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PACER Programs

PACER has programs for children and young adults with all disabilities, their parents and families, and the professionals working with the families.

Programs

  • Bullying Prevention
    PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center unites, engages, and educates communities nationwide to prevent bullying through creative, relevant, and interactive resources. PACERkidsagainstbullying.org | PACERTeensAgainstBullying.org | pacer.org/bullying
  • Children’s Mental Health and Emotional or Behavioral Disorders Project
    Assistance on education, social services, and mental health or correctional issues for parents of youth with EBD.
  • Dispute Resolution
    Information, resources, and training opportunities to help parents resolve disagreements concerning special education with public schools.
  • Early Childhood Family Information and Resources Project
    Services and support for families of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with special needs.
  • Fun Times
    Social events and other activities for high school teens with and without disabilities to build relationships that benefit all participants.
  • Grandparent to Grandparent Program
    Information and services for grandparents of children with disabilities.
  • Health Information Center
    Information about the health care system, resources, and advocacy for families of children and youth with special health needs and disabilities.
  • Housing Project
    Information and referral for parents of youth with disabilities to understand their independent living and housing options for the future.
  • Minnesota Statewide Family Engagement Center
    All families want their children to do well in school. When families participate, children achieve. They learn more, earn higher grades, and have better school attendance. What does family engagement mean? How can families, schools and communities work together to help students learn? The Minnesota Statewide Family Engagement Center can help you find answers.
  • Multicultural Services
    Bilingual workshops and publications focusing on issues facing families from diverse backgrounds.
  • National Parent Center on Transition and Employment
    The road to adulthood for youth with disabilities is filled with opportunity, and parents play a key role. PACER’s National Parent Center on Transition and Employment is ready with the information families want, presented in a way families can use.
  • Native Voices in Education Project
    Develop information and technical assistance to school districts and families to increase graduation rates for American Indian and Alaska Native students with disabilities in Minnesota.
  • Parent Leadership in Special Education
    Parents can use their experience and expertise to influence change in local special education advisory committees, interagency collaborations and public policy.
  • Parents with High Expectations Project
    This project seeks to increase the educational engagement of parents in Minneapolis and first ring suburbs so that youth whose parents are involved with the project have the access to resources, opportunities, and caring relationships that will propel them to a successful life.
  • Project KITE (Kids Included through Technology are Enriched)
    Training for parents and early childhood educational staff to use software and technology that enable children with disabilities to interact with their peers.
  • Project Launch
    Through individual assistance, workshops, resources, and more, Project Launch helps youth and young adults with disabilities pursue meaningful careers, live as independently as possible, and enjoy inclusion at work and in the community.
  • Puppet Program
    The COUNT ME IN show, for preschool to fourth grade, promotes inclusion of children with disabilities and highlights disability awareness in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area.
  • School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS)
    Information and training on a new state initiative to help schools successfully educate all students and especially those with challenging behaviors.
  • Simon Technology Center (STC)
    Helping make the benefits of assistive technology available to parents and professionals via workshops, webinars, trainings, services and projects. The STC includes a software and device lending library.
  • Special Education Information ( IEP / 504 )
    Workshops, one-on-one training, and information on special education, communication skills, and other issues affecting children with disabilities.
  • Working with Culturally Diverse Families
    When schools are intentional and proactive in using culturally-competent strategies to provide information and support to families who are from diverse cultures or speak another language, they pave the way for meaningful family engagement, and better outcomes for students.

Partnerships

  • ECTA - Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center

    Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA)
    Works with state and local systems to ensure that young children with disabilities (birth through 5 years) and their families receive high-quality, research-based, culturally appropriate, and family-centered supports and services.

    Learn more at nectac.org

  • State Services for the Blind

    State Services for the Blind Partnership Project
    PACER Center is partnering with State Services for the Blind (SSB) of Minnesota to improve outcomes for students who are blind, visually impaired, or DeafBlind as they transition from high school to postsecondary education or employment. As part of this partnership, PACER is providing parent trainings, professional in-services, and developing new resources for families and youth.