Family Navigation
The Family Navigation project recruits parents or primary caregivers of adults and children with special needs that have experience with the health care and social systems. The Family Navigator will thus provide individual support to other families.  If you are interested in being a family navigator email Tatisha West: twest@aje-dc.org, you can also contact her at (202) 265-1730.

Family Navigator Application
Care Coordination
Care coordination engages the families in the prioritization of child and family concerns, development of a care plan, and links them to health and other services that address the full range of their needs and concerns.  The aim is to meet the families’ needs, strengthening the family unit, and improving the system of care.
Community Education
Health with DCPIN is a monthly health series held on the forth Thursday of every month, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm on various health topics.  These trainings are especially useful for parents or primary care givers. Past trainings held under the Health with DC PIN seriesinclude: “Information on Epilepsy” and “Applying for Free Health Insurance.” Contact Tatisha West for a schedule of the upcoming health topics.
Individual Advocacy
At the end of the day, the person most qualified to discuss and address their personal issues is the individual herself. To that end, AJE will be providing training to parents on individual advocacy. These trainings will take place in the form of parent workshops in the areas of leadership building and negotiation, and other trainings on the availability of health resources and social services in the DC area.  Presently we are recruiting parents for our Parent to Parent Leadership Institute. This is a free training to all DC area parents held over two Saturdays. For more information please contact Tatisha West. .
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Under a grant from the D.C. Department of Health’s (DOH), Community Health Administration (CHA), AJE is to develop and implement a District of Columbia Parent Information Network (DC PIN). DC PIN is to provide area residents with special health care needs information on family navigation; care coordination; community education; and individual advocacy.  DC PIN will serve all families and children ages 0 to 21 within the District of Columbia.
Resources

Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
www.hscsn-net.org

Epilepsy Foundation Metropolitan Washington
www.epilepsyfoundation.org/
local/metropolitanWashington

Urban Family's House of Hope, Inc.
www.mmbcdc.org

Far Southeast Collaborative
www.fsfsc.org

Family Voices
www.familyvoices.org

East River Collaborative
www.erfsc.org

Healthy Babies Project, Inc.
www.healthybabiesproject.org

Department of Health
www.dchealth.dc.gov

Howard University Hospital
www.huhealthcare.com

Bright Beginnings, Inc.
www.brightbeginningsinc.org

Empower DC
www.empowerdc.org

Children's Hospital
www.childrensnational.org

Mary's Center
www.maryscenter.org

DC Healthy Families
www.DCHealthcareForYou.org

Interdynamics Inc.
www.interdynamicsinc.com

D.C. Down Syndrome Association
www.ndss.org

Healthy Families/Thriving Communities Council
www.dccollaboratives.org

Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support
www.chsfsc.org

Edgewood/Brooklyn Collaborative
www.ebfsc.org

Georgia Avenue/Rock Creek East Family Support
www.garcec.org

North Capital Collaborative
www.north-cap.org

South Washington/West of the River Family Strengthening
www.swwr.org

Easter Seals
wa.easterseals.com

C Chapter Autism Society of America (DCASA)
www.autism-society.org/chapter130

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
dhs.dc.gov

Quality Trust Family Empowerment Center
www.dcqualitytrust.org

DC Office of the People's Counsel
www.opc-dc.gov

DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Dept.
fems.dc.gov

Mayor's Office of Latino Affairs
ola.dc.govIMPACT DC Asthma Clinic
www.impact-dc.org