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Helping Hands West
40 Fourth Street #251
Petaluma, CA 95952
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Networking, peer support, and events in Northern California for families with upper limb deficient children..


Helping Hands Foundation
45 Ledgetree Road
Medfield, MA 02052
Info@helpinghandsgroup.org
Newsletter, family directory and events in the Massachusetts area for families with upper limb deficient children.

Limb Differences (formerly Superkids)
Publishes a website and online discussion group for families and friends of children with limb differences.

A Touch of Love
24 hr Hotline (800) 493-5462
A non-profit support group for the families of limb-deficient children. Newsletter, limb bank and events in Southern California.

MUMS Parent-to-Parent Network
c/o Julie Gordon
150 Custer Court
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301-1243
920-336-5333
920-339-0995 fax
For parents of a child with any disability, or disorder. Provides a networking system that matches them with other parents whose children have the same or similar condition. Maintains database of over 10,000 families from 35 countries, covering 2200 disorders. Newsletter.

Parents Helping Parents, Inc.
3041 Olcott Street
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3222
Phone: 408.727.5775
Fax: 408.727.0182
A multifaceted, comprehensive Parent Directed Family Resource Center for children with any kind of special need (mental, physical, emotional, or learning disabilities whether due to birth defects, illness, vehicular, sports or other accidents, such as near drowning). PHP was founded in 1976 as a parent support group. Now, parent support is only one of numerous services offered by this public benefit, not-for-profit organization.

I-CAN International Child Amputee Network
E mail discussion group provides parents with a place to contact experienced parents and adults who grew up with a limb difference.

REACH
PO Box 54
Helston, Cornwall TR13 8WD
reach@reach.org.uk
Reach was formed in 1978 in the UK by parents of children who were missing part of their arm or a hand, in order to lobby for the provision of a new artificial arm under the NHS. Since then Reach has grown to become a national organization providing support and advice for children with hand or arm deficiencies, and their parents.

The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA)
acainfo@amputee-coalition.org
Phone: 888.267.5669
A national, non-profit amputee consumer educational organization representing people who have experienced amputation or are born with limb differences.



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