Whether it’s in-home respite services, special education or behavioral supports, or supporting parents who have a child with a developmental delay, we meet families where they are with a variety of services.

Centro de Recursos Familiares Early Start

Special Needs Connection

The Early Start Family Resource Center (FRC) is a place where families of children ages birth to 36 months who have special developmental needs can access information, support, and referral services.

What do Early Start FRCs do?

  • Provide a family-friendly atmosphere
  • Respond to the individual needs of families
  • Provide culturally responsive services
  • Assist parents, families, primary caregivers, and professionals in locating, accessing, and navigating services
  • Promote parent-professional collaboration

What do Early Start FRCs provide?

  • Family support
  • Information and referral to local, state, and national services and resources
  • Parent training and education
  • Resource libraries
  • Support groups
  • Community outreach activities
  • Transition assistance when your child turns 3 years old

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Centro de Empoderamiento Familiar

Our Family Empowerment Center (FEC) provides training and support for parents and caregivers, focusing on all aspects of the IEP process and effective transition planning. We are committed to building and maintaining positive relationships with community service providers, ensuring families have the tools and support they need for their children’s success.

Many children require additional support in school for a variety of reasons. However, the education system can be difficult to navigate. Since parents and caregivers are the primary advocates for their children, it is important to understand what is available, how to obtain services, and which services are appropriate for your child.

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Our FEC staff can help with:

Bilingual Spanish Services are available. This service is funded by the California State Department of Education, Special Education Division, in partnership with the Seeds of Partnership Project.

Programa de Capacitación en Habilidades Adaptativas

The Changing Tides Family Services Adaptive Skills Training Program (CTFS ASTP) aims to build independence, confidence, and empowerment by enhancing accessibility and fostering belonging across personal, social, and professional settings through the development of functional skills, behavioral improvements, and social engagement.

The target population includes the full Redwood Coast Regional Center (RCRC) client base across the lifespan, with services designed to be responsive to the needs of individuals, families, and caregivers.

RCRC clients will enroll based on a need identified by the client, in conjunction with their service coordinator and support team; for minors, their parent or guardian will agree to move the referral forward.

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Programa de Crianza Asistida

The Supported Parenting Program provides weekly home and community-based services to clients of Redwood Coast Regional Center who are parents. Services focus on parent education, skill development, and strengthening family functioning. The program promotes positive parent-child interactions, healthy child development, and the ongoing growth of parenting skills to support a safe, stable, and nurturing home environment.

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In Home Respite Services

Respite services support family members who care for a person with developmental disabilities. Respite care is a vital service that supports the health and well-being of caregivers while ensuring that individuals with disabilities are cared for by trusted, trained individuals. Caring for a child with developmental delays or disabilities can be rewarding, but also physically and emotionally demanding. Many families need regular breaks to rest, attend to other responsibilities, or simply recharge. Respite may be scheduled on a regular basis or used as needed or for special events.

In-Home Respite Services means intermittent or regularly scheduled temporary non-medical care and/or supervision provided in the person’s home.  Respite services are support services which typically include:

  • Assisting the family members to enable a person with developmental disabilities to stay at home;
  • Providing appropriate care and supervision to protect that person’s safety in the absence of a family member(s);
  • Relieving family members from the constantly demanding responsibility of providing care; and
  • Attend to the client’s basic self-help needs and other activities of daily living including interaction, socialization, and continuation of usual daily routines which would ordinarily be performed by family members.

Respite care allows family members to:

  1. Take breaks from continuous caregiving
  2. Attend appointments, errands, or other family needs
  3. Reduce caregiver stress and prevent burnout
  4. Support their own mental and physical health

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Resources for Respite Workers

Download timesheets or access Respitrack for scheduling and reporting.

Find the Right Support for Your Family

Whether you need respite care, help navigating the IEP process, or support for a loved one with a developmental disability – we are here for you.