Parent to Parent logo    Goals of Parent to Parent

To decrease family stress and isolation by providing emotional support and information to families and/or by matching experienced families with families whose children have similar concerns.

To increase families' knowledge and use of resources.

To support families as community faculty by providing ongoing opportunities to acquire specific information and/or training.

To effect systems change by acting as an ongoing resource to families, health care providers, educators, policy makers, agency directors and others in the design, implementation and evaluation of programs and policies for children and their families.