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Information added through the month is listed in Red.
Information added through the month is listed in Red.
Grand Island INFORMATION:
Tech
Tots Toy Lending Library based in Grand Island,
For families in Central Nebraska there is a Tech
Tots Toy Lending Library available to you at Children’s Rehab Center in Grand
Island. Tech Tots provides developmental
toys, adapted toys and devices to children with developmental and physical
disabilities. Tech Tots is a FREE
service!! You can check out toys to use in your home for 1 month. Tech Tots Toy Lending Library is a program of
UCP Nebraska. Play is an essential
component of growing up, and is the most important work explored by
children. As children engage in play,
they practice and master specific physical, psychological, emotional and
creative skills necessary for understanding and interacting with the world
around them. As children all have
different abilities, so too are their methods of operating devices and
accessing information. The use of
adapted toys and devices decrease physical barriers and social barriers to
play, enabling children at varied functional levels to actively explore and
achieve some independence. By equalizing
play through these modifications, children learn about the cause-effect
relationships and practice creative problem solving. As children recognize their abilities through
the work of play, they gain the self-confidence necessary for handing
challenges in all areas of daily living.
This is a wonderful opportunity for your child! To access the Tech Tots Lending Library call
Children’s Rehab Center in Grand Island at 308-398-5170 and ask for Carole
Ostdiek.
KEARNEY FAMILY INFORMATION:
Families CARE
Located in Kearney, is one of 6 family organizations across the state serving those that are parenting children/youth with emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges. We offer peer support; in fact every employee/advocate at Families CARE is parenting, or has parented a child with emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges. Families CARE is a non-profit organization, providing advocacy, resources, support and education as we work with parents, along with a mission to empower parents in the Behavioral Health System of Care. For more information on FAmilies CARE in Kearney call 308-237-1102 or kbennetts@familiescare.org
