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Families Helping Families director briefs St. Mary Parish advisory committee on free services, advocacy and upcoming events
Summary
Jackie Pierce, director of Bayou Land Families Helping Families, told the St. Mary Parish Special Education Advisory Committee about the nonprofit’s statewide centers, free services for families of children with disabilities, funding sources and a schedule of upcoming webinars and community events.
Jackie Pierce, executive director of Bayou Land Families Helping Families, told the St. Mary Parish Special Education Advisory Committee on Feb. 2 that the nonprofit operates nine regional centers in Louisiana offering peer support, education, training and advocacy for people with disabilities and their families. "We are a 1 stop shop for disability information," Pierce said, adding that all services are provided free of charge.
Pierce said the centers are family-directed and independently governed, and she listed primary funders as the Louisiana Department of Education, the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council, the Louisiana Department of Health, the South Central Louisiana Human Service…
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