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Community Resources
Special Needs
COMMUNITY RESOURCES & SUPPORT GROUPS – SPECIAL NEEDS
• Parents as Teachers Program
Howard County Office of
Children and Families
3300 North Ridge Road, Suite 380
Ellicott City, MD 21043
410-313-1940
www.howardcountymd.gov/children
A homevisiting program designed
for parents with children
birth-5 years. Please call for
eligibility requirements.
SAFETY INFORMATION
• KISS (Kids in Safety Seats)
201 West Preston Street, 4th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
800-370-SEAT(7328)
Promotes child safety seat
awareness and usage
• Safe Kids Coalition
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 400
Columbia MD, 21046
410-313-6090
Safety-based programming
awareness
SEXUALITY
• PFLAG (Parents, Families, and
Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
443-280-9047
SUPPORTING STAY
AT HOME PARENTS
• Columbia Area Mothers
of Multiples
Support network for
parents of twins, triplets, or
higher order multiples
• DC Metro Dads (MD,
Northern VA, DC – Chapter
of Daddyshome, Inc)
1-703-799-2904
Provides support to stay-
at-home dads
• Mocha Moms of
Howard County
Support and advocacy
for moms of color
• MOMS Club (Moms
Offering Moms Support)
support @
Support group that understands
the special needs of an
at-home mother
Please visit the website to
find a local chapter
• Mothers of Preschoolers
(MOPS) / MOMSNext
MOPS and MOMSNext is all about
meeting the needs of expectant
mothers, mothers of preschoolers
and mothers of school-aged kids
• PATH—Parents At Home
Parents-at-home-PATH
Special Needs
• Abilities Network
8503 LaSalle Road
Towson, MD 21286
410-828-7700
Programs support children, adults,
families and seniors in services
who are affected by a diagnosed
disability, lack of environmental
supports, low-socioeconomic
levels, and limited knowledge
about resources and/or the
capacity to access them.
• The Arc of Howard County
11735 Homewood Road
Ellicott City, MD 21042
410-730-0638
Employment, family and
individual support, day programs,
and more for children and
adults with special needs
• American Diabetes
Association
2002 Clipper Park Road, Suite 110
Baltimore, MD 21211
410-265-0075 or 800-342-2383
• Asthma and Allergy
Foundation
410-484-2054 or 800-727-8462
• AT:LAST, Inc.
Maryland Assistive
Technology Collaborative
7050 Oakland Mills road, Suite 160
Columbia, MD 21046
410-381-2667
Assistive technology services
• Autism Society of America
301-657-0881 or 800-328-8476
• Brain Injury Association
of Maryland
2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore, MD 21207
410-448-2924
• The CARE Center
Howard County Office of
Children and Families
3300 North Ridge Road, Suite 380
Ellicott City. MD 21043
410-313-CARE (2273)
www.howardcountymd.gov/children
Individual and program wide
behavioral consultation, coaching,
technical assistance, referrals,
training, and parent education.
• Casey Cares Foundation
3918 Vero Road
Baltimore, MD 21227
443-568-0064
Heartwarming and uplifting
programs with a special
touch for critically ill children
across Maryland
• Chesapeake-Potomac
Spina Bifida Association
1-888-733-0988
• Crohn’s and Colitis
Foundation of America,
Baltimore Chapter
10400 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Suite 270
Columbia, MD 21044
443-276-0861
Helpline: 888-694-8872
• CSAAC (Community
Services for Autistic
Adults and Children)
240-912-2220
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
410-628-0795
• Down Syndrome Resource
Network of Howard County
410-730-0638
• Family Support and
Resource Center
Howard County Public
School System
See page 42
• The Feingold Association
800-321-3287 or 631-369-9340
Services for parents whose
children are chemical-sensitive.
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