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Congratulations on your student’s grade promotions, school promotions and graduations! We know all the hard work that our students and their families put in throughout the school year. Give yourselves a pat on the back, a round of applause, and high five each other on a job well done! 🎉👏🙌👍🎓

Registration is open for Shared Adventures Day at the Beach event on July 11th in Santa Cruz! Day on the Beach is an amazing annual event for people with special needs — more than 300 people with special needs, 400+ family members and friends, and over 250 enthusiastic volunteers team up to share a full day of adaptive sports—kayaking, outrigger canoeing, SCUBA diving, beach wheelchair rides—and life-changing memories. Registration fills up quickly, so sign up now!

For more information, visit https://sharedadventures.org/our-adventures/day-on-the-beach/

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Graduation season is here! It’s an exciting time of year with lots of celebrating. Like with other big events and occasions, attending a graduation may pose some challenges for kids with special needs or sensory issues. Big crowds, noise, lengthy ceremonies and a change from normal schedules and routines are just a few things that can make graduations a bit tricky for special needs families. Check out these tips to help you prepare for attending a graduation and manage the big day.

Tips For Attending a Graduation With a Special Needs Child Attending a graduation with a special needs child presents many challenges for parents. Here are a few tips to make it a fun celebration for everyone.

Sharing our voices at the State Capitol to stand up for the rights of our disabled communities.

This school year is winding down! Check out these end-of-year IEP tips.

School’s almost out — 5 IEP to-dos you don’t want to miss - Undivided Before we fully slip into summer mode with the kiddos, we’re tackling 5 big must-dos before the end of school for kids with IEPs.

Only 3 weeks left of school! If you’re looking for summer camp options for your child, check out this list of camps for kids with special needs in the Bay Area.

10 Best Summer Camps in San Francisco for Kids with Autism Here are the 10 best summer camps in San Francisco for kids on the autism spectrum!

Thank you to First 5 Napa County! Families across the county got new car seats and were installed by our local CHP! Great work team!

🥳 Our Early Childhood Services Manager Marlene San Nicolas was on hand for the ribbon-cutting at the redesigned Fuller Park 🌲🌳🏃🏽‍♀️
👉 On Jefferson Street downtown, it gets lots of kid traffic all year long, including hosting camps in the summer, so we were excited to see it open again! 💜 The new play area has some accessible and inclusive elements suggested by the community and we can’t wait to hear how your kiddos are using the new space—let us know in the comments 😃

🥳 Nuestra Gerente de Servicios para la Primera Infancia, Marlene San Nicolas, estuvo presente en el corte de cinta del rediseñado Fuller Park 🌲🌳🏃🏽‍♀️
👉 Ubicado en la calle Jefferson, en el centro de la ciudad, este parque recibe una gran afluencia de niños durante todo el año —incluyendo la organización de campamentos en verano— ¡por lo que nos entusiasmó mucho verlo reabrir sus puertas! 💜 La nueva zona de juegos cuenta con elementos accesibles e inclusivos sugeridos por la comunidad, y estamos deseando saber cómo disfrutan sus pequeños de este nuevo espacio. ¡Cuéntennos en los comentarios! 😃

⭐️ Thank you to The Gasser Foundation for being part of our High Hopes 20th Anniversary Gala! We’re grateful for their commitment to the wellbeing of Napa County and their support for brighter futures for all Napa County kids 💜