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Parental Information and Resource Centers (PIRCs) in California

There are now six Parental Information Resource Centers funded by the US Department of Education in California: Information about these Resource Centers is provided immediately below. For those wishing to contact other PIRCs across the country, this list is followed by a more comprehensive listing of such centers in the other states."

American Indian Parental Assistance Program (Project AIPAP) of Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association
P.O. BOX 1470, Valley Center, CA 92082
Project Director: Jack Ward - Phone: (760) 742-8600  
Key Web Site address: http://www.sctca.net

Salinas Parent Empowerment Project

Salinas Parent Empowerment Project
1441 Del Monte Avenue, Salinas, CA 93905
Project Director: Terry Baumgart - Phone: (831) 753-5748
Salinas Parent Empowerment Project does not currently have a web site.
California Association of Bilingual Education
16033 E. San Bernardino Rd., Covina, CA 91722
Project Director: - Phone: (626) 814-4441
Key Web Site address: http://www.bilingualeducation.org/
Families in Schools
1545 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 811
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Project Director: - Phone: (213) 484-2870
Key Web Site address: http://www.familiesinschools.org/

The Parent Involvement Mobile Education Center (PIMEC)
The Parent Involvement Mobile Education Center (PIMEC)
2727 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93703
Project Director: - Phone: (559) 226 - 4672
Key Web Site address: http://bogota.soehd.csufresno.edu:16080/cread-nsf/project-fcf.html

National Provider of Training and Technical Assistance to Parent Information and Resource Centers (PIRCs)
RMC Research Corporation PIRC Web site:


Parental Information and Resource Centers (PIRCs) in The United States

Listed below are over 50 Parental Information Resource Centers across the United States. PIRCs are funded by the US. Department of Education to assist parents in obtaining information they need to help their children achieve academically. Most PIRCs have websites with excellent information for parents. Just click on the state and you will be automatically taken their website.

State

Organization
Alabama
Parent Information and Resource Center of Central Alabama
(334) 514-8013
SEAC Parent Assistance Center
(251) 478-1208
Arkansas
Arkansas PIRC - Center for Effective Parenting
(501) 364-4605
California
American Indian Parental Assistance Program (Project AIPAP)
(760) 751-7676
California Association of Bilingual Education
(626) 814-4441
Families in Schools
(213) 484-2870
Salinas Parent Empowerment Project
(831) 753-5748
The Parent Involvement Mobile Education Center (PIMEC)
(831) 753-5748
Colorado
Clayton Foundation
(303) 355-4411
Colorado Parent Information and Resource Center
(303) 820-5634
Connecticut
CT Parents Plus
(860) 571-6052
D.C.
GWUL Parent Assistance Program
(202) 265-8200
Turning the Page Parent Center
(202) 343-9997
Standards Work, Inc.
(202) 635-2000
The Parent Consortium of the Greater Southeast US
(202) 822-9000
Florida
Florida Partnership for Family Involvement in Education
(813) 558-1169 or (800) 825-5736
PEARLS (Parent Education and Resouce Laboratory Service)
(941) 726-6961
Georgia
Communities In Schools of Georgia, Inc.
(404) 897-2973
CIS PET (Parents as Effective Teachers) Program
(404) 897-2973
Hawaii
Hawaii Parents & Children Together (PACT)
(808) 841-6177
Idaho
Idaho PIRC
(208) 345-3344
Illinois
Academic Development Institute
(217) 732-6462
Family Education Center
(217) 732-6462
Indiana
Center for Family, School & Community Partnership
(317) 205-2595
Greater Educational Opportunities Parent Information and Resource Center (GEO-PIRC)
(317) 524-3774
Indiana Parent Information Center
(800) 897-0007
The Indiana Center for Family, School & Community Partnerships
(317) 205-9778 or (866) 391-1039
Iowa
The Iowa Parent Resource Center
(319) 351-6207
School Administrators of Iowa
(319) 268-7618
Kansas
Jackson County Communities That Care Coalition
(319) 268-7618
KABSE PIRC
(785) 266-0200
Kansas - Keys for Networking
(785) 233-8732
Kansas Parent Information Resource Center
(785) 887-6711
Kentucky
Licking Valley Community Action Program
(606) 845-0081
Forward in the Fifth
(859) 986-3696
Ohio Valley Educational Fund
(502) 647-3533
Parent & Community Partnership for Student Achievement
(859) 281-1688
Louisiana
New Heights Family Health Center
(225) 336-1410
YWCA Family Resource Center
(225) 338-0028
Maine
Maine Parent Foundation
(207) 582-2504
Marshall Islands
RMI PREL (Pacific Resources for Education and Learning)
(808) 441-1300
Maryland
The Family Works
(301) 840-3192
Massachusetts
Parents' PLACE at the Federation for Children
(617) 236-7210
Face to Face
(617) 264-5326
Michigan
Lenawee's CHILD
(517) 266-4825
Michigan Parent Information and Resource Center
(616) 396-7566
Micronesia
FSM PREL (Pacific Resources for Education and Learning)
(808) 441-1300
Minnesota
Minnesota Parent Center
(952) 838-9000
Mississippi
Mississippi Forum on Children & Families
(601) 355-4911
Cares of Mississippi, Inc.
(228) 769-2323
AJFC Community Action Agency
(601) 442-8681
Mississippi Parent Information & Resource Center for Student Achievement
(601) 354-1220
Missouri
Literacy Investment for Tomorrow (LIFT)
(341) 291-4443 or (800) 729-4443
Accion Social Communtaria
(341) 664-5565
Family Literacy Center, Inc.
(816) 373-3162
Parent Engagement and Empowerment Center
(341) 615-3603
The Learning Exchange
(816) 751-4124 or (800) 754-4414
Montana
Montana Parent Information & Resource Center (MPIRC)
(406) 543-3550
Nevada
Sunrise Children’s Hospital Foundation
(702) 648-1885
The Education Collaborative of Washoe County, Inc.
(775) 353-5533
New Hampshire
The NH Parent Information and Resource Center
(603) 224-7005
New Jersey
Parent Leadership Development Institute - PIRC-I
(973) 642-8100
PIRC II - Building the Capacity of Families and Professionals to Enhance Student Achievement
(973) 642-8100
New Mexico
Parents Reaching Out to Help
(505) 247-0192
New York
Action Center for Education & Community Development
(716) 332-4126
EPIC-Every Person Influences Children Inc.
(716) 332-4126
Family Enrichment Network, Inc.
(607) 723-8313
North Carolina
Eagle Village Community Development Corporation
(919) 530-7662
Exceptional Children's Assistance Center
(704) 892-1321
North Dakota
North Dakota Parent Assistance and Supportive Schools (NDPASS)
(701) 837-7510
Northern Marianas
Northern Marianas PIRC
(670) 322-7469
Ohio
Parent Information Center
(614) 257-6300
The Ohio Parent Information and Resource Center
(513) 221-3660
Oklahoma
Eagle Ridge Institute, Inc.
(405) 478-4078
Parents as Partners in Ed.
(405) 478-4078
Pennsylvania
PA PIRC II
(215) 236-2180
Pennsylvania Parent Information Resource Center
(215) 236-2180
People for People Parent Information Center
(215) 763-7060
Rhode Island
Project School Connect II
(401) 727-4144
South Carolina
The Alliance for S. Carolina's Children
(803) 256-4670
SC Parent Assistance Project I
(803) 256-4670
South Dakota
South Dakota Parent Resource Network
(605) 347-6260 or (800) 219-6427
Tennessee
Tennessee Parents First Center
(615) 255-4982 or (877) 867-3237
Texas
RE-CONNECT
(210) 444-1710
TAMS Migrant Focus PIRC
(956) 702-6047 or (800) 292-7006
Texas IDRA PIRC
(210) 444-1710
The BRIDGE II
(713) 273-3000
Utah
Centro de la Familia de Utah
(801) 521-4473
Utah Congress of Parents and Teachers
(801) 266-6166
Utah Family Center
(801) 266-6166
Vermont
Vermont Family Resource Partnership Project
(802) 388-3171
Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Parents Uniting Schools and Homes
(340) 643-9888
Virgin Islands Partners In Parenting Resource Center
(340) 719-9800
Virginia
CIS NoVa Parent Information Resource Centers
(703) 329-3637
Washington
Children's Home Society of Washington
(206) 695-3200
WA PIRC III - NCLB
(206) 695-3200
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic
(509) 865-7630
West Virginia
West Virginia Family Connections
(304) 296-1655
Wisconsin
Community Advocates
(920) 729-1787
Wyoming
The Parent Education Network
(307) 684-7441