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About Us

The Exceptional Family Resource Center (EFRC) is a community-based collaborative agency, staffed by parents and professionals. It is designed to serve families of individuals with special needs by providing a broad continuum of information, education, and support. Services and supports are offered in English and Spanish.  Please call us on our toll free phone at 1-800-281-8252.

Services to Families

EFRC offers emotional support, factual information and encouragement from the unique perspective of being a parent.

Family Support

• Parent-to-Parent Support
• Support Groups

Information and Referral

• Local, state and national information on programs, events and services
• California Early Start point of entry

Resources and Lending Library

• Books, DVDs and Videos
• Article Archive
• Disability Specific Information
• Information and Resource Packets

Parent Training

• California Early Start
• Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
• Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
• Pyramid: Building Family Support
• Parent to Parent

Services to Professionals

EFRC collaborates with other agencies in our community.

• Information & Referral
• Technical assistance on family-related issues
• Speaker's bureau and presentations
• Training and education
• Disability information
• Books and videos
• Curriculum planning resources
• Support

EFRC Office Locations:

• Central:             9245 Sky Park Court #130, San Diego, CA 92123 
                             (800)281-8252 / fax (858)268-4275 

• North:               255 Pico Avenue #101, San Marcos, CA 92069  (in the North County Regional Education Center) 
                            (760)761-5553 / fax (760)510-3995  

• South:              690 Oxford Street #124, Chula Vista, CA 91911  (in the Public Health Center)
                            (619)409-3127 / fax (619)409-3388  Attn:EFRC 

• Imperial:          512 West Aten Road, Imperial, CA 92251  (in the Imperial County Regional Center)  
                            (760)355-0147 /  fax (760)355-0739  

EFRC Office Hours, Directions & more

Contact Us

Email:                           efrc@projects.sdsu.edu
Website:                       EFRConline.org

Staff Directory

EFRC is part of the Interwork Institute at San Diego State University and funding is administered through the SDSU Research Foundation.