Support Groups by Primary Language/Ethnic Group
African American/Black (Multi-Racial)
Parenting Black Children (PBC) — A support group and caregivers of African American persons.
Contact: call (626) 387-3853; welcome@parentingblackchildren.org; ParentingBlackChildren.org. Follow on Facebook & Instagram for upcoming events.
Chinese
FFDY (Foundation for Disabled Youth) — Meets Saturdays at 2:30 pm at 2245 S. Hacienda Blvd., Hacienda Heights, CA, 91745.
Contact: (626) 242-6956; ffdycares@gmail.com; www.ffdy.org
Chinese Speaking Parents of Children w/Special Needs (Mandarin/Cantonese) — Meets 4th Wednesday, 10:00 to 11:30 am at Parents’ Place, 1500 S. Hyacinth Ave. Suite B, West Covina, CA 91791. Parents’ Place offers child supervision at all support groups.
Contact: connie.k@parentsplacefrc.com
CPAD (Chinese Parents Association for the Disabled) — Provides culturally and linguistically relevant services to empower Chinese American families.
Contact: Vanda Yung (626) 307-3837; www.cpad.org
UniLove Care for Special Needs — Meets Saturdays at 12:00 pm at 433 N Atlantic Blvd., Alhambra, CA 91801.
Contact: Thomas Chow (909) 274-8100; kwchowt@gmail.com; www.unilovecares.org
English
DAD ROCKS — Meets 3rd Friday 6:30 pm at Parents’ Place, 1500 S. Hyacinth Ave. Suite B, West Covina, CA 91791. Parents’ Place offers child supervision at all support groups. Contact: (626) 919-1091; www.parentsplacefrc.com
REACH — Meets 1st Thursday 7:00 pm at Parents’ Place, 1500 S. Hyacinth Ave. Suite B, West Covina, CA 91791. Parents’ Place offers child supervision at all support groups.
Contact: (626) 919-1091; www.parentsplacefrc.com
Filipino
American Filipino Parent Support Group (English, Tagalog and other dialects) — Meets bi-monthly on Saturday at SG/PRC.
Contact: Cristina Macasaet (562) 619-0872
Japanese
JSPACC (Japanese Speaking Parents Association of Children with Challenges)
Contact: Mariko Magami (818) 249-1726; Marikomagami@earthlink.net; www.jspacc.org
Korean
COF (Circle of Friends in Love) — Meets Monday & Wednesday at 4:00 pm at 2701 S. Woodgate Drive, West Covina, CA 91792.
Contact: Stacy Kim (909) 631-6900; cof4u@hotmail.com; www.cof4u.org
Being Built Together (KPSG CA-Korean Parent Support Group California) — Meets monthly in four age-based groups.
Contact: Jinsook Baek (949) 751-7343; contact@bbtus.org; www.BBTUS.org
Wheat Mission (Milal) Class Agape — Meets Saturday in five branches.
Contact: (714) 522-4599.
South Asian
JEENA SoCAL — Meets every 3rd Saturday of the month.
Contacts: Meena Bedekar at meena.bedeka@gmail.com or Jayanthi Dixit at jayedixit@gmail.com; https://jeena.org
Spanish
Carita Feliz (Spanish-Speaking Parents of Children with Down Syndrome) — Meets 3rd Friday at 4:00 pm at Parents’ Place, 1500 S. Hyacinth Ave. Suite B, West Covina, CA 91791. Parents’ Place offers child supervision at all support groups.
Contact: (626) 919-1091; www.parentsplacefrc.com
DAD ROCKS (Fathers of Children with Special Needs) — Meets 3rd Friday at 6:30 pm at Parents’ Place, 1500 S. Hyacinth Ave. Suite B, West Covina, CA 91791. Parents’ Place offers child supervision at all support groups.
Contact: (626) 919-1091; www.parentsplacefrc.com
DSFRC (Down Syndrome Family Resource Center)
Contact: Diane Ramirez (626) 384-0599; info@dsfrc.org; www.dsfrc.org
Fiesta Educativa, Inc. — Terri G. Muse Family Service Center, 14305 Morgan St. Baldwin Park CA 91706.
Contact: (323) 221-6696x 201; lucia@fiestaeducativa.org; www.fiestaeducativa.org
FUERZA, Inc. — Parent trainings are in the city of Huntington Park, 1340 E. McWood Street West Covina, CA 91790.
Contact: (323) 726-2418; fuerza@fuerzainc.org
Nuevo Día — Meets 2nd Wednesday at 10:00-11:30 am at Parents’ Place, 1500 S. Hyacinth Ave. Suite B, West Covina, CA 91791. Parents’ Place offers child supervision at all support groups.
Contact: (626) 919-1091; www.parentsplacefrc.com
Vietnamese
VSG (Vietnamese Support Group) — SG/PRC facilitates monthly Zoom meetings (ID: 874 6967 3117).
Contact: Amos Byun (909) 710-8815; abyun@sgprc.org
VPDCA (Vietnamese Parents with Disabled Children Association, Inc.) — Vietnamese Parents Support Group based in Orange County.
Contact: Hung Gia Nguyen (714) 527-9216; http://vpdca.info
OC Autism Foundation — Empowering individuals and families affected by Autism in the Vietnamese community. 7441 Garden Grove Blvd, Suite #M, Garden Grove, CA 92841.
Contact: (714) 799-3030; www.OCAutismFoundation.org
BPSOS (Boat People SOS) — Serving Vietnamese community to improve the quality of life for all https://www.bpsos.org