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  • Package of Hope for NICU Families

    Lily’s Hope Foundation offers free customized care packages to families with premature babies either in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or when they are being discharged. Its Package of Hope program provides packages customized...

  • Parent & Educator Partnership

    Lists many educational and other resources for parents as well as a mentoring program.

  • Parent and Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with the Coronavirus Disease 2019

    The National Child Traumatic Stress Network provides information for parents and caregivers to help them think about how an infectious disease outbreak might affect their family — both physically and emotionally — and what they...

  • Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide

    The U.S. Department of Education released a new Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide, a resource to help parents and guardians understand how digital tools can provide tailored learning opportunities, engage students with course materials, encourage...

  • Parent Guide to Special Education

    “Educational Rights and Responsibilities: Understanding Special Education in Illinois” is a guide for parents, teachers, administrators and others to learn about the educational rights of children who receive special education and related services due to...

  • Parent Guidelines for Remote Learning

    This infographic from the Learning Technology Center sets out clear guidelines for parents and caregivers to follow while students are engaging in remote learning from home.

  • Parenting and Ideas for Kiddos

    Family Voices shares resources for parenting during this challenging time and several activity ideas for the kids.

  • Parenting Playbook from Chicago Children’s Museum

    Chicago Children’s Museum’s Parenting Playbook for parents and caregivers provides ideas, strategies and fun activities to try at home.

  • Parents Alliance Employment Project

    Parents Alliance Employment Project (PAEP) provides training and resources to help people with disabilities find competitive employment in DuPage, Cook, DeKalb, McHenry, Kane, Kendall, Lake and Will counties. PAEP youth training programs provide education, daily...

  • Parents Helping Parents

    Parents Helping Parents (PHP) is a nonprofit organization providing training, individual assistance, information and resources about raising a child of any age with any disability or special needs diagnosis.