REGION B

Parent to Parent of Georgia

Parent to Parent of Georgia serves as the Parent Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) for Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) in the Southeast Region (Region B), made up of 12 states. Parent to Parent of Georgia is part of the Parent Technical Assistance Center Network, working through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs.

The Centers in Region B

• Alabama Parent Education Center
• The Center for Exceptional Families (Arkansas PTI)
• Parent Support Network (PSN) – Family Network on Disabilities (Florida PTI)
• Parent Education Network (PEN) – Family Network on Disabilities (Florida PTI)
• Parents of the Panhandle Information Network (POPIN) – Family Network on Disabilities (Florida PTI)
• Parent to Parent of Miami (Miami, FL CPRC)
• Parent to Parent of Georgia (PTI)
• Families Helping Families of Jefferson (Louisiana PTI)
• Pyramid Community Parent Resource Center (New Orleans LA CPRC)
• Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center
• Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (North Carolina PTI)
• HOPE Family Support Network (Western North Carolina CPRC)
• FIRST WNC (Western North Carolina CPRC)
• Oklahoma Parents Center (PTI)
• Pervasive Parenting Center (SE Oklahoma CPRC)
• Family Connection South Carolina (PTI)
• Family Resource Center for Disabilities and Special Needs (Charleston SC CPRC)
• Support and Training for Exceptional Parents (Tennessee PTI)
• PACT Project – Partners Resource Network (Texas PTI)
• PATH Project – Partners Resource Network (Texas PTI)
• PEN Project – Partners Resource Network (Texas PTI)
• TEAM Project – Partners Resource Network (Texas PTI)
• Children’s Disabilities Information Coalition (El Paso, TX CPRC)
• Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (Virginia PTI)
• Formed Families Forward (Virginia CPRC)

Services Available to Our Parent Centers

• Information Dissemination on current research and effective practice
• Website including Resources, Updates on Parent Center and Nonprofit Issues and Trends, Calendar of Training Events, and Links to Websites and Social Media
• Virtual Communities using Social Media tools to expand information options
• Center Swaps (Exchange program where staff from one center support another center on specific needs/issues.)
• Boot Camps (Concentrated training series on specific topics provided by experts, primarily through the use of technology. Hands on learning that will result in the creation of a product that can be implemented by Centers.)
• Region B Meetings (Annual face-to-face meetings for all Centers in Region B)
• One-on-One Assistance (Individualized assistance by phone, web conferencing or other means to any Center staff or Board member in Region B)
• Topical Consultations (Concentrated training by experts, designed to meet a Center’s unique needs)
• Site Visits (In-person site visits to each Center, customized to a Center’s specific needs)
• Intensive Technical Assistance (Driven by a work plan developed and implemented jointly with a Center)