Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs)

The current organizations funded as F2F HICS are listed below with contact and funding information. The following F2F HICs are funded by MCHB through the Family Opportunity Act:

• ARIZONA: Raising Special Kids, Inc.
  Address: 2400 N Central Avenue, Suite 200 • Phoenix, Arizona 85004-9802
  Phone: (602) 242-4366 • Toll free in AZ: (800) 237-3007
  Primary Contact: Wendy Benz
  (CMS: 10/2004-10/2007 and MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• CALIFORNIA: Support for Families of Children with Disabilites
  Address: 2601 Mission Street, Suite 206 • San Francisco, CA 94110-3111
  Phone: (415) 282-7494
  Primary Contact: Juno Duenas
  (MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Family Voices of District of Columbia, Inc.
  Address: 4363 Barnaby Rd SE #204 • Washington, DC 20032
  Phone: (202) 230-8201
  Primary Contact: Doreen Hodges
  (MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• FLORIDA: (MCHB): Florida Institute for Family Involvement (FIFI)
  Address: P.O. Box 357567 • Gainesville, FL 32625-7567
  Phone: (877) 926-3514
  Primary Contacts:
  John Reiss,
  Jessica Delgado, Phone: (305) 294-5363
  (MCHB: 5/2006-5/2010)



• GEORGIA: Parent to Parent of Georgia, Inc.
  Address: 3805 Presidential Parkway • Atlanta, GA 30340-3720
  Phone: (770) 451-5484
  Primary Contact: Debra S. Tucker, Sherry Richardson
  (MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• HAWAII: Hilopa'a Family to Family Health Information Center
  Address: 1319 Punahou St • Honolulu, HI 96826
  Phone: (808) 282-6348
  Primary Contact: LeoLinda Parlin
  (MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• ILLINOIS: The Arc of Illinois
  Address: 18207 Dixie Highway • Homewood, IL 60430
  Phone: (708) 560-6703 • Toll Free in IL: (866) 931-1110
  Primary Contacts: Faye Manaster
  Rose Slaght, Phone: (866) 931-1110
  (MCHB: 5/2006-5/2010)



• INDIANA: About Special Kids, Inc.
  Address: 4755 Kingsway Drive, Suite 105 • Indianapolis, IN 46205
  Phone: (317) 257-8683 • Toll free: (800) 964-4746
  Primary Contact: Rebecca Kirby, Nancy Stone
  (MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• LOUISIANA: Bayou Land Families Helping Families
  Address: P.O. Box 1345 • Thibodaux, LA 70302-1345
  Phone: (985) 447-4461
  Primary Contact: Kim Detillier
  (MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• MAINE: Maine Parent Federation
  Address: P.O. Box 2067 • Augusta, ME 04338-2067
  Phone: (207) 623-2144 • Toll Free in ME: (800) 870-7746
  Primary Contact: Bev Baker
  (MCHB: 5/2006-5/2010)



• MARYLAND: Parents Place of Maryland
  Address: 801 Cromwell Park Drive, Suite 103 • Glen Burnie, MD 21061
  Phone: (410) 768-9100 Ext. 106 • Toll free: (800) 394-5694
  Primary Contacts: Josie Thomas, Grace Williams
  (MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• MASSACHUSETTS: Mass Family Voices @ Federation for Children with Special Needs
  Address: 1135 Tremont Street • Suite 420 • Boston, MA 02120
  Phone: Toll free in MA: (800) 331-0688 x.210 • Messages only:(617) 236-7210 • Fax: (617) 572-2094
  Primary Contacts: Beth Dworetzky,
  Rich Robison, Phone: (617) 236-7210
  (CMS: 10/2004-10/2007 and MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• MINNESOTA: Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
  Address: 8161 Normandale Blvd. • Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417-1098
  Phone: (952) 838-9000 • Toll free: (800) 527-2237
  Primary Contact: Amy Dawson
  (MCHB: 5/2006-5/2010)



• MISSISSIPPI: University of Southern Mississippi
  Address: 118 College Drive • Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
  Phone: (601) 432-6261
  Primary Contacts: Roy Hart, Royal Walker
  (MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• NEBRASKA: PTI Nebraska
  Address: 3135 N. 93rd Street • Omaha, NE 68134
  Phone: (402) 934-1488 • Toll free: (800) 284-8520
  Primary Contact: Glenda Davis
  (MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• NEVADA: Family TIES of Nevada, Inc
  Address: 3100 Mill St, Suite #117 • Reno, NV 89502-2217
  Phone: (775) 823-9500 • Toll free: (866) 326-8437
  Primary Contact: Marcia O'Malley
  (MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• NEW JERSEY: Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN)
  Address: 35 Halsey Street • 4th Floor • Newark, NJ 07102
  Phone: (973) 642-8100 Ext. 110 • Toll free: (800) 654-SPAN(7726)
  Primary Contacts:
  Diana Autin, Mercedes Rosa
  (MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• NEW MEXICO: Parents Reaching Out
  Address: 1920 B Columbia Dr SE • Albuquerque, NM 87106
  Phone: (505) 247-0192 • Toll free in NM: (800) 524-5176
  Primary Contact: Sherry Powdrell
  (CMS: 10/2004-10/2007 and MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• NEW YORK: Parent-to-Parent of NYS
  Address: 500 Balltown Rd. • Schenectady, NY 12304
  Phone: (518) 359-3006 • Toll free in NY: (866) 727-6970
  Primary Contacts: Janice Fitzgerald,
  Lisa Terenzio, Phone: (631) 434-6196, Toll free: (800) 559-1729
  (CMS: 10/2004-10/2007 and MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• NORTH CAROLINA: The Exceptional Children's Assistance Center (ECAC)
  Address: 907 Barra Row, Suite 102/103 • Davidson, NC 28036
  Phone: (704) 892-1321 Ext. 35 • Toll free: (800) 962-6817
  Primary Contacts: Wendy Ward
  Grace Sisco, Phone: (704) 892-1321 x.11
  (CMS: 10/2004-10/2007 and MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• NORTH DAKOTA: Family Voices of North Dakota, Inc
  Address: P.O Box 163 • Edgeley, ND 58433
  Phone: (701) 493-2634 • Toll free in ND: (888) 522-9654
  Primary Contact: Donene Feist
  (CMS: 10/2004-10/2007 and MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• OREGON: Oregon Family Support Network
  Address: 2411 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd • Eugene, OR 97401-5824
  Phone: (503) 494-7657
  Primary Contact: Becky Adelmann
  (CMS: 10/2005-10/2008 and MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• PENNSYLVANIA: Parent Education & Advocacy Leadership Center
  Address: 1119 Penn Avenue • Pittsburg, PA 15222
  Phone: (412) 281-4404 • Toll free: (866) 950-1040
  Primary Contact: Liz Healey
  (MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• RHODE ISLAND: Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN)
  Address: 175 Main Street • Pawtucket, RI 02860
  Phone: (401) 727-4144 Ext. 158 • Toll free in RI: (800) 464-3399 Ext. 158
  Primary Contact: Dawn Wardyga
  (CMS: 10/2005-10/2008 and MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• SOUTH DAKOTA: South Dakota Parent Connection
  Address: 3701 W. 49th St. • Suite 102 • Sioux Falls, SD 57106
  Phone: (605) 361-3171 • Toll free in SD: (800) 640-4553
  Primary Contact: Lisa Sanderson
  (MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• TENNESSEE: Tennessee Disability Coalition
  Address: 480 Craighead Street • Suite 200 • Nashville, TN 37204
  Phone: (615) 383-9442 Ext. 13 • Toll free in TN: (888) 643-7811
  Primary Contact: Julie Sullivan
  (MCHB: 5/2006-5/2010)



• TEXAS: Texas Parent-to-Parent
  Address: 3710 Cedar St. Box 12 • Austin, TX 78705
  Phone: (512) 458-8600 • Toll free in TX: (866) 896-6001
  Primary Contact: Laura Warren
  (CMS: 10/2005-10/2008 and MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• UTAH (CMS): Utah Parent Center
  Address: 2290 East 4500 South, Suite 170 • Salt Lake City, UT 84117
  Phone: (801) 808-4420 • Toll free in UT:(800) 829-8200
  Primary Contact: Gina Pola-Money
  (CMS: 10/2004-10/2007 and MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)



• VERMONT: Parent-to-Parent of Vermont
  Address: 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 240 • Williston, VT 05495-7549
  Phone: (802) 764-5290 Ext. 19 • Toll free in VT: (800) 800-4005
  Primary Contact: Hilary Melton, Julie Arel
  (MCHB: 5/2006-5/2010)



• WISCONSIN: Family Voices of Wisconsin
  Address: P.O. Box 55029 • Madison, WI 53705
  Phone: (608) 239-1364
  Primary Contacts: Liz Hecht,
  Barbara Katz, Phone: (608) 233-3726
  (MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010)

The following F2F HICs are funded by other sources:

• CONNECTICUT: FAVOR, Inc.
  Address: 2138 Silas Deane Highway • P.O. Box 658 • Rocky Hills, CT 06067
  Phone: (860) 563-3232
  Primary Contact: Joy Liebeskind
  (CMS: 10/2005-10/2008)



• IDAHO: Idaho Parents Unlimited (IPUL)
  Address: 600 N. Curtis Road, Suite 145 • Boise, ID 83706
  Phone: (208) 342-5884 • Toll free in ID: (800) 242-4785
  Primary Contact: Evelyn Mason
  (CMS: 10/2005-10/2008)



• KENTUCKY: The ARC of Kentucky
  Address: 883 East Main Street • Frankfort, KY 40601
  Phone: (502) 875-5225 • Toll Free in KY:(800) 281-1272
  Primary Contacts: Patty Dempsey, Denise Keene
  (CMS: 10/2004-10/2007)
• LOUISIANA: Family Voices of Louisiana, Inc.
  Address: P.O. Box 56848 • New Orleans, LA 70156-6848
  Phone: (504) 299-9176 or 9175 • Toll Free in LA:(866) 470-7990
  Primary Contact: Phyllis Landry-Ratcliff
  (CMS: 10/2004-10/2007)



• MICHIGAN: Family Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
  Address: CSHNCN Services Division, Lewis Cass Bldg, 6th Floor • 320 South Walnut St • Lansing, MI 48913
  Phone: (517) 241-7197 • Toll free in MI:(800) 359-3722
  Primary Contacts: Mary Marin
  Lisa Cook-Gordon, Phone: (313) 456-4387
  (CMS: 6/2005-6/2008)



• NEW HAMPSHIRE: NH Family Voices at PIC
  Address: P. O. Box 2405 • Concord, NH 03302
  Phone: (603) 271-4525 • NH only:(800) 852-3345 Ext. 4525
  Primary Contact: Martha-Jean Madison, Terry Ohlson-Martin
  (CMS: 10/2005-10/2008)



• SOUTH CAROLINA: Family Connection of SC
  Address: 2712 Middlesburg Drive, Suite 103-B • Columbia, SC 29204
  Phone: (803) 252-0914 • Toll free in SC: (800) 578-8750
  Primary Contact: Andy Pope
  (CMS: 10/2005-10/2008)



• VIRGINIA: VA INFO Center at Medical Home Plus, Inc.
  Address: PO Box 38341 • Richmond, VA 38341
  Phone: (804) 264-8428 • Toll free in VA: (877) 264-8366
  Primary Contact: Dana Yarborough
  (CMS: 6/2005-6/2008)



• WASHINGTON: Washington PAVE
  Address: 6316 S. 12th • Tacoma, WA 98465
  Phone: (253) 565-2266
  Primary Contact: Cassie Johnston
  (CMS: 10/2005-10/2008)



• WEST VIRGINIA: People's Advocacy Information and Resource Services (PAIRS)
  Address: 502 S. Court St • Lewisburg, WV 24901
  Phone: (304) 645-6356 • Toll free in WV: (877) 221-0652
  Primary Contact: Scott Miller
  (CMS: 10/2004-10/2007)