OUR PARTNERS

The DCYF Special Needs Inclusion Project is driven by an Interagency Council composed of representatives from a variety of San Francisco agencies. 

The SNIP Interagency Council welcomes new members from all backgrounds. If you’re interested in joining a great group of people who are working to make San Francisco a city that includes all children and youth, please visit our council invitation page.

Our council is composed of a dedicated group of representatives from the following San Francisco agencies.

CHALK (Communities in Harmony Advocating for Learning and Kids)

CHALK is a San Francisco project providing a range of youth services with a special focus on transformative youth development and employment.

Child Care Inclusion Challenge Project (CCICP)

The Child Care Inclusion Challenge Project (CCICP) supports efforts to provide quality, inclusive child care for children who have special needs, helping their families find information and resources as well as child care arrangements that best meet their requirements and preferences. The project also offers free technical assistance, on-site consultation and training to providers in child care centers and homes, after-school programs and classrooms to assist in creating quality inclusive child care settings. A variety of trainings are available to providers, including: CCICP services, Defining Inclusion and Special Needs, Communicating with Parents, the Americans with Disabilities Act – Rights and Responsibilities, Understanding and Managing Challenging Behaviors, and others as requested. Support is available in English, Spanish and Cantonese. All CCICP services are free, confidential, and available to families and providers who live or work within San Francisco.

Child Care Law Center (CCLC)

CCLC provides trainings and legal services to providers and families on issues surrounding inclusion of children with disabilities.

Community Alliance for Special Education (CASE)

CASE offers free technical assistance from CASE advocates for parents and community professionals regarding special education and services.  Public agencies and community organizations can request face-to-face consultation services on special education rights, responsibilities, and services.

Edgewood Center for Children and Families

Edgewood’s mission is to strengthen children, youth, families, and their communities through service, training, advocacy, and research.

Hearing & Speech Center of Northern California

The Hearing & Speech Center of Northern California supports people who are hard of hearing and deaf, and people with speech/language disorders of all ages and background to participate fully in their families, schools, workplaces, and communities. The Hearing and Speech Center provides testing, hearing aid services, education and classes, support groups, and counseling.

High Risk Infant Interagency Council (HRIIC)

HRIIC is a countywide collaboration of parents and professionals focused on ensuring that infants and children with special health care needs receive access to services through interagency collaboration.  Service coordination is supported through hosting Round Tables, providing expertise through a Multi-Agency Team, providing forums to exchange ideas, promoting public awareness through outreach activities, and continually assessing the needs of children with special health care needs.<

Improving Transition Outcomes Project (ITOP)

The ITOP Interagency Council’s mission is to improve services and outcomes for youth with disabilities ages 14-24 in making successful and seamless transitions towards maximum self-sufficiency and independent living.

Jewish Vocational Service (JVS)

JVS strengthens the Bay Area community and fulfills Jewish values by helping people, particularly those with barriers to employment, acquire the skills and resources to find and keep meaningful employment and progress towards the goal of self-sufficiency.

KIDS Project (Keys to Introducing Disability in Society)

The KIDS Project is a non-profit training, educational, and empowerment organization of individuals with disabilities. Services include workshops for children with and without disabilities, leadership training project for students with disabilities, and a mentor project pairing college students with disabilities with children and youth who also have disabilities.

Support for Families of Children with Disabilities (SFCD)

SFCD provides support, education, and information for families with children with special health care needs, professionals, and the community. SFCD provides trainings on a variety of disability related topics for families and professionals, hosts the Open Gate Resource Center, provides parent-mentors, and facilitates a variety of support groups for families of children with disabilities. Services are available in English, Spanish, and Cantonese.

Wu Yee Children’s Services

Wu Yee Children’s Services provides enhanced referrals, technical assistance, on-site consultation, and citywide training, outreach and support for childcare providers working with children with disabilities. Services are provided in English and Cantonese.

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