Our Resources
Welcome to Our Resources!
We understand that supporting students goes beyond the classroom, which is why we offer a variety of tools, services, and information to help families stay informed and engaged. This section provides easy access to the resources you need to support your child’s success throughout their educational journey. If you need more support, contact the main office or your child's teacher.
General Resources:
A-Team Delaware
A-Team advocates for Delawareans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) for these services: Housing Options (home or residential), Well-trained and well-paid aides (Direct Support Professionals), and Clinical services (Behavioral or nursing consultation). Check out their Resource Directory
Autism Delaware
Delaware’s largest provider of advocacy, support, and services for people on the spectrum and their families and caregivers. Check out their Resource Directory
Delaware Developmental Disability Council
Working to ensure that people with developmental disabilities enjoy the same quality of life as the rest of society.
Delaware Medicaid
Medicaid provides access to respite services and Home & Community based services such as a day program or employment supports, this is also a low-income medical insurance for families that meet that criteria
Delaware Network for Excellence in Autism
The Network- housed at the University of Delaware Center for Disabilities Studies is conducted in partnership with Autism Delaware and Nemours/ AI duPont Children’s Hospital – provides training, technical assistance, and information dissemination to professionals and organizations, as well as parent training and family navigation services. It works to leverage resources and expertise among its members and other organizations to realize its goals.
Delaware Resource Guide
A guide to services in Delaware
DFRC - Delaware Foundation Reaching Citizens
Our mission is to enrich the lives of Delawareans with intellectual disABILITIES
Division of Developmental Disability Services
DDDS supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live their good lives by accessing services they need to thrive in their community. In a partnership with the Columbus Organization, individuals are assigned to a Community Navigator who provides Targeted Case Management with the goal of supporting individuals in the context of their families. A Community Navigator supports by working with the family in developing a Person-Centered Plans (PCP) that captures the needs and goals of the individual and family unit; helping to identify community resources for unmet needs; assisting families to learn about eligibility-based services. The Community Navigator is the individual’s key contact with DDDS. Students and parents need to remain in contact with their Community Navigator on a regular basis to avoid gaps in services.
Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities
A guide to services in Delaware
Down Syndrome Association of Delaware
Supports families, promotes community involvement, and encourages a lifetime of opportunities for people with Down syndrome through advocacy, education and awareness.
Easterseals
Easterseals Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore provides exceptional services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that people with disabilities, seniors, their families and caregivers can live, learn, work and play in our communities.
Managed Care Organization (MCO) Call
If you have questions or would like to discuss concerns, issues or gaps in services with your child’s Medicaid MCO providers, Highmark Health Options, AmeriHealth Caritas, or Delaware First Health, join Parent Information Center of Delaware and MCO Representatives on this monthly MCO call, and let your voice be heard.
New Castle County Food Pantry List
Paratransit
Students attending the Meadowood Transition Program (MTP) use Paratransit services to travel back and forth from school each day. Students are encouraged to apply for services during their 10th and 11th grade years while attending McKean so they have an opportunity to practice.
Parent Information Center (PIC) of Delaware
PIC's mission is to improve health and educational outcomes for children and youth by empowering them, their families and the professionals who serve them.
Special Olympics of Delaware
By unlocking the joy of sport, Special Olympics Delaware inspires people to recognize and celebrate the gifts of those with intellectual disabilities. They promote acceptance, inclusion, and value for people with intellectual disabilities in all aspects of life, uniting communities in the belief of a more just and welcoming world.
Planning When Someone You Love Has Special Needs
State Council for Persons with Disabilities
The mission of the State Council for Persons with Disabilities is to unite, in one Council, disability advocates and State agency policy makers to ensure that individuals with disabilities are empowered to become fully integrated within the community.
UD's Center for Disability Services
The Center for Disabilities Studies works to enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families through education, advocacy, service and research. It promotes empowerment and opportunity, accessibility and inclusiveness, so all may fully participate in – and enrich – their communities.
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