Mountain Movers
Community Resources
Please note that resources provided are not necessarily Christian organizations. We do not endorse any specific organization, and encourage you to evaluate these resources for yourself.
Easter Seals Superior California
www.superiorca.easterseals.com
Provides services to children and adults with disabilities and other special needs, and support to their families.
Warmline Family Resource Center, Sacramento
Provides information, education, and support to promote and strengthen the foundation of families and children with special needs to face the challenges of the present and create new dreams for the future; information and referral; family support; outreach; workshops and seminars; extensive resources; information packets; newsletter; local parent representatives.
Alta California Regional Center
Creates and maintains partnerships to support all persons with developmental disabilities, children at risk, and their families in choosing services and supports through individual lifelong planning to achieve satisfying lifestyles in their own communities. ACRC provides services to over 13,000 persons with developmental disabilities and their families throughout a ten county area, including El Dorado County.
Family Connections El Dorado
Family Resource Center including PRIDE and Joy program (Parents Reinforcing Infant Development, Education, & Joy). PRIDE & Joy provides support and services for families with developmentally delayed and at-risk infants and toddlers.
El Dorado County Office of Education, Special Services
Mission Statement: “The Special Services Department strives to develop, advocate for and implement quality student programs at the request of school districts and parents, provide support to school site staff in dealing with students with low incidence disabilities, and serve as a model for the implementation of state-of-the-art educational practices.”
California Childrens Services
A statewide program that treats children with certain physical limitations and chronic health conditions or diseases. CCS can authorize and pay for specific medical services and equipment provided by CCS-approved specialists. The California Department of Health Services manages the CCS program. Larger counties operate their own CCS programs, while smaller counties share the operation of their program with state CCS regional offices in Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The program is funded with state, county and federal tax monies, along with some fees paid by parents.