Child Care Information Services
155 West 8th Street, Suite 316
Sumner Nichols Building
Erie, PA 16501-1303
Phone: (814) 451 – 6580
*Lower-income employed parents and parenting high school students who need assistance in paying for child care while they work.
Early Connections
420 West 6th Street, Suite 101
Erie, PA 16507
Phone: (814) 874 – 0144
Web: www.earlyconnectionserie.org
*Early care and education for infants – 6 weeks through 12 years.
Erie Adult Learning Center
444 West 18th Street
Erie, PA 16502
Phone: (814) 874 – 6175
*GED, remediation classes, and basic literacy classes for anyone 17 years of age or over.
Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC)
18 West 9th Street
Erie, PA 16501
Phone: (814) 459 – 4581
Web: www.gecac.org
*Promotes opportunities through education, training, and self-sufficiency services.
Neighborhood Art House
201 Eat 10th Street
Erie, PA 16503
Phone: (814) 455 – 5508
Web: www.eriebenedictines.org
*Classes and lessions in the visual, performing, and literary arts for inner-city and at-risk children and teens.
The Ophelia Project
718 Nevada Drive
Erie, PA 16505
Phone: (814) 456 – 5437
Web: www.opheliaproject.org
*Serves youth and adults who are affected by relational and other non-physical forms of aggression by providing them with a unique combination of tools, strategies, and solutions.
Perseus House Inc.
1511 Peach St.
Erie, PA 16501
Phone: 814-480-5900
Web: www.perseushouse.org
*Juvenile Court, Child Welfare, or Mental Health affiliated adolescents who are in need of residential treatment and or transitional services.
General Resources
Common forms of financial aid include grants, loans, work-study and scholarships. Some are available specifically for students with disabilities. Many students use a combination of these financial aid resources. Check out this extensive list of grants, loans and other forms of college financial assistance from the federal government and the private sector. This link opens a PDF document.
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/PDF/financial-aid.pdf
The Washington Center provides students challenging opportunities to work and learn in Washington, D.C. in government, business and the non-profit sector for academic credit. http://www.twc.edu/about_TWC.shtml
The College Board’s Scholarship Search, locate scholarships, internships, grants and loans that match your education level, talents and background.
http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
American Association on Health & Disability (AAHD) Scholarship Program supports students with disabilities who are pursuing undergraduate/graduate studies. Preference will be given to students who plan to major in public health, disability studies, health promotion or a field related to disability and health.
http://aahd.us/page.php?pname=Scholarship%20Program
Guide for prospective college students, their parents, high school guidance counselors and others involved with assisting students in finding the right college. The guide has information based on a survey of post-secondary programs serving deaf and hard of hearing students in the United States.
http://projects.pepnet.org/collegeguide/About%20the%20Guide.html
Understanding College, before making plans to attend college there are some things to be aware. There a few ways to enter college, either before you leave high school or after you have finished high school. Also, if you are a person with a disability and you anticipate you might need assistance in college, you should know where you can seek out these services.
http://www.thinkcollege.net/for-students/understanding-college
Transition Checklist, this checklist is designed to give family members an easy to use list of topics that should be taken into consideration when discussing transition from high school to college.
http://www.thinkcollege.net/for-families/transition-checklist
Disability Friendly Colleges, online college guide for students with physical disabilities contains interactive charts of the most disability friendly colleges and profiles of the colleges that provide services necessary for students with physical disabilities to live on campus. http://www.disabilityfriendlycolleges.com/
Federal Student Aid Loan Programs Fact Sheet
http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/attachments/siteresources/Loan_Programs_Fact_Sheet_04_2009.pdf
Federal Student Aid Grant Programs Fact Sheet
http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/attachments/siteresources/Grant_Programs_Fact_Sheet_04_2009.pdf
Campus Mental Health: Know Your Rights! A guide for students who want to seek help for mental illness or emotional distress; produced by the Leadership21 Committee of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. Chapters include: You are Not Alone, Seeking Help, Privacy, Academic Accommodations, Discipline, Involuntary Leave of Absence, Going to a Psychiatric Hospital, Forced Medication, Resources:
http://www.bazelon.org/l21/rightsguide.htm
Going to College, A resource for teens with disabilities:
http://www.going-to-college.org/
As the nation’s leading organization working to reduce emotional distress and prevent suicide among college students, The Jed Foundation is protecting the mental health of students across the country: http://www.jedfoundation.org
Half of Us: through Half of Us, mtvU and The Jed Foundation want to
initiate a public dialogue to raise awareness about the prevalence of
mental health issues on campus and connect students to the appropriate resources to get help: http://www.halfofus.com/
Ulifeline, your online resource for college mental health:
http://www.ulifeline.org/main/Home.html
The Higher Education Support Toolkit, developed by the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, provides disability service staff and health care staff with a simple way to work with students who are experiencing challenges arising from their psychiatric disability. The toolkit is available as a free download at the Center’s website at: http://www.bu.edu/cpr/resources/supportstudents
Heath Resource Center at George Washington University - national clearinghouse of information for individuals with disabilities. The center publishes an annually updated paper on financial resources: http://www.heath.gwu.edu
Lilly Reintegration Scholarship, to assist persons with schizophrenia, schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder acquire educational and vocational skills to reintegrate into society and secure employment: http://www.reintegration.com
Locate scholarships, internships, grants and loans that match your education level, talents and background. http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
The U.S. Department of Education’s Guide to Federal Student Aid (2009-2010) provides information for students and families on applying for federal student aid to pay for post-secondary education.
http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/attachments/siteresources/FundingEduBeyondHighSchool_0910.pdf
Department of Education website: IDEA, OCR, educational and civil rights information http://ed.gov/
Learning Disabilities and ADHD Information http://www.ldonline.org/
MAAP Services for Autism & Asperger Syndrome: Information and advice for those with more advanced forms of autism, asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder: http://www.maapservices.org/
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/Home.aspx
Information about the process by which children are identified as having a disability and in need of special education and related services.
http://www.nichcy.org/EducateChildren/Steps/Pages/default.aspx
Caregiver Guide for Special Needs:
http://www.care.com/special-needs-p1166-caregiver-guide-special-needs.html?_uid=99210&_usc=E1hmiBum2z74zIRfFufjKEXgBWyr&spMailingID=2317892&spUserID=NjE5MDc0MjY5MwS2&spJobID=158386078&spReportId=MTU4Mzg2MDc4S0
Know your rights. Ask questions. Demand tests. Speak to your child’s school about developing an individual education plan to accommodate your child’s needs. Most importantly, don’t take no for an answer. Every child deserves a proper diagnosis. Every child is worthy of a free and legal education. Every parent is entitled to know their options: http://www.diagnosingparentsrights.com/
Developing Your Child’s IEP explains the basics of the special education process and Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), and information on how to be an effective partner with your child’s school. This link opens a PDF document: http://www.nichcy.org/InformationResources/Documents/NICHCY%20PUBS/pa12.pdf
SCAN 360 helps parents with IEP , trainings on site at SCAN360 help parents advocate for their children (413) 731-3110 (voice), (413) 731-3116 (TTY) Email: caroline.wenck@scan360.org: http://www.scan360.org
Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities: http://www.wrightslaw.com/
10 Tips to End the School Year, other tips and parent resources:
http://www.wrightslaw.com/howey/10tips.end.sch.yr.htm
