Idaho Resources
Title V, Children With Special
Health Care Needs program
CSHCN Contact
Brett Harrell
Manager, Childrens Special Health Program
Idaho Dept. Health and Welfare450 West State Street4th Floor Cenarrusa Building
Boise, ID,83720
(208) 334-5963
(208) 334-6581 fax
Email:
harrellb@ idhw.state.id.us
For more information on this program and
eligibility criteria please go to:
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Idaho_2002.pdf
Medicaid
Idaho Medicaid Office
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
450 West State Street
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Local: 1-208-334-5500
Local TTY: 1-208-332-7205
Website:
http://www2.state.id.us/dhw/
For more information:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=ID
WIC
Carolyn Conner,
RD, LD, CDE
Manager, Idaho WIC Program
Division of Health (6230-94)
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
telephone: (208) 334-5948
toll-free in-state: 1-800-926-2588
TDD: (208) 332-7205
fax: (208) 332-7362
email:
connerc@idhw.state.id.us
website:
http://www2.state.id.us/dhw/wic/index.htm
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Idaho CareLine
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0026
(800) 926-2588
E-mail:
careline@idaho.state.id.us
Web:
www.idahocareline.org
Education
State
Department of Education: Special Education
Jana Jones, Chief
Bureau of Special Education
Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 332-6910
E-mail:
jjones@sde.state.id.us
Web:
www.sde.state.id.us/specialed
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Mary Jones, Program Manager
Children's Developmental Services
Family and Community Services
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
450 W. State Street, 5th Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5514; (800) 926-2588
E-mail:
jonesm@idhw.state.id.us
Web:
www.idahochild.org
Programs for Children with
Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Contact State Department of Education: Special Education listed above
Early
Childhood Information Clearinghouse
Patricia Williams
200 N 4th, Suite 101
P O Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(800) 926-2588 or in Idaho dial 2-1-1; Fax: (208) 334-5531
E-mail: careline@idhw.state.id.us
Web:
www.idahochild.org
The bilingual web site with information for parents and caregivers of young
children, with focus on the first three years (includes a section devoted to
Special Needs).
NATHHAN
National
Challenged Homeschoolers
P.O. Box 39 Porthill, ID 83853
(208) 267-6246
E-mail - nathanews@aol.com
Web -
www.nathhan.com
Hospital/Rehabilitation
facilities
St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center
190 East Bannock
Boise, ID 83712-9987
Patient Information (208) 381-2222
Gil Johnson, Director
American Foundation for the Blind - West
111 Pine Street, Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-4845
E-mail:
sanfran@afb.org
Web:
www.afb.org
Epilepsy
David C. Blackwell, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Idaho
310 W. Idaho
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 344-4340; (800) 237-6676 (In ID)
E-mail:
efid@epilepsyidaho.org
Web:
www.epilepsyidaho.org
Mental
Retardation/Developmental Disabilities programs
State Mental Retardation Program
Mary Jones, Acting Chief
Bureau of Developmental Disabilities
Division of Family and Community Services
Department of Health and Welfare
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5523
E-mail:
jonesm@idhw.state.id.us
Web:
www.idahochild.org
Councils on Developmental
Disabilities
Marilyn Sword, Executive Director
Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities
802 W. Bannock Street, Suite 308
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 334-2178
E-mail:
msword@icdd.state.id.us
Web:
www.state.id.us/icdd/
University Centers
for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Julie Fodor, Director
Center on Disabilities and Human Development
University Center on Excellence/University of Idaho
129 W. Third Street
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 885-3559
E-mail:
jfodor@uidaho.edu
Web:
www.idahocdhd.org
General Disability Resources
Protection and Advocacy
Agency
James Baugh, Executive
Director
Comprehensive Advocacy, Inc. (Co-Ad, Inc.)
4477 Emerald Street, Suite B-100
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 336-5353 (V/TTY); (866) 262-3462
E-mail:
coadinc@mcleodusa.net
Web:
users.moscow.com/co-ad
2-1-1 Idaho CareLine
Patricia Williams
200 N 4th, Suite 101
P O Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(800) 926-2588 or in Idaho dial 2-1-1; Fax: (208) 334-5531
E-mail: careline@idhw.state.id.us
Web: www.idahocareline.org
The 2-1-1 Idaho CareLine is a toll-free, statewide bi-lingual service available
to link Idahoans with health or human service providers and programs.
Parent
Organizations
Parent Training and
Information Center (PTI)
Evelyn Mason, Executive Director
Idaho Parents Unlimited, Inc. (IPUL)
600 N. Curtis Road, Suite 145
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 342-5884 (V/TTY); (800) 242-4785 (in ID only)
E-mail:
parents@ipulidaho.org
Web:
http://ipulidaho.org
Parent-To-Parent
Contact Parent Training and Information Center listed above.
Partners in Policymaking
Christine Pisani, DD Program Specialist
Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities
802 W. Bannock, Suite 308
Boise, ID 83702-5840
(208) 334-2178; (800) 544-2433
E-mail:
cpisani@icdd.state.id.us
Web:
www.state.id.us/icdd
Web:
http://idahopartners.state.id.us
Respite
Community Partnerships of Idaho, Inc. Boise (208) 376-4999
Idaho
Children's Trust Fund Boise (208) 386-9317
Idaho
Easter Seals Boise (208) 378-9924
www.goodwill.org/greatfalls/
Children's Village, Inc. Coeur d'Alene (208) 667-1189
www.thechildrensvillage.org
Personal Care, Inc. Coeur d'Alene (800) 681-3090
New
Beginnings Care Facility Idaho Falls (208) 523-5371
Opportunities Unlimited, Inc. Lewiston (208) 798-4595
S.L.
Start and Associates Developmental Disability Agency Lewiston (208) 798-8771
Comfort
Keepers Meridian (208) 373-7800
Inclusion, Inc. Meridian (208) 888-1758
Modular Training Methods, Inc. Meridian (208) 888-6229
Access
for Idaho Pocatello (208) 232-2747
Department of Health and Welfare Twin Falls (208) 734-4000
For even more disability resources go
to:
http://www.bridges4kids.org/states/id.htm
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