Monday, April 27, 2009

New families of children with disabilities center opens Thursday

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Staff Report
Published April 15, 2009

Family Connection will hold a grand opening of The Connection, South Carolina’s first full-service support center dedicated entirely to families raising children with special needs at 10:45 a.m. Thursday at 2712 Middleburg Drive.

More than $250,000 in in-kind contributions of materials and labor was given by local corporations, companies, community service groups and individuals to create the center.

The space was designed with families and children with disabilities in mind: Support groups, workshops and other parent gatherings can take place in a large meeting room; two rooms are specifically for children with disabilities and teens with disabilities; children can safely play in designated areas while parents meet for coffee, attend a workshop or visit a support group.

Family Connection has partnered with the University of South Carolina’s Center for Disability Resources, and the center’s entire library of more than 5,000 volumes will be available to parents.

Founded by parents and professionals in 1990, Family Connection is a statewide, nonprofit organization that helps thousands of children in South Carolina by providing parent-to-parent connections, linking families to community resources and sponsoring educational and support programs.

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