Last Updated:
09/28/11 02:16:50 PM
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Family Services |
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What Nevada Can Offer |
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Nevada has a large
variety of organizations that offer
information, advocacy, financial support,
educational support and information,
transportation, and legal counsel. Below is
a short list of the many organizations that
are available to children, their parents,
and their families. The following are only
a few of the many organizations available.
For additional information and for locating
other resources please visit the
Project Assist
and
Family TIES
websites. |
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Family TIES of Nevada |
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Family TIES of Nevada is the
Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center.
They provide training, information, and emotional support to
help parents and their children to have a successful journey
thru life. Through emotional support, training, advocacy
training and support, encouragement, and education Family
Ties helps parents and their children to find the answers
and information they need to get through life. Family TIES
will soon be offering a complete list of resources available
in Nevada. This online database will allow parents and
children to locate the resources that they need. |
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Northern Nevada Center
for Independent Living (NNCIL) |
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Serving urban and rural northern
Nevada communities, NNCIL offers services to Individuals
with significant disabilities, whose disability is creating
a barrier toward independent living in the family, community
or in employment. They provide services such as information
and referral, independent living (life) skills, counseling,
advocacy for interaction at both the individual and systems
level, housing and transportation assistance, and adaptive
environment assistance in the Northern Nevada region. |
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Southern Nevada Center
for Independent Living (SNCIL) |
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SNCIL offers services to Individuals
with significant disabilities, whose disability is creating
a barrier toward independent living in the family, community
or in employment. They provide services such as information
and referral, independent living (life) skills, counseling,
advocacy for interaction at both the individual and systems
level, housing and transportation assistance, and adaptive
environment assistance in the Southern Nevada region. |
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Parents Encouraging
Parents (PEP) |
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PEP is Nevada's statewide Parent
Training & Information center for families who have children
with disabilities and the professionals who support them.
PEP works to increase the opportunities for home, community
and school success for children with disabilities, including
those who are at risk or who have serious emotional
disturbances, their families and their service providers,
through education, encouragement and empowerment activities.
PEP provides information and referral, conflict resolution
support, individual assistance, parent mentor and advocates,
and training workshops for parents. |
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Nevada Disability
Advocacy & Law Center
(NDALC) |
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The Nevada Disability Advocacy & Law
Center is dedicated to helping and protecting the rights of
disabled Nevadans. NDALC is Nevada's federally mandated
protection and advocacy system for the human, legal, and
service rights for individuals with disabilities. Their
programs include such things as the protection and advocacy
for individual rights, protection and advocacy for people
with developmental disabilities, and protection and advocacy
for beneficiaries of social security. They have offices in
both Las Vegas and Reno. |
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Bridges4Kids.org |
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This site contains information on a
very large variety of topics covering everything from health
to education. The site also provides links to other
information sources which can be a great aid in locating
information. |
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NICHCY.org |
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The National Dissemination Center for
Children with Disabilities provides a variety of resources
on education, No Child Left Behind, and research based
information. They provide a phone service for those who are
seeking more information or are looking for assistance in
locating resources. |
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Nevada offers a variety of transportation
services. Use the link below to visit the different
services available. |
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Contact
Information |
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Family TIES of
Nevada
Northern Nevada
PO Box 50815
Sparks, Nevada 89435
Phone: (866) 326-8437
Email:
info@familytiesnv.org |
Family TIES of
Nevada
Southern Nevada
PO Box 29157
Las Vegas, NV 89126
Phone: (866) 326-8437
Email:
info@familytiesnv.org |
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Northern Nevada
Center for Independent Living
999 Pyramid Way
Sparks, NV 89431
Phone - Reno/Sparks: (775) 353-3599
Phone - Fallon: (775) 423-4900
Phone - Elko: (775) 753-4300 |
Southern Nevada
Center For Independent Living
6039 Eldora Suite F-6
Las Vegas, NV 89146
Phone - Las Vegas: (800) 870-7003
Phone - Las Vegas Metro: (702) 889-4216
Phone - North Las Vegas/Rural: (702)
649-3822 |
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PEP (Parents
Encouraging Parents)
Southern Nevada (Main Office)
2355 Red Rock Street, Suite 106
Las Vegas, NV 89146
Phone: (702) 388-8899
Email:
pepinfo@nvpep.org |
PEP (Parents
Encouraging Parents)
Northern Nevada (Satellite Office)
4600 Kietzke Lane Suite C-128
Reno, NV 89502
Phone: (775) 448-9950
Email:
nevadapep@yahoo.com |
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Nevada
Disability Advocacy & Law Center
Southern Nevada
6039 Eldora Avenue Suite C Box-3
Las Vegas, NV 89146
Phone: (702) 257-8150
Phone TTY: 702-257-8160
Phone Toll Free: 1 (888) 349-3843
Email:
ndalc@ndalclv.org
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Nevada
Disability Advocacy & Law Center
Northern Nevada
1311 North McCarran #106
Sparks, NV 89431
Phone: (775) 333-7878
Phone TTY: (775) 788-7824 (TTY)
Phone Toll Free: 1 (800) 992-5715
Email:
reno@ndalc.org
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Children With Special Health Care Needs
Assisting children with special health
care needs and their families through a
variety of health and support services.
4150 Technology
Way, Suite 101
Carson City, Nevada 89706
775-684-4285 (Phone)
775-684-4245 (FAX) |
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