Family Care Enhancement Project
The Family Care Enhancement Project places parent resource coordinators with a range of perspectives in clinics to provide information and support to families who have children with disabilities and complex health care needs.
Our Purpose
- Help families connect with Early Development Network services.
- Offer statewide assistance to support families who have children with disabilities or complex health care needs.
- Bring disability issues to the forefront of medical, social and policy conversations.
Parent Resource Coordinators
Parent resource coordinators are parents or family members of children with complex health care needs or disabilities. They have specialized training and share lived experience with the families they support. They act as community health workers, linking families to the services and support they need.
Clinic Locations
Parent resource coordinators are located at the Munroe-Meyer Institute and in clinics across Nebraska.
Caregivers Corner Facebook Group
The Caregivers Corner Facebook Group provides information aligned with the mission of the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute about community activities and events or education and training opportunities designed to assist caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Sarah Swanson, MPH
Program Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute, Family Care Enhancement Project
Assistant Professor, Munroe-Meyer Institute UCEDD