Although all parents of children with disabilities need accurate and timely information, parents of children age birth to three have a narrow time frame to get interventions. With so many differences in lead agencies, family copays, and eligibility for EIS state to state, highly mobile military families have a crucial need for information in advance of a move.
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5 Top Branch Resources Used by Parent Centers
Have you used any of these five most-visited resources? Parent centers in states as diverse as Michigan and Texas use them to help military families–check them out for the families you serve!
Continue reading “5 Top Branch Resources Used by Parent Centers”Region A Military Installations and Contacts
- To use the entire map, click on the open square; in the open map you can click on a colored icon for contact information, or use the side list. You can also drag the map along on this page by placing the cursor on the map and moving the cursor when it becomes a hand.
- For the list of installations and contacts, click on the list icon at the top left.
- When the list opens, select the installation or contact you want; information opens in a new box.
- The map and list use Google Maps for you to get directions.
The map icons represent military locations and the yellow stars are Parent Centers. The key above the maps shows how the icons are color coded by branch. Air Force is dark blue, Army is green, Marine Corps is red, Coast Guard is light blue and the Navy is battleship gray.
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Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire
New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island US Virgin Islands Vermont
Region C Military Installations and Contacts
The maps help you find military installations in your state, along with contact information for Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) Family Support or School Liaison Office (SLO) staff in each location. For Coast Guard and National Guard locations, we have contacts for the Special Needs Program (SNP) and the Family Assistance Coordinators, respectively. Contacts who support Recruiter families are also included.
- To use the entire map, click on the open square; in the open map you can click on a colored icon for contact information, or use the side list. You can also drag the map along on this page by placing the cursor on the map and moving the cursor when it becomes a hand.
- For the list of installations and contacts, click on the list icon at the top left.
- When the list opens, select the installation or contact you want; information opens in a new box.
- The map and list use Google Maps for you to get directions.
Download map information as a Word .docx:
Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Ohio South Dakota Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming
Region D Military Installations and Contacts
The maps help you find military installations in your state, along with contact information for Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) Family Support or School Liaison Office (SLO) staff in each location. For Coast Guard and National Guard locations, we have contacts for the Special Needs Program (SNP) and the Family Assistance Coordinators, respectively. Contacts who support Recruiter families are also included.
- To use the entire map, click on the open square; in the open map you can click on a colored icon for contact information, or use the side list. You can also drag the map along on this page by placing the cursor on the map and moving the cursor when it becomes a hand.
- For the list of installations and contacts, click on the list icon at the top left.
- When the list opens, select the installation or contact you want; information opens in a new box.
- The map and list use Google Maps for you to get directions.
Download map information as a Word .docx:
Arizona Alaska California Colorado Hawaii Idaho New Mexico Nevada Oregon PACIFIC BASIN Utah Washington
Region B Military Installations and Contacts
The maps help you find military installations in your state, along with contact information for Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) Family Support or School Liaison Office (SLO) staff in each location. For Coast Guard and National Guard locations, we have contacts for the Special Needs Program (SNP) and the Family Assistance Coordinators, respectively. Contacts who support Recruiter families are also included.
- To use the entire map, click on the open square; in the open map you can click on a colored icon for contact information, or use the side list. You can also drag the map along on this page by placing the cursor on the map and moving the cursor when it becomes a hand.
- For the list of installations and contacts, click on the list icon at the top left.
- When the list opens, select the installation or contact you want; information opens in a new box.
- The map and list use Google Maps for you to get directions.
Download map information as a Word .docx:
Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana North Carolina
Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas
Disasters and Emergencies-Help Military Families with These Resources
When natural disasters and other emergencies strike, your Parent Center will step up to locate services and supports for affected families. Military families have some additional concerns during emergencies, but they also have significant resources available for just such situations. You can direct military families to these resources both during an emergency, and for future planning, which lets your Parent Center concentrate on other types of assistance. The military resources include planning for an evacuation when individuals have disabilities.
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