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…
At Stellar Therapy Services we put the “FUN” in functional, offering individual therapy, groups, and summer camps! TennCare and most insurance plans accepted! Stellar Therapy is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We offer Therapy Staffing Services and School Medicaid Reimbursement nationwide; in the Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia areas we are the largest independent therapy employs. …
GLAD stands for Glenwood Learning Adventure Days. GLAD is a mentoring program ministry of New City that is designed to reach out to the children of the surrounding community. GLAD stands for “Glenwood Learning Adventure Days”. Academically GLAD focuses on math and reading. GLAD also shares the Gospel with the children involved in the program.…
LifeSpring is a community health ministry whose purpose is to demonstrate the love of Christ in word and
Southeastern Orthotics and Prosthetics provides a full and complete range of orthotic and prosthetic services.
Alstrom Syndrome is a very rare genetic disease that affects children by causing complete blindness, deafness, type 2 diabetes, dilated cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, COPD, kidney and liver failure. It is one of the most brutal diseases there is, as it touches every organ in the body. Most children are lost in their late teens…
SensaCalm SensaCalm specializes in the manufacturing and selling of high quality, therapeutic weighted blankets and other weighted items. Aside from weighted blankets, SensaCalm offers a large variety of
“The University of Iowa REACH Program is a two-year, transition certificate program for students with multiple intellectual, cognitive, and learning disabilities. UI REACH provides a campus experience to empower young adults to become independent, engaged members of the community. Courses, campus life, and career preparation assist students in reaching their full potential. UI REACH strives to maintain periodic contact…
On Thursday evening, January 27, 2017, LifeLine families came together at our northwest Georgia FamilyShare support group and discussed ways to facilitate our children’s emotional regulation at home and at school. Lisa Mattheiss shared ideas and resources that she and Michal Jones had collected in their years of working with families in Chattanooga and northwest…
Last week Sandra Peoples published an article on Key Ministry’s blog entitled “What Special Needs Families Wish Their Pastors Knew”. In that article, she shared five main points: We are lonely. We wish we could do more. We know you can’t control every church member’s reaction to our family, but you do set the…
