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Washington State Parent to Parent Support Programs

Site and Coordinator List

 

 

State Offices

SUSAN ATKINS, State Coordinator
Washington State P2P Support Programs
State Coordinating Office

2638 State Avenue NE
Olympia, WA 98506
VOICE:  (425) 641 - 7504 or (800) 821 - 5927

CELL:    (425) 269 - 3267
E-MAIL:  statep2p@earthlink.net
SPONSORING AGENCY: The Arc of Washington State
¿Hablas Español?  AT&T Language Line: (888) 754-8798
 

 

State Resources
YVONNE LINK, Parent to Parent Power for Asian Families
1118 S 142nd St, Suite B
Tacoma, WA 98444
Program Activities: Community Parent Resource Center, Recreation Programs, Translation Support
VOICE: (253) 531-2022
FAX:    (253) 538-1126
E-MAIL: Yvonne_Link@yahoo.com; Website: www.p2ppower.org

Parent Support Program Children's Hospital

LAWRIE WILLIAMS

M1-7

PO Box 5371

Seattle, WA 98105

Program Activities:  Parent Support Program, Family Centered Care Projects

VOICE: (206) 987-1119

E-MAIL: lawrie.williams@seattlechildrens.org

 

 

Regional Coordinators

Central Region (Benton/Franklin Counties, 
Chelan/Douglas Counties, Grant/Adams Counties, 
Kittitas County, Okanogan County, Yakima County)

East Region (Garfield/Asotin Counties, Spokane/
Lincoln Counties, Stevens/Pend Orielle/Ferry Counties, 
Walla Walla/Columbia Counties, Whitman County )

Northwest Region (Island/San Juan Counties, 
King County, Parent Support Project Children's Hospital, 
Pierce County, Skagit County, Snohomish County, 
Whatcom County)

Peninsula Region (Clallam County, Jefferson County, Kitsap County, Mason County, Thurston County)

Southwest Region (Clark/Skamania County, 
Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Counties, Grays Harbor County, Klickitat County, Lewis County, Pacific County)

 

CENTRAL REGION

Benton/Franklin Counties

SUE PEDERSON, Coordinator

Parent to Parent of Benton Franklin Counties

761 Williams Boulevard

Richland, WA  99354

VOICE: (509) 946-5157 ext. 107

FAX:    (509) 946-5346

E-MAIL: suep@arcoftricities.com
Program Activities:
Support Groups, Kids Afternoon Out, Count Me In Puppets, Newsletter

SPONSORING AGENCY: 
The Arc of Tri-Cities

 

Chelan/Douglas Counties

Chelan/Douglas Parent to Parent
636 Valley Mall Parkway, Suite 200
East Wenatchee, WA 98802

VOICE: (509) 886-6318

FAX:    (509) 662-4562

E-MAIL: tcardwell@cdrsn.org
Program Activities:
Monthly Autism Group, Quarterly Support Group, Newsletter, Fathers Group, Family Resource Center

SPONSORING AGENCY: 
Chelan/Douglas Developmental Services

 

Grant/Adams Counties

JENNIFER NEWHOUSE, Coordinator

Columbia Basin Parent to Parent

23290 Road 8.5 SE

Warden, WA 98857

VOICE: (509) 349-7127 (or) (509) 765-5809

E-MAIL: Parent@atnet.net or jnewhouse@mlchc.org
Program Activities:
People First, Social Events, Parent Groups, Sibshops, Eng/Spanish, Support Groups, Stars Program Training, Toy & Equipment Loan Program

SPONSORING AGENCY: Moses Lake Community Health

Kittitas County

MICHELLE WILLIAMS, Coordinator 

422 North Pine

Ellensburg, WA 98926

VOICE: (509) 929-7277 or (800) 240-5978
E-MAIL: p2p@cwdrinfo.org
Program Activities:
Respite Night, Newsletter, Social Events, Book & Equipment Loan Program, Support Meetings

SPONSORING AGENCY: 
Central WA Disabilities Resources

 

Okanogan County

GRACIE ABANGAN, Coordinator

Okanogan County Parent to Parent

PO Box 3208
107 West Apple Street

Omak, WA  98841

VOICE: (509) 826-8496 

FAX:     (509) 846-0309 

TTY:      (509) 826-2113 

E-MAIL:  gabangan@okbhc.org
Program Activities:
Newsletter, Support Groups, Social Events, Sibshops, Information & Education, Disability Awareness, Resource Lending Library; Latino translation and interpretation available

SPONSORING AGENCY: 
Okanogan Behavioral Healthcare Services

 

Yakima County

TRACIE DAY-HOPPIS, (REGIONAL REP.), Coordinator

Yakima County Parent to Parent

3801 Kern Road

Yakima, WA  98902

VOICE: (509) 574-3200

FAX:     (509) 574-3210

E-MAIL: tracie.day@yvmh.org
maria pulido, Hispanic Outreach
Christy Halvorsen, Disability Awareness Coordinator
Susan Tempel & Guilmar Hernandez, Recreation Coordinators

Program Activities:
English & Spanish Parent Group, Hispanic Outreach, Sib-shops, Recreational Program, Youth Group, Disability Awareness, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Support Project, Newsletter

SPONSORING AGENCY: Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital

 

 

EAST REGION

Garfield/Asotin Counties
ANNE GINGERICH, Coordinator

1511 Deadman road
Pomeroy, WA 99347

VOICE:  (866) 326-4864
E-MAIL:  Anneg@pomeroy-wa.com 

Program Activities:
Information in a box, Family Enrichment Weekend, Fathers Program, Children with Intensive Needs, Kid Power, National Native American Families Together (NNAFT) Outreach Program

SPONSORING AGENCY: Families Together Serving People with Disabilities
 

Spokane / Lincoln Counties

TERRY VILLALOVOZ, Coordinator
Spokane County Parent to Parent
W. 127 Boone Ave.
Spokane, WA 99201
VOICE: (509) 328-6326
FAX: (509) 328-6342
E-MAIL: P2P@arc-spokane.org
Program Activities:
Sib-shops, Special Sitters, Support Group, Lending Library, Newsletter

SPONSORING AGENCY: 
The Arc of Spokane County

 

Stevens/Pend Oreille/Ferry Counties

COLLEEN SERRA, Coordinator
Parent to Parent of Stevens/Pend Oreille/Ferry Counties

165 East Hawthorne Avenue

Colville, WA 99114
VOICE:  (509) 685-0681 (no V/TTY)

V/TTY:   (509) 684-7565

FAX:      (509) 684-5286

E-MAIL: cserra@co.stevens.wa.us

Program Activities:
Parent Support Groups, Disability Awareness Group (Puppets), Newsletter, Sibshops

SPONSORING AGENCY: 
Stevens County Counseling Services

 

Walla Walla/Columbia Counties

TERI HOUGH, (Regional Rep.)
ANGIE WITT, Coordinator

SHERI HUWE, County Outreach Coordinator

YSABEL FUENTES, Hispanic Outreach

CRYSTAL LEDBETTER, Recreation Coordinator

Walla Walla/ Columbia Parent to Parent

PO Box 1595

Walla Walla, WA 99362

VOICE: (509) 527-3278

FAX:     (509) 527-3219

E-MAIL: though@co.walla-walla.wa.us
E-MAIL: awitt@co.walla-walla.wa.us;
E-MAIL: cledbetter@co.walla-walla.wa.us 
Program Activities:
Peer Mentor Recreation Program, Count Me In (puppet presentation), Parent Support Groups

SPONSORING AGENCY: 
Walla Walla County Department of Human Services

 

Whitman County
DAWN BENNETT, Coordinator

613 South Main

Colfax, WA 99111

VOICE: (866) 326-4864

E-MAIL: dawnbennett@colfax.com
Program Activities:
Information in a box, Family Enrichment Weekend, Fathers Program, Children with Intensive Needs, National Native American Families Together (NNAFT) Outreach Program

SPONSORING AGENCY: 
Families Together Serving People with Disabilities


 

NORTHWEST REGION

Island / San Juan Counties

RENE DENMAN, Coordinator

Island County Parent to Parent

1900 SE Pioneer Way

Oak Harbor, WA 98277

VOICE: (360) 679-5358

E-MAIL:  rene.denman@skagit.edu

Program Activities:
Lending Library, Resources, Workshops, Newsletter, Sibshops

SPONSORING AGENCY:  

Whidbey Island, Skagit Valley College

 

King County

JODI REIMER (REGIONAL REP.) 
Coordinator
233 6th Avenue North

Seattle, WA  98109
VOICE: (206) 364-4645 ext. 121

FAX:     (206) 364-8140
E-MAIL: kcp2p@arcofkingcounty.org
JOSE MARTINEZ, Outreach and Diversity Coordinator
VOICE: (206) 364-6337
E-MAIL: jmartinez@arcofkingcounty.org
Program Activities:
Support Group, E-mail Support and Information Groups, Parent's Night Out, Monthly Newsletter, Preschool Transition Meetings, Ethnic Outreach

SPONSORING AGENCY: The Arc of King County
 

Pierce County

BETTY JOHNSTON
MICHELE LEHOSKY
, Co-Coordinators

Pierce County Parent to Parent

6316 South 12th Street

Tacoma, WA  98465

VOICE: (253) 565-2266 Mon-Fri (1:00-4:30)

FAX:     (253) 566-8052

V/TTY:  (253) 565-2266 or (800) -5PARENT

E-MAIL: mmlehosky@washingtonpave.com

E-MAIL:  BJohnston@washingtonpave.com
Program Activities:
Dad's Support Group, Community Inclusion Program, Person Centered Planning, Lending Library, Newsletter, List Serve support & information

SPONSORING AGENCY: 
Washington PAVE

Skagit County

HEATHER MILLIREN, Coordinator

320 Pacific Place

Mt. Vernon, WA  98273

VOICE: (360) 416-7570

FAX:     (360) 416-7580

E-MAIL: p2p@sparckids.org
Program Activities:
Lending Library, support meetings, newsletter, resources and information, educational meetings, Latino translation and interpretation

SPONSORING AGENCY: SPARC

 

Snohomish County

Shane Nagel, Interim Coordinator

Snohomish County Parent to Parent

1513 23rd Street

Everett, WA  98203

VOICE: (425) 258-2459, ext. 4 

FAX:     (425) 252-8232

E-MAIL: parent2parent@verizon.net 
Program Activities:
Parent Support Group, Fathers' Network, List serve for Down Syndrome, Autism Group, Sib-shops, Transition, Parents of Children with Special Needs Newsletter, County Information/Education meetings

SPONSORING AGENCY: The Arc of Snohomish County

Whatcom County

PAM DAKAR, Coordinator

ALINA ZOLLFRANK, Hispanic Outreach (ext. 2)

Whatcom County Parent to Parent
c/o Whatcom Center for Early Learning

2001 H Street

Bellingham, WA  98225

VOICE:  (360) 255-2056

FAX:     (360) 650-9411

E-MAIL: p2pwhatcom@nas.com and p2phispanic@nas.com
Program Activities:
Sitter training Program, Sib Shops, Lending Library, Newsletter, Social Gatherings, Support Groups

SPONSORING AGENCY: 
Whatcom Center for Early Learning

PENINSULA REGION

Clallam County

Julie Peabody
Clallam County Parent to Parent

522 W. Eighth St.
Port Angeles, WA 98362

VOICE: (360) 417-1342
E-MAIL: janel@arcolypen.org 
E-MAIL: julie4parentsupport@hotmail.com
Program Activities:
Parent Support Groups, Resource Library, Father's Network

SPONSORING AGENCY: 
The Arc of Olympic Peninsula

 

Kitsap/Jefferson Counties

SHERRY CHARLOT (REGIONAL REP.),
Co-Coordinator

Kitsap/Jefferson County Parent to Parent

3243 North Perry Avenue

Bremerton, WA 98310

VOICE:  (360) 377-3473

E-MAIL: tiny_teddybears@yahoo.com
Program Activities:
Parent Support Group, Fathers Support Network, Teen Sibshops, Senior Caregiver Support Project, Newsletter, Lending Library

Sponsoring Agency:   
The Arc of Kitsap/Jefferson Counties

PENNY JAMES, Co-Coordinator
210 Polk Street, Suite 3
Port Townsend, WA 98368
VOICE:  (360) 344-4173

E-MAIL:  p2pjefferson@msn.com 
Program Activities:
Support Group, Lending Library, Newsletter

Sponsoring Agency:  
The Arc of Kitsap/Jefferson Counties

Mason County

SHERRIE SZOLOMAYER, Coordinator

Mason County Parent to Parent
PO Box E

Shelton, WA  98584

VOICE: (360) 426-5430

FAX:     (360) 427-8179

E-MAIL: p2pcapd@hctc.com
Program Activities:
Support Group, Playgroups, Lending Library

SPONSORING AGENCY: 
Center for Advocacy and Personal Development

 

Thurston County  

Sylvia Heiser, Coordinator
Thurston County Parent to Parent

1012 Homann Drive SE
Lacey, WA 98503

VOICE: (360) 352-1126

FAX:     (360) 352-0761

E-Mail:  sheiser@parenttoparent-thurston.org
Website: www.parenttoparent-thurston.org
Program Activities:
Recreational Activities, Lecture Series, Support Groups, Sib-shops, Newsletter, Family Resource Coordinating, Lending Libraries, Parents as Teachers, Parent Coalition

SPONSORING AGENCY:
501(C)3 Parent to Parent

SOUTHWEST REGION

Clark/ Skamania County

TAMMY BEDLION, Coordinator

Clark County Parent to Parent

PO Box 2608

Vancouver, WA  98668

VOICE: (360) 759-4917 (ext. 104)

FAX:     (360) 896-7382
E-MAIL: tammyb@arcofclarkcounty.org

Program Activities:
E-mail Support, Social Gatherings, Support Groups, Sib shop, Free time, Lending Library, Equipment Bank, Newsletter, "After the Tears"
SPONSORING AGENCY: 
The Arc of Clark County

 

Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Counties

TAYLOR YATES, Coordinator

Cowlitz Valley Parent to Parent

1410 Eighth Avenue #15

Longview, WA  98632

VOICE: (360) 751-0146

FAX:     (360) 425-3264

E-MAIL: t_yates56@yahoo.com 

Program Activities:
Special Sitters, Support Groups, Newsletter, Kids on the Block, Life Skills Class

SPONSORING AGENCY: 
The Arc of Cowlitz Valley

 

Grays Harbor County

ANGIE LARSEN, Coordinator
CINDI LU STRODE, Activities & Events Coordinator
LESLIE GADWA, Ethnic Outreach Coordinator
LINDA LAFEVER, Senior Parent Caregiver Coordinator

2700 Simpson Avenue, Suite 202

Aberdeen, WA 98520

VOICE:  (360) 537-8814; TOLL-FREE:  (866) 537-7272
FAX: (360) 537-8816

E-MAIL: ghp2p@techline.com

Program Activities:
Social Events, Support Groups

SPONSORING AGENCY: 
The Arc of Grays Harbor

 

Klickitat County
Call (800) 821-5927 for resources and information.

 

Lewis County

PAULA ZAMUDIO, (REGIONAL REP.)
Coordinator
Family Support Network/Parent to Parent of Lewis County 

203 West Reynolds Road

Centralia, WA 98531
VOICE:  (360) 880-0672 or 
             (360) 736-9558

FAX:      (360) 736-1436

E-MAIL: LCFSN@myhome.net
Program Activities:
Social Gatherings, Educational Trainings, Lending Library, Newsletter

SPONSORING AGENCY: Reliable Enterprises

 

Pacific County
LEONA WOLFE, Co-Coordinator

DIANN WALLIN, Co-Coordinator
Pacific County Parent to Parent
2200 Washington Avenue North

Long Beach, WA 98631

VOICE:  (360) 642-5522 and

             (360) 244-0828

E-MAIL: sopacificp2p@centurytel.net

Program Activities:

Support/information groups; socials

SPONSORING AGENCY: 
The Arc of Washington State

 

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Parent to Parent Administrative Assistant

 

Cathy Davis

2638 State Avenue NE

Olympia, WA 98506

VOICE: (360) 357-5596 ext. 100

TOLL-FREE: (888) 754-8798 ext. 100

FAX: (360) 357-3279

E-MAIL: cathy@arcwa.org 


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