Programs
Family Resource Center
Includes lending library, resource library, information and referral department, access to families as advisors and parent/professional collaboration.Louisiana Parent Training and Information Center
Louisiana’s Parent Training and Information (PTI) Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Education to provide advocacy and training for families of students at risk as well as students who receive special education and related services.Point of Information and Referral
State contract for regional information and referral services, coordinated referral process and increased knowledge of service delivery system.LaCAN! - Louisiana Citizens for Action NOW!
Volunteer network of advocates supporting Act 378 (Home and Community Based Services) and related issues.State Department of Education
Provides training and collaboration for families and educators to work together on trainings and teams. Focuses on school age issues, especially transition to adult life style. Facilitators receive training from the State Department of Education on Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process, enabling them to represent parents in the monitoring process.Louisiana State Improvement Grant (LaSIG)
Provides facilitators in LaSIG school districts to work with identified schools in increasing parental involvement. Also provides leadership academies for families and professionals to learn teaming and collaboration skills to be effective School Improvement Team members.Access 2007 LaSIG Project Summary - pdf 18kb
Family Empowerment Forum
One-day trainings provided in Jefferson Parish collaboratively planned between the Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority and Families Helping Families.Children’s Special Health Services’ (CSHS) Parent Liaisons
Parent Liaisons provide information and support to families who access Children’s Special Health Services’ clinics held at Children’s Hospital.Early Steps
Louisiana’s Part C System Point of Entry for families in Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes who have or who are at-risk of having an infant or toddler with a disability.Conference Stipends
Stipends are available to individuals and families to attend regional, state, and national conferences relative to disability issues.While each of the above projects are specifically funded by various grants and contracts - core funding for Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans is provided by Louisiana’s Developmental Disabilities Council.
Rev. 07/18/07
