Contacts for Special Needs

Special Needs Director
Jessica Tischler
703.537.3031
JessicaT@jccnv.org

Resource Specialist
Melissa Hochberg
703.537.3040
MelissaH@jccnv.org

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The Center’s program is committed to helping the community through activities designed to develop physical and social skills for individuals with special needs. The program features small participant-staff ratios and offerings such as adaptive aquatics, social groups, family events and recreational social skills classes.

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Wish List

The items on the list below have been identified by the Special Needs Department as tools that the staff can utilize to introduce new and exciting programming to children of all ages, as well as give new life to existing programs.

We hope that you’ll consider donating one or more items on the list so that the JCCNV Special Needs Program will be able to continue to provide quality programming to children, teenagers and young adults with special needs.

For your convenience, we have provided links to the retailer's websites in case you'd like to make the purchase directly. Otherwise, you may also go to the online donations area of our site to make a donation (you may specify if it's for a particular item, or discretionary. Please note that it is for the Special Needs Program).

Your donation to the JCCNV Special Needs Department can help individuals and/or the entire program. You may specify how you’d like the funds designated and suggested allocations are below.

$20 will purchase social skills cards and games for the social skills classes
$50 will purchase additional supplies for the Special Needs Department
$50 will cover snacks for the weekly social skills classes
$100 will feed a Social Club group at a monthly get together
$125 will cover a special activity at a Social Club monthly get together, such as painting pottery, tie-dye, guest speakers, bowling, etc.
$200 will provide a scholarship for the Going Places! Teens social club for teens with Asperger’s Syndrome and similar disorders
$200 will provide a scholarship for the Going Places! Adults social club for adults (30+ years old) with Asperger’s Syndrome and similar disorders
$225 will cover the cost of the DJ for our Going Places! Young Adults social club annual dance
$235 will provide a scholarship for the Going Places! Young Adult (18-29 years old) social club for young adults with Asperger’s Syndrome and similar disorders
$275  will cover the entrance fees to a specialty museum for a social club outing
$325  will cover the cost of a shadow for a special needs child to participate in the BASE school-age program for one month
$500 will cover the cost of transportation to go apple picking in the Shenandoah Valley (a social club event)
$650 will cover the cost of a shadow for a special needs child to participate in one session of the JCCNV’s summer camp
$1,200 will cover a scholarship for one child to attend one session of JCCNV’s Camp Shalom for children with Asperger’s Syndrome and related disorders

See below for specific items requested by the Special Needs Department. All donations are welcome. Thanks so much for your support.

Wish List Items

Retailer/Cost

  • Lego's® (large set)
  • Social Skills Therapeutic Games
  • Social skills games resource books
  • Therapeutic swing
  • Tent
  • Relaxation CDs
  • Water/sand table
  • Board games
    Pictionary, Taboo, Parcheesi,
    Jenga, Apples to Apples

Miscellaneous
Flag House/
Flag House/
Flag House/
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous

Flag House Special Populations Catalogue
  • Thera-Band SDS Exercise Balls
  • Squeeze Balls
  • Sand/Water Table
  • Animal Hand Puppets
  • Mini Trampoline
  • Floor Skeeball
  • Scooter
  • Sensory Play Set
  • Animal Massagers
  • Bean Bag Chair

$22.95 to $32.95

$4.95 to $5.95
$2,995.00
$39.95
$214.00
$149.00
$16.95 to $145.00
$57.95 to $124.95

$44.00 to $73.95
Camp Shalom (Special Needs Camp) Wish List:
Clear “I see you!” Tunnel
Lakeshore Sensory Ball Set
Super Sensory Stepping Stones Kit
Super Shape Changers (Bodysox)
Inflatable Fun Roller
Fly in Wind Wrist Rings
Oriental Trading Co/ $24.99
Lakeshore Learning Store/
Oriental Trading Co/ $31.99
Oriental Trading Co/ $15.29 to $20.29
Oriental Trading Co/ $32.99
Oriental Trading Co/ $7.99 per set

 

Software requests for the Special Needs Department

Roberto Joins In
(Sanctuary Woods/Theatrix; $22.49;
Windows 3.1 and later, and Macintosh 7.0; ages 3 to 6.)
$329

Board Maker
Level 1 (12 programs, 12 CDs) $1,661
Level 2 (20 CDs) $2,587

Autism Package
$1,657 (14 CDs)

Adolescent/Adult with disabilities package
$6,498

Complete special needs package

 

Websites:
www.lakeshorelearning.com
1 (800) 421-5354

www.orientaltrading.com
1 (800) 875-8480

http://www.flaghouse.com/Special-Populations
1 (800) 793-7900
Mention Priority Code # 901470 to receive special online pricing.

http://www.target.com/
1 (800) 591-3869