Specialized Training of Military Parents (STOMP), www.stompproject.org is the only National Parent Training and Information Center for military parents.
 
Military HOMEFRONT- www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/, Department of Defense web site providing information on military children and youth issues, programs, initiatives, and military and civilian partnerships.
 

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY), www.nichcy.org, has a wealth of information on disabilities.

  • Disabilities in infants, toddlers, children  
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) , which is the law authorizing special education
  • No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities)
  • Parent Guides: Examples of letters you might write to your child’s school - Ask for an evaluation - Express concern about progress - Request an IEP meeting - Even praise the school’s efforts!
 
Resources for Families with Seriously Ill or Hospitalized Children:
 
Fischer House, www.fisherhouse.org , provides "comfort homes", for members of the military and their families with loved ones who are hospitalized because of illness or injury.
 
Make-a-Wish Foundation, www.wish.org , grants the wishes of children between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18 with life-threatening conditions.
 
Starlight Star Bright Children's Foundation, www.starlight.org , non-profit organization dedicated to making a world of difference for seriously ill children and their families.
 
A Special Wish Foundation, www.spwish.org , non-profit charitable organization dedicated to granting the wishes of qualifying infants, children, and adolescents from birth through and including the age of 20 years, who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening disorder.
 
The Dream Factory, www.dreamfactoryinc.com , volunteers who work to produce and deliver dreams, visit children and their families in the hospital and their homes, arrange special celebrations, and conduct fundraising events for individual children.
 
Give Kids the World Village, www.gktw.org , non-profit resort that creates magical memories for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.