Special Needs After School Enrichment and Respite

One of our very special programs is called Saturday Night Chillin'.  This exceptional program offers tweens and teens with special needs a Saturday night out in the community with their peers once a month.  We meet here at the RJCC for pizza, pasta and fruit while we socialize and catch up about each other's...

This month's update will focus on how "homework help" is providing invaluable support to the Trailblazers at the Rosenthal JCC and their families. We will also share some highlights of the Rise Above theater program for children with special needs. Homework is a challenge for all families at the end of a long day. It is...

Our Trailblazers at the JCC have had a busy Fall.  We have all “gotten into the swing” of the program and enjoy the opportunity to come together after school in a small, warm, nurturing and individually focused environment.  Parents have been thrilled to have homework completed and to have their...

Trailblazers at the JCC   Locating appropriate after school options for children with special needs has always been a challenge.  Typical day care environments are very hectic and often unstructured.  Organized sports programs do not offer the high degree of support needed, nor do other classes typically...