Family Forum
SPONSORSHIP & PURPOSE
This Family Support Forum was funded for start-up and on-going monitoring by LIDDSO (Long Island Developmental Disabilities Service Office) under a Family Support Services Contract. This request for funding was made by United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Suffolk, Inc. (UCP Suffolk) under Service Coordination who will be responsible for on-going monitoring of the site.
The purposes of the site & Forum are:
- 1. To enable family members of persons with developmental disabilities (from infancy through adulthood) to post questions & answers to each other and also to an UCP-Suffolk Service Coordinator.
- 2. To enable access to previous articles "Ask the Service Coordinator" published in UCP Suffolk's Center Post. (SC FAQ)
- 3. To enable families access to Local (Suffolk & Nassau) Resources & UCP National Parenting & Families Site featuring National Resources & Discussion Groups.
- 4. There is no cost associated with use of this site for family members and individuals with disabilities & their siblings.
- 5. This site can be used 24 hours/7 days per week. It will be monitored to assure quality & appropriateness for all two times per week by UCP Suffolk's Service Coordination staff. (See rules under Registration).
- 6. In order to assure quality and access you must REGISTER prior to using this site.
We hope you will enjoy and find this site useful for sharing and learning from each other.