🌼 Hi, I'm Mari. Bring me the IEP. I'll make it make sense.
Their plan.
Your language.
IEP meetings move fast, and nobody stops to translate. Marigold is your own space to understand your child's plan and follow it all year long. Upload it once and Mari walks you through it like a trusted friend would: what's happening, why, who is responsible, and what you can do next.
Walk in knowing. You've always been your child's greatest advocate. We just help you see it.
Sound familiar?
You left a meeting unsure what was actually decided for your child.
You heard “goals,” “services,” and “placement” and just nodded along.
You wonder who is supposed to be doing what, and by when.
You wanted to speak up but didn't want to seem difficult.
It felt like everyone in the room understood the plan except you.
You googled an acronym in the parking lot after the meeting.
You deserve to understand your child's plan as well as anyone at that table. Teachers and case managers care, and their days are stretched thin. So this is yours: a place to see the plan for yourself, keep track of how it's really going, and walk into every meeting ready. Not to replace your child's team, but to stand right beside them.
Plant it, understand it, watch it grow
Three steps. No special-education degree required.
Plant the IEP
Upload the PDF your school gave you. Mari reads it once, privately, in your own secure account. Takes about two minutes.
See it clearly
Every goal, service, and evaluation in plain words. Who is responsible, what it means for your child, and the smart questions to ask.
Grow with it
Keep a Care Journal, track each goal, and get a monthly snapshot with exactly what to bring to your next meeting and who to tell.
Everything your family needs, in one place
The plan, decoded
Goals, services, findings, and key dates in plain words. Tap any term for a simple explanation. See what “300 hours of service” actually looks like, and how to check it's happening.
Ask Mari anything
“Who does speech therapy? When does it start?” Mari answers only from your documents and shows you the exact wording it's quoting. No guessing, ever.
Your Care Journal
Log wins, worries, and meeting notes in one safe place. Every goal gets its own tracker with what to watch for at home.
Monthly Progress Snapshot
Mari turns your notes into a gentle recap, plus concrete things to bring to school and exactly who on the team to tell.
The Parent Playbook
Real-world wisdom from teachers, advocates, and therapists. What to do, what to watch for, and what to say at every step.
Real help, matched to each goal
Marigold reads every goal and lines up the therapists, programs, and organizations that truly fit it, near you, in your budget, and covered by your insurance. You ask for help right from the goal and follow every step.
An advocate in your corner
When what's written on paper isn't matching the help your child actually gets, we connect you with an IEP advocate in your area who knows the system and stands right beside you.
Ready for every meeting
Add your next IEP meeting and Marigold helps you prepare as the day nears: the questions to ask, what to bring, and a nudge to get the agenda from the school ahead of time.
The plan is just the start
We help with the rest, too.
Understanding the IEP is step one. Then the real question is simple: who actually helps my child reach these goals? Marigold answers it, goal by goal. We match your child to the therapists, programs, and organizations that fit each goal, close to home, in your budget, and covered by your insurance, and you ask for help right from the goal and track every step in one place.
And some seasons are just hard. When the plan on paper isn't matching the help your child gets, you shouldn't have to push for it alone. Marigold connects you with an IEP advocate in your area, someone who knows the system and stands right beside you. You never carry this by yourself.
Growing together
A few of the organizations and advocates we match families to, standing with them across our communities.
Data Driven Educators
Personalized, data-driven instruction and in-home ABA therapy for children with special learning needs like autism. Their team uses data to customize teaching, track progress, and nurture each child's growth, from behavior support to homework help and self-help skills.
Special Needs Network
A powerhouse nonprofit built to serve Black and underserved families raising children with autism and developmental disabilities. Special Needs Network wraps families in real support: in-home and center-based ABA, speech and occupational therapy, parent advocacy and mentorship, inclusive summer camps, and college-readiness programs, all delivered with cultural understanding and heart.
Tiny Sprouts Therapy
A warm, neurodiversity-affirming speech practice for autistic and neurodivergent kids. Tiny Sprouts specializes in helping children who are nonspeaking or minimally speaking find their voice, through AAC, gestalt language learning, social communication, and hands-on parent coaching.
Little Voices Speech and Language Therapy
A caring, family-run Long Beach clinic focused on early intervention, autism, and developmental communication. What sets Little Voices apart is real access: therapy in Spanish and Vietnamese, plus Saturday appointments for families who can't step away during the week.
ARISE Adaptive Program (City of Long Beach)
The City of Long Beach's adaptive recreation program, designed from the ground up for kids and teens with disabilities. At Stearns Champions Park, participants build fitness, confidence, and friendships through adaptive sports, arts and crafts, and social activities in a welcoming, low-cost environment.
Angel City Sports
A beloved Los Angeles nonprofit offering completely free, year-round adaptive sports for kids with physical disabilities or visual impairments. Angel City doesn't just coach, it removes barriers, with a free equipment loaner program so cost and gear never stand between a child and the joy of sport.
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Why a marigold?
Gardeners plant marigolds beside young plants to protect them while they grow. That is exactly the job here: something strong and bright planted next to your child. Marigold is grown by Forever Forward, a tech-first nonprofit that believes technology is freedom for underserved communities.