Division of Family Resources (DFR) and Department of Child Services (DCS)

Division of Family Resources (DFR) and Department of Child Services (DCS)
Sharon Mathew
215 W. Kellner Blvd., Suite 16
P.O. Box 279
Rensselaer, IN 47978
Phone: 219-866-4186
Fax: 219-866-0817
http://www.in.gov/fssa/dfr/3908.htm

First Steps

First Steps
Clara Mann
11045 Broadway, Suite F
Crown Point, IN 46307
Phone: 219-662-7790
Fax: 219-662-7510
http://www.nwifs.org

Division of Exceptional Learners

Kankakee Valley School Corporation
Rensselaer Central School Corporation

(Rensselaer Area) Cooperative School Services
Director: Patricia Kem
116 N. Van Rensselaer St., Suite 9
Rensselaer, IN 47978
Phone: 219-866-8540
Fax: 219-866-4668
Email: pkem@cooperativeschoolservices.org

Bureau of Developmental Disabilities

Bureau of Developmental Disabilities
District 1
Merrillville
5800 Broadway, Suite P
Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone: 219-887-0503
Toll Free: 877-216-3053
Fax: 219-985-8652

The ARC

Hoosier Prairie Arc
Gene Suhr, President
Michael Cruz, Executive Director
5053 Norway Road
Monticello, IN 47960
Phone: 574-583-8227
http://www.cdcresources.org

Center for Independent Living

None available for this county.

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Vocational Rehabilitation Services
57 S. Michigan Ave.
Valparaiso, IN 46383-5674
Phone: 219-462-0521
TTY: 219-464-7582
Toll Free: 877-847-9888
Fax: 219-464-8824

Workforce Development Center

WorkOne LaPorte
Sagamore Center
300 Legacy Plaza W.
LaPorte, IN 46350-5276
Phone: 219-362-2175
Fax: 219-362-1198

Area Agency on Aging

Area I Agency on Aging
Northwest Indiana Community Action Corp.
5518 Calumet Ave.
Hammond, IN 46320
Phone: 219-937-3500
Toll Free: 800-826-7871
Fax: 219-932-0560
Email: director@nwi-ca.org http://www.nwi-ca.org

Community Mental Health Center

Wabash Valley Hospital, Inc.
2900 N. River Rd.
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Phone: 765-463-2555
http://www.wvhmhc.org