Aransas County
4 Paws for Ability, 4 Paws for Ability enriches the lives of children with disabilities by training and placing quality, task-trained service dogs. http://4pawsforability.org/
Attorney General’s Office, The Office of the Attorney General serves as legal counsel to all boards and agencies of state government, issues legal opinions when requested by the governor, heads of state agencies and other officials and commissions, and defends challenges to state laws and suits against both state agencies and individual employees of the state. https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/
Camp Aranzazu, (pronounced Ah ran’ zah zoo) is dedicated to enriching the lives of children and adults with chronic illnesses and special needs by providing unique camping, environmental studies, and retreat experiences to groups with special needs. http://www.camparanzazu.org/
CATX, The mission of Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas, Inc. (CACTX) is to restore the lives of abused children by supporting children’s advocacy centers (CACs) in partnership with local communities and agencies investigating and prosecuting child abuse http://www.cactx.org/
Children’s Defense Fund, The Children’s Defense Fund Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. – See more at http://www.cdftexas.org/?referrer=http://www.childrensdefense.org/programs/
DARS, Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services , Works in partnership with Texans with disabilities and families with children who have developmental delays to improve the quality of their lives and enable their full participation in society. http://www.dars.state.tx.us/news/overview.shtml
Disability Rights Texas, Advancing the Rights of Texans with Disabilities, Disability Rights Texas recognizes the varied needs of people with disabilities in Texas. As such, the scope of our work includes the following service priorities: Accessibility, Community, Living, Education, Employment, Health Care, Housing, Protection, Civil Rights, Transportation and Voting Rights www.disabilityrightstx.org
DS-Health, Dr. Leshin’s website for children with Down Syndrome. http://www.ds-health.com/
ECI (Early Childhood Intervention) Early childhood intervention services to families with children 0-3 years that have developmental delays. Provider based on zip-code; call 1-800-628-5115 or one of the four agencies listed to locate provider for your area. http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis/
Fountain House, an organization to assist people with long term mental illness integrate into the community. http://www.fountainhouse.org/
March of Dimes Birth Defect Foundation, The March of Dimes works to end premature birth and other problems that threaten our babies. We help moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies www.marchofdimes.com
Muscular Dystrophy Association, Incorporated, MDA is the world’s leading nonprofit health organization sponsoring research seeking the causes of and effective treatments for neuromuscular diseaseshttp://www.mdausa.org/
Navigate Texas, was created by a task force that’s part of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. A Texas task force has created what officials call a first-of-its-kind website designed to help families who have children with disabilities and special needs.” NavigateLifeTexas.org/
Parent Companion, A guide for Texas parents and caregivers of children with diagnosed or suspected disabilities from birth through 5 years of age. http://www.parentcompanion.org/
Parent to Parent, An organization for parents of children with disabilities. http://www.txp2p.org/
Region 2 Education Service Center Special Education Department – The Parent and Community Involvement Network will provide resources/training opportunities to promote more effective family and community involvement in campuses/districts throughout the region. Services will include: networking meetings to share best practices, conference updates, distribution of information/ materials, lending library, various trainings for parent educators to prepare them to present workshops in their communities. Program development will be based on the identified needs of the F&CIN membership. Initiatives are supported through Gifted/Talented, Migrant, Title 1 School Support, and others as identified. http://www.esc2.net/
Social Security Administration, Social Security touches the lives of nearly every American, often during times of personal hardship, transition, and uncertainty. Our programs serve as vital financial protection for working men and women, children, the disabled, and the elderly. www.socialsecurity.gov
Special Olympics Texas, The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. http://www.specialolympicstexas.org/
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) protects children and adults who are elderly or have disabilities and regulates child care. www.dfps.state.tx.us