| General Agency Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name: | Special Parents Information Network | ||
| Alternate Name(s): | SPIN | ||
| Address: | P.O. Box 2367 Santa Cruz, CA 95063-2367 | ||
| Primary Phone: | 831-722-2800 | ||
| Secondary Phone: | 831-423-7713 | ||
| Email Address: | info@spinsc.org | ||
| Website: | www.spinsc.org | ||
| Days/Hours of Operation/Phone: | Monday-Friday, 9-5 | ||
| Description: | SPIN is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help children with special needs by offering support, information and resources to strengthen and empower their families and professionals who serve them. Through parent volunteers and paid staff, it provides phone support, information, resource referrals, educational and networking events.
South Santa Cruz County 294 Green Valley Rd., Ste. 313 Watsonville, CA 95076 Phone: (831) 722-2800 North Santa Cruz County 740 Front St., Suite 175 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Phone: (831) 423-7713 ELIGIBILITY: Open to parents, guardians and family members of children with special needs of any age. Call for more information. | ||
| Programs: | New SPIN ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP:
spinsc@yahoogroups is a new discussion group for Special Parents Information Network families. New SPIN ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP: spinsc@yahoogroups is a new discussion group for Special Parents Information Network families. This SPIN listserv online discussion group offers an opportunity to exchange information with SPIN staff and other parents of children with any type of disability (autism, developmental delays, physical or medical disabilities, learning disabilities, neurobehavioral disabilities such as: TS, OCD, ODD, NVLD, AD/HD, or Bi-polar) and other conditions. To participate, go to this webpage:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spinsc | ||
| Meetings: | All Disabilities' Parent Support Group:(for any parent of a child with any type of disability)
Will now meet at a new place and time) these daytime meetings will be at the Live Oak Family Resource Center, 1740 17th Avenue in Santa Cruz. For more info, please call and leave a message at 423-7713 or email Nancy Winans at nwinans@spinsc.org Down Syndrome Support Group Contact Ken Kulpa at (831) 662-2610 for more information. Autism/ Aspergers Support Group We are setting up this group for the year. If you would like to help facilitate this group or to receive email reminders about the meetings, please contact Nancy Winans at nwinans@spinsc.org and provide your name and email address. Santa Cruz ADHD Support Group Meetings will be held 6:30-8 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at Mar Vista Elementary School. For more information or questions call Judy Brenis at 684-0590 or 818-9619 or email her at: jbbrenis@comcast.net | ||
| Languages other than English: | Spanish | ||
| Accommodations for Disabled: | Wheelchair Access | ||
| Public Transportation: | Not Applicable | ||
| Eligibility: | See Description Notes | ||
| Fees: | None | ||
| Areas Served: | San Benito County Santa Cruz County | ||
| Officials | |||
Cece Pinheiro | |||
| Subject Headings | |||
| Children Developmental Disabilities Families Information and Referral Mutual Support Groups Parents of Children with Disabilities Private Nonprofits | |||
| This record last modified November 26, 2012 | |||