🌼 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. Upload your child's plan and Mari explains it the way a trusted friend would: what's happening, why, who is responsible, and what you can do next.
Walk in knowing. You've always had the power. 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. That is the whole point of Marigold.
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.
A directory that actually helps
Therapies, programs, and organizations matched to your child's goals, from speech and OT to horse ranches and adaptive sports.
Growing together
The organizations standing beside Marigold families, whose support keeps Forever Forward's community programs free.
Golden Hour Equine Center
Therapeutic horseback riding and equine-assisted learning for children with motor, sensory, and social goals.
Bright Steps Speech Collective
Pediatric speech-language therapy with evening and weekend appointments, in clinic and via telehealth.
This spot is saved for you
Join as a partner and be the resource a family finds first.
Become a partnerOrganizations: grow with us 🌱
Join the Marigold directory and reach families searching for exactly what you offer. Partnerships renew annually, and every dollar funds Forever Forward's free community programs. Your listing plants something bigger.
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.