About Us
 

KY-SPIN, Inc. (Kentucky Special Parent Involvement Network) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting programs which will enable persons with disabilities and their families to enhance their quality of life.  Eighty-Five percent of all program income goes to direct services to families.

KY-SPIN, Inc. has a Board of Directors comprised of parents and professionals who provide guidance and assistance to the various programs.

The mission of KY-SPIN, Inc. is to empower and support individuals with disabilities and their families to effectively advocate for and access needed information, resources and support networks in order to enhance the quality of their lives.

Current programs include:

SPIN PTI (SPIN Parent Training & Information Project) is funded by the US Department of Education.  SPIN PTI uses a “Families Training Families” model of training, information and support to families of children with all types of disabilities on the issues of laws, rights, listening and communication skills, and understanding their child’s disabilities.

STRONG (Supporting Resources and Opportunities in Neighborhoods Grant) -Strengthening Families and Neighborhoods
The Kentucky Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CCSHCN), IN COLLABORATION WITH Seven Counties Services, KY-SPIN and other partner agencies of the Louisville Metro Neighborhood Place Center and a host of other state and local agencies, received a federal grant to plan for a resource center in one or more of the Neighborhood Places for persons with disabilities and their families.

P.A.S.S.  (Parents Accessing Systems of Support),  initially funded by Metro United Way, is a program serving Jefferson County which focuses on young people from the ages of 14-21, who are non-diploma bound students with severe disabilities in low incident special education classes.  P.A.S.S. will give families a knowledge base that allows not only entry into programs and services, but options that give young people with disabilities a voice in their own destiny.  Through advanced planning and education, families can transition from school to adult services without interruption in services.

KY-SPIN, Inc. is a partner in the State Improvement Grant (S.I.G.) with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE).

Through an agreement with Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CCSHCN) KY-SPIN, Inc.  has established outreach activities to underserved families throughout Kentucky.