About

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Family Focus Resource & Empowerment Center (FFREC) assists families of children who have special needs.  FFREC is a non-profit organization and is a sponsored project of the Michael D. Eisner College of Education at the California State University, Northridge. For more than a decade, FFREC has provided information, referrals, parent-to-parent support and education to families of infants [...]

Programs & Services

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Infants and Toddlers Early Start The California Early Start program provides early intervention services for eligible infants and toddlers (birth up to third birthday) who have developmental delay, a disability or an established risk condition with a high probability of resulting in a delay.  Teams of service coordinators, healthcare providers, early intervention specialists, therapists, and [...]

Prevention Resource & Referral Services (PRRS)

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Beginning July 1, 2011, we started admninstering a new program for infants & toddlers who are “at risk” of developmental delay. All infants and toddlers suspected of having a developmental concern including those “at risk” will receive intake and evaluation from their local regional center to determine eligibility for services. Regional centers will facilitate each [...]

Our Mission

Our mission is to serve families of children with special needs, and the professionals who work with them. We serve children from birth up to age 22.  See our Programs page for details.  Read More

What's New

Fall Events

We’ve got lots of events on our Calendar this Fall, from IEP Strategies to Preschool Transition to Children’s Safety Fairs.  Check out our Calendar today!  Read More

Parents of children with autism – survey

Antelope Valley   We have two locations in the Antelope Valley — our main office in Lancaster at 1028 West Avenue L-12, and our Satellite office in the Library at the Antelope Valley branch of the North Los Angeles County Regional Center at 43210 Gingham Avenue in Lancaster.Here are some workshops this month:   Antelope Valley Office 661-945-9598 family.focus.av@csun.edu   Antelope Valley NLACRC Satellite 661-951-1271   UPCOMING EVENTS:   IEP Clincis for Spanish Speakers: Take... 

Summer Fun

Looking for daycamps or other activities for your child with special needs?  We have lots of ideas!  Contact your local Family Focus office for recommendations.  Read More