SPOTLIGHT ON LOCAL RESOURCES

New Resource for Pregnant Mothers

Diagnosis to Delivery: A Pregnant Mother's Guide to Down Syndrome. CLICK here for a FREE eBook.

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Dream Theatre

Dream Theatre, in Roseville, was formed to provide adult individuals with special needs a unique and meaningful dramatic arts program to educate them in the arts and to provide a venue in which they can take part in dramatic productions. It offers a dynamic and constantly evolving, person-centered, program where a person’s abilities are more important than their disabilities. It is their philosophy that students should be provided with a choice of learning experiences that engage their minds, hearts, and bodies. The arts help them to learn; they can enhance creativity, self discipline, team work, self esteem, and the skills and confidence necessary to meet the challenges encountered during their lives. Please CLICK here for more infmation.

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UC Davis Children's Hospital Pediatric Heart Center

Doctor Gary Raff at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital Pediatric Heart Center believes that "families with infants with complex congenital heart defects are under a lot of stress and pressure. It's better for infants and for families to have friends and loved ones close at hand during such a challenging time in their lives."

That's why the Pediatric Heart Center offers an integrated, interdisciplinary team of experts including pediatric cardiologists, pediatric nurses and specialists who are available to provide a comprehensive range of diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical procedures for infants, children and adolescents with congenital as well as acquired heart defects. They provide compassionate care throughout a child’s stay and ongoing support during recovery and rehabilitation.

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Music To Grow On is Now Offering Both Private and Group Sessions for All Ages

Music Therapy is the specialized use of music by a credentialed professional in order to achieve measurable, non-musical outcomes in communication, cognition and learning, psychosocial adjustments, motor and sensory processing. Board Certified Music Therapists use musical experiences tailored to each individual’s needs including singing, music and movement, instrument playing, and music listening to assist children in reaching their fullest potential.

Music To Grow On provides both group and individual music therapy to individuals of all ages. To visit their website click on the logo above. If you are interested in forming or joining a group, beginning individual therapy sessions, or would like more information, please contact Bessie Barth at (916) 383-6100 or bessie@musictogrowon.net.

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2-1-1 Sacramento

Putting you in touch with the services you need is what we do at 2-1-1 Sacramento. We can refer you to more than 2,400 community services in the Sacramento area, including:

• Employment and Training
• Housing Information
• Financial Assistance
• Children's Services
• Senior Services
• Food Programs
• Health Care Services
• And More!

Call 2-1-1 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Assistance is also available in other languages.
Can't dial 2-1-1? Call (916) 498-1000 or (800) 500-4931
Email: info@211sacramento.org  Website: 211 Sacramento.

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Take Me Home Safely

Across the Sacramento Valley, police agencies respond to caregivers of people with special needs that are missing, and to concerned citizens regarding someone they have found that needs assistance but can't identify themselves; communicate information about their needs; or who provides for their care. When police respond to these incidents, information is the critical element to provide for the safety of the person involved - information that is timely, accurate, searchable, and especially information that is accessible across the entire region.

Registering for the "Take Me Home Safely" Program
Registering for the Take Me Home Safely program requires submitting information and a photograph or picture file to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department through the ACRC or responsible caregiver. All information provided to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is provided voluntarily for law enforcement purposes, and the provider and subject waive any and all claims against the County of Sacramento arising out of the voluntary disclosure of said information. Timely accurate information is the responsibility of the reporting party. At minimum, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department recommends that the voluntarily provided information be reviewed/update annually or whenever there is an information change. Should the registered individual become lost, law enforcement will use the voluntarily provided information to reunite the registrant with their family or caregiver.

Click Here  to register of for more information.