Do you need help for your child with educational, emotional, and/or behavioral problems?

Maybe you are just looking for information, maybe you are at your wit's end trying to coordinate services for your child, maybe you think it would be nice to have a friendly ear from someone who understands what you and your family are going through. 

Parents have expert knowledge of their child that they can share during the processes of obtaining, planning, monitoring, and evaluating services.
As a parent, you can use your knowledge of your child to more confidently and effectively shape their services when you have good information and support to help you.

We can help you to get the information and support you need for your family.
The Vermont Federation of Families is a family run, family support organization We are family members of children with disabilities, with a strong focus on emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges. We have personal experience with disability and the child serving agencies and use our knowledge and experience to help other families. 

How we can help:

• Individual Assistance: We can work with you one-on-one to review education, treatment coordinated services plans, to prepare for meetings, and to brainstorm action steps.

• Emotional support

• Information: We can answer your questions.

• Help locating services

• Referral to resources: We can refer you to local, state, and national resources, including schools and mental health providers.

• Peer Navigation: We can help support you through VFF staff in your own community- when available.

• Family Resource library

• Trainings

We will listen to you and offer you suggestions based on what we know from our experience. We will help you connect with local service providers and find sources of support. We will help you think through your options for how to best help your child and family.

We do not know all the answers, but we will give you the best information possible. We will discuss what you think is the best way for us to support you. You do not have to do anything we say. We will always respect your opinions and your decisions. And Everything you tell us is confidential.