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Summer Camp Application is Live!  

Summer Camp Application is Live!  

Summer Camp is our favorite time of year, so we are already dreaming up fun activities for our 2024 campers. The application to join us for one of the ten summer camp sessions is now live. Submit your application today!   At Camp Baker, kids and adults with disabilities get to enjoy all the traditional fun of summer camp. The 22 wooded acres are a...

Next Generation Council: Meet Our New Chair

Next Generation Council: Meet Our New Chair

As the new chair of the Next Generation Council, I’d like to introduce myself: Hi, I’m Kellie Mattingly. The new year is upon us, and we’re ready for it! I’d like to thank former NGC Chair Laura Faison, for her amazing leadership over her two-year term. She brought fantastic energy to our group and has set us up to provide strong SOAR365 support through...

John McCarroll Defines Happiness With the SOAR365 Reading Group

John McCarroll Defines Happiness With the SOAR365 Reading Group

When John McCarroll began volunteering 20 years ago with Literacy Volunteers of America, he helped immigrants learn English so they could study for – and pass – the U.S. Citizenship Test.  His students came from many countries including Ethiopia, Eritrea, Venezuela, Peru and Russia. John continued this work after he retired from his sales career and...

The Update: December 2023

The Update: December 2023

Welcome to The Update, our quarterly e-newsletter that keeps you in the loop with everything SOAR365. Read stories about our amazing program participants, staff, donors, events, accomplishments, new offerings and more. Read The Update in Your Browser

The LEGO Group announces $1 million in grants to support children across greater Richmond region – including SOAR365 Pediatric Therapy

The LEGO Group announces $1 million in grants to support children across greater Richmond region – including SOAR365 Pediatric Therapy

On Thursday, November 30, the LEGO Group announced $1 million in grant funding to six local nonprofit organizations – including SOAR365 - that serve children and families across the Greater Richmond region. These awards are the result of a commitment made at the groundbreaking for the company's new state-of-the-art manufacturing site in...

Looking Forward to Ladybug: April 27

Looking Forward to Ladybug: April 27

Join us for wonderful evening at the Ladybug Fund Winetasting & Silent Auction. Everyone’s favorite event is set for Saturday, April 27, 2024. Enjoy your favorite varieties of wine from the world's best wine regions, including Tuscany, the Rhone Valley, Napa Valley, Washington State and Oregon. Bring your friends to listen to live jazz and learn more...

HOLIDAY TIPS FOR ADULTS & CHILDREN WITH DISABILTIES

HOLIDAY TIPS FOR ADULTS & CHILDREN WITH DISABILTIES

This time of year is filled with holiday cheer! As we celebrate, it’s important to keep our friends and family members with disabilities in mind. The holiday season brings lots of fun but may also offer certain challenges. As a community, we want to do our best to make sure everyone feels safe, comfortable and enjoys the festivities. For both children and...

Learning Through Play

Learning Through Play

SOAR365 Pediatric Therapy Serves a Critical Need in Our Community Bubbles, toys and crayons galore. Every day in homes across Central Virginia, SOAR365 pediatric therapists are hard at work. But at first glance, it might look like play! In fact, that’s how SOAR365 Clinical Lead and Speech-Language Pathologist, Stephanie Howley, became interested in the...

PARK365 News – Fall 2023 / Winter 2024

PARK365 News – Fall 2023 / Winter 2024

Welcome to PARK365 News, a seasonal (short) e-newsletter to keep you up-to-date on happenings in one of our favorite places in Richmond, PARK365.  Read the Fall/Winter PARK365 newsletter in your browser

Celebrating NDEAM at SOAR365

Celebrating NDEAM at SOAR365

Learn more about the benefits of hiring people with disabilities. Did you know? October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! At SOAR365, we know that employees with disabilities are dedicated and valuable members of the workforce. And more and more businesses are learning this, too. A 2018 report by Accenture found that businesses that...

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