1. New York-specific: PICC, Parents Instructing Challenged Children Mary Fratianni 167 Hickory St Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776-2117 (631) 473-8315 (please call after 4 pm) piccleah@verizon.net http://www.piccnys.com/ The Fratianni are raising a challenged child of their own, and know the IHIPs and IEPs very well, as well as helping a child. 2. Joyce Herzog, author and convention speaker familiar with New York: http://www.joyceherzog.com/ (a great grandmotherly mom with an enthusiasm about reaching your child and training them uniquely); she has a newsletter group 3. HSLDA has interests in this area: www.hslda.org - Betty Statnick is the main specialist who is available for phone consults; check the Issues area and select Special Needs pages (great information) and their links: http://www.hslda.org/hs/specialneeds/default.asp 4. National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated Network (NATHHAN) PO Box 39 Porthill ID 83853 208-267-6246 NATHANEWS@aol.com This is a national organization of parents who home school their special needs children. NATHHAN coordinators Tom and Sherry Bushnell publish NATHHAN NEWS-an easy-to-use internet magazine at www.nathhan.com. 5. Awana Club Awana Club currently has a Friends Club Ministry for churches which includes story time, activity time, and Bible memorization. For more information, call 630-540-4680.