Parents Helping Parents (PHP) helps families who have children of any age with special needs.
PHP’s mission is to help children and adults with special needs receive the support and services they need to reach their full potential by providing information, training, and resources to build strong families and improve systems of care.
PHP’s family support services include:
- Emotional support and guidance from staff and volunteer peer support parents
- Practical support such as information on specific health conditions, community resources, securing supports, and funding
- Parent education and training on navigating the educational, legal, social service and medical systems of care
- Condition and culturally-specific parent/professional support and information groups
- A one-of-a-kind assistive technology preview and demonstration center with services for infants through adults at-risk-of or with disabilities
- Children’s workshops, including support for siblings
- A comprehensive special needs resource lending library
- On-line services such as an Individual Education Plan (IEP) letter writer
How can Parents Helping Parents help with concerns I have about my 0-5 year old?
If your child is between the ages of 0-3, and you are interested in finding out more about Early Start services in Santa Clara County, PHP can help. We also are available to help you fill out the Early Start Intake forms for Santa Clara County. If you get the forms, and you have questions, watch this video to find out how to fill out those forms. If you still have questions, use this calendar to make an appointment, and we will meet with you via Google Meet to go over the forms with you.
View the complete list of early start services at PHP.
Source: Parents Helping Parents | Parents Helping Parents, https://www.php.com | copyright Parents Helping Parents, Inc. Last reviewed November 2022
Are you concerned about your child? Care Coordinators can arrange a free 30 minute Care Consultation so you can explore options with an expert. We invite you to call or email our Care Coordinators at 650.688.3625 or careteam@chconline.org to set up an initial Parent Consultation appointment.