Parent and Family Services
What is our purpose?
FDLRS/ALPHA Parent and Family Services provides valuable information, training, and support to the Palm Beach County School District and the families we serve collaboratively. We work towards empowering parents with knowledge promoting effective parent participation in the education of children who are exceptional and/or have unique needs.
How can Parent and Family Services help you as a Parent/Guardian?
We will meet with you or have a telephone conversation and discuss your concerns and together create a plan to begin advocating for your child’s overall educational needs.
We will provide guidance as you strengthen the home-school relationship by building a positive, proactive communication between home and school.
We will listen carefully to you and guide you as you learn to partner with your child’s school and become familiar with available community support services.
What is a Parent As Liaison (PAL)?
FDLRS/ALPHA Parent and Family Services offers families the convenience to request a PAL (at no cost /free) to attend a school district meeting such as an IEP/504. The PAL will focus on supporting parents, teachers, administrators and support staff in an effort to build effective relationships with families.
Will the PAL really understand my concerns?
The Parent As Liaison (PAL) is a parent of a student with disabilities. A PAL receives specific training in: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Individual Education Plan (IEP) /504 Plan, Mediation, Advocacy, etc. You can rest assured that a PAL will comprehend your situation, fears, and overall concerns because a PAL has walked in your shoes. Most importantly, the PAL will maintain discussions confidential and provide as much support as needed.
For more information, contact:
Veronica Torres Romero 561-434-8377
Mary Black Parent Liaison (PAL) 561-676-1492
Children's Service Council / Palm Beach County
Children's Services Council (CSC) is a countywide special taxing district created by ordinance and approved by voters to fund programs and services that improve the lives of children and their families. https://www.cscpbc.org/
Healthy Beginnings/ Home Safe
HomeSafe is the exclusive Entry Agency for children from birth through five years of age and their families to the Healthy Beginnings System of Care in Palm Beach County.
Through the Entry Agency 0-5, our team screens and assesses children for developmental concerns and social-emotional/behavioral matters, and signs of depression for children and their parents, including postpartum depression for newly delivered mothers. Once a concern is identified, HomeSafe refers all at-risk families to appropriate services, either within the agency or externally.
https://www.helphomesafe.org/
FAU CARD-CENTER FOR AUTISM & RELATED DISABILITIES
FAU CARD is the first step after an individual gets diagnosed with autism or after an individual has been determined eligible by the school district. We help bridge needs with resources and services for individuals with ASD.
211 Helpline for Palm Beach County
211 is a community helpline and crisis hotline that provides suicide prevention, crisis intervention, information, assessment, and referral to community services for people of all ages. We proudly serve Indian River County, Martin County, Okeechobee County, Palm Beach County, and St. Lucie County. https://211palmbeach.org/
Early Steps- Treasure Coast ( Birth -3)
If you have questions about your child's development and your child is under thirty-four months, please contact Early Steps.
Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County
Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) is a free program designed to prepare four-year-old children for kindergarten and build the foundation for their educational success. VPK is available to all four-year-olds who live in Florida, regardless of family income.