Family Peer Support Success Stories

Jan 6, 20201 min read

Changing Lives for 30 Years (Georgia)

Over the last 30 years, Georgia Parent Support Network has been fortunate to have many programs serving youth and advocating for families.

Dec 26, 20192 min read

Advocacy Skills for All Ages (Wyoming)

Our non-verbal 1st grader with developmental disabilities was in a PALS program when I met a Family Support Specialist from Uplift.

Dec 11, 20192 min read

For the Love of a Child (Arizona)

I wish others in similar situations could see that with tenacity and a goal - like love for a child - they, too can effect positive change.

Dec 11, 20191 min read

The Core Value of Shared Lived Experience (Kansas)

The core value of our success is one parent with lived experience raising a child with serious emotional disabilities helping another.

Nov 25, 20191 min read

Grandparents Get WISe (Washington)

I learned that to provide the best care for my granddaughter, I need help from friends, family and neighbors. I can't do it alone.

Nov 7, 20193 min read

Moms Making Moves (Michigan)

Now I see a strong, sensitive single mother who would do anything for her children, and she has learned the importance of self-care.

Oct 25, 20192 min read

From Diagnosis to Diploma (New York)

My name is Marlene B. and I have a son named Logan. AspireHope, Inc. helped both of us succeed. After experiencing my own physical and...

Oct 22, 20192 min read

Battling Bullies (New Jersey)

Although the school had been informed about the bullying many times, the parents say they never took the parents’ statements seriously.

Oct 11, 20192 min read

Navigating Child Welfare: The Journey Back to Family (Arizona)

When Lindsey found The Family Involvement Center she was 25, pregnant, and the parent of two other children in the custody of child welfare.

Oct 7, 20192 min read

Unconditional Love (Pennsylvania)

For the first time since becoming a parent, I did not feel alone! Fortunately, the services and my new FSP arrived when it was most needed.