tax-paying citizen. |
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| LISS Funds |
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| 301-583-0358 |
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| 6490 Landover Road, Landover, MD, 20785
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| Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program |
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| The Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program is a resource for families, health care providers, and communities. The CYSHCN Program works to improve systems of care for anyone from birth through age 21 with a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional illness or condition. Who need or use of specialized therapies or services such as speech, occupational, physical therapy or other prescribed therapies; need or use of counseling; or a functional limitation such as a physical, emotional or mental disability. The program is staffed by a Registered Nurse who is available Monday through Friday. |
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| 410-778-2547 |
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| 400 High Street, Chestertown, MD, 21620
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| Arc Northern Chesapeake Region |
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| For 60 years, The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region (The Arc NCR) has helped people with intellectual and developmental disabilities build better lives one person at a time. The Arc NCR currently offers the following services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in Harford, Cecil, and Kent Counties:•Employment Services to 140 adults•Family and Individual Support Services to 425 children (age 0-21) and their families•Treatment Foster Care Services to 55 children and their families•Supported Living and Individual Support Services to 266 adults.
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| 888-836-7177 |
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| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
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| Since its start in 1855 as the nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to caring for children, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been the birthplace for many dramatic firsts in pediatric medicine. The Hospital has fostered medical discoveries and innovations that have improved pediatric healthcare and saved countless children’s lives. |
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| 800-879-2467 |
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| Special Needs Resource Project |
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| Special Needs Resource Project (SNRP) provides a basic guide for parents of children with chronic health issues, disabilities and special needs. This site is designed to help you get a jump-start in your search for helpful information and resources. Though focused on children ages 0-22, most of the information we offer is applicable to adults as well. |
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| Baltimore County Family Navigator |
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| The Baltimore County Family Navigator service is a free service offered to parents and caregivers of children with intensive needs related to behavioral/mental health or developmental disabilities. Family Navigators are experienced parents or caregivers of special needs children who have navigated through systems of care on behalf of their children. |
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| Family Resource Academy |
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| 410-252-4700 |
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| 2300 Dulaney Valley Road, Timonium, MD, 21093
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| Menucha |
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| Our Mission is to support Jewish children with special needs and their families in a culturally sensitive manner.The only Kosher Respite/Jewish immersion program of its kind in the State of Maryland! Weekday and weekend programs that introduce children with special needs to their Jewish heritage and help them to integrate into the community.
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| 410-205-6447 |
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| 2934 Bartol Avenue, Pikesville, MD, 21209
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| Resources for Independence |
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| The purpose of Resources for Independence is to provide services that promote independence, accessibility, self-advocacy, productivity, and quality of life for all individuals or groups of individuals with all types of significant disabilities, (A significant disability is one which affects a person in a limiting way in one or more areas of life functions such as: mobility, cognitive reasoning, communication, etc .) |
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| 301-784-1774 |
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| 30 N. Mechanic Street, Cumberland, MD, 21502
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| Garrett County Community Action Committee |
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| GCCAC works with partners to build a stronger community and to provide services that improve the quality of life for residents in Garrett County. Its activities and projects focus on strategies that assist low-income persons to be more self sufficient. The agency provides a variety of services for individuals, families and older adults. |
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| 301-334-9431 |
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| 104 E. Center Street, Oakland, MD, 21550
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| Baltimore Jewish Abilities Alliance |
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| The Baltimore Jewish Abilities Alliance
assists families in finding the programs and services they need for their loved ones with different abilities, strengthening their connection and enabling them to more fully participate in their communities. |
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| Transition Age (14-21) |
| Adulthood (18+) |
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| 410-559-3613 |
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| 5700 Park Heights Avenue , Baltimore, MD, 21215
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| M&L Special Needs Planning |
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| We hope you find our website a resource to help with navigating the world of the family with special needs. M&L Special Needs Planning is dedicated to creating simplicity with the complex journey of special needs. It is our vision to be the known resource and go-to company for special needs life plans, government benefit counseling, life insurance needs, housing and seminar presentations. |
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| Special Needs Access Project |
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| The Special Needs Access Project, or “SNAP”, is an independent agency founded in 2012 specializing in one-to-one recreational services, classroom facilitators (“shadows”), and at-home tutors for children with special needs. |
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| 855-744-7627 |
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| 2708 Fenimore Road, Silver Spring, MD, 20902
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| The Family Connection Center |
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| The family Connection center provides free advocacy for your family, information and referrals to community providers, provide one-on-one support and family to family support, provide support at meetings such as IEP's, 504 plans,court hearings, ETC., and help you to identify the strengths and needs of your family. |
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| 410-546-8415 |
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| 408 Coles Circle, Salisbury, MD, 21804
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| Shore up!, inc. |
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| SHORE UP! Inc. is a private, non-profit Community Action Partnership* located in Salisbury, on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore. SHORE UP! has been serving low-income and disadvantaged persons on the Eastern Shore for over 45 years. Our Agency’s main focus is to help people reach economic self-sufficiency. We offer services in the areas of employment; education; housing; and health care, nutrition and disabilities. |
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| 410-749-1142 |
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| 520 Snow Hill Road, Salisbury, MD, 21804
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| FASD Center for Excellence |
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| Welcome to the SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence Web site. The FASD Center is a Federal initiative devoted to preventing and treating FASD. This Web site provides information and resources about FASD. |
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| 866-786-7327 |
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| 2101 Gaither Road, Rockville , MD, 20850
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| Office of Health Care Quality |
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| The OHCQ licenses and certifies Maryland state health care facilities. Through licensing, a facility gains the authority to operate or do business in the state; through certification, a facility obtains the right to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. |
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| 877-402-8218 |
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| Southern Maryland Community Resources |
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| We advocate for individuals with special needs, to recognize the inherent dignity that is theirs because they are members of our one human family. We promote social recreational and educational opportunities where individuals with developmental differences can contribute their unique gifts and develop their potential. |
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| St. Mary's Programs |
| Calvert Programs |
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| 301-997-8143 |
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| 90 Alexander Lane, Solomons, MD, 20688
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| Cerebral Palsy Guide |
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| The people working behind the scenes on the Cerebral Palsy Guide have strived to create an easy-to-use, informative website that provides solutions for families. It is our hope that Cerebral Palsy Guide can help parents of children with cerebral palsy find peace, healing and happiness. |
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| 888-908-4261 |
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| 3208 E. Colonial Drive , Orlando, FL, 32803
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| Prader-Willi Syndrome Association |
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| PWSA (USA) was organized in 1975 to provide support for individuals, families, professionals and organizations and to be a resource for education and information about Prader-Willi syndrome. The association is governed by a national board of directors. The board works in conjunction with the paid and volunteer staff of the national headquarters, and a network of chapters throughout the country to direct the organization's operations and serve its members.
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| 800-926-4797 |
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| Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities |
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| The Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD) at Kennedy Krieger Institute is dedicated to leadership in the field of developmental and other disabilities, so that people of all ages can maximize their potential and achieve independence, productivity, and inclusion within their communities. |
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| 443-923-9555 |
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| 7000 Tudsbury Road, Windsor Mill, MD, 21244
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| Maryland Association of Core Service Agencies |
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| The Maryland Association of Core Service Agencies (MACSA) is the non-profit organization comprised of Maryland’s 19 Core Service Agencies. The Core Service Agencies are the local Mental Health Authorities responsible for planning, managing, and monitoring public mental health services at the county level. There is a Core Service Agency to be of assistance in every county in the state and in Baltimore City.
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| 301-682-9754 |
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| Social Security Disability Benefits Guide |
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| Understand how Social Security disability works and how to calculate your benefits. |
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| Get Connected |
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| The Get Connected Family Resource Center is a free service for Carroll County families. We assist familes in learning, navigating, and managing systems of care as they become empowered advocates for their children.
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| 410-871-0008 |
| 866-664-0008 |
| 255 Clifton Blvd, Westminster, MD, 21157
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| Network of Care |
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| This Web site is a resource for individuals, families and agencies concerned with behavioral health. It provides information about behavioral health services, laws, and related news, as well as communication tools and other features. The Network of Care for Behavioral Health, provided by the Allegany County Mental Health System's Office; the Garrett County Core Service Agency, and the Washington County Mental Health Authority. |
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| Family League of Baltimore |
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| We use our deep experience in resource management to collaborate with stakeholders to improve opportunities across our city. Our goal is that by 2030, all children in Baltimore will be born healthy, succeed academically, graduate high school and transition into higher education and the workforce. |
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| 410-662-5500 |
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| 2305 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218
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| Baltimore County Network of Care |
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| This Web site is a resource for individuals, families and agencies concerned with behavioral health. It provides information about behavioral health services, laws, and related news, as well as communication tools and other features. Regardless of where you begin your search for assistance with behavioral health issues, the Network of Care helps you find what you need - it helps ensure that there is "No Wrong Door" for those who need services. |
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| Hampden Family Center |
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| We provide programs and support services for all who live, learn and work in the community. Here, children enjoy after-school and summer enrichment programs. Adults can participate in literacy classes to brush up on their math, reading and writing skills in preparation for the GED class and exam. And seniors from the community can enjoy monthly lunches with their peers. In addition, we offer emergency and benefit assistance programs. |
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| 410-467-8710 |
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| 1104 West 36th Street, Baltimore, MD, 21211
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| Military Family Interactive Network (MFIN) |
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| The Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Military Family Interactive Network (MFIN) provides rapid responses for active duty families struggling with child behavior problems. MFIN is for active duty military families in the Mid-Atlantic region. MFIN targets behavior problems of toddlers, preschoolers, and school age children up to age 12. |
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| Wonder Moms |
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| Wonder Moms is a project by three moms to share real talk, helpful information, and practical advice with parents of kids who have intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome, autism, language and speech delays, deafness, chronic illness, and traumatic brain injury. |
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| National Hemophilia Foundation |
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| The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) is dedicated to finding better treatments and cures for inheritable bleeding disorders and to preventing the complications of these disorders through education, advocacy and research |
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| Eastern Shore Operations Center (ESOC) |
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| Serves as the behavioral health emergent, urgent information and referral call center for all nine counties of the Eastern Shore: Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties. The ESOC is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assess and respond to calls from consumers, family members, community members, businesses, and human services agencies. ESOC staff provides linkage to community resources through referral to all appropriate and existing behavioral health and human services. |
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| Diakonia, Inc |
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| Diakonia has been helping individuals and families in Worcester County by providing shelter, food, clothing and the resources to rebuild their lives. |
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| 410-213-0923 |
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| Caregiver Action Network |
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| Caregiver Action Network (CAN) is working to improve the quality of life for the more than 90 million Americans who care for loved ones with chronic conditions, disabilities, disease, or the frailties of old age. CAN serves a broad spectrum of family caregivers ranging from the parents of children with significant health needs, to the families and friends of wounded soldiers; from a young couple dealing with a diagnosis of MS, to adult children caring for parents with Alzheimer’s disease. |
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| Caregiver Toolbox |
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| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
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| The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities. |
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