Parents of Special Children, Inc.

A United Way Agency

Providing Services to Families in   Oswego County

Parents of Special Children, Inc

2 C Tower Drive

Fulton, New York 13069

315-598-7672

Fax-315-598-1774

     Back in 1983 several local mothers found that they traveled in many of the same circles: doctors offices, classrooms, CSE waiting rooms and pharmacies. Driven by their common frustrations and concerns, they soon found kinship in sharing their stories and skills with each other. They observed their common experiences with available "programs" and reinforced what they already knew; that families were the experts when it came to special needs kids.

    Our founders, as parents and guardians of developmentally disabled children have left us a legacy of family empowerment and a clear mission born out of very personal experience: we exist to enhance the ability of the family to provide care for their disabled member. We remain committed to their ideals of improving the quality of the everyday lives of special needs families and invite your comments and assistance in continuing our mission while keeping in step with the new challenges we all face as parents, educators, advocates and caregivers of children with extraordinary lives in these very extraordinary times.  

    Parents of Special Children, Inc. is a nonprofit organization. We are funded by the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD), United Way, private donations and local fund raising events. We are a parent driven organization, dedicated to family empowerment and improving the quality of the everyday lives of special needs families. The primary service we provide is family support reimbursement for respite.

     PSC is located in Fulton in the heart of Central New York. Our staff consists of our Family Services Coordinator, a Family Resource Specialist, clerical and parent volunteers. We operate through a 15 member Board of Directors that is dedicated to being accessible to families so that we may gain insight on which to build policy and facilitate decision making. We encourage families to contact the office for information and referral and assistance in searching for specialty items. Our on-site library is a valuable resource to families and we welcome requests for items of interest to be purchased for our permanent and lending collections.

     We welcome your inquiries as a family member, friend, educator, advocate or caregiver of person with special needs. We are the only organization of our kind in Oswego County. Please be sure to let us know how you heard about us.  

Our lending library is open to the public during office hours. In addition, we provide information and referral services, quarterly newsletters and PSC sponsored seminars and training. Families are asked annually, through our Program Evaluation Survey, to rate the organizations performance in the services we provide.  We ask that you complete these evaluations with care;  we rely on family input when planning events and planning the future direction of the organization.