Advocates for Justice and Education

AJE is home to the Family-to-Family Health Information Center for the District of Columbia, also known as the D.C. Health Information Center.

What is an F2F HIC?
Family to Family Health Information Centers are established to provide information and assistance to Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN).

Who are CYSHCN?
They are children who have, or are at risk for, chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally. Examples of such conditions include: Asthma, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Blindness, Loss of Hearing, Diabetes, Bipolar Disorder, Epilepsy, etc

What does the F2F DCHIC do?
In partnership with Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care we provide families of CYSHCN and the professionals that serve them, with one-on-one assistance, face to face and online training on topics related to health care.

We help families navigate through DC’s health care system.
We connect families to resources within their communities.
We help families develop skills necessary to cooperatively and effectively participate in planning and decision making on health related issues.

AJE provides legal services to families in matters that impact the ability of students to access an appropriate education and in matters of educational equity. This includes matters involving special education, school discipline and school push-out. We also provide training to parents, youth, professionals about the laws governing special education and school discipline and expulsions.