From January – June, 2020, Raising Special Kids surveyed 189 family support program participants; a total of 9.4% of all parents served during the first six months of this year.
Take a look and see what we’ve learned:


From January – June, 2020, Raising Special Kids surveyed 189 family support program participants; a total of 9.4% of all parents served during the first six months of this year.
Take a look and see what we’ve learned:

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