Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), is a national non-profit, tax-exempt [Section 501(c)(3)] organization providing education, advocacy and support for individuals with ADHD. In addition to our informative website, CHADD also publishes a variety of printed materials to keep members and professionals current on research advances, medications and treatments affecting individuals with ADHD.
Friendship Circle of Michigan is a non-profit organization affiliated with Lubavitch of Michigan. Friendship Circle provides assistance and support to 3,000 individuals with special needs and their families by providing recreational, social, educational and vocational programming. Friendship Circle also provides support to individuals and families struggling with isolation, addiction and other family-related crises.
Categorized:Advocacy & Support,
Child Development,
Community Other,
Community Resources,
Education,
Recreation,
Respite,
Sibling,
Support Group,
Support Other,
Transition,
Transition to Adulthood
Online Facebook support group for NORSE.FIRES. This is the official Facebook group of the Norse Institute and is a private group that must be joined. This group is moderated and administered by medical professionals and families who have experienced NORSE firsthand.
Group Objectives:
1) To raise awareness of NORSE and FIRES as its subcategory.
2) To advertise the NORSE institute as a resource for families, patients, and clinicians.
3) To create a forum for socialization and meaningful connection that is scientifically accurate as well as supportive to families / patients experiencing this condition.
Online Facebook support group for febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome. Private group- must join to participate.
Advocates for Mental Health of Michigan Youth are a parent-led, grassroots group working on behalf of youth in need of complex mental health support and services in Michigan. Their goal is to improve the mental health system for children and adolescents who need the highest level of support. They have come together to share their stories and foster positive change within a broken system.
The Detroit Parent Network Is Michigan's Premier Parent Engagement Organization That Educates, Equips And Empowers Parents As Champions For Their Children And For Change In Their Schools And Community. Detroit Parent Network is a membership network of more than 1,200 parents serving low-income families that are predominantly African American and Latino. DPN works to improve parent involvement in education, which is proven to promote child success. A feature of DPN's core programs is elevating parents to personal transformation which elevates their own pathway to literacy, workforce development and helps them support the aspirations of their children. DPN's Core Parent Power Trainings are Parent Leadership, Parent Advocacy, Parenting Education (Love & Logic), Facilitator Training, and programs that foster a parent's involvement in their child's education. Central to DPN's model is the recruitment, support and training of parents as peer-peer trainers that go on to become Home-based Early Childhood Literacy Coaches, and Train other Parents in early childhood to high school and college settings.
Categorized:Advocacy,
Advocacy & Support,
Child Development,
Community Other,
Community Resources,
Developmental Disability,
Education,
Health Insurance & Finance,
Housing,
Insurance,
Medicaid,
Mentor,
Recreation,
Support Group,
Transportation
