This workshop focuses on passing the roll of supporting, advocating and caring for your relative with a disability from the parents’ generation to siblings and others. After attending this workshop, current and future care giving generations will be better prepared for their future role. Parents or primary caregivers will also have clarity on the next [...]
Think about it. Do you help in your child’s classroom or therapists office? Do you coach one of their teams, bring food for halftime or after the game, keep time or keep score? Have you organized a group of parents? Have you spoken to a group about your experience as the parent of a child [...]
If you haven't heard of it you might want to check out the Seattle Children's PlayGarden. Founded on the core principles of Adventure Play, Garden to Table and Full Inclusion the PlayGarden was designed to be a safe, supportive, accessible and innovative place for children of all abilities to play. https://www.childrensplaygarden.org/
The Special Olympics USA Games will be held in Seattle in 2018 and they need volunteers. Find out more information at: https://www.specialolympicsusagames.org/volunteer/
One area that I'm particularly interested in is increasing access to the cultural activities for individuals with special health care needs and their families. With that in mind I've begun working with the City of Seattle office of Arts and Culture and with the King County equivalent, 4Culture to learn what the real and perceived [...]
SAVE the DATE! Today the reservation was made for the WA State Fathers Network 34th annual Father's Day weekend campout in Anacortes. More information will be posted here as the date approaches. To be sent an email with the information sign up for the Network mailing list at https://fathersnetwork.org/join-our-mailing-list/
For over 25 years the WA State Fathers Network has celebrated the start of the school year with a family pancake breakfast. Last Saturday families gathered to enjoy a great breakfast, catch up with old friends and make new ones.
If you're close enough to make it to Bellevue, we'd love to have you join us for our All Family New School Year Kickoff Breakfast. But, the date, September 10th, is coming up quickly and we need to know how much food to prepare. So, an RSVP by the 7th would be appreciated. Please see [...]