Parent to Parent
COVID-19 Update: In these unprecedented times, we acknowledge the need to be physically distant. We also believe the need to be socially connected is perhaps more crucial than ever. Be sure to stay connected with family and friends.
In addition, Tiffany Wheeler-Thompson, Parent to Parent Coordinator, is fully available to connect via these modes of communication: Call/text: (360)632-7539
2021 Island County Disability Resource Guide
2021 Island County Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Resource Guide
Check out the Island County Autism Spectrum Disorder website: 
www.pilotace.org/
2021 Island County Behavioral Health Resource Directory
2021 Espanol Resource Guide
What is Parent to Parent? How Can Parent to Parent help?
Parent to Parent can guide you to community resources, support in a variety of different ways, help with navigating systems, and connections with other families with special needs. All ages, and stages.
Mission
We walk alongside those parenting children with developmental disabilities and/or special health care needs, connecting them with peer support and information so they can take the next step.
Vision
All families of children with developmental disabilities and/or special health care needs deserve encouragement, inclusion, and meaningful connections that support family well-being.
Parent to Parent No Cost Services:
· Support
· Resources
· Newsletters
· Support Meetings
· Educational Workshops
· Social/Recreational Events
· Presentations in our Community
Various Island County Disability Resource Guides Available, see links below. If you would like a copy mailed to you, reach out to the contact information above with your name and mailing address.
- Matching parents in one-to-one relationships with trained, experienced parents, based on similar diagnoses and family issues
- Comprehensive Disability Resource Guide
- Information and education about disabilities, challenges
- Educational workshops including IEPs & 504 Plans, Guardianship & Special Needs Trusts, Behavior Workshops, etc.
- Monthly Newsletter via mail and email
- Robust Facebook Page with supports, resources, events, training, workshops, etc.
- Culturally relevant services through ethnic outreach
- Training for parents who want to become Helping Parent peer mentor volunteers
I am a stranger to you now, let me walk with you for a while. Because I have been where you are, and where you are about to go. I have no answers. I offer instead my hand, my heart, my listening ear, my time, and my experience…. So that one day, you can turn to another and say:
I am a stranger to you now…."
By Alice, New Hampshire Parent
Parents Helping Parents.
Join us on the second Wednesday of every month for Virtual Coffee and Conversations. Daytime 11 am-noon and nighttime 6 pm-7 pm options are offered.
Coffee and Conversations is a monthly virtual support group offered via zoom for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities. Parents and caregivers of children of all ages and abilities are encouraged to attend.
No agenda, no speakers, just a time to connect, share ideas and resources. Grab your favorite beverage and we will provide the opportunity to stay connected. We may not be therapy, but we sure are therapeutic! We will share knowledge, resources, provide support and guidance. Or sometimes you may just want to chat, meet others in our community that is on a similar journey or uses it as self-care to take a quick break from it all. To receive the zoom link, email t.wheeler-thompson@islandcountywa.gov
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Parent to Parent Newsletters:
2021 December Newsletter.pdf
2021 November Newsletter.pdf
2021 October Newsletter.pdf
2021 September Newsletter.pdf
2021 August Newsletter.pdf
2021 July Newsletter.pdf
2021 June Newsletter.pdf
2021 May Newsletter.pdf
2021 April Newsletter.pdf
2020 March Newsletter.pdf
2021 February Newsletter.pdf
2021 January Newsletter.pdf
2020 December Newsletter.pdf
2020 November Newsletter.pdf
2020 October Newsletter.pdf
2020 August Newsletter.pdf
2020 July Newsletter.pdf
2020 June Newsletter.pdf
2020 May Newsletter.pdf
2020 April Newsletter.pdf
2020 March Newsletter.pdf
2020 February Newsletter.pdf
2020 January Newsletter.pdf
2019 September Newsletter.pdf
2018 September Newsletter.pdf
2018 August Newsletter.pdf
2018 July Newsletter.pdf
2018 June Newsletter.pdf
2018 May Newsletter.pdf
2018 Spring Newsletter.pdf
To contact Tiffany Wheeler-Thompson, the Parent to Parent Coordinator Call/Text (425)343-5799 Email: t.wheeler-thompson@islandcountywa.gov
Mailing Address:
Island County Human Services, Parent to Parent
PO Box 5000 Coupeville, WA 98239
Spanish Outreach: Laiza Ramos (787)529-6788
Parent to Parent Support Programs of Washington State is a member of the Parent to Parent USA Alliance. Washington State Parent to Parent (P2P) maintains confidentiality and does not discriminate on the basis of color, race, creed, sex, or national origin.
