OUR PARENT RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED ASSISTANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 1,400 FAMILIES IN MIAMI DADE COUNTY INCLUDING PEER SUPPORT, ADVOCACY SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL ISSUES, COMMUNITY LINKAGE AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES. WORKSHOPS TO INCREASE PARENT KNOWLEDGE AND ADVOCACY ON SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW, FINANCIAL, TRANSITION AND DISABILITY SPECIFIC TOPICS WERE WELL ATTENDED WITH 1,222 PARENT PARTICIPANTS PLUS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO 1,159 COMMUNITY PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS. AN ADDITIONAL 202 PARENTS WERE PROVIDED ADVOCACY SUPPORT AND ONE-TO-ONE COACHING ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL CONCERNS AND INDIVIDUAL FAMILY NEEDS.
