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When your work and bills are piling up. When you’re worried about the safety of those in your care. When you have more chores to finish and errands to run than there is time in the day.
That’s when the SOAR365 Respite program is there for you, just like it has been for the family of Hakeem and Raheem, brothers with intellectual disabilities, over the last two years.
Samuel communicates differently. If you ask a question, he might answer by reciting memorized scenes from movies. Instead of having a conversation, he and his mom, Cynthia, take turns singing Do Re Mi. Both Samuel and his brother, Harper, have autism. Harper doesn’t communicate verbally, but he’s good at making himself understood.
Back-to-school season has many of us spending time looking for the right lunch box and backpack, or the right sneakers for the classroom and the playground. If your child has a developmental disability, this time of year may require special attention. Here are some tips to make this transition easier.
When case manager Laura Yackel began chairing SOAR365’s Wellness Committee, she knew just who should join—our participants! She quickly found enthusiastic recruits, like Java.
Today, the committee is close to its goal of including program participants from every SOAR365 location.
Dean Browell has played a central role in making SOAR365’s Next Generation Council what it is today. The 5th annual Leadership Workshop, to be held this September, marks a special milestone.
Troy Carter is hard-pressed to choose a favorite: Obi-Wan Kenobi or Yoda? Rock or hip-hop? Marvel or DC? Photography or videography?
Luckily, on the last count, he doesn’t have to choose. His new job at VCU’s Rehabilitation Research and Training Center allows him to apply his talents to both. How did Troy find such a great fit?
For the second year in a row, PARK365 has been voted Best Community Playground in Richmond Magazine’s Best & Worst Survey!
PARK365 has also previously been named a top playground in Central Virginia by Virginia Living Magazine. These awards exemplify SOAR365’s commitment to the community, our program participants and their families.
The annual Ladybug Fund Winetasting & Silent Auction is SOAR365’s largest fundraising event, and its success depends largely on volunteers like Val Pace, a member of the Silent Auction committee. Val was introduced to SOAR365 about 15 years ago by Kim Watson, SOAR365’s former VP of Community Engagement.
Participants of SOAR365’s Adult Day Support program at Staples Mill had the opportunity to hear from a special guest on the morning of July 23 as part of a recently launched Career Day initiative: Zuriel Smith, a former player in the National Football League (NFL).
A Richmond native and graduate of both Atlee High School and Hampton University, Zuriel was drafted in the 6th round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
Dr. Joe and April Niamtu donate generously to SOAR365, where their sons received pediatric therapy. When parents first learn their child has a disability, it can be a disorienting experience. “You don’t know what to do. You’re lost,” says Dr. Joe Niamtu. He and his wife, April, are parents to two sons with cerebral palsy: Joey and Evan. When...
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