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Our WIC CAN HELP campaign is designed to help the one million California families we serve to survive and protect their children’s health in these tough times. The campaign builds local agency staff capacity to inform and connect WIC families with all possible community assistance programs, from dental care to foreclosure counseling to utility assistance.

WIC CAN HELP identifies lesser-known referral resources, and makes sure the local WIC network can easily share the information with WIC participants using downloadable multi-language flyers or information. Each month, we share a new resource and referral “survival kit” which highlights assistance or program linkages that local WIC staff might suggest to young families in need. WIC CAN HELP is funded by grants from The California Endowment and Kaiser Permanente Community Benefits.

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JULY: Children with Special Needs

wichelpChildren who are at risk or have been diagnosed with a disability or other special need that may affect their development, are best helped when they start receiving services as early as possible. Early Intervention (remedial or preventive) is designed to improve outcomes for children with developmental disabilities by providing early, appropriate, and intensive interventions. WIC Can Help families get the services their children with special needs require.

RESOURCES FROM BIRTH TO AGE THREE

California Early Start
Teams of service coordinators, healthcare providers, early intervention specialists, therapists, and parent resource specialists evaluate and assess infants or toddlers and provide appropriate early intervention and family support services for young children from (birth to age three).
Contact: (800) 869-4337
Toll free: (800) 515-BABY (2229) or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN OVER AGE THREE

California Department of Developmental Services provides services and support to individuals with developmental disabilities through state-operated developmental centers and community facilities and contracts with 21 nonprofit regional centers.
Contact: (916) 654-1690 or TTY: (916) 654-2054

GENERAL RESOURCES

  • Family Voices aims to achieve family-centered care for all children and youth with special health care needs and/or disabilities.
    Contact toll-free: (888) 835-5669
  • Parents Helping Parents
    Parents Helping Parents (PHP) is a non-profit, community-based, parent-directed family resource center providing lifetime guidance, support and services to children with any special need, their families and the professionals who serve them.
    Resources Page with Downloadable materials in English, Spanish and Vietnamese
    Support Group Info sorted by Special Need/Disability
    Contact: (408) 727-5775
  • Support for Families of Children with Disabilities (Northern CA)
    Resource Guide for San Francisco and Sacramento Early Intervention programs; excellent Resources page with downloadable information packets on a number of disabilities.
    Contact: (415) 920-5040 or e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • California State Council on Developmental Disabilities is an independent state agency to ensure that people with developmental disabilities and their families receive the services and supports they need.
    Contact: (916) 322-8481 or toll-free: (866) 802-0514