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Walking through the Village

Posted by Ali M. on Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!As I toured visitors through Children’s Village, I was reminded over and over again what a remarkable place it is…  A place children with special needs and their families can come and feel comfortable, like their right at home [...]

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Always The Right Time

Posted by Diane P. on Friday, September 12th, 2008

“It is always the right time for children who are being born and formed in mind, body and spirit every minute as life goes on.” Those words, written by Marian Wright Edelman in 1996, stand out to me every day here at Children’s Village. Each day over 70 children and their families come to Children’s Village in Yakima or Sunnyside, or someone from Children’s Village goes out to their home. Each day the staff and families of Children’s Village live out the reality of the challenges to support the mind, body and spirit of children with special needs.

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Autism - Note To A Friend

Posted by Ali M. on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

To my dearest Adriel –

It was so good to see you tonight – you’re getting so big, so tall.
You know you made my night – when I reached out for a hug and you leapt into my arms and you wrapped yourself around me.
That moment was….

I could tell you were tired. No sign language tonight. Every day is different – today may not have been a “good day” for you.

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The Triumph of Spirit and Science

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Ten years ago the Children’s Village opened.

Children’s Village. Just ten years old, but never has an organization or the people within it, been so clearly on exactly the path life intended. Years of planning by local organizations, collective experience, physicians, specialists, educators, parents and advocates. Studies conducted, interviews administered and projections transcribed.

The one thing no one truly counted on was the synchronicity of mission, passion and fulfillment. Children’s Village was created at the exact moment in time destined to be precisely what our region would need today. The irrefutable tidal wave of autism, the greater understanding of its spectrum and the willingness of the medical and educational communities to partner in early diagnosis and intervention has revealed a staggering need. Living within that need is a solution, a happy ending, the triumph of spirit and science.

In this blog we will explore all the ways we need to grow the Village to meet the needs. Stay tuned.

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