Indiana Family to Family
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Mission Statement
The mission of Indiana Family to Family: Through the power of lived and shared experience, we support families raising children or youth who require additional health or educational assistance by providing answers, resources, practical training, and vital community connections and by advising the professionals who serve them. Caring for children is a complex endeavor for families in general, but it can be even more daunting for families whose children have disabilities. Insurance options, educational resources, child care, transportation, and other matters require knowledge that many other families never need to acquire. We will equip families to care for their children with special needs when it comes to both everyday needs and long-term planning. Parents who interact with us will: • Learn how to assess their children’s health care and other related needs and communicate with professionals in the field. • Receive connections to early intervention programs, school-based programs, and community-based services in their area. • Become aware of and understand health insurance options, both public and private.
About This Cause
Indiana Family to Family services enhance the health and well-being of our community in the areas of health care, education and employment by: • Helping to reduce emergency room visits; • Helping to provide better educational outcomes and helping to reduce school absenteeism; and • Helping to maintain employment and reduce work absenteeism. Indiana Family to Family is the Indiana affiliate of Parent to Parent USA. We utilize a peer-to-peer (or in our case a parent-to-parent) model in addressing the needs of children with special needs. We work throughout the state to give support, answer questions and provide information and resources to families. INF2F client services staff, who are parents of children with special needs, are extensively and continually trained; therefore, we can help other families and professionals understand the various systems that families encounter related to special needs. INF2F is centrally located in Indianapolis. Throughout Indiana, Indiana Family to Family serves the families of children with special needs and the professionals who work with them. We help one family at a time and the programming we provide is deep and impactful, with multiple contacts per year. At Indiana Family to Family, everything we do is personal. It’s personal because we have lived it. Because we have lived it, we can help families through specific situations, while at the same time help them see down the road to future issues they will most likely face when raising their child. Our services help shape and support the choices and decisions that thousands of parents and professionals make to help children with special needs lead better lives. We take this responsibility very seriously and have continued to earn the confidence and trust of Indiana families of children with special needs who have turned to ASK since we began in 1987.