A Community Coming Together to Support Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families: Project for Family Support 360 Final Report

A Community Coming Together to Support Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families: Project for Family Support 360 Final Report (2007). Heller,T., Connolly, K. & Lacey, B.  Chicago: Institute on Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago.

This report describes the development and outcomes of a one-stop center that meets the information and support needs of unserved and under-served Chicago area Latino families of children and adults with developmental disabilities.  The center is a unique family driven model that demonstrates how advocacy training enabled these families to obtain long-term funding to sustain the center’s operations. This report is available in English and Spanish.