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Parents Helping Parents

San Jose

408-727-5775

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Serves Santa Clara/San Mateo/San Joaquin counties. Specializes in assistive technology advocacy. Offers sibling support programs.12

ParentsCAN

Santa Rosa

707-585-6108

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Sonoma County parent support network. Offers IEP role-playing workshops. Maintains assistive tech lending library.1

Support for Families

San Francisco

415-920-5040

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Multilingual support (English/Spanish/Cantonese/Mandarin). Offers drop-in counseling and IEP navigation guides. Maintains extensive special education lending library.12

The Arc San Francisco

San Francisco

415-255-7200

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Advocates for intellectual/developmental disabilities. Offers transition-to-work programs. Hosts annual IEP bootcamp.10

UCSF Dyslexia Center

San Francisco

415-476-4611

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Provides neuropsychological evaluation referrals. Offers teacher training modules. Hosts annual research symposium.8

Vietnamese American Community Center

San Jose

408-254-9498

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Specializes in IEP advocacy for Vietnamese families. Translates IDEA documents. Hosts monthly coffee chats.10