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
(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) - COLORADO: Family Voices Colorado, CP of Colorado
Address: 69 Spyglass Dr. • Littleton, CO 80123
Phone: (303) 973-5780
Primary Contact: Christy Blakely
(MCHB: 6/2008-5/2011) - CONNECTICUT: CT Family Voices at the UConn Center on Disabilities
Address: 263 Farmington Avenue, MC 6222 • Farmington, CT 06030-6222
Phone: (860) 679-1595, (860) 679-1500
Primary Contacts: Molly Cole, Mary Beth Bruder
(MCHB: 6/2008-5/2011) - DELAWARE: Delaware Family Voices @ University of
Delaware Center for Disabilities Studies
Address: 461 Wyoming Road • Newark, DE 19716
Phone: (302) 831-1705 • Toll free: (877) 235-3588
Primary Contact: Ann Phillips
(MCHB: 6/2008-5/2011) - 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: Florida Institute for Family Involvement (FIFI)
Address: P.O. Box 208 • Sopchoppy, FL 32358
Phone: (877) 926-3514
Primary Contacts: Stacy Justiss, Tammy Thompson
(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: 20901 South LaGrange Road, Frankfort, IL 60423
Phone: (815) 464-8247 • Toll Free in IL: (866) 931-1110
Primary Contacts: Faye Manaster, Cell: (708) 560-6703
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) - KANSAS: Families Together, Inc.
Address: 3033 W. Second, Suite 106 • Wichita, KA 67203
Phone: (316) 945-7747 • Fax: (316) 945-7795
Primary Contacts: Connie Zienkewicz, Merlin Lockett
(MCHB: 6/2008-5/2011) - 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
(MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010) - MICHIGAN: Family Center, CSHCN Services Division
Address: Lewis Cass Bldg, 6th Floor • 320 South Walnut St • Lansing, MI 48913
Phone: (517) 241-7197 • Toll free in MI: (800) 359-3722
Primary Contact: Lisa Cook-Gordon, Phone: (313) 456-4387
(MCHB: 6/2008-5/2011) - MINNESOTA: Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
Address: 8161 Normandale Blvd. • Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417-1098
Phone: (952) 838-9000 • Toll free: (888) 248-0822
Primary Contact: Wendy Ringer
(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) - MISSOURI: Missouri Developmental Disabilities Resource Center
at UMKC-IHD
Address: 5100 Rockhill Rd • Kansas, MO 64110-2481
Phone: (816) 235-1763 or Toll Free MO only (800) 444-0821 ·
Primary Contacts: Sheli Reynolds
(MCHB: 6/2008-5/2011) - MONTANA: Parents, Let's Unite for Kids (PLUK)
Address: 516 N 32nd St • Billings, MT 59101-6003
Phone: (406) 255-0540 • MT only: (800) 222-7585
Primary Contacts: Roger Holt, Sheryl Shockley
(MCHB: 6/2008-5/2011) - 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) - NEW HAMPSHIRE: NH Family Voices at Parent Info Center (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
(MCHB: 6/2008-5/2011) - 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: Chris Lehman
(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: Michele Juda, Janice Fitzgerald
(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
(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
(MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010) - OKLAHOMA: Oklahoma Family Network
Address: PO Box 21072 • Oklahoma City, OK 73156-1072
Phone: (405) 271-5072
Primary Contacts: Joni Bruce, Heather Pike
(MCHB: 6/2008-5/2011) - OREGON: Oregon Family Support Network
Address: 2411 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd • Eugene, OR 97401-5824
Phone: (503) 475-9131
Primary Contact: Shelley Joyce
(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 Contacts: Joan Badger, 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 Contacts: Lisa Sanderson, Elaine Roberts
(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: Donna Graham
(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
(MCHB: 6/2007-5/2010) - VERMONT: Vermont Family Network
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) - VIRGINIA: Partnership for People with Disabilities at Virginia Commonwealth University
Address: 700 E. Franklin Street, 10th Fl • P.O. Box 843020 • Richmond, VA 23284
Phone: (804) 827-0202 • (877) 264-8366 Information & Referral line
Primary Contacts: Bernice Allen, Eileen Hammar
(MCHB: 6/2008-5/2011) - WASHINGTON: Washington PAVE
Address: 6316 S. 12th • Tacoma, WA 98465
Phone: (253) 565-2266
Primary Contact: Cassie Johnston
(MCHB: 6/2008-5/2011) - 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:
- 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) - 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)
Important!
If you didn't see your state on this page, there is currently no Family-to-Family Health Information Center in your state. However, a Family Voices state coordinator may be able to help you. To contact a FV State Coordinator please visit Family Voices in Your State.
