FAMILY RESOURCE REFERRAL GUIDE
Assistance
Equipment and Supply Swap
Check out these items that are being offered to our families by other members of the Playmakers community
California State Council on Developmental Disabilities
SCDD is an independent state agency to ensure that people with developmental disabilities and their families receive the services and supports they need.
IHSS
If you are a parent raising a child with special needs who requires constant supervision, you may be eligible to receive financial benefits.
Phone: (888) 944-4477
Access
Access Services is a public transit agency dedicated to providing quality transportation services for people with disabilities in Los Angeles County.
Phone: (800) 827-0829
Support Groups
Parents of Children with Spina Bifida
Facebook group: "United by Spina Bifida"
Facebook group: "Living with Spina Bifida"
Facebook group: "Spina Bifida Parents Association"
Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy
Facebook group: "Cerebral Palsy Support Group"
Facebook group: "Cerebral Palsy Parents Information Group"
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cerebralpalsyparentsinformationgroup
Parents of Children with Arthrogryposis
Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Support, Inc.
Facebook group: "The Arthrogryposis Group"
Facebook group: "ARTHROGRYPOSIS"
* Playmakers has no formal relationship with any of these groups and cannot vouch for any statements and/or beliefs that may be expressed. We urge each person to be open-minded but appropriately cautious about statements that may not be based on medical evidence.
Health & Wellness
Seizure First Aid
How to help someone having a seizure. Provided courtesy of Epilepsy Foundation of Los Angeles.
Helpline: (800) 564-0445
Listen-2-Me
Dedicated to providing high quality based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to families throughout Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Los Angeles County.
Phone: (714) 831-1295
Autism Spectrum Consultants
Offer exceptional Applied Behavior Analysis services
See website for locations
Children's Dental Health Clinic and Orthodontic Clinic
The Children’s Dental Health Clinic is a non-profit comprehensive dental home and teaching program housed on the campus of the Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital.
Phone: (562) 933-3141
Partners for Pediatric Vision
Partners for Pediatric Vision is a non-profit organization that offers vision education and support to families who have questions about how to help their child with visual impairment by phone, video and telehealth calls.
Phone: (323) 612-8185
Disabilities Rights California
Disability Rights California (DRC) defends, advances, and strengthens the rights and opportunities of people with disabilities.
Phone: (800) 776-746
TTY: (800) 719-5798
Recreational Programs
RAD Camp
RAD (Rising Above Disabilities) camp offers awesome programs and camps for adults and children with developmental disabilities, much-deserved respite for their caregivers, and a life-changing volunteer experience for the local community.
Phone: (949) 387-5219
So Cal Trykers
As a chapter of AMBUCS, So Cal Trykers volunteer & fundraise to help families obtain adaptive tricycles
Phone: (714) 356-4475
U.S. Adaptive Recreation Center Programs
The United States Adaptive Recreation Center is committed to guiding people with disabilities toward the creation and affirmation of rewarding lifestyles by through their summer and winter programs.
Phone: (909) 584-0269
Mixed Miracle Arts
Mixed Miracle Arts teaches self-defense to those that need it the most. Our special needs miracles.
Phone: (714) 356-4475
Adaptive Tennis Clinics & Camps
​A youth-led nonprofit organization and growing tennis program created for children with intellectual or developmental differences who are between the ages 8-17.
See website for locations
The Painted Turtle
a seriousfun camp
The Painted Turtle is more than a camp, it's a place where children with serious medical conditions can just be kids. Totally Free of Charge.
Other Fun Stuff
Icing Smiles
Icing Smiles is a non-profit organization that provides custom celebration cakes and other treats to families impacted by the critical illness of a child.
Phone: (561) 593-8314
A Future Superhero & Friends
Provide essential supportive services, emergency services, and diversion to animals, houseless, veterans, elderly, men, women, disabled, ill, and children.
Phone: (562) 605-1421