Parent support, training, and advocacy
If you are newly navigating special-needs services, start here. These organizations are built to help families find what they need.
Idaho Parents Unlimited (IPUL)
Statewide parent training and information center. Workshops, one-on-one navigation, advocacy support across IEPs, services, and benefits.
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Idaho Caregiver Alliance
Coalition of organizations and agencies supporting caregivers across Idaho. Useful hub for finding resources by region and service type.
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Treasure Valley Down Syndrome Association
Family events, sibling supports, parent connections specific to families of children and adults with Down syndrome.
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Public-program administration
If you qualify for Idaho's public-funded family-support programs, these are the entry points.
Idaho DDS Division
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare — Developmental Disabilities Services Division. Entry point for the DD Waiver and self-directed services for adults 18+.
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BPA Health
Administers Idaho's vouchered family-support program for kids with a qualifying SED diagnosis on behalf of the state.
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DDA agencies in the Treasure Valley
Developmental Disabilities Agencies licensed in Idaho. Each provides different scopes of service — habilitation, supported employment, family training. Useful if you are looking for full-time licensed support, not occasional sitting.
Fellowships DDA (Meridian)
Meridian-based licensed Developmental Disabilities Agency. Services for children and adults across the Treasure Valley.
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The Independence Project
Treasure Valley DDA focused on job coaching, residential habilitation, and adult independence services.
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Ambitions of Idaho (Nampa)
Nampa-based adult DDA center. Day programs, supported employment, community access for adults with developmental disabilities.
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Nonprofit family support
Mission-driven nonprofits that fill specific gaps for Treasure Valley special-needs families.
Specialty care
Hospital and specialty-clinic networks Treasure Valley families work with most often.
School-district special services
Special-education department contacts for the two largest districts in our service area. These are where IEPs are written and paraeducators are employed.
Boise School District — Special Education
Boise School District Special Education department. IEP coordination, school-based support, and the employer of many of our paraeducator sitters during weekday hours.
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West Ada School District — Special Services
West Ada School District Special Services. Covers Meridian, Eagle, Star, and surrounding areas. Many of our Meridian and Eagle sitters are West Ada paraeducators.
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Where we fit
We are a private-pay marketplace for occasional sitting — date nights, dentist appointments, weddings, the Saturday afternoon. If you qualify for one of the public programs above and your routine needs fit that program, the public route is almost always cheaper and is the right first move.
We are built for the gaps — last-minute, ad-hoc, hours the public programs do not cover. Many families use a public program for the routine and us for the occasional.