Their Supportive Home Services can act as Service Coordinators. Family Centers offer activities and services such as parent-child programs, parent support groups, social events for families, a resource library, and a toy lending library. The nearest Early Childhood and Family Center is the Beach Early Childhood Satellite Center at 1101 Morewood Parkway, Rocky River, OH 44116 . Primary focus is children with behavioral and cognitive disabilities. In addition to the lending program, Matthew's Lending Library helps link families for social interaction and support, and acts as an advocate for inclusion in community playground settings.
Membership is by application with a nominal annual fee.
The Cuyahoga County Early Intervention Collaborative and the Family Information Network present Early Intervention Family Support , a monthly informational workshop for families of young children with special challenges. These meetings are offered at the Shaker Family Center. At The Zoo in August, with free admission for families in Early Intervention, along with refreshments and door prizes. Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation is one of only a handful of accredited pediatric specialty hospitals in the country. Links to State, National and Internet Resources, Organizations and Support Rather than list links for every possible resource, I have chosen to highlight the sites below, which offer extraordinary collections of links to special needs resources on the World Wide Web.