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Matrix Parent Network and Resource Center
https://www.matrixparents.org
800-578-2592
Serving families of children with special needs to successfully understand and access the systems that serve them.

Social Security Administration (SSA)
https://www.ssa.gov/
800-772-1213
Learn about and apply for benefits.

Office of Clients Rights
https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/publications/social-security
707-224-2798
Work with people with disabilities to advance their legal rights, help them to have the supports they need. Has a collection of publications related to Social Security benefits.

Medi-Cal Dental Programs
https://www.denti-cal.ca.gov/
800-322-6384
Provides Medi-Cal beneficiaries with access to high-quality dental care.

Medi-Cal Program
https://www.medi-cal.ca.gov
800-541-5555
Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid program. This is a public health insurance program which provides needed health care services for low-income individuals including families with children, seniors, persons with disabilities, foster care, pregnant women, and low income people with specific diseases.

Cal-Able
https://calable.ca.gov/
833-225-2253
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts are a new savings option that allow individuals, who became disabled before the age of 26, to save and invest in a tax-advantaged account, without jeopardizing their ability to collect Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

CalFresh
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/food-nutrition/calfresh
877-847-3663
CalFresh is for people with low-income who meet federal income eligibility rules and want to add to their budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table.

California Dept of Social Services
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/
(916) 651-8848
Financial assistance including CalFresh.

Autistry Studios (Marin)
http://www.autistrystudios.com
415-454-1037
The Autistry Comprehensive Adult Program (ACAP) is a three, four, or five day a week program staffed at 2 students per staff person and is a community-based day program.

Cedars of Marin (Marin County)
https://www.cedarslife.org
415-454-5310
Residential homes located in beautiful, safe, neighborhoods in Marin County.

Center for Independent Living – Marin
http://marincil.org/

Sierra School of Sonoma County
https://catapultlearning.com/schools/sierra-school-sonoma/
707-591-0716
Sierra School of Sonoma County is a Non-Public special education school that provides services to students with academic and behavioral challenges in Sonoma, Marin, and Mendocino counties.

Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California
http://www.fairhousingmarin.com
415-457-5025
Fair housing services, advising, and training at no charge in both English and Spanish.

PAVE – Partnerships for Action. Voices for Empowerment.
https://wapave.org/
1–800-5-PARENT
PAVE has published an online Glossary of Key Terms for Life After High School Planning