Family Caregiver Alliance

180 Montgomery St., Suite 1100

San Francisco, CA 94104

(415) 434-3388

(800) 445-8106

(415) 434-3508 (FAX)

Website: www.caregiver.org

 

Disabling Conditions Served: Cognitive disabilities (Alzheimer’s, stroke, brain injury, etc.) for ages 18+; other disabilities for ages 60+

 

Users Served: Family caregivers

 

Services Provided:

  Free caregiving information, publications, and advice

  Online support groups

  Research and policy development

  Education and training

  Assistance in locating caregiving resources

 

Resources Available:

National Center on Caregiving

Caregiving fact sheets, including some in Spanish and Chinese

Training manuals and research reports

Handbook for long-distance caregivers

Newsletters

 

Family Center on Technology and Disability

Academy for Educational Development

1825 Connecticut Ave. NW, 7th floor

Washington, DC 20009-5271

(202) 884-8068

(202) 884-8441 (FAX)

Email: fctd@aed.org

Website: www.fctd.info

 

Disabling Conditions Served: All disabilities

 

Users Served: Organizations, programs, and individuals who work with children and youth with disabilities

 

Resources Available:

• Fully-searchable database containing reviews of books, articles, research and other materials of interest and utility to families of children with disabilities

• Monthly newsletter

• Presentation materials on the subject of assistive technologies

• Online conferences addressing topical issues and providing access to leading national experts

 

The Foundation Fighting Blindness

11435 Cronhill Dr.

Owings Mills, MD 21117-2220

(800) 683-5555

(800) 683-5551 (TDD)

(410) 363-2393 (FAX)

Email: info@fightblindness.org

Website: www.fightblindness.org

 

Disabling Conditions Served: Blindness

 

Users Served: People affected by retinal degenerative diseases, their families, and professionals

 

Services Provided:

Information and referral services

National conferences

Research support

• Local chapter support (see Website for listing)

 

Resources Available:

Retinal degenerative disease information packets

Newsletter - InFocus

• E-Newsletter - InFocus online

 

Chicago Area Office:

1580 S. Milwaukee Ave., Suite 606

Libertyville, IL  60048

(847) 680-0100

(847) 680-1050 (FAX)

Email: cduncan@fightblindness.org

 

Foundations

Foundations for Persons with Disabilities

Ball Brothers Foundation

222 S. Mulberry

PO Box 1408

Muncie, IN 47305

(765) 741-5500

(765) 741-5518 (FAX)

Email: info@ballfdn.org

Website: www.ballfdn.org

 

Foundations for Nonprofit Organizations

The Indianapolis Foundation

615 N. Alabama St., Suite 119

Indianapolis, IN 46204

(317) 634-2423

(317) 684-0943 (FAX)

Website: www.cicf.org

 

Lilly Endowment, Inc.

2801 N. Meridian St.

PO Box 88068

Indianapolis, IN 46208-0068

(317) 924-5471

(317) 926-4431 (FAX)

Website: www.lillyendowment.org

 

Community Foundations in Indiana

See www.indianagrantmakers.org/locator/

 

Four Rivers Resource Services

PO Box 249

Highway 59 S.

Linton, IN 47441

(812) 847-2231

(812) 847-8836 (FAX)

Email: fourrivers@frrs.org

Website: www.frrs.org

 

Disabling Conditions Served: All disabilities

 

Users Served:  Children and adults with disabilities

 

Services Provided:

To enable those with disabilities to live as independently as possible

• Group homes

• Early childhood education program

 

FRAXA Research Foundation

45 Pleasant St.

Newburyport, MA 01950

(978) 462-1866

(978) 463-9985 (FAX)

Email: info@fraxa.org

Website: www.fraxa.org

 

Disabling Conditions Served: Fragile X Syndrome

 

Users Served: Children and their families, educators, and medical professionals

 

Services Provided: 

Advocacy

Research support

 

Resources Available:

Newsletters

Books

Information on symptoms, cause, testing, and treatment of Fragile X Syndrome

Fragile X listserv

 

 

 

 

Breaking New Ground
Purdue University
ABE Bldg., 225 S. University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2093
(800) 825-4264 or (765) 494-5013
www.breakingnewground.info
bng@ecn.purdue.edu