| Featured Volunteer: Bill Parfitt |
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Volunteering is a family affair for Bill Parfitt, his wife and kids. After painting walls in a Group Home apartment and helping the client move last summer, his children came back to help host a Group Home Holiday Party in January. |
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| Goodbye Mother's Sharing |
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After more than 40 years, our Mother's Sharing group for mothers of children with special needs suspended its meetings due to poor attendance. "Thank you to all of the mothers who attended for providing support and companionship, and for sharing your stories!" | |
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St. David's Center E-Newsletter
Winter 2010 |
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21 Years and Still Not Dunn  Lorraine Dunn anxiously waits for Friday afternoons. Not because it's the end of a standard work week, but because her respite foster care children will be coming for the weekend. MORE... |
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New Preschool Day Treatment Leveraging decades of mental health expertise, St. David's Center for Child & Family Development opened the first Preschool Day Treatment program in the West metro on January 5. For children ages 3.5 years to kindergarten with significant mental health diagnoses, the new program aims to repair the impact of trauma and other developmental issues so children can re-enter school ready to learn and form relationships. MORE... |
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Thank You, Tim!  St. David's Center bid farewell to Executive Director Tim Plant on December 3 as he transitions toward retirement. Managing Director of Programs Julie Sjordal is serving as acting executive director and the Board is working with Julie to evaluate the organization's long term executive leadership needs. MORE... |
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STEP for a Healthy Family As a parent, you want a calm, happy family environment. You want your children to grow into responsible adults capable of leading meaningful, healthy lives. Early Childhood Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) is a program that provides millions of parents with information and practical skills to help children from the start and is now being offered at St. David's Center. MORE... |
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My Life Makeover  My Life, our social networking site for children and young adults with special needs, has been updated and now features blog-style entries with opportunities to post pictures and comments. Funded by a grant from the Best Buy Children's Foundation, the project provides a more secure option for children with disabilities involved with St. David's Center to increase their communication skills and self-esteem while decreasing the social isolation they often feel. MORE... |
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2010 Gala: Make Them Shine  Within every child is a spark; light the way; make them shine by attending our 2010 St. David's Center Gala with honorary co-chairs John and Candace Randle. The event will be held on March 6 at the Sofitel in Bloomington and raises money to support the more than 2,500 children and families we serve each year. MORE... |
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Grant Tracker
St. David's Center is pleased to announce 10 significant grants:
We'd also like to thank Your Arts Desire for its generous donation as a result of designating us its 2009 Framing a Response Fund beneficiary. | |
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