"Building
  
a better
 
community,
 
one child
  
at a time."





A United Way
Agency

Our Family Resource Coodinator can connect you to existing services and service providers.  If you have questions or would like more information, please call (360) 425-9810.

We have compiled a list of health in formation and resources that you can access from the internet.  Please click on any of the links below to access information specific to your area of need.
Local
National
Local

Center for Behavioral Solutions (PeaceHealth):
     http://www.peacehealth.org/lowercolumbia/behavioral_health/MentalHealth.htm#BehavioralSolutions
Children Care Resource and Referral (CAP):
     http://www.kalama.com/~lccac/comservice/child.htm
City Information – Kelso:
     http://www.stateguide.com/wa/Kelso/
City Information – Longview:
     http://www.stateguide.com/wa/Longview/
Cowlitz County:
     http://www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/

County and City Information (Cowlitz):
     http://www.ofm.wa.gov/localdata/cowl.htm
County and City Information (Wahkiakum):
     http://www.ofm.wa.gov/localdata/wahk.htm
County Resource Guides:
     http://www.cshcn.org/resources/Resourceguides.htm
Local Resources (General):
     http://www.cowlitzarc.org/resources/local_generic.asp
Lower Columbia Mental Health:
     http://www.ccgacares.com/lcmh-top.html
Wahkiakum County Health and Human Services:
     http://www.cwcog.org/humanservices.html

Autism Society of Washington - Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Counties
     Call Sue Culbertson
     360-423-4012
     Email: Sculbertson@adelphia.net


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State

Access Washington (Topical Index of Services):
     http://access.wa.gov/government/awsubject.aspx
Child Care Resource and Referral (Washington):
     http://www.childcarenet.org/memberlist.htm
Children With Special Health Care Needs (Dept. of Health):
     http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/mch/CSHCN.htm
County Resource Guides:
     http://www.cshcn.org/resources/Resourceguides.htm
Fathers Network:
     http://www.fathersnetwork.org/page.php?page=554&
Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies:
     http://www.hmhbwa.org/ask.html
Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program (ITEIP):
     http://www.wa.gov/dshs/iteip/iteip.html
Learning Disabilities Association of Washington:
     http://www.ldawa.org/
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI):
     http://www.k12.wa.us/specialed/
Parents Are Vital in Education (PAVE):
     http://www.washingtonpave.org/
Parent-To-Parent – Washington State:
     http://www.arcwa.org/parent2parent.htm
No Wrong Door (DSHS):
     http://www.dshs.wa.gov/basicneeds/
Washington Parent Power:
     http://www.washingtonparentpower.org/site.asp
Washington State Department of Health:
     http://www.doh.wa.gov/
Washington State Special Education Coalition:
     http://www.wssec.org./index.php3
Washington Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities:
     http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/wa.htm

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Neurodevelopmental Centers of Washington.pdf
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National

American Academy of Pediatrics
    http//www.aap.org/
ARC
    http//www.thearc.org/
ARCH  -- National Respite Network and Respite Center
    http//www.archrespite.org/archfs56.htm
Autism Society of America
    http//www.autism-society.org/
Birth Defects Genetics Center
    http//med.usd.edu/som/genetics/
Bridges 4 Kids
    http//www.bridges4kids.org/CC.html
Centers for Disease Control
    http//www.cdc.gov/
Consumer Products Safety Commission
    http//www.cpsc.gov/
Council for Exceptional Children
    http//www.cec.sped.org/
Food and Drug Administration
    http//www.fda.gov/
IDEA Practices
    http//www.ideapractices.org/
IDEA Summary
    http//www.cec.sped.org/pp/idea-a.htm
Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program (ITEIP)
    http//www1.dshs.wa.gov/iteip/
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
    http//www.naeyc.org/
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
    http//www.nichcy.org/
National Institute of Child Health and Development
    http//www.nichd.nih.gov/default.htm
MUMS – National Parent-to-Parent Organization
    http//www.netnet.net/mums/index.htm
US Dept. of Health and Human Services/Maternal and Child Health Bureau
    http//www.mchb.hrsa.gov/2010express/Express2010.htm
Wright’s Law – Advocacy in Special Education
    http//www.wrightslaw.com/
Zero to Three
    http//www.zerotothree.org/

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Health Information and Resources

Center for Children With Special Health Care Needs (Seattle):
     http://www.cshcn.org/
Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center (Seattle):
     http://www.seattlechildrens.org/
Cowlitz County Health Department:
     http://www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/health/
Family Health Center (Primary Care, WIC, Family Planning, Dental Services, First Steps, Counseling):
     http://www.wacmhc.org/profiles/fhccowlitz.htm
KidsHealth/Parents:
     http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/index.jsp
Medical Assistance – Basic Health:
     http://fortress.wa.gov/dshs/maa/bhptransition/
MEDLINEplus Health Information:
     http://www.medlineplus.gov/
The Merck Manual of Medical Information:
     http://www.merckhomeedition.com/
National Institutes of Health:
     http://www.nih.gov/
National Library of Medicine:
     http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

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Mission Statement "Progress Center, in collaboration with families and our community, provides early intervention
programs of education and therapy to children birth to three with special developmental needs.  We serve the community
with programs of child development, education and prevention that support all families to reach their full potential."

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