Helps chronically ill and disabled children and their families in Arizona. Provides statewide individual advocacy to assist in obtaining needed services and supports from appropriate state and private organizations and the medical community.

Family Voices 1-888-835-5669; http://www.familyvoices.org

A network of families and friends that speak up and take action to help improve services for children with special health care needs.

In central or northern Arizona, call (602) 242-4366 or 1-800-237-3007; http://www.raisingspecialkids.org

In southern Arizona, call (520) 324-3150; http://www.pilotparents.org

• Will connect you with parents of children with health problems like the ones your child has.

• Will help you find and enroll in state and community programs to help you and your child.

• Classes to train parents on how to get the services they need (“advocacy”) for their child.

• Lending library.