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A meeting of the Board of Directors of Friendship Community Care, Inc. will be held at noon the fourth Wednesday of each month. The meeting will be held at Friendship Community Care’s Administration
Board Room located at 920 University Drive, Russellville, AR 72802.

Parent Handbook (2026):

General Resources:

Arkansas Autism Foundation

Arkansas Children's Hospital

Arkansas Department of Education, Special Education Unit

Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS)

Arkansas DHS Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education

Arkansas Disability Coalition (ADC)

Arkansas Medicaid

Arkansas School for the Deaf (ASD)

Arkansas Transition Services

Autism Resource & Outreach Center (ASD)

Autism Society

Autism Society of America

Center for Effective Parenting

Council for Exceptional Children

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

Council of Educators for Students with Disabilities (CESD)

Council of Educators for Students with Disabilities, Inc.

Disability Rights Arkansas (DRA)

Empower Healthcare Solutions

Essential Arkansas Resource Guide for Families & Adults with Disabilities

Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities

Learning Disabilities On-Line

Localized Programs & Parenting Guides

National Institute of Mental Health

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

PASSE (Provider-Led Arkansas Shared Savings Entity)

School – Based Mental Health: Resources

Special Education Office of Arkansas

Technical Assistance Providers

TEFRA Medicaid Waiver (Katie Beckett Option)

The Arc of the River Valley (Local Chapter)

The CES Waiver (Community & Employment Support)

UAMS Health – Kids First (Little Rock)

United Cerebral Palsy of Arkansas (UCP)

Zero to Three

PASSE Resources:

Arkansas Total Care

Summit Community Care

Empower Healthcare Solutions

PASSE Resources:

Arkansas Medicaid – https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/divisions-shared-services/medical-services
Medicaid (national) – medicaid.gov Medicaid Saves Lives – medicaidSavesLives.com

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