ALAMEDA COUNTY SCHOOL & CHILDCARE ENROLLMENT RESOURCES Alameda County has three Childcare Resource and Referral Agencies for families. The agencies offer free childcare information and referral services. If you need help paying for childcare, ask staff about subsidized childcare programs.…
Medical Resources
MEDICAL CARE: COVID-19 RESOURCES ACCESSING MEDICAL CARE Costs for diagnosis and treatment of Covid-19: No cost for Medi-Cal, Health Pac and Covered California plans when provided in network, at an urgent care or in an emergency care setting. This includes…
Utility Resources
UTILITY BILLS: COVID-19 RESOURCES One of things we are all worrying about is paying our bills during the crisis – keeping the lights on and the water flowing. Good news is that the California Public Utilities Commission determined that that…
Food Resources
Recognizing how many families are struggling, our first issue focuses on a critical resource: food. We collected information on the food banks and school ‘grab and go’ programs, so your family can find some place to get needed food.…
FRN’s COVID-19 Resources
RESPONDING TO COVID-19: COVID-19’s ‘shelter in place’ has been really hard for all parents with kids with special needs. Suddenly parents find themselves being therapist, playmate and teacher for their child. Some parents are trying simultaneously trying to hold down…
Happy Birthday, Tootsie!
Happy birthday Tootsie! Hard to believe that sweet Tootsie is almost 1 year old (it’s her birthday on March 12). Tootsie “works” at FRN during the week – for nearly 10 months. Here is a picture of her first day…
Meet Tootsie, our newest volunteer
Meet Tootsie! She has dark hair, dark eyes and weighs in at 15 pounds. Tootsie is FRN’s newest (and cutest) ‘volunteer ‘. If you come in to the main office over the next 18 months, you might even get a…
The Endrew F Decision can make you a better IEP negotiator
Many of us have a child receiving special education services with an IEP (Individual Education Plan). I have been working with families for 20 years now, and I have yet to meet a parent who looked forward to an IEP…