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The information in this section was obtained from the following sites:
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Maryland_2003.pdf
https://performance.hrsa.gov/mchb/mchreports/link/statelink_result.asp
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/Contacts/statealpha.HTM
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/md.htm
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=MD
http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/md.htm
http://www.library.tmc.edu/childrenshospitals.html
http://www.respitelocator.org/m1states.htm

Title V, Children With Special Health Care Needs Program
CSHCN Contact
Susan Panny, M.D.
Director, Office for Genetics and CSHCN
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, MD,21201
(410) 767-6730
(410) 333-5047 fax
Email: pannys@dhmh.state.md.us
Internet site:  http://www.fha.state.md.us/genetics/index.html

For more information and eligibility criteria please go to:
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Maryland_2003.pdf

Medicaid
Maryland Medicaid Office
Department of Human Resources of Maryland
P.O. Box 17259
Baltimore, MD 21203-7259
Local: 1-410-767-5800
Toll-Free: 1-800-492-5231
Toll-Free TTY: 1-800-925-4434
Fax: 1-410-333-7141
Website: http://www.dhr.state.md.us/fia/medicaid.htm

For more information:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=MD

WIC
Kathleen Knolhoff, Director
WIC Administration
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 
201 West Preston Street 
P.O. Box 13528
 
Baltimore, MD  21203-3528  
telephone:  (410) 767-5242
fax: (410) 333-5243  
toll-free in-state: 1-800-242-4WIC or 1-800-242-4942 
TTY    1-800-735-2258
email:  kknolhoff@dhm.state.md.us
website: http://mdwic.org

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Maryland Children’s Health Program
For referral to your local program call: (800) 456-8900; (800) 735-2258 (TTY)
Web: www.dhmh.state.md.us/mma/mchp/

Education
State Department of Education: Special Education
Carol Ann Baglin, Assistant State Superintendent
Maryland State Department of Education
Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2595
(410) 767-0238
E-mail: cbaglin@msde.state.md.us
Web: www.msde.state.md.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Deborah Metzger, Program Manager
Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program/Preschool Branch
200 W. Baltimore Street, 4th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-767-0261; (800) 535-0182 (in MD)
E-mail: dmetzger@msde.state.md.us
Web: www.msde.state.md.us

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 21
Kim Lewis, Program Manager
Maryland State Department of Education
Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0249
E-mail: klewis@msde.state.md.us
Web: www.msde.state.md.us

Hospitals/Rehabilitation Facilities
The Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore
, Maryland 21287
(410) 95-JOHNS or
(410) 955-5000 or
toll free (800) 455-6467
http://www.hopkinschildrens.org/ 

Kennedy Krieger Institute
707 N. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205-1890
(442) 923-9200; (888) 554-2080 or (443) 923-9400
Web: http://www.kennedykrieger.org/

University of Maryland Hospital For Children
University Of Maryland Medicine

22 South Greene Street | Baltimore, MD 21201 
ph: 1-800-492-5538 | TDD: 410-328-9600
Website: http://www.umm.edu/pediatrics/

Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
1708 West Rogers Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21209-4596
410-578-8600/phone
410-466-1715/fax
http://www.mwph.org/

Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital at
Prince George's Hospital Center

3001 Hospital Drive
Cheverly, MD 20785-9999
410-792-9738/301-618-3866
301-772-3166

Cypress Creek Therapy Associates
Natalie Tayag
645 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd. Suite 211
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 384-9242; Fax: (410) 384-9703
and
3168 Braverton St., Suite 200
Edgewater
, MD 21037
(410) 956-7868; Fax: (410) 956-7998
E-mail: bgallagher@cypresscreektherapy.com
Web: www.cypresscreektherapy.com
Cypress Creek Therapy Associates is a one-on-one therapy provider offering speech, physical, and occupational therapies to children and adults.

Safe Home Pediatric Physical Therapy, LLC
Katie Glaser-LeClere, MSPT
PO Box
345
New Market, MD 21774
(301) 807-9955
E-mail: therapy@safehomept.com
Web: www.safehomept.com
Safe Home delivers pediatric physical therapy services in Maryland. Home visits are provided in Frederick, Howard, Carroll, and Montgomery counties, and outpatient sites are located in Frederick and Rockville.

Specific Disability Resources
Blind/Visually Impaired
Maryland School for the Blind
3501 Taylor Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21236
(410) 444-5000
Web: www.mdschblind.org

Regina Genwright, Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (212) 502-7662 (TTY)
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Amy G. Gabala, Executive Director
Low Vision Information Center
7701 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 604
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 951-4444
E-mail: lowvisioninfo@lycos.com
Web: www.lowvisioninfo.org/

Cerebral Palsy/Physical Disabilities
Mitzi Bernard, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Maryland
211 Chinquapin Round Road
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 280-2003
E-mail: ucpinfo@ucpsm.org
Web: www.ucpsm.org

Patricia A. Sandusky, President/CEO
United Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland
1700 Reisterstown Road, Suite 226
Baltimore, MD 21208
(410) 484-4540; (800) 451-2452
E-mail: psandusky@ucp-cm.org
Web: www.ucp-cm.org

Charles McNelly, Ph.D., Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Prince George's and Montgomery Counties, Inc.
William Irwin Buck Center
4409 Forbes Boulevard
Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 459-0566
E-mail: ucppgmc@aol.com
Web: www.ucppgmc.com
Web: www.high-school-high-tech.com
Web: www.netathon.org

Lisa Reeves, President/CEO
Easter Seals Greater Washington-Baltimore Region, Inc.
4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 100
Calverton, MD 20705
(301) 931-8700
E-mail: lreeves@eseal.org
Web: www.nca-md.easterseals.com

Epilepsy
Lee Ann Kingham, Executive Director
Abilities Network
Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region
Hampton Plaza, Suite 1103
300 E. Joppa Road
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 828-7700; (800) 492-2523 (in MD only)
E-mail: lkingham@abilitiesnetwork.org
Web: www.abilitiesnetwork.org

Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
State Developmental Disabilities Program
Diane Coughlin, Director
Developmental Disabilities Administration
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
201 W. Preston Street, Room 422C
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-5600
E-mail: coughlind@dhmh.state.md.us
Web: www.ddamaryland.org

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Brian Cox, Executive Director
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council
217 E. Redwood Street, Suite 1300
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 333-3688 (V/TTY); (800) 305-6441 (in MD only)
E-mail: info@md-council.org
Web: www.md-council.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Dr. Gary W. Goldstein, President
The Kennedy Krieger Institute
707 N. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205-1890
(443) 923-9300
E-mail: goldstein@kennedykrieger.org
Web: www.kennedykrieger.org

Cristine Boswell Marchand, Executive Director
The Arc of Maryland, Inc.
49 Old Solomons Island Road, Suite 205
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 571-9320; (410) 974-6139 (In Balt.)
E-mail: cmarchand@thearcmd.org
Web: www.thearcmd.org

The Arc of Frederick County
620-A Research Drive
Frederick, MD 21703
(301) 663-0909
Web: http://www.arcfc.org

Speech and Hearing
Nancy Brandenburger, Association Manager
Maryland Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 31
Manchester, MD 21102
(410) 239-7770
E-mail: office@mdslha.org
Web: www.mdslha.org

General Disability Resources
Protection and Advocacy Agency
Gary Weston, Executive Director
Maryland Disability Law Center
1800 N. Charles, Suite 400
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 727-6352; (800) 233-7201
Web: www.mdlcbalto.org

Client Assistance Program

Beth Lash, Director
Client Assistance Program
Department of Education
Division of Rehabilitation Services
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 554-9358; (800) 638-6243
E-mail: cap@dors.state.md.us
Web: www.dors.state.md.us/

Parent Organizations
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Josie Thomas, Director
Parents' Place of Maryland, Inc.
801 Cromwell Park Drive, Suite 103
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 768-9100; (800) 394-5694
E-mail: info@ppmd.org
Web: www.ppmd.org

Community Parent Resource Center
(Serving Baltimore Metropolitan Area)
Diane Dvoskin Sakwa, Executive Director
Families Involved Together, Inc.
301 N. Charles Street, Suite 901
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 235-5222
E-mail: diane@familiesinvolved.org
Web: www.familiesinvolved.org

Parent-To-Parent
Pam Miller, Education and Resource Specialist
Family Support Services, Division of Special Education
Early Intervention Services
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street, 9th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0557; (800) 535-0182 (in MD only)
E-mail: pmiller@msde.state.md.us
Web: www.msde.state.md.us

Respite
Catholic Charities Aberdeen Family Center Aberdeen (410) 273-5650

Adelphi/Langley Park Family Support Center Adelphi (301) 431-6210

Annapolis Family Support Center Annapolis (410) 269-4478

Anne Arundel County Association for Retarded Citizens Annapolis (410) 269-1883

Baltimore/ARC Baltimore (410) 296-2273

Bon Secours Family Support Center Baltimore (410) 362-3629

DRU Family Support Center Baltimore (410) 523-1828

Friends of the Family, Inc. Baltimore (410) 659-7701 www.friendsofthefamily.org

 GBMC - Weinberg Family Support Center Baltimore (410) 522-7827

Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore (443) 923-5985 www.kennedykrieger.org 

Martin Pollak Project, Inc. Baltimore (410) 685-2525

Our House Baltimore (410) 396-8469

PACT: Helping Children with Special Needs, Inc. Baltimore (410) 298-7000 www.pact.kennedykrieger.org/

Park Heights Family Support Center Baltimore (410) 578-0244

Southeast Baltimore Early Head Start Center Baltimore (410) 502-8770

Southwestern Family Support Center Baltimore (410) 233-2995

St. Vincent's Child Care Center/ Chara House Baltimore (410) 367-1191

United Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland, Inc. Baltimore (410) 484-4540

Waverly Family Support Center Baltimore (410) 235-0555

Young Parent Support Center Baltimore (410) 853-3860

Worcester County Family Support Center Berlin (410) 641-2898

R & R Solutions Bethesda (301) 469-9034

Woodward Estate Assisted Living Bowie (301) 464-4400

Dorchester Family Support and Early Head Start Center Cambridge (410) 221-1290

Easter Seals Camp Fairlee Manor Chestertown (410) 778-0566

Kent Family Center Chestertown (410) 778-7911

Anne Arundel Early Head Start Churchton (410) 867-8945

ARC Howard County Columbia (410) 730-0638

Cumberland Family Support Center Cumberland (301) 724-5445

Caroline County Family Support Center Denton (410) 479-3298

Talbot County Department of Social Services Easton (410) 822-1617

Talbot County Family Support Center Easton (410) 822-0441

Caring Communities, Inc. Eldersburg (866) 227-4644 www.caringcommunities.org

Family Support and Education Center Elkton (410) 287-1100

Up-County Family Support Center Emmitsburg (301) 447-2810

Federalsburg Judy Hoyer/EHS Center Federalsburg (410) 754-7041

ARC/Frederick County Frederick (301) 663-0909

Family Partnership Frederick (301) 846-2206

Way Station, Inc. Frederick (301) 662-0099

Families First in Queen Anne's County Grasonville (410) 827-7656

Washington County Family Support Center Hagerstown (301) 790-4002

Robyne's Nest Landover (301) 808-7882

The ARC of Prince George's County Largo (301) 925-7050

Family Center of St. Mary's Lexington Park (301) 737-1932

West County Family Support Center Odenton (410) 551-2411

Potomac Community Resources, Inc. Potomac (301) 365-0561 www.potomaccommunityresources.org/ 

Arc of Southern Maryland, Inc. Prince Frederick (410) 535-4461 www.arcsomd.org 

Respite Services of Montgomery County Rockville (301) 816-9647

Wicomico Family Support Center Salisbury (410) 860-9194

GUIDE Family Support Center Seat Pleasant (301) 324-9705

Families Foremost Support Center Silver Spring (301) 585-3424

Carroll County Family Support Center Westminster (410) 876-7805

For even more resources go to: http://www.bridges4kids.org/states/md.htm

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