Maryland Special Needs Advocacy Program -- MDSNAP

Provides free educational advocacy services for Jewish children with special needs, from birth to age 21Listens to concerns and helps parents help their childrenAssists over 200 families to navigate the special education system each yearWorks with parents to prepare for IFSP and IEP meetings and will accompany them to these meetingsEducates parents about their legal rights (does not provide legal counsel)Offers information, resources and referralsMaintains confidentiality at all timesServes as the family relations arm of the PEN Project