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A curated directory of trusted, parent-recommended resources across education, therapy, and child development.
Trusted Village resources are built from real parent experience. This directory brings together recommendations for providers, programs, and supports that families have used and trust. It is designed to make it easier to navigate options, compare experiences, and find the right fit for your child and family.
Recommendations are continuously shaped by community input and reflect what families are actually using, learning from, and recommending to one another.
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Services: Early Intervention; Social Skills; Play Therapy; Parent Support Groups; Therapeutic Preschool
Services: Social skills group / clinic
“Parent 1 shared the program link as a social-skills option without adding a personal review. Parent 2 reports a good experience with Compass Clinic/Friendship…”
“Pack (for Scouts) and Troop (for Scouts) 67 is particularly good for kids and teens with special needs”
Services: 4-week social skills summer camp, option to purchase by the week
“have experience with their social skills summer camp and weekly individual therapy; You’d need to do an evaluation for the first year but insurance offers som…”
“Phone: 917-697-2227; Referred by Developmental Pediatrician - have not actually gone here”
Services: Social skills / MAPS program
“Parent 1 said this program is incredible but was not a fit for her child. Parent 2 said they enjoyed the weekly social group, and that it's funded throug…”
“Phone: 818-568-2872; Referred by Developmental Pediatrician - have not actually gone here”
Services: Social skills summer camp
Services: Social Development Groups; Summer Camp; Mobile Groups
“Kids have to be at least 5 years old; Have a great summer camp; We’ve gotten their summer camp paid for by the regional center, but not the weekly classes. Ot…”
Services: Improv for social skills
“Parent said they do improv for social skills through this program and personally love it for their child. Paid for by Regional Center. Another parent noted Su…”
Services: The UCLA Children’s Friendship Program, is an evidence-based, 12-week social skills program, that helps elementary school children who have trouble making or keeping friends learn new social skills through behavioral rehearsal and exposure. Sessions are led by licensed clinical psychologists.
“Parent 1 speaks highly of UCLA's social skills groups and said this friendship program appeared to accept children starting in second grade. Parent 2 rep…”
“Submit an application: groups are formed by age and need cohort, so there's no set start time. If you fit the critera for a particular group, then you ca…”
Services: Peer connections / shared interests
“Parent 1 shared a recommendation passed along by a relative's therapist. Parent 2 liked the idea of matching children who have shared interests; no one i…”
Services: Social skills support
“Parent 1 says her child's psychologist shared this provider link, but the parent had not assessed the classes or their fit. Address or provider source: h…”
Services: ABA-based social skills class
“Parent 1 says an earlier weekly social skills group, which included calls between sessions and followed a UCLA model, was fantastic and helped her child pract…”
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