Parents

Conceptually, the CDS Partnership is like a mall for families with children who have special needs. Just as you go to a shopping mall to conveniently shop at multiple places for various products in a single location, families can easily access all that they need under one roof at the CDS facility. We bring six organizations together in one place to address developmental issues in collaboration. The agencies here offer a variety of services by working together to meet the needs of the families we serve. As with a mall, each “store” runs a little differently. Each agency at CDS has different referral criteria, processing, and payment requirements, just like each store in a mall has its own merchandise, prices, and check-out method. 
 

At CDS, what is different from a shopping mall is that our agencies work in partnership to find the best solution for children with special needs.

Professionals at CDS strive to collaborate and often cross-refer patients to multiple agencies within the CDS Partnership. We work hard to keep the lines of communication between and among the agencies open while also helping to reduce the amount of time the agencies must spend on activities not directly related to client care, such as reception, office management, and facility maintenance.  CDS also operates shared programs, such as Intake and Scheduling, Medical Records, and Spanish Translation. Our staff members are trained to help streamline the information gathering, scheduling, and medical records process so that families’ stress is kept at a minimum.
 

In a nutshell, CDS is not unique because we help children with special needs. We are unique because we are a partnership striving to address this community need. No other center like ours exists in the region, and even the nation, and today, CDS serves more than 6,000 children each year.