Welcome to Family Voices of Washington.
Family Voices aims to achieve family-centered care for all children
and youth with special health care needs and/or disabilities.
Through our national network, we provide families tools to make
informed decisions, advocate for improved public and private
policies, build partnerships among professionals and families,
and serve as a trusted resource on health care.
What is the program doing? The Family-to-Family Health Information Center (F2F HIC) helps families of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and the professionals who serve them identify sources that may be of use when looking for healthcare funding. Because the health care needs of CYSHCN are chronic and complex, parents and caregivers are often challenged with finding the resources to provide and finance health care for their children. The F2F HIC understands the issues that families face. They provide advice, offer a multitude of resources, and tap into a network of other families and professionals for support and information. Family Voices, through the National Center for Family / Professional Partnerships, provides technical assistance, training, and connections to other F2F HICs and partnering organizations.
The F2F HIC provides assistance on many issues relating to caring for CYSHCN. Some typical questions asked of staff are:
-Is there a health insurance program that will pay for my child's medical needs as well as the rest of my family?
-What are the eligibility requirements for Medicaid? How do I apply?
-What is Title V and what programs do they have for children?
-Medicaid has denied me payment of my child's services. What do I do now?
-Who can help me find a way to pay for my child's expensive medical bills?
Family Voices aims to achieve family-centered care for all children
and youth with special health care needs and/or disabilities.
Through our national network, we provide families tools to make
informed decisions, advocate for improved public and private
policies, build partnerships among professionals and families,
and serve as a trusted resource on health care.
What is the program doing? The Family-to-Family Health Information Center (F2F HIC) helps families of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and the professionals who serve them identify sources that may be of use when looking for healthcare funding. Because the health care needs of CYSHCN are chronic and complex, parents and caregivers are often challenged with finding the resources to provide and finance health care for their children. The F2F HIC understands the issues that families face. They provide advice, offer a multitude of resources, and tap into a network of other families and professionals for support and information. Family Voices, through the National Center for Family / Professional Partnerships, provides technical assistance, training, and connections to other F2F HICs and partnering organizations.
The F2F HIC provides assistance on many issues relating to caring for CYSHCN. Some typical questions asked of staff are:
-Is there a health insurance program that will pay for my child's medical needs as well as the rest of my family?
-What are the eligibility requirements for Medicaid? How do I apply?
-What is Title V and what programs do they have for children?
-Medicaid has denied me payment of my child's services. What do I do now?
-Who can help me find a way to pay for my child's expensive medical bills?
Contact: Jill McCormick at jmccormick@wapave.org or call 1-800-5-PARENT.
Family Voices of Washington is program at PAVE. This website was developed with funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs (DSCSHN) through grant #H84MC09369.
PAVE | 6316 So. 12th St. | Tacoma, WA 98465
(253) 565-2266 | 1-800-5-PARENT | Fax: (253) 566-8052
Family Voices of Washington is program at PAVE. This website was developed with funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs (DSCSHN) through grant #H84MC09369.
PAVE | 6316 So. 12th St. | Tacoma, WA 98465
(253) 565-2266 | 1-800-5-PARENT | Fax: (253) 566-8052
