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2008
RESOURCE GUIDE
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2. Local and State Resources: Last updated: Monday, August 18, 2008 11:54 AM |
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ADVOCACY
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Agency
Name
& Address |
Contact
Information |
Program
Description |
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Tel:
(415)
394-7100 |
Provides information and support to cancer patients and their families through services, advocacy and information. |
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| E-mail: N/A Web site: www.cancer.org | ||
| Arc
San Francisco 1500 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 |
Tel:
(415) 255-7200 TDD: N/A Fax: (415) 255-9488 |
Provides services to adults with developmental disabilities and their families. Services include employment assessments, training and placement; community training, mobility training; community living services; a senior program; information and referral, education and individual advocacy services. |
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E-mail: info@thearcsanfrancisco.org Web site:www.thearcsanfrancisco.org |
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| Area
Board V on Developmental Disabilities 1515 Clay Street Oakland CA 94612 |
Tel:
(510) 286-0439 TDD: N/A Fax: (510) 286-4397 |
Area Boards are established in the Lanterman Act to protect the rights and advocate for persons with developmental disabilities. Area Board V provides systemic advocacy and monitoring, public information, support for independent citizen organizations and conducts Life Quality Assessments. |
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E-mail: ab5@scdd.ca.gov Web site:www.scdd.ca.gov/Area_Board/Area_Board_5.htm |
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| CAL
TASH PO Box 2163 Culver City, CA 90231-2163 |
Tel: (415) 503-4460 TDD: N/A Fax: N/A |
Provides advocacy and information for individuals with severe handicaps. CAL TASH is a valuable source of information about inclusion. |
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E-mail: SRodri8176@aol.com Web site: www.tash.org/chapters/caltash/intro.htm |
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| California
Center for Law and the Deaf 14895 E 14th St., Suite 220 San Leandro, CA 94578 |
Tel:
(510) 483-0922 TDD: (510) 483-0922 Fax: (510) 483-0967 |
California Center for Law and the Deaf provides legal advocacy, education, information and referral to Deaf and hard of hearing people regarding discrimination and access issues related to deafness. |
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E-mail: anna.leach-proffer@deaflaw.org Web site: www.deaflaw.org |
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| Catholic
Charities CYO: Children's Programs 180 Howard St., Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94105 |
Tel:
(415) 972-1384 TDD:N/A Fax: (415) 972-1279 |
Provides individual and family counseling, social services, case management, information and referral, and advocacy to hearing-impaired individuals. |
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E-mail:sfarbstein@cccyo.org Web site:http://cyo.cccyo.org/home/ |
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| Child
Care Law Center 221 Pine St., 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 |
Tel:
(415) 394-7144 TDD: N/A Fax: (415) 394-7140 |
Organization that works exclusively on the legal issues concerning the establishment and provision of child care. Provides litigation, legal representation, legal assistance and information, consultation and technical assistance, and educational materials. |
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E-mail: info@childcarelaw.org Web site: www.childcarelaw.org |
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Coleman
Advocates for Children & Youth |
Tel:(415) 239-0161 |
Coleman works to improve policies affecting children and youth in San Francisco. |
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E-mail:info@colemanadvocates.org Web site: www.colemanadvocates.org |
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Community
Advisory Committee for Special Education (CAC) |
Tel:
(415) 920-5040 |
The Community Advisory Committee for Special Education is a group of parents, teachers and community members who are mandated by law to advise and assist the school board on Special Education issues. |
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E-mail:cac_specialed@hotmail.com Web site:www.sfcacsped.org/index.html |
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Community
Alliance for Special Education (CASE) |
Tel:
(415) 431-2285 |
CASE provides legal support, representation, free technical assistance consultations and training to parents whose children need appropriate special education services throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. |
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E-mail: info@caseadvocacy.org Web site: www.caseadvocacy.org |
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Deaf Counseling,
Advocacy & Referral Agency (DCARA) |
Tel:
(510) 483-0753 |
Provides community resource and outreach, including community and public education, information and referral, interpreting, referral services, counseling, legal assistance and advocacy through the California Center for Law and the Deaf. |
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E-mail:info@dcara.org Web site:www.dcara.org |
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Deaf Counseling,
Advocacy and Referral Agency (DCARA) — SF Outreach Office |
Tel:
(415) 749-3235 |
Provides advocacy, counseling, information and referral, independent living skills, job placement and employment services to persons who are hard of hearing or deaf. |
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E-mail:info@dcara.org Web site: N/A |
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Disability
Rights Advocates |
Tel:
(510) 655-8644 |
Disability Rights Advocates is a national and international organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities, through research, education and legal advocacy. |
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E-mail: general@dralegal.org Web site: www.dralegal.org |
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Disability
Rights Education & Defense Fund, Incorporated (DREDF) |
Tel:
(510) 644-2555 |
DREDF is a national law and policy center dedicated to furthering the civil rights of people with disabilities in education, employment, housing, public accommodation through nationwide technical assistance, training, representation and advocacy. |
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E-mail: info@dredf.org Web site: www.dredf.org |
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Hearing & Speech Center of Northern California |
Tel:
(415) 921 7658 |
HIP program for deaf and hard of hearing children, youth, young adults and families. Services include developmental group activities, family support services (parent education, counseling, social work advocacy). |
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E-mail: info@hearingspeech.org Web site: www.hearingspeech.org |
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Independent
Living Resource Center |
Tel:
(415) 543-6222 |
ILRC services include individual and systems change advocacy, independent living skills training (self-advocacy, use of personal care attendant, etc.)and information and referral regarding services for adults with disabilities. |
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E-mail:info@ilrcsf.org Web site:www.ilrcsf.org |
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KIDS (Keys
to Introducing Disability in Society) Project |
Tel:
(415) 587-2885 |
KIDS Project is a non-profit training, educational and empowerment organization of people with disabilities. Their projects include workshops (led by disabled adults) for disabled and non-disabled children; leadership training project for selected disabled students; mentor project wherein college students with disabilities work with younger disabled students. |
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E-mail:mlee9854@aol.com Web site: N/A |
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Learning
Disabilities Association of California (LDA-CA) |
Tel:
(916) 725-7881 |
Volunteer non-profit organization that provides information, referrals, brochures, quarterly newsletter, annual conference. Affiliates provide local information, referrals, workshops, seminars, support groups, advocacy training, newsletters. |
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E-mail:info@eastbaylda.org Web site: www.ldaca.org |
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Legal
Services for Children |
Tel:
(415) 863-3762 |
Comprehensive, free legal services for children. Experience with developmental disabilities issues varies depending on staff. |
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E-mail:shannan@lsc-sf.org Web site:www.lsc-sf.org |
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Mayor's
Office on Disability |
Tel:
(415) 554-6789 |
A program of the City and County of San Francisco which implements ADA Title II accessibility for people with disabilities. |
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E-mail: mod@sfgov.org Web site:www.sfgov.org/site/mod_index.asp |
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Mental
Health Association |
Tel:
(415) 421-2926 |
Provides advocacy services for the mentally ill. |
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E-mail:info@mha-sf.org Web site:www.mha-sf.org/ |
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National
Center for Youth Law |
Tel:(510) 835-8098 |
Provides advocacy for children and youth, but as a support center, deals primarily with their adult advocates. |
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E-mail: info@youthlaw.org Web site: www.youthlaw.org |
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Oasis Center Office of
Self Help |
Tel:
(415) 575-1400 |
Functions to promote self-help and to facilitate change within the mental health system. Also helps youth and their families to find the services they need. |
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E-mail: N/A Web site: N/A |
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People
with Disabilities Foundation |
Tel:
(415) 931-3070 |
The mission of PWDF is to provide education and advocacy for persons with physical and/or psychiatric impairments so that they can achieve equal opportunities in all aspects of life.Our goal is to provide total integration of the disabled community into the whole of society. PWDF is an IRS approved § 501(c)(3) public charity. Contributions are tax deductible. PWDF is a California State Bar authorized MCLE provider. |
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E-mail: Administrator@pwdf.org Web site: www.pwdf.org |
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PARCA |
Tel:
(650) 312-0730 |
PARCA (Peninsula Association for Retarded Children and Adults) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families since 1952. |
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E-mail:parca@parca.org Web site: www.parca.org |
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Parents Helping Parents Sobrato Center For NonProfits-San Jose |
Tel:
(408) 727-5775 |
A parent-directed family resource center designed to provide information, education, advocacy and support for families of children with special needs. |
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E-mail:info@php.com Web site:www.php.com |
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Protection
& Advocacy, Inc. (PAl) |
Tel:
(800) 776-5746 |
PAl is a nonprofit agency that works in partnership with people with disabilities to protect, advocate for and advance their human, legal and service rights. |
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E-mail: legal@pai-ca.org Web site: www.pai-ca.org |
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San Francisco
Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation |
Tel:
(415) 982-1300 |
Provides legal assistance for low-income San Francisco residents.. The Welfare Advocacy Unit assists with Social Security, SSI, General Assistance, Medi-Cal, Medicare, TANF, food stamps and unemployment insurance problems. |
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E-mail: N/A Web site: N/A |
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United
Advocates for Children of California (UACC) |
Tel:(916) 643-1530 |
A state-wide, family-controlled organization serving families of children or adolescents who have serious emotional disorders. |
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E-mail: information@uacf4hope.org Web site: www.uacf4hope.org/ |
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United
Cerebral Palsy of the Golden Gate |
Tel: (510) 832-7430 |
Provides programs and services for persons with disabilities and their family members including children's and teens’ support groups, employment programs, counseling, advocacy and information and referral. |
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E-mail: info@ucpgg.org Web site:www.ucpgg.org |
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U.S. Department
of Education: Office for Civil Rights |
Tel:
(415) 486-5555 |
Federal enforcement office for California, OCR serves student populations facing discrimination because of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age. Also provides technical assistance through its information Officer of the Day regarding questions on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. |
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E-mail:OCR_SanFrancisco@ed.gov Web site:www.ed.gov/ |
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Volunteer
Legal Services Program of the Bar Association of S.F. |
Tel:
(415) 982-1600 |
Provides free legal assistance to children with disabilities facing SSI issues -- applications, terminations, overpayments. |
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E-mail:vlsp@sfbar.org Web site: www.sfbar.org |
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The resource list above is for your information; it is not necessarily comprehensive and is not an endorsement of the services offered. If you find that any of the information is incorrect, if you would like to offer any feedback, or if you know of additional resources that may be helpful to include in the future, please let us know. You can call us at (415) 920-5040, e-mail us at info@supportforfamilies.org or write to us c/o Open Gate, 2601 Mission Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110. Thank you to all the agencies who completed our Request for Information form and thank you as well to community resource databases such as Helplink and the San Francisco Public Library Community Connection for lending valuable assistance. |
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