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New Stories - Summer 2008

Artist Makes Nursing Home Look Like Home

Nursing homes can seem sterile places. An artist at a pediatric nursing home in Massachusetts is making one facility a bit more homey. more >>

Grant Expands Family Circle Services

Family Circle’s Sunday Respite Program added an Adaptive Aquatics instructor and more extensive Music Therapy and Art Therapy in June, thanks to a grant from the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation. more >>

Teens Befriend Socially Isolated Children

Friendship Circle celebrates friendship and makes it happen for Central Massachusetts children and families who are socially isolated because of physical, emotional or behavioral disabilities.more >>

Long Term Care for Children

Pediatric long term care is different from geriatric care.
Both may require complex medical care, but many children in nursing homes require extensive support from the very beginning of their lives.more >>

Family Circle Respite Programs Expand
Sundays are more fun for young people with disabilities now that Family Circle has extended respite activities for an additional 30 weeks. more >>

Families Praise Respite Program
Two parents share their feelings about Family Circle's Sunday respite programs. more >>

An All-American Team
When Carole-Ann Baer saw a TV program about a Virginia baseball team for kids with disabilities, she realized some youngsters were missing out on the team experience. more >>

Teen Donates Hundreds of Books
Even before Leanne F stood before the congregation to read Hebrew from the sacred Torah at Temple Chayai Shalom, she was a model of responsibility. more>>

Thanks to Your Support
Ten year old Ryan R. is able to keep a very busy schedule, thanks to your support of the Help A Little One Foundation. more >>

A Dream Come True
When Michael S. said he wanted to ride a bicycle, it broke his parents hearts. more >>

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