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Special Needs Support in GR
SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT in Grand Rapids
When your child is diagnosed with a disability or special need, it's important to get support. You're not alone, even if it feels that way sometimes. Numerous resources around West Michigan are available to serve you and connect you with the support you need. Our hope is to provide a starting point for families that are wondering if their child needs additional services or intervention. Find information in support groups for parents and anything else a family with special needs might want to be aware of.
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RESOURCES FOR EVALUATION
Project Find (800-252-0052) or Early On (1-800-Early-On) can both point you in the right direction if you want to have your young child evaluated.
AUTISM RESOURCES AND TREATMENT OPTIONS
Hope Network Center for Autism
3361 36th Street SE, Kentwood | 616-942-2522
Horizons Developmental Resource Center
3120 68th Street SE, Caledonia | 616-698-0306 Autism Support of Kent County | 616-752-8577 Michigan Alliance for Families | 800-552-4821 The Autism Society of Michigan | 517-882-2800
The Center for Childhood Development
7086 8th Avenue, Jenison | 616-667-9551
Bright Beginnings – Kent ISD’s program empowers parents with the skills and tools they need to be their child’s first and best teacher. They serve children from birth to kindergarten with free home visits, playgroups and screenings. 616-365-2276 Arbor Circle – Helps clients build coping skills through more than 50 counseling, education and prevention programs and services addressing everything from school readiness and child abuse prevention to substance use and homelessness. 616-456-6571
Pine Rest – Mental health services; provides testing & assessment for ADHD, autism, learning disabilities and cognitive impairment at the Psychological Consultation Center (866-852-4001), and parent support and counseling services through the Outpatient Clinic Network (866-852-4001)
Cerebral Palsy Guide – Provides free educational materials, financial options and support to help those across the country affected by this disorder. 866-605-8152
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Cerebral Palsy Guidance – Provides vital guidance and assistance to parents of a child with cerebral palsy through symptom information, financial assistance and daily living articles. 866-579-8495
RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS
Family Futures – Programs and resources are designed to provide a wide range of support for West Michigan parents, teens and families through education and prevention-based programming, including Connections (616-454-4673), a free program which helps families track their child’s growth and identify any developmental delays from birth to age five. Early On – Assists families with infants and toddlers, from birth until 36 months, who have a delay in their development or a diagnosed disability. They provide evaluations for your child’s development right in your home and if they qualify, they create a plan and provide services and support to help your child reach their full potential. 616-365-2310 Ken-O-Sha – Students who reside within Grand Rapids Public Schools district are provided services in a continuum of settings including home, or school buildings located throughout the district. Programs include: Early Childhood Special Education, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional Impairment, Moderate Cognitive Impairment, and Resource Programs. Ken-O-Sha Early Childhood Center provides services to children birth through age five with developmental delays. (Call Child Find Hotline 616-819-3514) HeadStart – Early childhood programs focus on education, nutrition, medical and dental care, parent involvement and social service. Programs include home visits and free preschool for children ages three and four. 616-453-4145 Family Tree Therapies – Multidisciplinary therapy clinic specializing in occupational and speech-language therapy. 616-447-7799 Wedgwood Christian Services – Provides a wide range of social services to children, youth and families who are struggling with tough problems including: sex trafficking, abuse and neglect, sexual abuse and sexual behavior issues, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, developmental delays, learning difficulties, school expulsions and more. 616-942-2110
Comprehensive Therapy Center – Offers speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, sensory integration and motor therapies. 616-559-1054 Hope Network – Provides services including rehabilitation, behavioral health, developmental and community support. 800-695-7273 Conductive Learning Center – Helps children birth to age 26 with motor disorders related to complications of prematurity, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida or brain injury. 616-575-0575
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RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS CONTINUED
Great Start to Quality – Michigan’s tiered quality rating and improvement system that supports early childhood programs and helps families find and choose quality programs that meet their children’s needs. 877-614-7328
Grand Rapids Public Schools Early Childhood – Preschool and Kindergarten registration, including The Great Start Readiness Program, a state-funded free preschool program for qualifying four-year-old children.
Mary Free Bed Pediatric Rehabilitation and Therapy – An inpatient rehabilitation hospital where pediatric doctors, nurses, and therapists treat young people who have experienced brain injury, brain related illnesses and concussion, cancer, neurological conditions, stroke, spinal cord injury, fractures, chronic pain conditions, surgery, burns and other debilitating illnesses and injuries. 616-840-8005 Michigan Alliance for Families – A statewide resource for families of children with disabilities to help improve educational services and outcomes. 800-552-4821 Life Therapeutic Solutions Inc. – Provides children with personalized recreational therapy sessions including in home therapy, aquatic play, or community outings. Recreational therapists facilitate inclusion into activities your children enjoy, despite their disability. Children benefit from recreational therapy by overcoming specific obstacles to engage with their peers and environment. 800-925-3152
PARENT SUPPORT AND COUNSELING SERVICES
MomsBloom – Programs provide hands-on, nonjudgmental practical and emotional support to women and their families while building a sense of community and connecting people to each other. 616-828-1021 Spectrum Health Maternal Infant Health Program – A team of nurses, community health workers, counselors, and nutritionists make home visits and telephone calls throughout your pregnancy and your baby’s first year, with the goal to help you to be a healthy mom who has a healthy baby. 616-391-8601 Network180 - Connects individuals and their families to services for mental illness, substance use disorders or developmental disabilities. 616-336-3909 Wellspring Counseling – A non-profit organization dedicated to assisting churches and community organizations in providing superior counseling care. 616-460-3341 Pine Rest Christian Counseling Center – Provides quality behavioral health services, including therapy and psychiatric services for children, adolescents, adults, and families. 866-852-4001
Levine Benjamin Law Firm – A social security disability firm specializing in helping individuals and families that want to apply for or have been denied benefits based off their disabilities. 888-523-4930
SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT in Grand Rapids
RESOURCES FOR HEALTHCARE
Medicaid – Essential health care coverage available to those who otherwise cannot afford it. Michigan has many health care programs available to children, families and adults who meet eligibility requirements. (Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Kent County 616-248-1000) Children’s Special Health Care Services – A program within the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services that provides certain approved medical service coverage to children and some adults with special health care needs. 800-359-3722
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