Open Gate
300 Seneca Avenue
San Francisco, CA., 94112
415-469-4518
FAX 415-469-4786
Email info@supportforfamilies.org
Open Gate is collaboration among the following agencies to enable families with disabilities to access their services more easily.
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Support for Families of Children with Disabilities |
| Community Alliance for Special Education | |
| Keys to Introducing Disability in Society | |
| Community Advisory Committee for Special Education | |
| Community Mental Health Services | |
| San Francisco Unified School District | |
| United Cerebral Palsy |
Among the services provided are:
- Phone line and Drop-in services
- Families and professionals can call or drop in at their convenience
and find out about the services available to them. Open Gate is open
from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every weekday except Tuesday and Thursday,
when it is open until 8:30 p.m.
- Lending Library
- Support for Families operates an extensive lending library where families
and professionals can check out disability related materials including
books, videos, audio tapes newsletters and catalogues. A toy lending
library is also available.
- Support Groups
- There are a variety of support groups for families and parents of
children with disabilities. They include support groups for Chinese
and Spanish speaking parents, Down Syndrome, siblings, single parents,
parent mentors, school age group, deaf and hard of hearing, group support
for fathers, student groups, Family Links to Mental Health for families
of children with behavior issues.
- Parent Mentor Program
- This program matches parents/caregivers with others who might have
a child with a similar disability or issue. Training is provided to
those interested in becoming parent mentors.
- Counseling
- Mental Health counseling, consultation and some case management are
available in Spanish and English.
- Workshops and Trainings
- Parent/Professional Workshops are offered on the first Thursday of
every month during the school year from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Translations
services and childcare are offered if reserved in advance. Please call
ahead to confirm workshop and reserve space.
- Advocacy and Representation
- Families and professionals who would like advice regarding accessing
special education services can take advantage of these services. An
initial consultation with an advocate, either in person or over the
phone, can be arranged by calling Open Gate and making an appointment.
- Disability Awareness and Leadership
- This program teaches students about disability related issues from
a civil rights perspective.
All services at open gate are free of charge.
Additional San Francisco Resources
- Community Alliance for Special Education
- 1031 Franklin St., Suite B5
1032 San Francisco, Ca., 94109
415 928 2273
FAX 415 928 2289
CASE provides individual consultations and paralegal representation on a sliding fee basis. - Association for Chinese Families of the Disabled
- 615 Grant Ave., 2nd floor
San Francisco, Ca., 94108
415-392-4453
Organization goal: To provide bilingual information, education and support to Chinese families who have children with disabilities. - Support for Families of Children with Disabilities
- At Open Gate
300 Seneca Ave.,
San Francisco, Ca. 94112
415-469-4518
www.supportforfamilies.org
SFCD is a parent run San Francisco based non-profit that offers parent-to-parent support to families who have children with disabilities, information and educational services to families and the professionals who work with them. This includes a parent mentor program, monthly parent/professional workshops, IEP workshops, special events for families and a quarterly newsletter.
- Community Advisory Committee for Special Education
- At Open Gate
300 Seneca Ave.,
San Francisco, Ca. 94112
415-469-4518
The state Education Code mandates that each Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) has a Community Advisory Committee (CAC). The purpose of the CAC is to advise the Board of Education on special education policies, programs, priorities and parent education in the SELPA. The CAC monitors how special education law is being implemented within the SELPA. The majority of CAC members must be parents. You may contact the SELPA director at 415-355-6904. - Links to Mental Health Services
- 415-469-4518
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities and the Child, Youth and Family Section, Community Mental Health Services sponsor mental health support services at Open Gate. The goal is to help families connect with appropriate services that can provide on-going support a child may need. Services include phone or face to face consultation, brief intervention, and helping parents gain a clearer picture of a child's needs.
Family Service Agency of San Francisco
Programs for Children, Youth and Families
www.fsasf.org/services/cyf.html
San Francisco Mental Health Plan
415-255-3737 - mental health access line
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- Children's Mental Health Assessment Program (AB3632)
- Assessment, counseling, case management and outreach for children
and families referred through the office of special education of the
SFUSD
- San Francisco Department of Public Health Home Page
- http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/CHNSite.htm
- Parents Helping Parents
- 594 Monterey Boulevard
San Francisco, Ca., 94127
415-841-8820 - Hearing Society for the Bay Area
- 870 Market Street
Suite 330
San Francisco, Ca., 94120
415-693-5870 voice and
415-8934-1005 (TTY)
"Thank you" to Support for Families of Children with Disabilities for providing much of this information. This information is solely provided as a resource for parents and not as an endorsement of services provided.
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