News

Parenting children with learning disabilities - fighting for special services, having your child tested, contributing to IEPs - has been in the spotlight in the New York Times over the past two weeks.

Read the articles and RCSN Executive Director Rachel Howard's responses below.

Today we are launching the new RCSN Resource Directory, a free website to search for and list services for children and youth with special needs, which will replace RCSN's Database on the Web. The web address - resourcesnycdatabase.org - will stay the same, but you'll notice a new look and many new features, like maps to show you what resources are closest to you, different ways of searching, and the ability to update or add your organization's listing in the Directory.

RCSN is excited to begin two collaborative projects in 2010.  

We'll be teaming up with Mental Health Association (MHA) NYC's Family Resource Centers and the NYC Department of Education (DOE) Empowerment Schools: Bridges for Learning Network to provide critical services to families of children with mental health or other special needs, preventing disconnection, alleviating stress, and helping students succeed.

RCSN's 2009 - 2010 training season has begun! Join us at our workshops in the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. All trailings are free and open to the public.