How You Can Help

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How You Can Help

•Volunteer Opportunities

Every gift helps us provide better services for children and families! Support for Families uses more than 84% of revenues for program services, far in excess of standards recommended for nonprofit organizations.

Make a secure online donation by clicking here:

Please note: We use a non-profit service to process our credit card transactions. GiveDirect is the name that will appear on your credit card statement - not Support for Families. GiveDirect does not charge us any processing fees, so the full amount of your donation will go to support our services to kids and families! Your privacy will remain secure. We can accept either MasterCard or VISA donations. You will receive an e-mail notification of your donation; we will also send you a letter suitable for tax records. Thank you for supporting the work of Support for Families!

Send a Check payable to:

Support for Families of Children with Disabilities
2601 Mission Street, Suite 606
San Francisco, CA 94110

Support for Families is a nonprofit corporation as defined under section 501(c)(3)of the IRS Code. Our tax ID number is 94-2819062.
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Here's how your gift helps families of children with disabilities:

$1000 provides 10 weeks of Support group for 15 participants.
$500 funds training for 5 volunteer Parent Mentors.
$250 provides one educational workshop to help 10 parents become more effective
advocates for their childrens needs.
$100 sends the Support for Families newsletter to 100 families.
$50 provides information and resource packets for 25 families.
Gifts of any amount are greatly appreciated and carefully used.

More ways that you can support Support for Families:

Volunteer at one of our family events, fundraisers, or at our office or resource center. Contact the Community Resource Specialist at events@supportforfamilies.org or 415-282-7494 for more information.

Ask your employer about matching your gift.

Select Support for Families of Children with Disabilities as the beneficiary of your United Way or other workplace giving campaign.

Donate stock or securities to Support for Families. Please contact the Development Director at devdir@supportforfamilies.org or 415-282-7494 for more information.

Contact your financial planner or attorney about including Support for Families in your estate plan.

Donate an item or service. We can always use free or discounted printing and mailing services. We have a wish list of other items we can use to help kids an families. Please contact the Development Director at devdir@supportforfamilies.org or 415-282-7494 for more information.

Donate a car, truck, boat or RV! Please contact the Development Director at devdir@supportforfamilies.org or 415-282-7494 for more information.

Donate food for participants attending our workshops, family events, or childcare program. Contact the Events Coordinator at events@supportforfamilies.org or call 415-282-7494 for details.

Spread the word: Tell your friends and colleagues about the work we do at Support for Families! For information contact the Development Director at devdir@supportforfamilies.org or at 415-282-7494.

Support for Families is a nonprofit corporation as defined under section 501(c)(3)of the IRS Code. Our tax ID number is 94-2819062.

415-282-7494
2601 Mission St. #606, San Francisco, CA 94110

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415-920-5040
2601 Mission St. #300, San Francisco, CA 94110