October 6, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Julie Holmquist 952-838-9000, julie.holmquist@PACER.org
New PACER program connects diverse families of children or young adults with disabilities to services, resources
Minneapolis: A new PACER Center program offers free help for families of children and young adults with disabilities. The Families Accessing Communities Together (FACT) Project is primarily for culturally and racially diverse families who live in the Twin Cities area and have children from birth to age 25.
“The FACT Project builds on the strengths of families and helps parents by connecting them to resources in the community,” says Shauna McDonald, Coordinator of the FACT Project.
FACT staff will work one-on-one with a limited number of families to create plans that will meet their specific needs, McDonald says. This individual help will be available in English, Spanish, Hmong, and Somali.
For more information, please call PACER at 952-838-9000 and ask for Shauna McDonald or a specific staff person: Bonnie Jean Smith (African American), Hassan Samantar (Somalian), Dao Xiong (Hmong) or Jesús Villaseñor (Spanish speaker).
This five-year project is funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) as a Project of National Significance.
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About PACER Center
PACER Center is a parent center for families of children and young adults with any disability. PACER provides individual assistance, workshops, publications, and other resources to help families make decisions about education and other services for their family member or young adult with disabilities. Learn more at PACER.org or by calling 952-838-9000.
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