For 15 years LifeLine has advocated for systems change on behalf of thousands of Hamilton County students with special needs. With the formation of the Chattanooga Inclusive Ed Working Group a couple of years ago, we joined many others in documenting the needs of the county and offering solutions to meet those needs. On Thursday evening,…
Looper Speech & Hearing Center is a nonprofit organization governed by a local voluntary Board of Directors dedicated to meeting the speech, language and hearing needs of our area’s children and adults. They offer evaluation, therapy, counseling, and consultation services for the following: Speech Issues: articulation, voice disorders, stuttering, aphasia, laryngectomy, tongue-thrust, swallowing issues, dysarthria,…
Reaching Families with Special Needs. LifeLine will be presenting a complete series of workshops over the next year that will equip you to advocate for your child. These training opportunities will help you better understand special education proceedings and other service delivery systems. Parent Mentor Certification consists of a minimum number of hours of training…
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work…
Applicants will buy their homes from Habitat for Humanity. They must have the ability to a 30 year, 0% interest rate mortgage. The mortgage payment includes principal, property taxes and homeowner’s insurance. The requirements are: read more…
CARTA Brings Care-A-Van Service to East Ridge Citizens Starting September 1, CARTA will bring their Care-A-Van service to East Ridge for qualifying seniors age 65 and older and disabled citizens. This curb-to-curb service will take citizens to anywhere in East Ridge and the Chattanooga City Limits. An application must be filled out and submitted to…
Senior Zone is a program designed to enrich the lives of adults age 50 and over through activities and social interaction, as well as educational opportunities in the areas of health, nutrition, fitness and other topics geared toward senior adults. There is an annual membership. At NGHCC we believe there is a formula for “aging” well. …
VR operates five integrated and interdependent statutory programs that share a primary goal–to help people with disabilities to become fully productive members of society by achieving independence and meaningful employment. If eligible, VR could work for you–discuss the imact of your disability on your ability to work, develop a work plan, outlining responsibilities and services…
Enriching the Lives of Individuals with disabilities through dance. SA is designed to serve non-typical students, all of our students have some sort of disability. Read more…
Buddy Break is a FREE Parent’s Day Out program designed to give caregivers of kids with special needs (VIP kids) a break from their ongoing care-giving responsibilities. For 3 hours once a month, caregivers can leave their VIP kids, generally ages 2-16, and their siblings with trained and screened volunteer “Buddies” to play games, see…
