Find Family Advisor Opportunities

Interested in becoming a family advisor? It makes sense to start looking for opportunities by contacting people and organizations that you know to learn about what opportunities might exist:

• Ask other parents about ways to get involved
• Let your child’s health care providers, teachers, therapists and community service providers know you are interested in getting involved
• Contact community based organizations (ie. Parent-to-Parent, Father’s Network, Medical Home Leadership Network)
• Talk with diagnosis specific organizations like the Epilepsy Foundation or Autism Speaks
• Look for opportunities at the Center for Children with Special Needs through Support Our Work

Once you have found an opportunity in a family advising role, it is important to decide if it is the right opportunity for you. Or return to Becoming a Family Advisor.