Transparency Below are listings of current support groups for families of children and adults with developmental disabilities. This information is provided to help families make connections, find supports, and share resources. If you would like assistance finding a support group that meets your particular needs, contact your Service Coordinator.
Support Groups by Primary Language/Ethnic Groups
African America/Black (Multi-Racial)
Parenting Black Children (PBC) For caregivers of African American persons. Visit ParentingBlackChildren.org; call (626) 387-3853 or email welcome@parentingblackchildren.org; Follow on Facebook & Instagram for upcoming events.
Chinese
Chinese Speaking Parents of Children w/Special Needs (Mandarin/Cantonese) Meets 4th Wednesday, 10:00 to 11:30 am at Parents’ Place*. connie.k@parentsplacefrc.com
CPAD (Chinese Parents Association for the Disabled) Provides culturally and linguistically relevant services to empower Chinese American families. Contact: Vanda Yung (626) 307-3837; www.cpad.org
FFDY (Foundation for Disabled Youth) Meets Saturdays at 2:30 pm at 2245 S. Hacienda Blvd., Hacienda Heights, CA, 91745. Contact: (626) 242-6956; ffdycares@gmail.com; www.ffdy.org
UniLove Care for Special Needs Meets Saturdays at 12:00 pm at 433 N Atlantic Blvd., Alhambra, CA 91801. Contact: Thomas Chow (909) 274-8100; kwchowt@gmail.com
English
DAD ROCKS Meets 3rd Friday 6:30 pm at Parents’ Place.
REACH Meets 1st Thursday 7:00 pm at Parents’ Place
Filipino (English, Tagalog, and other dialects)
Filipino American Parent Support Group Meets on Saturday at SG/PRC. Contact: Cristina Macasaet (562) 619-0872
Japanese
JSPACC Japanese Speaking Parents Association of Children with Challenges. Contact: Mariko Magami (818) 249-1726; Marikomagami@earthlink.net; www.jspacc.org
Korean
Korean Parent Support Group Meets bimonthly at 2701 S. Woodgate Drive, West Covina, CA 91792. Contact: Amos Byun (909) 868-7673; abyun@sgprc.org
COF (Circle of Friends in Love) Meets Monday & Wednesday at 4:00 pm at 2701 S. Woodgate Drive, West Covina, CA 91792. Stacy Kim (909) 631-6900; cof4u@hotmail.com; www.cof4u.org
KPSG CA (Korean Parent Support Group California) Meets monthly in four age-based groups. Contact: Jinsook Baek (949) 751-7343
Wheat Mission (Milal) Class Agape Meets Saturday in five branches. Contact the main office at (714) 522-4599.
South Asian
JEENA SoCAL Meets every 3rd Saturday of the month
Contact: Meena Bedekar at meena.bedeka@gmail.com, Jayanthi Dixit at jayedixit@gmail.com. www.jeena.org
Spanish
Carita Feliz (Spanish-Speaking Parents of Children with Down Syndrome) Meets 3rd Friday at 4:00 pm at Parents’ Place.
DAD ROCKS (Fathers of Children with Special Needs) Meets 3rd Friday at 6:30 pm at Parents’ Place
DSFRC (Down Syndrome Family Resource Center) Contact: Diane Ramirez (626) 384-0599; info@dsfrc.org; www.dsfrc.org
Fiesta Educativa, Inc Terri G.Muse Family Service Center14305 Morgan St. Baldwin Park CA 91706; (323) 221-6696 x 201; lucia@fiestaeducativa.org; http://www.fiestaeducativa.org
FUERZA, Inc. Parent training is in the city of Huntington Park. Contact: (323) 726-2418; fuerza@fuerzainc.org. Office: 1340 E. McWood Street West Covina, CA 91790
Nuevo Día Meets 2nd Wednesday at 10:00-11:30 am at Parents’ Place*.
Vietnamese
VSG (Vietnamese Support Group) SG/PRC facilitates monthly meetings. Contact: Amos Byun at (909) 868-7673
VPDCA (Vietnamese Parents with Disabled Children Association, Inc.) Parents Support Group. Contact: Hung Gia Nguyen (714) 527-9216; www.vpdca.net
Support Groups by Disability
Autism
Advocacy Group Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month at 9:00 am at SCIL, Service Center for Independent Living. Contact: (909) 621-6722; www.scil-ilc.org
AGUA Classic Peer group for high functioning autism. Meets 1st Saturday or Sunday at 1:00 pm. The meetings are held at different locations throughout Los Angeles County.
Contact: (562) 237-1520
Armenian Autism Outreach Project, Inc. Contact: (818) 542-2267; www.armenianautismoutreach.org
Autism Society of America www.autism-society.org
Autism Speaks Contact: (888) 288-4762, en Español (888) 772-9050. For apps, resources, trainings and screening tools go to www.autismspeaks.org
Empower Autism Now Social skills group for adults with autism meets Saturdays at 1:00 pm Contact: Arman Kody (909) 996-9706; www.empowerautismnow.com
Foothill Autism Alliance Meets 2nd Wednesday at 7:00 pm at 620 N. Lake Ave. Pasadena CA 92612. Contact: (818) 66AUTISM or (626) 793-7350; www.foothillautism.org
Grandparent Autism Network (GAN) Meets at 360 E. 1st. St. #202, Tustin, CA 92780. Contact (714) 573-1500; info@ganinfo.org; www.ganinfo.org
Los Angeles Families for Effective Autism Treatment (LA FEAT) Meets 2nd Monday at 7:00 pm at Kiwanis Club Hall, 2515 Valley Dr. Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. Contact: (866) 452-3328; info@lafeat.org; www.lafeat.org
Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) For Information, resources and supports, visit www.tacanow.org
Women’s Autism Group Support group for female adults meets 1st Friday at 5:30 pm at SCIL Claremont. Contact: Veronica Torres (626) 298-4143; www.scil-ilc.org
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) LA County UCP affiliates provide services such as housing, physical therapy, assistive technology training, early intervention services, individual and family support, social and recreational programs, community living, state and local referrals, employment, employment assistance and advocacy. Contact: (818) 782-2211; (800) 872-5827; www.ucpla.org
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation Greater Los Angeles Contact: (310) 670-2870; (800) 564-0445; www.endepilepsy.org
Epilepsy & Seizures 24/7 Helpline Contact: (800) 332-1000, en Español (866) 748-8008.
Intellectual Disability
Angelman Syndrome Foundation Contact: (800) 432-6435; www.angelman.org
Carita Feliz (Spanish-Speaking Parents of Children with Down Syndrome) Meets 3rd Friday at 4:00 pm at Parents’ Place*. Contact: Elena Sanchez (626) 919-1091.
Club 21 Learning & Resource center for individuals with Down Syndrome. Contact: (626) 844-1821; info@clubtwentyone.org; www.clubtwentyone.org
DSFRC (Down Syndrome Family Resource Center) Contact: Diane Ramirez (626) 384-0599; info@dsfrc.org; www.dsfrc.org
Fragile X Association of Southern California Contact: (818) 754-4227; info@fraxcocal.org; www.fraxsocal.org
Inland Valley Down Syndrome Association Little Steps (0 to 3) meets 1st Saturday at 9:00 am at Creative Home Programs 9065 Haven Ave, Suite 100, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730. Next Steps (4 to 7) meets monthly at varying locations. For information, contact Laura Camacho (833) 483-7221 x802 or www.ivdsa.org
IRSA (International Rett Syndrome Association) Contact: Sherri Brady (562) 619- 0109; mom2LCM@gmail.com; www.Rettsyndrome.org
Turner Syndrome Support Group For information contact Colleen Curby through www.turnersyndrome.org
Other
Prader–Willi Foundation Contact: Lisa Graziano for Los Angeles County (310) 372-5053; lisag@pwcf.org. Contact (800) 400-9994 (toll-free in CA); www.PWCF.org
Tourette Syndrome Association– Southern California Chapter To be linked with someone locally go to www.socaltaa.org
Parents’ Place
Parents Place offers child supervision at all support groups