Resources for SEND/Special needs parents/caregivers
PARENTS TOGETHER
At ParentsTogether, our mission is to provide the news families need. We cover the latest research, policies, and trends affecting kids and families, so busy parents have the information they need to help their families thrive.
Adaptive Parent Project
Our goal is to empower parents with disabilities and be an inclusive resource for disabled parents worldwide.
National disability resource project
National Disability Resource Project is a Colorado-based nonprofit dedicated to helping people with disabilities, their families, and the professionals who support them navigate a complex and often confusing system of services, benefits, and rights. We publish plain-language guides, state-by-state policy explainers, and practical tools covering Medicaid waivers, Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), special education, guardianship alternatives, and disability-related legal protections.
Maggie Welby Foundation
The Maggie Welby Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity and your contributions are tax-deductible. The Maggie Welby Foundation was created to provide financial assistance for children in need, families in need, and organizations benefiting children.
THE CHILDREN’s HEALING INSTITUTE
We build confident and capable parents through professional guidance, education and advocacy to improve the lives of children.
PURE LIVING FAMILY
We help parents of children with special needs discover proven health tools we've tested and embraced in our own family. Find the clarity and confidence you need to focus on what matters most.
Family Voices
Family Voices is a family-led nonprofit organization that transforms systems of care to work better for all children and youth, especially those with special health care needs or disabilities. Family Voices works with organizations and initiatives to build their capacity for engaging youth and families in their work. We developed an evidence-based framework for youth and family engagement that we apply to the training and technical assistance we offer.
Joni and Friends
The Christian Fund for the Disabled (CFD) is a matching grant and educational scholarship program of Joni and Friends that demonstrates Christ’s love by meeting practical needs of people living with disability. Grants are also available to help churches and Christian organizations start or expand their service to individuals navigating disability. CFD grants and scholarships have a maximum award of $2,500. No international grants offered.
MORE THAN A PROJECT
Through More Than a Caregiver, More Than a Sibling, and More Than a Diagnosis, we create spaces of connection, share resources, and remind every family member they are valued, understood, and never alone.
Courageous Parents Network
Courageous Parents Network (CPN) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2014 to orient, equip and empower families and others caring for a child with a serious medical condition.
Chive Charities
Chive Charities is a 501(c)3 organization that provides Veterans, first responders, active duty military, individuals with rare medical conditions and their immediate family members with life-changing grants. Each week, we provide critical grants for individuals with life-altering or life-threatening needs. From adaptive tricycles and robotic walkers to service dogs, and a wide range of mobility and therapy items, Chive Charities fills the gaps where insurance and other resources cannot.