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Services

Every engagement starts with a conversation about your child and what you're facing. Here's what working with Nikki can include, and, just as important, what each service is and isn't.

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Parent Advocacy
Advocacy and guidance for families navigating educational, behavioral, disability-related, and mental health concerns. Angie Cares works alongside families to ensure they feel empowered, informed, and supported throughout the process.
  • Understanding how school processes and supports generally work
  • Preparing for meetings with schools and service providers
  • Identifying available supports and communicating effectively
  • Making informed decisions regarding your child’s needs

This service provides general information and advocacy support. It is not legal advice, legal representation, therapy, counseling, or medical services.

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Special Education Support
Help understanding special education processes, evaluations, eligibility requirements, accommodations, modifications, and service options. Support is available before, during, and after the special education process so families can navigate decisions and advocate effectively.
  • Plain-language explanations of the evaluation process
  • Understanding eligibility, accommodations, and modifications
  • Preparation for ARD and eligibility meetings
  • Support before, during, and after the process

This service offers general informational guidance about how the special education process typically works. It is not legal advice or legal representation, and it is not therapy, counseling, or medical services. For questions about your specific legal rights, consult a licensed attorney.

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IEP & 504 Guidance
Guidance related to Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and Section 504 Plans: reviewing documentation, preparing for meetings, understanding educational terminology, and identifying questions and concerns to address with school teams.
  • Walking through your child’s plan together, section by section
  • Translating education jargon into plain language
  • Discussing available accommodations and supports
  • Preparing questions and concerns for your school team

This service helps you understand documents and prepare for meetings. It is general information, not legal advice or legal representation, and no specific outcome can be promised. It is not therapy, counseling, or medical services.

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Educational Services Navigation
Families often encounter multiple educational programs, interventions, and support systems. Angie Cares helps families understand available services, identify appropriate resources, navigate school processes, and connect with educational supports that align with their child’s individual needs.
  • Understanding the programs and interventions your school offers
  • Identifying appropriate resources for your child’s needs
  • Navigating school processes step by step
  • Connecting with educational supports in your community

This service provides general information and advocacy support. It is not legal advice, legal representation, therapy, counseling, or medical services.

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Behavioral Support Guidance
Help for families seeking to better understand behavioral concerns and available support options: behavior intervention plans, school-based supports, community resources, communication strategies, and approaches that promote positive outcomes for children and families.
  • Understanding behavior intervention plans and school-based supports
  • Preparing for behavior-related school meetings
  • Communication strategies that promote positive outcomes
  • Connecting with community resources

This service is advocacy and resource navigation. It is not behavioral therapy, counseling, a clinical assessment, or medical services, and it is not legal advice or legal representation. Clinical needs should be directed to licensed professionals.

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Mental Health Advocacy & Resources
Information, support, and resource referrals related to mental health concerns affecting children and families, focused on increasing awareness, reducing stigma, connecting families to community resources, and helping parents understand available support options.
  • A listening ear from someone who has walked a similar road
  • Help finding licensed mental health professionals
  • Awareness resources for your family, church, or community
  • Support preparing to talk with schools about emotional well-being

This service is awareness, stigma reduction, and resource navigation grounded in lived experience. It is not legal advice or legal representation, and it is not therapy, counseling, or medical services. Nikki does not assess, diagnose, treat, or recommend treatment for any mental health condition. Please direct clinical needs to licensed professionals.

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Family Consultation Services
Personalized consultations to discuss concerns, explore available options, develop advocacy plans, review documentation, or identify next steps, with practical guidance, resources, and support tailored to the unique needs of each family.
  • Discussing your concerns and goals one-on-one
  • Reviewing documentation together
  • Developing a practical advocacy plan
  • Identifying clear next steps for your family

This service provides general information and advocacy support. It is not legal advice, legal representation, therapy, counseling, or medical services.

Angie Cares Parent Advocacy provides general informational guidance and advocacy support. It does not provide legal advice, legal representation, therapy, counseling, medical services, or tutoring. Angie Cares is not a covered entity under HIPAA.

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