The
Connecticut
Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC) at 1-800-445-2722 is an
excellent resource for information regarding advocating
for your special needs child. They have a free newsletter
and support network for parents.
The
Connecticut
Parent Leadership Institute provides training for parents
seeking to make a difference in the lives of Connecticut's
children.
Connect
for Kids helps adults make their communities better
places for families and children. Their website offers a
place on the Internet for adults—parents, grandparents,
educators, policymakers and others—who want to become
more active citizens, from volunteering to voting with kids
in mind. They offer an weekly electronic newsletter.
Connecticut
Voices for Children seeks to promote the well-being
of all of Connecticut's young people through high-quality
research and public policy analysis, an active communications
program, a commitment to promoting youth leadership and
youth voice, and effective citizen mobilization and organizational
collaboration. They offer an electronic newsletter and several
list serves for people interested in keeping abreast of
issues that effect children in Connecticut.
To
learn more about the importance of high quality preschool,
you may be interested in the following PDF
document from The Connecticut Commission on Children.
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