Adaptivemall - website |
Adaptive positioning equipment at discount: seating,
standing and
positioning equipment for special needs children with cerebral
palsy and other
physical disabilities and special needs. |
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Brookwood
Community - website |
| A non-profit, educational, residential, work facility
for adults with functional disabilities. |
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Boy Scouts of America -Special Needs Scouting - website |
| Special Needs Scouting provides a specialized
program to Special Education classrooms and youth
serving agencies in the council area. Included in
the program are special events such as Bowling,
Movies, and, our most popular event, Outdoor Fun
at Camp Strake. |
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Center for the Retarded, Inc. - website |
| (CRI) is a private not-for-profit United Way agency.
CRI's mission is to "provide opportunities
which promote individual choice, personal growth
and community involvement for persons with mental
retardation and those needing similar services so
that they may achieve their maximum potential." |
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Creativity, The Literary Charity
- website |
| The Creativity team works with schoolchildren,
adult learners, learners with special needs and
learners in care, all over the British Isles, and
beyond. |
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Disability Help, Inc. - website |
| Assistance in filing Social Security and SSI Disability claims, answer questions, represent claimants at hearings, bilingual assistance. |
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Executive Service Corps of Houston (ESCH) - website |
| Free consulting services for nonprofit organizations in the greater Houston community. |
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Family Voices - website |
| National grassroots network of families with special needs children
that require special care. Gathers, analyzes and privides
information about state and national health-care
reform from a family perspective. |
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Including Kids, Inc. - website |
| Private school for special needs children with autism and related
developmental disorders located in Humble, Texas. |
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Medicaid / CHIP - website |
Ordering Free Medicaid/CHIP Outreach Materials
CLICK HERE then click "Order Now" towards the bottom of the page, then select frrom the materials listed that you want. All outreach materials, applications and shipping are FREE.
Learn how to apply for Medicaid & CHIP programs: 2-1-1-Texas
Provider Services Helpline: 877-787-8999 |
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Medicaid / CHIP Perinatal Program |
Medicaid / CHIP Perinatal Program Summary
- Expands CHIP coverage to unborn children of pregnant women who are ineligible for Medicaid due to:
- Income (income is greater than the 185% FPL, but at or below 200%); or
- Immigration Status (and whose income is at or below 200% FPL).
- Key Components
- 12-month continuous eligibility period for unborn children.
- Exempt from 90-day waiting period
- Exempt from CHIP asset test and all cost-sharing.
- Parent/guardian would have the right to file a Medicaid application
- A renewal application will be mailed in the 10th month of coverage.
- Benefits
- Includes prenatal and postpartum care similar to the prenatal and postpartum benefits offered through Medicaid.
- Includes one visit every four weeks for the first 28 weeks of pregnancy,
one visit every two to three weeks from 28 to 36 weeks of pregnancy and
one visit per week from 36 weeks to delivery.Limit 20 prenatal visits and
2 postpartum visits. Additional visits allowed if medically necessary.
- Pharmacy, limited laboratory testing, assessments, planning services
and education and counseling.
- Inpatient services excluded for unborn children and women between 0
and 185 percent FPL
Inpatient services limited to labor and delivery for unborn children and
women above 185 percent FPL
- Full CHIP benefit for the child after birth.
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Medicaid Medical Transportation Program |
If a Medicaid client needs a ride to the doctor, drug store, or clinic, the person can call 1-877-633-8747 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. The scheduler will need the person’s Medicaid and Social Security numbers. |
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Medicaid - The Women's Health Program |
One family planning exam each year which may include screenings for breast and cervical cancer, diabetes, sexually transmitted diseases, high blood pressure, and other health issues.
- Birth control, except emergency contraception.
- Pregnancy prevention counseling.
- Follow-up family planning visits related to your method of birth control.
- Sterilization (such as tubal ligation, or a non-surgical method.)
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Mothers United for Moral Support (MUMS) - website |
| Parent-to-parent network organization for parents
or care providers of chidren with disabilities.
Provides a national networking system that matches
parents with other parents of children with similar
conditions. |
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National Fathers Network - website |
| Support for fathers and families raising children
with special health care needs and developmental
disabilities. |
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National Parent to Parent Support and
Information System - website |
| Provides suppoort to strengthen and empower families
through one-to-one parent contact. Provides parents
and professionals with healthcare information,
resources and referrals. |
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| Dispute Resolution |
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Partners Resource Network - website |
| Empowers parents of special needs children and youth with disabilities
in their roles as parents, decision makers, and
advocates for their children and to promote partnerships
among parents and professionals. |
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Ray's Adaptive Equipment |
Builds customized adaptive equipment for the
handicapped and special needs children.
Email (904) 434-3640 |
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Texas Department of Health's Children
with Special Health Care Needs Services Program - website |
| The Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)
Services Program provides services to children with
extraordinary medical needs, disabilities, and chronic
health conditions. The CSHCN Services Program's
health care benefits include payments for medical
care, family support services , and related services
not covered by Medicaid, CHIP, private insurance,
or other “third party payors.” The program
also contracts with agencies throughout the state
to provide an array of clinical and support services
to special needs children and their
families. The CSHCN Services Program also assists
children and their families by supporting case management
at DSHS regional offices throughout Texas. |
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Texas Lions Camp - website |
| Texas Lions Camp is a 400 bed, residential camping
facility for children with physical handicaps, type
1 diabetes and cancer. The Camp is located on over
500 acres in the Texas Hill County, and is designed
to introduce the "Can Do" philosophy to
children dealing with special medical conditions. |
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Easter Seals of Greater Houston - website |
| The leading source of information on cerebral
palsy. |
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Disabled Children's Relief Fund (DCRF) - 516-377-1605 |
| Provides equipment, prostheses and rehabilitative services
through grants. |
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Lekotek - 713-838-9050 |
| Provides direct services, support and information in a play-centered
environment to special needs children and their families.
Toy lending library. |
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Health Equipment Recycling Coalition - 713-524-1217 |
| Multiorganizational volunteer program provides recycled health
equipment to those in need. |
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Parent Equipment Swap - 713-926-2580 |
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