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Parent to Parent USA (P2PUSA) is a national non-profit organization committed to promoting access, quality and leadership in parent to parent support across the country. This site highlights alliance member statewide organizations that have parent to parent support as a core program and a commitment to implementing parent to parent evidence-based practices. About Parent to Parent USA. Parent to Parent programs provide emotional and informational support to families of children who have special needs most notably by matching parents seeking support with an experienced, trained 'Support Parent'. (FAQ has detailed descriptions of Parent to Parent support.)

This site has been designed for the following purposes:

  • To connect parents, family members, and professionals to a statewide Parent to Parent program. View our US Map.
  • To provide Technical Assistance to experienced or emerging statewide Parent to Parent programs nationally - click on Technical Assistance to find a program match or e-mail P2PUSA to request TA.
  • To network Parent to Parent Alliance Members Join us at our Annual Leadership meeting; How to become an Alliance Member with P2PUSA; How to join the List Servers
  • To educate parents, family members and professionals about the efficacy and methodology of parent to parent support and Quality Standards- click on FAQ or Research

Click to view Map to locate state Parent to Parent sites (or click the text only file)

Click the map above to locate a Parent to Parent Program nearest you.

Parent to Parent USA Board of Directors

President: Nancy DiVenere, Former Director Parent to Parent of Vermont
Vice-President: Dana Yarbrough, Director, Parent to Parent of Virginia
Secretary: Laura Warren, Co-Director, Parent to Parent of Texas
Treasurer: Robin Mathea, Director Parent to Parent of Wisconsin

Susan Atkins, Parent to Parent, Washington
Kathy Brill, Former Director Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania
Catherine Dunham, President of The Access Project
Nanfi N. Lubogo, Co-Director PATH Parent to Parent of Connecticut
George Singer, Professor & Researcher Graduate School of Education, University of California at Santa Barbara
Irene Nathan Zipper, Family Support Network of North Carolina

Click here to view complete bios of our Board of Directors

 

 2009 Parent to Parent Director’s Leadership Meeting

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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