To provide or facilitate services for local families and individuals, including education, referral or other support, by bringing together professional staff, volunteers and broad community support.

This National Council on Disability paper identifies the essential supports for families with disabilities under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. These include making sure parents or children with disabilities are appropriately screened, barring states from terminating assistance until they have offered families help in meeting TANF rules, and allowing states to count rehabilitation and other acts as work activities. The paper also recommends giving families access to Medicaid or other health coverage as they move from welfare to work, and increasing funding to better train caseworkers.

Special Education News provides in-depth, timely news related to educating students with disabilities. Check out the Web site and e-mail newsletter.

A new National Institute of Child Health and Human Development site holds the latest research on autism and similar disorders.

This non-profit organization funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau advocates for men as crucially important in the lives of their families and children. NFN provides supports and resources to fathers and families of children with developmental disabilities and chronic illness, and the professionals who serve them.

The National Household Education Survey regularly conducts topical interviews of households on topics such as early childhood education, school readiness, parent involvement in education, safety and discipline, and adult education.