NFAR PARENT GROUP
Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2024
6:30 - 7:30 PM
** This meeting is on Zoom**
The group meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month, with a combination of Zoom and in-person meetings. It's an opportunity to learn from guest speakers, share resources, and enjoy connecting with other parents raising a neurodiverse child.. All parents welcome!
Looking for Summer activities that provide engagement, skill-building, and fun for your child? In San Diego, we are fortunate to have a variety of summer camps, sports programs, art classes, and enrichment activities supporting autistic children and adults. To simplify the process for parents before camps fill up, NFAR has assembled a curated panel of Summer options available in our community and are vendors of the San Diego Regional Center.
Luann Nguyen, Sports for Exceptional Athletes (S4EA)
Our summer sports programs currently consist of bocce, cycling, soccer, softball, and tennis. In addition to our programs, we also organize and run sports camp twice a year. Our upcoming camp will be at Camp Marston in Julian on May 3rd-5th.
Amy Munera, Autism Society of San Diego
Amy will be discussing Autism Society's:
Camp I CAN: Camp I CAN is available to participants ages 6-17 who have an autism diagnosis. It is a traditional day camp activities. Uniquely, each attendee gets a one-to-one or a one-to-two counselor depending upon their support needs.
AWARE Summer Program: This is a one-week community-based program for participants ages 18 and over, who have an autism diagnosis with a 3 to 1 ratio.
Surf Camp: At La Jolla Shores, for participants ages 5 and over including adults who have an autism diagnosis.
Cheryl Williams, Shine Project Foundation
Offering Summer kick-off events & throughout the Summer, we provide multiple fun, safe, and structured days at the beach completely free of cost. We are proud to host our signature Shine Beach Fun Day, Shine Arts Showcase and Dance, Shine Field Day and Family Picnic, and Shine Camps.
Dirk Rittinghaus, Boys & Girls Club, Vista
We help take the worry out of the afternoons for working families. We also offer full-day camps at our California Avenue site during most school breaks. We are led by a passionate trained staff as well as vetted volunteers that provide positive role models and mentors to provide consistent support throughout an entire childhood.
TO RSVP
HOW TO JOIN THE VIRTUAL MEETING:
- Please RSVP by no later than Mar 20 by 4:00 pm on Eventbrite
- On meeting day, we will send those that have RSVP'd an email with a link to join the meeting on Zoom. (Email sent by 10:00 am for early RSVPs and another at 5:00 pm.)
- Join the meeting on Zoom at 6:30 pm. The guest speaker will start shortly.
- All interested family members welcome!