Welcome to Child and Family Connections of DuPage!  Our goal is to see that families referred to CFC find it a friendly place with prompt answers to your questions and easily accessed information.  We want you to feel comfortable with us.  Call us if you have any questions, need resources or just need someone with a listening ear.

Jenny Somone                Marianne McGuire

The Parent Liaison is a unique staff position in the Illinois Early Intervention program.  Each CFC office is required to have a parent liaison.  CFC of DuPage is fortunate to have two parent liaisons.

A parent liaison is a staff member who is a parent of a child with special needs or has a child who went through the EI system.  They have experienced first hand some of the same issues and challenges other families in EI are facing today.

Things We Can Help You With

• Provide information about Early Intervention Services
• Connect you with other parents with similar concerns
• Provide specific disability information
• Sponsor/lead a support group for parents
• Provide support when your child moves into the school system at age 3
• Be there when you need someone to just listen or when you want to talk to someone who's "been there"

Contact us at:

630-493-0400: Jenny-Ext. 121, Marianne-Ext.122

Email Jenny
Email Marianne

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Upcoming Meetings and Events!

Parent Support Group

There are no Parent Support Groups meetig scheduled for now. If you are interesed in participating in a future meeting please contact Jenny x121 or Marianne x122 at 630-493-0400 or e-mail jennysomone@pactinc.net for more info.

EI Transition Workshop

Our next EI Transition Worshop meeting for parents will be on Tuesday, May 13th from 7 -9 pm. Parents can RSVP up to 3:00 pm on May 13, 2008.

Meetings are held at our PACT CFC DuPage office at 7:00 pm at 555 E. Butterfield Rd., Suite 201, Lombard IL.  We are located in the TFC Bank Building on the second floor.

Websites To Visit

www.state.il.us/agency/dhs/eisnp State of Illinois, Department of Human Services, Early Intervention

www.eparent.com Exceptional Parent Magazine

www.autismnews.net Newsletter by parents of a child who is autistic

www.apraxia-kids.org Information on childhood apraxia

www.netnet.net/mums Information about MUMS

www.nichcy.org National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

www.do2learn.com Information about creating your own picture system with free pictures