ABOUT FACT

African-American Mother and DaughterFamily Advocacy and Community Training

F.A.C.T. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit family organization that provides information, resources, and one-on-one practical support to families that include children/adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities and behavioral health challenges.

Programs for Families

We offer families that include children or adults with disabilities a variety of programs that include:

  • Support navigating the special education system
  • Linkage to services and resources in the community
  • Advocating for your child’s needs
  • Helping to gain eligibility to state supports
  • Giving you whatever support you need so that you can be the caregiver you want to be

Who are our Programs for?

  • Parents
  • Foster Parents
  • Grandparents
  • Or anyone else who is a guardian of a child or adult with a disability in our service area.

A mom holding her young son.

We understand the challenges of raising a child with a disability

We work to ensure that you have all the tools and supports you need to do the very best you can for your child. We believe that every single person should have a voice in their own lives, and to live inclusively both in school and in the community. We know the mental, emotional and physical cost of doing everything we can to make sure our kids have the same shot at success as any other person, regardless of what that success looks like. We are family driven which means we are in your lives to help you and support you. You determine what that help and those supports look like.

We know this because we have lived it. Everyone at F.A.C.T. has a person with a disability in their family. Sometimes you need support, sometimes you need information and sometimes you need someone who understands to listen. And that is why we are here.

Our Funders

F.A.C.T. depends on the generous support of contributors and friends that include organizations, county resource boards, and people like you along with the proceeds of our fundraising events.