National, State and Regional Organizations Offering Advocacy Services :
Center for the Gifted
3324 Midvale Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19129-1404
Phone: (215) 849-5077
Email: schneider@centerforthegifted.org
Counseling, testing, career guidance, presentations, inservice training and publications for and about the gifted. Fees charged for services.
Gifted Child Society, Inc.
190 Rock Road
Glen Rock, NJ 07452-1736
Phone: (201) 444-6530
Email: admin@gifted.org
A non-profit organization in New Jersey to further the cause of gifted children. Offers parent seminars, children's programs, and teacher training conferences, and online forum.
A service of the Institute for the Study of Advanced Development. Offers Testing/Counseling by Dr. Linda Silverman and much information on gifted.
National Association for Gifted Children
Suite 550 1707 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 785-4268
Email: nagc@nagc.org
From their web site: NAGC is a non-profit organization of parents, teachers, educators, other professionals and community leaders who unite to address the unique needs of children and youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those children who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational experiences.
NEAG CENTER FOR GIFTED EDUCATION AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT
University of Connecticut 2131 Hillside Rd. UNit 3007
Storrs, CT 06269-3007
Phone: 860-486-4676
Email: siamak.vahidi@uconn.edu
A collaborative research center on gifted and talented education. Activities include research and information on gifted, summer Confratute for educators, graduate study, publications, and information-sharing. Please note: if you email, you must provide them with your full name and city, state (country if outside United States) of your residence otherwise they would be unable to respond to your question.
Parent Education Network (PEN)
2107 Industrial Highway
York, PA 17402
Phone: 717-600-0100 or 800-522-5827 within PA
Email: pen@parentednet.org
Pennsylvania's statewide Parent Training and Information Center to support Pennsylvania parents of children with special needs and provide information on Federal Special Education, National Disability Issues and Resources, Special Education Legal Links, Transportation, and Travel that will also pertain to parents and individuals with disabilities in other states. Ask for a copy of A Parents Guide for Resolving ConflictsConcerning Your Childs Special Education Needs and IEP Guide for Parents.
Parent Involved Network
c/o Mental Health Association of Southeastern Penn 1211 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-751-1800 or 800-688-4226
Email: about@pinofpa.org
An organization that assists parents or caregivers of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders. PIN provides information, helps parents find services and will advocate on their behalf with any of the public systems that serve children. These include the mental health system, education, and other state and local child-serving agencies.
SENG: Supporting the Emotional Needs of the GIfted
SENG is dedicated to fostering environments in which gifted adults and children, in all their diversity, understand and accept themselves and are understood, valued, nurtured, and supported by their families, schools, workplaces and communities. They offer continuing education programs, grants, and a conference with programs for children and adults.
The Council for Exceptional Children
1110 North Glebe Road, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: (703) 620-3660
Email: service@cec.sped.org
From their web site: The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
