Resource Links
Information is provided for community events and organizations without specific endorsement, affiliation, or recommendation of the event or organization itself.
ADULT SERVICES
The Arc Center for Future Planning 615-248-5878, ext. 14
BrightStone 615-790-4888
Center for Living and Learning 615-269-9932
Employment and Community First CHOICES
Empower TN 615-292-5803
Friends Life Community 615-730-9370
Goodwill Career Solutions 800-545-9231
Open Arms Care Corporation 615-254-4006
Sitters and More 615-309-9368
Tennessee Vocational Rehabilitation 615-313-4891
Waves Inc. 615-794-7955
CAMPS
Camp Discovery (Tennessee Jaycees) 615-741-2410
Camp Will (Williamson County Parks and Recreation) 615-790-5719
Center for Courageous Kids 270-618-2900
Easter Seals Youth Camps 615-292-6640
Empower Me Day Camp 615-453-0005
Special Friends Camp at Camp Carson and Camp Linden (Tennessee Baptist Adult Homes) 615-371-2050
CHILDCARE & RESPITE
Caregiver Services 615-848-0114 ext. 2
Christ Presbyterian Church's "Special Saturdays"
Family Care Connection 615-371-0600
Nurses for Newborns 888-654-7427
Sitters and More 615-309-9368
Tennessee Respite Coalition 888-579-3754
Williamson County Parks and Recreation Respite 615-790-5719
EDUCATIONAL PLANNING & SUPPORT
The ARC Williamson County Student Advocacy Services 615-266-6050
Center for Parent Information & Resources
Disability Rights TN 800-342-1660
Franklin Special School District Special Education Department 615-794-6624
Head Start 615-794-0166
High Hopes Development Center 615-661-5437
The Learning Lab 615-377-2929
SEAC (Special Education Advocacy Center) 615-777-8515
STEP (Support and Training for Exceptional Parents) 615-463-2310
Tennessee Early Intervention System 615-253-5032 (South Central district)
Tennessee State Department of Education 615-741-2731
Waves Early Intervention 615-794-7955
Williamson County Student Support Services 615-472-4130
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
A Step Ahead 615-383-0048
Access & Mobility 615-533-1933
Adaptive Mall 800-371-2778
Apple Mobility 866-316-6276
MobilityWorks 877-275-4907
Restore Independence 615-566-8182
Southpaw 800-228-1698
Technology Access Center 615-248-6733
Therapy in a Bin 615-832-4444
Tucker’s House 615-310-5224
United Cerebral Palsy Equipment Exchange 615-242-4091, ext 105
Williamson County Public Libraries: Adaptive Technology Center at Franklin Library 615-595-1243
FAMILY SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
Angelman Syndrome Foundation 800-432-6435
Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Support, Inc.
The Arc Williamson County 615-790-5815
Association of Blind Citizens Assistive Technology Fund
Autism Care and Treatment Grant Program
Autism Foundation of Tennessee 615-376-0034
Autism Tennessee 615-385-2077
Best Buddies 615-483-3177
Brain Injury Association of Tennessee 615-258-2541
Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 615-248-8828
Cerebral Palsy Group 774-325-0083
Congenital Heart Information Network
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation
Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee 615-386-9002
Empower Tn 615-292-5803
Epilepsy Foundation 615-269-7091
Family Voices 615-383-9442
FARE (Food Allergy Education & Resources)
Gigi’s Playhouse Nashville 615-370-1500
GraceWorks Ministries 615-794-9055
Kids With Heart (congenital heart defects)
Little Hearts, Inc. (congenital heart defects) 866-435-4673
Muscular Dystrophy Association 615-832-5005
National Organization for Rare Disorders 800-999-6673
Polymicrogyria Awareness Organization, Inc. 949-329-5995
Rady Children’s Hospital: Special Needs Glossary for Parents 856-576-1700
Rett Syndrome Foundation 800-818-7388
Siskin Children’s Institute 423-648-1700
Spina Bifida Association 800-621-3141
Tennessee Adult Brothers and Sisters (TABS) 615-322-8240
Tennessee Disability Pathfinder 800-640-4636
Tennessee Parent-to-Parent Matching Program
Tennessee Telecommunications Devices Access Program
Tennessee Technology Access Program
Tennessee Voices for Children 615-269-7751
TRIAD (Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Vanderbilt) 615-322-7565
United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee 615-242-4091
United Spinal Association 718-803-3782
Vanderbilt Family Resource Center 615-936-2558
FINANCIAL PLANNING & SUPPORT
RECREATIONAL & THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITIES
1Team1Goal 615-584-5549
ABLE Youth 615-973-5372
Best Buddies Tennessee 615-891-2046
Discovery Center 615-890-2300
Easter Seals Tennessee 615-292-6640
Friends Life Community 615-730-9370
Maury Magic Riders 615-380-1119
Nashville Dolphins 615-866-9971
Saddle Up! 615-794-1150
SENSE Theatre Camp 615-513-9562
Special Olympics 615-337-1789
Sports 4 All 615-354-6454
Take the Reins 615-566-7534
Therapeutic Animal Partners 615-948-2618
TRIAD Community Engagement Program 615-322-8240
White Fawn Farm 615-807-0117
Williamson County Parks and Rec Therapeutics 615-790-5719
Williamson County Young Life Capernaum 757-635-0060
(Each entry is labeled with the population served and the type of assistance offered; financial assistance usually means payment for specific medical services/equipment/therapies not covered by insurance. Financial assistance may be payable to third parties only)
Alyssa V. Phillips Foundation (cerebral palsy; financial)
Aubrey Rose Foundation (life-threatening illnesses; financial)
Ben’s Blankets (special needs; custom weighted blankets)
Challenged Athletes Foundation (permanent physical disabilities; financial for athletic equipment, training, and competition costs)
Danny Did (seizure disorders; grants for seizure detection and seizure prediction devices)
Different Needz Foundation (developmental disabilities; financial)
Feel Better Friends (serious medical conditions; handmade dolls)
Friends of Man (financial for prostheses, wheelchairs, ramps, mobility and medical equipment)
Giving Angels Foundation (special needs from lower income families; financial)
Grotto Humanitarian Foundation (cerebral palsy, neuromuscular disorders, intellectual disorders, recipients of organ transplants; financial for dental care)
Gwendolyn Strong Foundation (spinal muscular atrophy; financial)
Holton’s Heroes (post-birth, pediatric brain injury; financial)
Icing Smiles (children with life-threatening medical conditions and their siblings; custom cakes)
June Brandy Foundation (pediatric illness, disability, serious health condition; financial for specific wish)
Mark’s Money (Down’s syndrome; financial)
McLindon Family Foundation (special needs; adaptive bicycles)
Modest Needs (working, low income families with specific short-term needs; financial)
Molly Bear Foundation (Trisomy 18; financial)
The Parker Lee Project (special needs; medical supplies and resource information)
The Ray Tye Medical Aid Foundation (funding for surgeries and inpatient treatment for individuals without health insurance or other resources)
Small Steps in Speech (speech/language disorders; financial for speech therapy and assistive technology)
Stepping Stones for Stella (special needs; all-terrain buggies)
Wheelchairs 4 Kids (physical disabilities; wheelchairs, mobility devices, vehicular/home modifications)