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Parent Information and Resource Centers:
FY 1995 Goals 2000 Grantees

Native American Parental Assistance Program (NAPAP) Ahmium Education, Inc. P.O. Box 366 San Jacinto, CA 92581 (909) 654–2781 Fax: (909) 654–3089 Contact: Ernie Salgado Provides Native American families with the knowledge and skills they need to participate in their children's education. Colorado Parent Information and Resource Center Clayton Foundation 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 820–5631 Fax: (303) 820–5656 Contact: Donna Garnett Disseminates information and provides referrals to parents statewide. Greater Washington Urban League 3501 14th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20010 (202) 265–8200 Fax: (202) 265–9878 Contact: Audrey Epperson Provides services through centrally located and mobile parent training centers. Also offers computer access to parenting information through the National Urban League Parent Network. Florida Center for Parent Involvement Center of Excellence 7406 N. Dixon Avenue Tampa, FL 33604 (813) 238–5873 Fax: (813) 237–3729 Contact: Mary Lindsey Provides assistance to both minority students of preschool through high school age and their families. Parent Training Resource Assistance Center Community Partnership for Education 901 N. Jackson Street Albany, GA 31702-1726 (912) 888–0999 Fax: (912) 888–2664 Contact: Jo Granberry Helps low-income parents in southwest Georgia become more involved with their children's education. Parental Assistance Centers Parents and Children Together 1475 Linapuni Street, Room 117-A Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 847–3285 Fax: (808) 841–1485 Contact: Helenann Lauber Offers services to parents through Parental Assistance Centers in 11 schools on 3 Hawaiian islands. Iowa Parent Resource Center The Higher Plain, Inc. 1025 Penkridge Drive Iowa City, IA 52246 (319) 354–5606 Fax: (319) 354–5345 Contact: Ron Mirr Provides training and technical assistance to parent groups and educational programs throughout Iowa, particularly for low-income families and their children. Parental Assistance Program Licking Valley Community Action Program 203 High Street Flemingsburg, KY 41041 (606) 845–0081 Fax: (606) 845–0418 Contact: Judy L. Planck Distributes information and provides services to families in low-income communities. Family Resource Project Maine Parent Federation, Inc. P.O. Box 2067 Augusta, ME 04338–2067 (207) 582–2504 Fax: (207) 582–3638 Contact: Christine Snook Provides information and workshops to parents and educators in Maine. Parenting Resource and Support Partnership Child Care Connection, Inc. 332 W. Edmonston Drive Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 279–1773 Fax: (301) 294–4962 Contact: Carol Walsh Offers varied programs, including telephone assistance services for parents and professional support workshops for educators, to support parents in their role as primary teachers. Massachusetts Parent Training and Empowerment Project Cambridge Partnership for Public Education MIT Building 20, Room 129 B 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 253–7093 Fax: (617) 258–5573 Contact: Dr. Sandra J. Willens Helps low-income and limited English-speaking parents to become advocates for their children through parent training. Families United for Success Life Services Systems for Communities and Schools 272 East 8th Street, Suite B Holland, MI 49423 (616) 396–7566 Fax: (616) 396–6893 Contact: Deanna DePree Works with service providers on a case-by-case basis to train parents to teach their children. Provides referrals as needed. Families and Schools Together (FAST) Forward PACER Center, Inc. 4826 Chicago Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55417–1098 (612) 827–2966 Fax: (612) 827–3065 Contact: Sharman Davis Jamison Disseminates information about parental involvement to the general public, low-income families, and minority communities. In addition, offers workshops and in-person consultations to parents and professionals. Missouri Partnership for Parenting Assistance Literacy Investment for Tomorrow (LIFT) 300 South Broadway St. Louis, MO 63102 (314) 421–1970 Fax: (314) 539–5170 Contact: Diana S. Schmidt Offers parental involvement programs through two Family Literacy centers and disseminates information to parents and professionals through the ParentLink 1-800 number.

The Center for Healthy Families Sunrise Children's Hospital Foundation 3196 South Maryland Parkway, #307 Las Vegas, NV 89109 (702) 731-8373 Fax: (702) 731-8372 Contact: Leisa Whittum Provides prenatal and parenting education to families in southern Nevada. Building Family Strengths Parent Information Center P.O. Box 2405 Concord, NH 03302-2405 (603) 224-7005 (800) 947-7005 (NH only) Fax: (603) 224-4365 Contact: Deborah Bennis Offers training, informational workshops, and comprehensive social services to parents and educators. Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey Chapter, Inc. 35 Halsey Street, Suite 300 Newark, NJ 07102-3031 (201) 643-3710 Fax: (201) 643-9222 Contact: Sharon J.B. Copeland Brings family support and parent education programs to local communities by serving as a facilitator for three programs: Parents as Teachers, Effective Parenting--Information for Children (EPIC), and Teens as Effective Mothers (TEAM). CONNECTIONS Geneseo Migrant Center, Inc. P.O. Box 545 Geneseo, NY 14454 (716) 245-5681 Fax: (716) 245-5680 Contact: Patricia M. Edwards Develops materials for migrant workers, their families, and educators on a statewide and national basis. Parent Partners Exceptional Children's Assistance Center P.O. Box 16 Davidson, NC 28036 (704) 892–1321 Fax: (704) 892–5028 Contact: Claudia Olivierre Increases involvement of North Carolina's families in all levels of their children's education through the Parents in Partnership Project (PIPP). Ohio Parent Information Resource Center Lighthouse Youth Services, Inc. 4837 Ward Street Cincinnati, OH 45227 (513) 272–0273 Fax: (513) 272–0284 Contact: Elizabeth Yaryan Provides statewide information dissemination and training sessions to increase parents' knowledge of and confidence in child-rearing activities, such as teaching and nurturing their young children. Parents As Partners 1401 NE 70th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73111 (405) 478-4078 Fax: (405) 947-3793 Offers parent information and general age-appropriate materials statewide, and provides referrals for services in rural and urban areas of Oklahoma County. Southwestern Pennsylvania Parental Assistance Center Project Community Action Southwest 22 West High Street Waynesburg, PA 15370 (412) 852-2893 Fax: (412) 627-7713 Contact: Barbara Mooney Provides parenting workshops and information resource rooms to low-income families in southwestern Pennsylvania. Black Hills Parent Resource Network Black Hills Special Services Foundation P.O. Box 218 Sturgis, SD 57785 (605) 347-4467 Fax: (605) 347-5223 Contact: Mary Baumeister Coordinates a system of information and support to enhance parents' efforts to nurture their children's growth and development and to connect families with professionals and resources. Parents First NashvilleREAD, Inc. 421 Great Circle Road, Suite 104 Nashville, TN 37228 (615) 255-4982 Fax: (615) 255-4783 Contact: Marilyn Tucker Targets minority parents, parents with limited English speaking ability, and parents who are severely economically and educationally disadvantaged for literacy and parent training services. Family Focus Project Mental Health Association of Texas 8401 Shoal Creek Boulevard Austin, TX 78757 (512) 454-3706 Fax: (512) 454-3725 Contact: Mary Ellen Nudd Serves high-risk populations, including teen parents, areas with high rates of juvenile crime, and underserved populations with two parent training programs--Parents as Teachers and the Practical Parent Education Program. Vermont Family Resource Partnership Addison County Parent Child Center P.O. Box 646 Middlebury, VT 05753 (802) 388-3171 Fax: (802) 388-1590 Contact: Sue Harding Operates Parents as Teachers programs, parent education programs, and parent mentoring programs throughout Vermont. Children's Home Society of Washington 201 South 34th Street Tacoma, WA 98408 (206) 472-3355 Fax: (206) 475-8377 Contact: Marilyn Littlejohn Operates family support centers and readiness-to-learn programs in addition to working collaboratively with other community organizations to ensure the delivery of early childhood services. Parents Plus of Wisconsin P.O. Box 452 328 Sixth Street Menasha, WI 54952-0452 (414) 729-1787 Fax: (414) 751-5038 Contact: Susan Werley Through regional family resource centers across Wisconsin, provides training to parents of children of all ages.

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[Appendix D]

[Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers]