SPORTS, RECREATIONAL, & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
THE ARTS
Creative Readers, PWPL
Creative Readers is an arts and literacy inclusion program for children with disabilities and children of all abilities in grades K to 5 bringing books to life with dramatic enactment, art, music and movement. Each child has a trained high school buddy. Behavioral support is present at all sessions.
RECREATION/CAMP
JCC, CENTER FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, Roslyn
For more than three decades they have worked with children, teens, young adults and adults with varying abilities to help them reach their fullest potential, both developmentally and interpersonally, by offering year-round social, recreational, fitness, and life skills programs. this includes Camp Kehilla, and Life Skills Training Center (See below)
CAMP KEHILLA
Ages: 5–21 years
At Henry Kaufmann CampgroundsCamp Kehilla initiates new opportunities and experiences for campers with special needs. Their innovative program includes activities tailored to children, teens, and young adults with a core focus on building social skills, friendships, independence, and self-esteem.
LIFE SKILLS TRAINING CENTER
SJJCC’s Life Skills Training Center provides adults 21+ years with special needs the support needed to reach their maximum level of independence so they can achieve their fullest potential in life. Programs include Program Without Walls Day Habilitation and Respite Social Programs.
NJY CAMPS
Round Lake is a unique inclusion model at NJY Camps designed for children with diverse needs. Their program is built upon a philosophy of opportunity and choice for all campers. At NJY Camps, their approach to inclusion ensures that campers who are part of the Round Lake program are fully integrated into the camp experiences at Camp Nah-Jee-Wah and Cedar Lake Camp. Campers enjoy everything that a traditional sleep away camp experience has to offer, while benefiting from additional support.
ATHLETICS
Fitness
RXFIT Adaptive Fitness, Port Washington
Offering an inclusive fitness program for all abilities! FUNCTIONAL .INCLUSIVE .TRAINING .
Their athletes work to build and develop skills such as gross motor, fine motor, locomotor, and health related fitness skills. RX|FIT provides a unique and private space for athletes to utilize during their session to eliminate outside distraction. Parents have a cozy space with healthy snack options where they can watch their children accomplish their fitness goals!
PowerPals, Glen Cove
At PowerPals every child, each with a unique array of talents and limitations, is fostered in their safe and comfortable classes led by a very knowledgeable staff of fitness professionals. Fitness gains occur through a regularly scheduled, progressive program.
Rowing
Port Adaptive Rowing
Port Rowing offers an Adaptive Program for rowers with special needs, including autism and physical disabilities. The repetitive nature of rowing and it’s ability to strengthen and improve cardiovascular fitness makes our program a unique opportunity for non-traditional athletes to improve fitness levels while having fun, learning a new skill, and developing relationships with coaches and other rowers.
Baseball
Challenger Leagues
Challenger Baseball: Roslyn Little League – starts April each year. Email Eric Kobrick to sign up. This is a wonderful program for kids. They have volunteers who work 1:1 with your child on baseball skills and they play games. They adapt to your child’s needs.
Horseback Riding
HorseAbility
HorseAbility‘s mission is to offer a wide range of horse-related programs to children, adults, and families with special needs to promote the physical, psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual well being of its participants. The personal attention that each participant receives from our wonderful staff and volunteers is unparalleled. Consultation with participants, their families, and staff takes place on a regular basis to ensure that the appropriate level of service and programs are being utilized to optimize the impact of our programs. Go to their website for more information.
Sky Therapeutic Riding LI
Sky Therapeutic Riding LI helps rides of all ages and abilities find strength and independence through their partnership with the horse. Therapeutic riding benefits everyone including individuals with mental, physical, and emotion developmental delays, those on the autistic spectrum, MS, Downs Syndrome and more. My riders gain increased confidence, patience and self esteem through riding, therapeutic riding and my Sky Time Equine for Teens social skills group. Each social skills group session is facilitated by Christa Schorn, LCSW and myself. Also offering Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy. Sky Riding LI is located at 7 Downs Road, Huntington. Nancy Tejo 516-241-2046, info@skyridingli.com.
Running
Rolling Thunder Running Program
Rolling Thunder Special Needs Program is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing challenged individuals with the opportunity to successfully participate in all levels of mainstream athletics. Rolling Thunder is open to developmentally and/or physically challenged individuals, age 5 or older, regardless of disability. Our team is also open to siblings and other family members, and to any members of the community willing to volunteer their time and effort.
Surfing
Surfer’s Way
Surfer’s Way is a non-profit organization designed to offer children with special needs the opportunity to experience the exhilaration and liberation of surfing.
We offer free surf outings during the summer in a variety of locations, primarily based in Long Beach, NY. Elliot Zuckerman, of Surf2Live, and his team are highly committed to providing a fun, safe, monumental surfing experience for children with special needs.