Exceptional Family Member Program Resources

MILITARY HOMEFRONT
Services:  A resource for military families with special needs.

MILITARY ONE SOURCE
Phone:  Stateside: 1-800-342-9647  Overseas: 800-3429-6477
TTY/TDD: 1-866-607-6794
EN ESPANOL, LLAME AL: 1-877-888-0727
Services:  No question too small.  No issue too big.  Available 24/7

MILITARY CHILD EDUCATION COALITION (MCEC)
Services:  A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that promotes partnerships and provides for networking of military installations and their supporting school districts.  Their focus is to address transition and other educational issues related to the military-connected child, including active duty, National Guard, and Reserves.  MCEC seek to include all military installations, their supporting schools, concerned organization, and caring individuals.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING OF MILITARY PARENTS (STOMP)
Address: 6316 South 12th Street, Tacoma, WA 98465
Phone: (253) 565-2266 (v/tty) or 1-800-5-PARENT (v/tty)
Fax: (253) 566-8052
Services:  Provides information about parent rights and responsibilities in achieving special education services for military children whether located in the United States or overseas.  They also assist military families in accessing resources for their children by enabling them to navigate a variety of educational and medical systems/programs, both military can civilian, regardless of their current duty station/location.

SERVICES AVAILABLE ON FORT KNOX

Exceptional Family Member Program
Army Community Service
Address: Bldg 5101 12th Armored Division Avenue
Phone: (502) 624-8391  DSN: 464-8391
Services: Information, referrals, advocacy

FORT KNOX COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
SPECIALIST, SPECIAL EDUCATION
Address: 281 Fayette Avenue
Phone: (502) 624-2345 ext. 4111
Services: Educational services are offered to children ages 3-21 years. 

IRELAND ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Address: Bldg. #851, 289 Ireland Avenue
Services: Provides medical case management services for children and youth who are enrolled to the hospital as Tricare Prime, ages – birth to 18 years old.

EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL INTERVENTION SERVICES (EDIS)
Address:  Ireland Army Community Hospital, Bldg. # 851, 289 Ireland Avenue, 4th Floor, Room 6-62
Phone:  (502) 624-9552
Services:  Offers evaluations and home programs for children with special needs ages zero to 3 years old.  Families must live on Fort Knox or be on the waiting list for on-post housing.

New Parent Support Program
Army Community Service
Address: Bldg 5101 12th Armored Division Avenue
Phone: (502) 624-8391   DSN: 464-8391
Services:   A voluntary program for families with children, prenatal-36 months. Provides in-home services that includes role modeling and mentoring, pregnancy and parenting education, playgroups and referrals as needed to military and civilian agencies.

ARMY SCHOOL LIAISON SERVICES
Phone:  (502) 624-2305  DSN:  464-2305
Services:  School transition support; Home school linkages; Post secondary Education Opportunities; School & Military Information; Partnerships in education  

STATE RESOURCES & OTHER LOCAL GROUPS

STATE OF KENTUCKY
Services:  Official Website for Kentucky.  Use the Quick Links option at the top of the Website to locate specific information.

LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS:  Call the director of special education at a local school or the state’s office of Exceptional Children Services for a local POC.  Some schools have Family Resource and Youth Service Centers and/or Special Education Parent Resource Centers
Phone:  (502) 564-4970

COMMUNITY  COLLEGES, TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES:
Each school, technical school, college or university has Disability coordinators. 
Services:  Provides information on community colleges, universities and technical schools.

KENTUCKY PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY (P&A)
Address:  100 Fair Oaks Lane, Third Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone:  (502) 564-2967; Toll free:  (800) 372-2988;  TTY:  (800) 372-2988
Fax:  (502) 564-0848
Services:  Legal advocacy for individuals whose rights have been violated due to disability.  P&A operates five federally mandated advocacy programs and provides information and referral services.  Under each of the five advocacy programs, a limited number of individuals whose rights have been violated due to disability may receive representation.

OTHER LOCAL GROUPS

KENTUCKY PARTNERSHIP FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
Address:  207 Holmes Street, 1st Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone:  (502) 875-1320 & Parent toll free # 1-800-369-0533
Fax:  (502) 875-1399
Services:  Supports children and families through support groups and community resources.  Provides a quarterly newsletter to professionals and families.  Provides annual training on issues such as, Surviving Challenging Behaviors, Educational Advocacy, Adolescents, Partnering, etc.

KENTUCKY SPECIAL PARENT INVOLVEMENT NETWORK (KY-SPIN)
Address:  10301-B Deering Road, Louisville, KY 40272
Phone:  Toll free – 1-800-525-7746 & (502) 937-6894
Fax:  (502) 937-6464
Services:  Seeks to empower and support individuals with disabilities and their families to effectively advocate for and access needed information, resources and support networks in order to enhance the quality of their lives.   They serve individuals with disabilities, their parents/family members and professionals with all types of disabilities and all age groups.  KY-SPIN, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization .

KENTUCKY COUNCIL FOR CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIOR DISORDERS (KyCCBD)
Services:  The Kicked is a state sub-division of the Council for Children with Behavior Disorders and the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).  This is a membership organization, but visitors to their web-site should find useful information related to children with behavior disorders.  They promote support networks for parents and professional.  Promoting quality services for children and youth.  Advocating for children and youth, their families and professionals.

LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION OF KENTUCKY, INC.
Address:  2210 Goldsmith Lane #118, Louisville, KY 40218
Phone:  (502) 473-1256 or 877-587-1256
Fax:  (502) 473-4695
Services:  A non-profit organization of individuals with learning differences  and attention difficulties, their parents, educator, and other service providers.  Goals are: To embrace the challenge to educate the general public on the characteristics of learning disability, attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, etc.  To support parents of the individuals with learning differences through information sharing and support. To make available to professionals information that will assist them as service providers.  To provide direct services that will assist those who learning differently become more productive, independent, and self-motivated contributors to society.  A chapter of the Learning Disabilities Association of America. 

FEDERAL RESOURCES & OTHER NATIONAL GROUPS 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (NIMH)
Address:     Public Information and Communications Branch
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8184, MSC 9663, Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone:  1-866-615-6464   TTY: 1-866-415-8051
Fax:  301-443-4279
Services:  NIMH is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  Information is available on a wide variety of mental health issues that affect children and youth.  They also conduct research in collaboration with other agencies.

CONDUCT DISORDERS
Services:  A group of parents who are raising challenging children.  "Our kids have many different diagnoses, but all of them are oppositional and resistant to parenting.  It is our goal for our Website to be a ‘soft place to land for the battle-weary parent.’"

CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (CHADD)
Address:  8181 Professional Place, Suite 150. Landover, MD 20785
Phone:  Business:  (301) 306-7070
National Resource Center on AD/HD:  (800) 233-7070
Fax:  (301) 306-7090
Services:  A non-profit organization serving individuals with AD/HD and their families, professionals and others.  Offers information, public advocacy, and support.

OTHER RESOURCES

Housing & Mortgages for People with Disabilities
Services: Comprehensive guide to housing and mortgages for people with disabilities, covers terminology, the process of buying a house, financial assistance and more.