Mission: Our group is a Social Network for the Special Needs Community and their Parents/Guardians coming together to Make a Difference in Our Children's Lives
Results: We started with 12 members in September 2011.Now in 2014 we have 250 members and growing. Before you commit, we would like for you to get to know us a little better. Circle of Special Friends is a Tax-Exempt 501(c)(3) New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation. We specialize in social networking for the special needs community and providing a support network for their parents/guardians. We create social events designed to build the special needs child’s self-esteem while teaching them real life, hands-on experiences. At each event, the kids have to do one “real world” experience. For example, at our inaugural Dinner Dance last year, each person had to wear a wristband. That may not seem like much, but many individuals with special needs have tactile sensitivities. The wristband helped them get used to having something placed on their wrist so that if they attend another event, or have to be in a hospital setting, that child’s anxiety about that wristband will be lessened because they have experienced it in a positive setting. ~~~ Together We Can Make a World of Difference for the Special Needs Community ~~~
Target demographics: Special Needs Children
Direct beneficiaries per year: 125 Special Needs Children
Geographic areas served: Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Programs: Arts & Crafts, Monthly Birthday Events, Dances with a Theme, Movie & a Dinner, Broadway Shows, Baseball Games, Beach Parties, Miniature Golf, etc
This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.
Results: We started with 12 members in September 2011.Now in 2014 we have 250 members and growing. Before you commit, we would like for you to get to know us a little better. Circle of Special Friends is a Tax-Exempt 501(c)(3) New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation. We specialize in social networking for the special needs community and providing a support network for their parents/guardians. We create social events designed to build the special needs child’s self-esteem while teaching them real life, hands-on experiences. At each event, the kids have to do one “real world” experience. For example, at our inaugural Dinner Dance last year, each person had to wear a wristband. That may not seem like much, but many individuals with special needs have tactile sensitivities. The wristband helped them get used to having something placed on their wrist so that if they attend another event, or have to be in a hospital setting, that child’s anxiety about that wristband will be lessened because they have experienced it in a positive setting. ~~~ Together We Can Make a World of Difference for the Special Needs Community ~~~
Target demographics: Special Needs Children
Direct beneficiaries per year: 125 Special Needs Children
Geographic areas served: Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Programs: Arts & Crafts, Monthly Birthday Events, Dances with a Theme, Movie & a Dinner, Broadway Shows, Baseball Games, Beach Parties, Miniature Golf, etc
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This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.
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