Parent-to-Parent
Learning your child has special medical needs or a disability can be a traumatic experience. You may have questions or concerns regarding how to deal with your child’s needs and/or your personal feelings. Parent to Parent offers emotional support, insight and understanding to parents who learn their child has special needs or whose child is going through a transitional period.
Parent to Parent offers emotional support, insight, and understanding for parents when they learn their child has special needs, or their child may be going through a transitional period. The Parent-to-Parent program provides information and referrals to community resources, services, support groups, state support programs, and others as well as events and support groups to bring families together and gain relationships.
Helping Parent
A Helping Parent is the parent/guardian of a child with a disability who completed training with the Parent to Parent Program. A Helping Parent is matched with a parent of a child with similar experiences, needs, or disability.
Helping Parents are non-judgmental and will actively listen, provide emotional support, maintain confidentiality and share ideas and resources.
More Information
If you would like to learn more about the Connecting Families and Parent to Parent program, or have questions on how you can be involved, contact:
425-258-2459 x122
425-258-2459 x115
Jenny Sommer
Jenny@arcsno.org
425-258-2459 x106
Connecting Families Connections
Most activities are currently being held over Zoom.
Mother’s Network
Join fellow moms who are raising children with developmental disabilities to share resources and offer one another support and encouragement.
Meetings are the first Saturday of the month, 10am-noon.
Father’s Network
A group for dads raising children with intellectual/developmental disabilities to network and share information, ideas and concerns.
Meets the 4th Thursday of the month, 7-9pm
JAKE MURRAY | JAKE@ARCSNO.ORG | 425-258-2459 X105
Connecting Families Night
Monthly guest speaker discusses a new developmental disability related topic such as social connections, systems navigation, therapies, special education, and transition years.
Meets the 2nd Monday of the month, 7-8:30pm
JENNA MEYERS | JENNA@ARCSNO.ORG | 425-258-2459 X115
Snohomish Autism Spectrum Support Information & Education (SASSIE)
A variety of speakers with backgrounds in Autism provides information and knowledge on advocacy, child development, self-advocacy, navigating the school system and more. Though most topics are autism related, meetings cross over to many other types of developmental disabilities and are open to all.
Meets the 4th Monday of the month, 7:00pm-8:30pm
JENNA MEYERS | JENNA@ARCSNO.ORG | 425-258-2459 X115
Padres Unidos
LUZ COBIÁN | LUZ@ARCSNO.ORG | 425-258-2459 X114
LEGO® Club
Lego® & Art Club Club is a FREE fun recreational opportunity. Everyone is welcome!
Meetings are the second Sunday of the month, 1pm.
Adult Caregiver Support Group
Adult Caregiver Support Group is for people who are in the role of caring for adult loved ones with a developmental disability. Each month there is either a guest speaker or topic.
Meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month (Sept thru June) from 11am-12:30pm.
TERI MCKEEHAN | TERI@ARCSNO.ORG | 425-258-2459 X108