Entries by Meghan or Rebecca

Feb. 26th Resource Fair Info.

Format – The fair is an open house format from 5:00 – 8:00 PM. There are no formal presentations. Most vendors stand or sit at their table during this time and chat with families who stop by their table. Arrival Time – Vendors may arrive as early as 4:00 PM to set up your table and mingle with other vendors. The […]

Challenger Family Picnic

Challenger Family Picnic Saturday, May 5 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Fred and Shirley Pryor YMCA Challenger Sports Complex   Participants, volunteers and donors are all invited to Challenger’s community picnic. Hotdogs, drinks and a healthy side will be served or bring your own picnic basket. Enjoy a family stroll on the trail, bocce, kickball, playgrounds, music and more! 

YMCA Challenger Program

The YMCA Challenger program does much more than give kids of all abilities the opportunity to play sports, learn to swim and try something new. It’s about being active, being part of a team, learning new skills, and perhaps most of all, making friends. We hope you will join us for soccer, baseball and our inclusive events this spring […]

Come SOAR With Us

I am excited to introduce you to a great new company that may be of great service to your family, Emma’s Place for Exceptional Children! Emma’s Place for Exceptional Children provides therapeutic childcare services for students K-12 anywhere in the KC Metro area. They will be opening very soon, please see the attached enrollment and informational flyer for details about […]

Autism Society-Autism Across the LifeSpan

Registration is now open for Beyond the Diagnosis:  Autism Across the Life Span, April 20th, 2018, at KU Edwards Campus. For more information  CLICK HERE Keynote Speakers:  John Constantino, MD – Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Susan E. Levy – Director of the Autism Integrated Care Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Over 20 additional break-out […]

KC Rep Theater

We’re writing to invite you to KCRep’s newly-added Sensory-friendly performance of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 7PM.  Sensory-friendly performances are designed to create a theatrical experience welcoming to all individuals with autism or with other special needs that create sensory sensitivities, and the people who love them. […]

SOAR Events

Good afternoon! We have a lot of very important news to share with you from SOAR! First, we are excited to welcome to the SOAR Team Laura Zatorski! Laura is our new SOAR R&R Director and will be doing this as a part time volunteer. We are thankful that God has brought her to us! She […]