The Father's Network, through its more than 100 regional and national programs, provides positive supports for fathers, families and providers. The Hemi-Kids Foundation provides assistance, information and counseling to families of children who have hemiplegia, hemiparesis, or childhood stroke. Its website offers medical information, everyday coping suggestions, online support groups for parents, listings of local parent meetings, and more. It provides valuable information through its disability links for parents, family members, caregivers, friends, educators, and medical professionals. Its mission is to provide support to parents in the form of a networking system that matches them with other parents whose children have similar conditions.
Parents can then exchange valuable medical and other information.
It also publishes a newsletter allowing families to share and speak out about issues affecting their lives. A national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues. Materials in Spanish and alternative formats are available as well. Pediatric Services also offers services in Spanish. It is a network of pediatric specialty hospitals, founded by the Shrine, where children under the age of 18 receive medical care free of charge.