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Highlands Parent Center

The Association for Special Children and Families’ Highlands Parent Center has been refunded by the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, for another three years. We are one of the 10 new Community Parent Resource Centers in the country and the only federally-funded one in New Jersey. This program serves families of babies, children and young adults with the full range of disabilities living in West Milford, Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Bloomingdale, Wanaque, Jefferson, Hamburg, and Vernon.

The major purposes of the Highlands Parent Center are:

(1) To strengthen parents’ ability to nurture and advocate for their children to receive an education that prepares them to become independent adults.

(2) To partner with schools and agencies to achieve this outcome.

Our goal is to build upon the family’s strengths and foster their self-sufficiency so that they can seize their dream for their children to lead productive, independent adult lives to the greatest degree possible.

The objectives of the Highlands Parent Center are:

To inform, educate and support families of children with special needs

To increase parents’ capacity to participate effectively in achieving quality educational outcomes for their child

To assist parents in becoming parent leaders

To disseminate high quality, research-based information

To create a more inclusive, accepting community

The Highlands Parent Center offers:

an Advocacy Helpline, Family Support Groups,

Parenting Skills Sessions,

Advocacy Workshops and Teleconferences,

Parent Leadership Trainings, Direct Advocacy Support,

Community Awareness Activities,

IEP (Individualized Education Program) Reviews,

Parent Peer Support, a Community Advisory Council,

Information Packets, a Website, Newsletters, and more.

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