1982 - Families Together was founded by Chris Curry and the first Family Enrichment Weekend was held in Lawrence with a focus on bringing families together to share stories and gain support.
1983 - Family Enrichment Weekends continued and the era of garage sales, bingo, and bake sales began.
1984 - The first Family Enrichment Weekend was held in western Kansas.
1985 - The University of Kansas received an Innovative Projects grant which provided the opportunity to develop parent assistance services through Families Together.
1986 - Families Together received a three year grant from the Federal Department of Education to establish a Parent Training and Information (PTI) Center in Kansas. The center was located in Topeka.
1987 - Families Together was awarded a contract from the Department of SRS, Division of Mental Health and Retardation Services, to develop a respite care training curriculum with emphasis on families of children with emotional disturbance. Five Family Enrichment Weekends were held across the state.
1988 - A staff of four conducted EIGHT Family Enrichment Weekends across the state of Kansas!
1989 - Families Together received renewal of PTI grant for three additional years.
1990 - Initial steps were taken to establish what is now known as the Parent-to-Parent Program. Parents were asked to volunteer their names to be on a list to be contacted by other parents of children with similar disabilities. Other highlights of the year included a contract with KSDE to provide Education Advocate Workshops and the establishment of bilingual workshops.
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