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As payor of last resort, NBRC partners and collaborates with community agencies to coordinate services that address support needs as these relate to individuals’ developmental disabilities. Click on the community resource links listed to the right to access state and federal, county, or community service agencies.

NBRC also supports individuals and families in getting important education and training, and accessing community events and recreational activities. Below you will find links to community events, webinars, conferences and trainings that may be of interest.

• Matrix Parent Support Groups: Support groups are opportunities to share experiences and network around common needs. All Matrix groups are led by Parent Advisors or other parents. Find out more here.
• Common Ground Society, a local Sonoma County non-profit, helps families within the special needs community find meaningful connections and access resources. Find out more here.

NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness – https://namisonomacounty.org/ or call 866-960-6264

North Bay Suicide Prevention Hotline (24/7) – suicidepreventionlifeline.org or call 855-587-6373

• Free Professional Counseling/Servicios Gratis  with USC Telehealth:
• USCTH_Special Needs Support 
• USCTH_Special Needs Support_Espanol

• How the Affordable Care Act Helps People with Disabilities- a letter from the ARC

• Napa County Special Olympics: check out the calendar of games and activities for Special Olympics here including basketball, track, softball, bowling and many more sporting events.

• Conservator Resources:
  • CONSERVATORSHIP BOOKLET FOR FAMILIES 
  • Conservatorship-Espanol

Please note that these links are for information purposes only; NBRC does not sponsor, endorse nor promote these entities/agencies.

An Early Intervention Service Coordinator assesses for developmental delays.

The Early Start Program is California’s response to federal legislation ensuring that early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families are provided in a coordinated, family-centered manner. The Early Start Program is a multi-agency effort managed jointly by the Department of Developmental Services and the California Department of Education that encourages partnerships between families and professionals, family support, and coordination of services. The statewide program is available throughout California, and can be accessed through Regional Centers for developmental disabilities, County Offices of Education or local school districts, health or social service agencies, and family resource centers/networks in your community.

Eligible children include those infants or toddlers (birth through 36 months) who:

• have a significant delay in at least one area of development,
• have an established risk condition with a known probability of causing a disability or delay, or
• have severe vision, hearing, or orthopedic (“solely low incidence”) conditions,
• are at “high risk” of experiencing developmental delays or disabilities due to a combination of biomedical risk factors.

Change in Early Start Eligibility 12-22-14

Change in Early Start Eligibility 07-27-2022

Early intervention services under the Early Start Program are provided by public and private programs that focus on the health and well-being of young children ages birth-3 years old. A child’s development is assessed in each of these five areas:

• ability to move, see, and hear (physical)
• ability to think and learn (cognitive)
• ability to understand, talk, express self (language and speech)
• ability to relate to others (social and emotional)
• ability to eat, dress and to care for or help self (adaptive)

Early intervention services and support are planned and delivered through a partnership between families and professionals, with NBRC Early Intervention Service Coordinators coordinating community services based on the child’s needs and the preferences of each family utilizing an Individual Family Service Plan.

Early Start services are designed to meet the needs of each infant/toddler and the needs of the family and are provided in “natural environments”, i.e., home and community settings in which children without disabilities participate. Evaluations, assessments, and most services are provided at no cost to the family although private insurance, when available, must be used for medical services/therapies.

The children served by Early Start move to a different system at age 3: to special education preschool programs and Lanterman regional center services if eligible, or they graduate out of specialized services. The Early Start and special education systems work together to ensure a smooth transition for the child and family.

An important part of Early Start is the network of family resource centers/networks (FRC/Ns) which support the emotional and informational needs of families by providing parent-to-parent contact, information about disabilities and early intervention, and assistance in accessing services. Phone contact, home or hospital visits, and support groups are all ways in which families might connect with experienced, knowledgeable parent “peers” through their local Family Resource Center/N.

Early Intervention-Brochure-English

Early Intervention-Brochure-Spanish

Early Start Information Packet

Department of Developmental Services Early Start Information Packet (Available in a variety of languages)

If you believe your child may qualify for Early Intervention, please contact NBRC using the following phone numbers or completing the form below.

• Napa/Solano Counties (800) 646-3268
• Sonoma County (707) 755-5113

Napa/Solano Early Start Referral Form

For more information, view the short movie about early intervention at NBRC’s YouTube Channel here.

What services does NBRC provide?

Community-Based Organization: North Bay Regional Center Presentation

For further access, the above presentation is also available via this clickable link.

Department of Developmental Services – (Partial) List of Regional Center Services and Description
Posting the above link fulfills requirements found in Assembly Bill 959.  The list was developed with input from regional center staff, the Association of Regional Center Agencies and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities.  The list includes services commonly purchased by regional centers and descriptions for each service; however, the list is not fully inclusive of all regional center services and supports. The Department of Developmental Services will also translate and post the list in 10 additional languages.  The list can be found on the DDS website.

North Bay Regional Center is committed to providing the highest quality of services to our clients. These services are individualized and must be related to the client’s disability. Services available may include:

• Diagnosis and evaluation
• Individual Program Planning
• Prevention services
• Crisis intervention
• Family support services, as determined on a case-by-case basis
• Advocacy
• Consultation with other agencies
• Program evaluation
• Community education
• Community resource development
• Coordination of services with community providers such as school, health, welfare and recreation resources
• Transition planning

Regional centers do not provide direct services, but instead contract with NBRC Service Providers, or Vendors, for direct services. Upon meeting with individuals’ support teams, NBRC Service Coordinators assess for support needs that enable individuals to live as independently as possible through the Individual Program Plan (IPP) process.

 Self Determination

California is taking the necessary steps to launch the Self-Determination Program (SDP). Giving clients and families more freedom, control, and responsibility in choosing services and supports, NBRC and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities regional office are working together to get information on SDP out to our community. For more information and/or to join the stakeholder group, click on the flyers below and read more about Self-Determination here.   Check out the video about Self Determination here. You may also view NBRC’s Self Determination page here for meeting dates and more information.

SD in Plain Language

Self-Determination Program (En Espanol)

Self-DeterminationEnrollment: instructions regarding enrollment in the Self-Determination Program and how participants will be selected.

For further information regarding client services, please see specific service descriptions on this website and consult with your NBRC Service Coordinator or sent inquires to: SDP@nbrc.net