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Agency helps families find child services.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 29-NOV-04 		Format: Online - approximately 711 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Agency helps families find child services.(General News)(Direction Service works as an information clearinghouse and an advocate for families who have children with disabilities)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Joe Harwood The Register-Guard

When Star's oldest daughter entered middle school and couldn't read at even a second-grade level, the mother of two disabled children didn't know where to turn.

"I had no idea what to do or who to talk to," said Star, who asked that her last name not be used. "I had a friend who suggested I call Direction Service. I did, and they came in right away to help get her tutors and counselors."

The small agency has been helping Lane County families who have children with disabilities since 1977. Direction Service serves as both an information clearinghouse - by...

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