Beach Center on Disability
We work to enhance the quality of life of families, their partnerships with professionals, the support they receive during early childhood years, and their transition to adulthood to increase great expectations for the future.
http://www.beachcenter.org/

CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research
Research programmes at CanChild concentrate on children and youth with disabilities and their families within the context of the communities in which they live.
http://www.canchild.ca/

College Living Experience
CLE, College Living Experience, is program designed to help students with learning disabilities transition into a life full of opportunity, independence and success. It’s the only program of its kind! We help parents and students realize that going to college and living independently is possible. CLE is there for those with learning disabilities and prepares them for a life full of success
http://cleinc.net/

Consumer and Family Participation Fund
The Consumer and Family Participation Fund (CFPF) has been established to make supplemental funds available to support consumers and family members’ attendance at conferences, workshops, other training and service opportunities so that people with developmental and other disabilities can become better informed about disability issues and participate more fully in their community. Funds will be used to assist only those most in need financially and primarily those with developmental disabilities. The fund is designed for participation only in disability related activities.
http://www.cfpf.net/

Easter Seals

Easter Seals has been helping individuals with disabilities and special needs, and their families, live better lives for nearly 90 years. From child development centers to physical rehabilitation and job training for people with disabilities, Easter Seals offers a variety of services to help people with disabilities address life's challenges and achieve personal goals.

http://www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ntl_homepage

Modest Needs
To prevent otherwise financially self-sufficient individuals and families from entering the cycle of poverty, when this might be avoided with a small amount of well-timed financial assistance;To restore the financial self-sufficiency of individuals who are willing to work but are temporarily unable to do so because they do not have the means to remit payment for a work-related expense; and To empower permanently disadvantaged individuals who otherwise live within their limited means to continue to live independently, despite a temporary, unexpected financial set-back.
http://www.modestneeds.org/explore/mission/

NAMI - Mental Illness
NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has become the nation’s voice on mental illness, a national organization including NAMI organizations in every state and in over 1100 local communities across the country who join together to meet the NAMI mission through advocacy, research, support, and education.
http://www.nami.org/Hometemplate.cfm

Special Needs Alliance
The Special Needs Alliance, or SNA , is a national network of lawyers dedicated to Disability and Public Benefits Law. Families rely on SNA as the best way to connect with the nearest lawyer with proven expertise in maintaining public benefits for their loved ones – as well as for estate planning to protect their life savings. Lawyers seek the help of SNA members for reinforcement in protecting the lifestyle and future of their clients who are permanently disabled as a result of personal injury or medical malpractice – while simultaneously reducing their exposure to professional liability
http://specialneedsalliance.com/

The Youthhood
Here you can start thinking about what you want to do with the rest of your life. This Web site was built to help you plan for the future. What will you do after high school? Will you work? Go to college? Live in a place of your own? By using this Web site, you can plan for your future right now http://www.youthhood.org/index.asp

Think College.net
Youth with intellectual disabilities have not had many chances to go to college. This is changing as individuals across the country begin to create opportunities for these youth to reap the benefits of postsecondary education. This website will provide information and links to anyone interested in finding out more about the possibilities.
http://www.thinkcollege.net/

United Way of America
United Way is a national network of more than 1,300 locally governed organizations that work to create lasting positive changes in communities and people’s lives.
http://national.unitedway.org/