Special Needs
The JCC
offers programming in the mainstream of the Jewish community for
individuals
with special needs. We encourage every interested person with a
disability to
participate in our programs.
The Special Needs Department is supported in part by a grant from the
Herman
and Rebecca Fineberg Fund for Exceptional People with additional
funding from
The Raymond and Elizabeth Bloch Educational and Charitable Foundation
and the
Robert Spiegel Memorial Endowment Fund. Additional support is provided
by the
Edna and Larry Abelson Fund for
Special Needs.
A social group for
young adults, ages 20 and up, with mild to moderate developmental
disabilities.
This group meets weekly for programming meetings overseen by a staff
advisor
and enjoy programs they have developed.
Centerfolk
A social and recreational group for teens to adults with
special needs.
Teaching and reinforcing appropriate social skills are strongly
integrated into
all programs. Age-appropriate programs are held at the JCC and other
venues.
Fee by activity. Please see our monthly flyer for dates and activities.
If you
would like to be added to our mailing list, please call ext. 852.
Violet
and Joseph Soffer Foundation and Family Special Olympics
Call Ellen McBride,
(412) 731-6185.
Individualized training for Special Olympics. Special Olympics is for
anyone
over age 8 with cognitive delays. Please call for start dates.
Basketball
Sundays
11:30 am-1 pm
No fee
Swimming
Tuesdays
5-6 pm
No fee
Personal Trainers
Call Laurie Wood, (412) 521-8011, ext. 260.
One-on-one fitness training is available for adults with special needs.
One-month, three-month and
12-month contracts are available.
Teen After-School Center
Teens ages 13-21 with special
needs can come to the JCC after school for a variety of activities
including
sports, cooking, community service and swimming. This includes focused
one-on-one attention to each participant’s growth and
development of life skills.
September-June
- $960/one day a week
- $1,600/two days a week
- $1,920/three days a week
- $2,300/four days a week
- $2,560/five days a week
For more information, please call Call Liza Edelstone Baron,
(412) 521-8011, ext. 241.
Other programs:
- Emma Kaufmann Camp Gesher Program for Teens with Special Needs.
For more information, contact: Adam Baron, (412) 521 - 8011 ext. 250 or abaron@jccpgh.org
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