By Ben Aaronson, UW Autism Center The UW Autism Center is expanding its summer camp program, providing a 4 week long day-camp for 7-12 year olds with ASD and their peers. Our summer camp program focuses on building children’s social skills and self-esteem within the context of structured recreational and learning activities in a fun and…
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Parks events for summer
PIERCE COUNTY PARKS — http://www.piercecountywa.org/parks http://www.twitter.com/pierceco Bricks‐4‐Kidz Bricks 4 Kidz offers fun, hands‐on programs where kids can learn, build, and play with LEGO® bricks. Our specially designed project kits and theme‐based models provide the building blocks for the Bricks 4 Kidz approach to educational play. Bricks 4 Kidz provides an enriching atmosphere where kids can develop their…
Community Cafés will help guide aging & disability services in Pierce County
PIERCE COUNTY — Pierce County Aging & Disability Resources (ADR) will host a series of three Community Cafés to help draft the 2014-2015 Area Plan Update. The Area Plan is used as a guide for planning and funding programs and services that can best serve older adults and adults with disabilities in Pierce County. The Community Cafés…
Information resources for developmental disabilities
USA.GOV — About 1 in 6 children in the U.S. has one or more developmental disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, fragile x syndrome, and others. Some conditions can be identified before a baby is even born while others may be identified in early childhood. If you’ve noticed that your child isn’t reaching…
Economics and Environment Event, April 13, League of Women Voters
From: Chris Schutz cschutz@co.pierce.wa.us The League of Women Voters will be hosting a panel discussion at their April 13th General Meeting and the public is invited. Economics and Environment: How does biodiversity conservation figure into current practice for Pierce County land development? A panel of eight will focus on answering two questions. First, in the…
2013 Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council Grant
Subject: Reminder: 2013 Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council Grant Announcement Reminder: The deadline for grant applications to the 2013 Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council Environmental Grants Program is Noon, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Grant submission information is below and attached. 2013 Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council Environmental Grant Announcement Grant Overview: Grant funds are now available for organizations,…
Living Well in Pierce County: Happiness, Economy and Environment May 11
Living Well in Pierce County: Happiness, Economy and Environment May 11, 2013 at University of Puget Sound The event is free, but registration is required – capacity is limited. Reserve your spot and find out more at http://www.tpchd.org/ehindicators Please take the Happiness Survey by April 25 athttp://happycounts.org/survey/GNH/2532013 to have your voice part of community data…
UW Autism Month Events
Greetings from the UW Autism Center! Please mark your calendar for a series of free events we are offering in April for Autism Awareness Month. Registration is available by clicking on the following link https://redcap.iths.org/redcap/surveys/?s=PmqwFA We hope to see you there!
Tips to prevent unintentional posioning
USA.GOV — Every day, 87 people in the U.S. die as a result of unintentional poisoning and more than 2,200 are treated in emergency rooms. Most of these poisonings occur in people’s homes. Get tips to prevent poisonings, including: Never take larger or more frequent doses of your medications to try to get faster or…
National Nutrition Month highlights Pierce County’s food challenges
TACOMA, Wash. – During National Nutrition Month this March – and every month – access to healthy foods remains a challenge for Pierce County. According to the 2013 County Health Rankings released today, Pierce County is in the bottom third of the state – 27 out of 39 – in the physical environment category that…
Webinar on pregnancy, birth and environmental factors March 13
Please join us for the next webinar in our monthly series presenting the latest research findings of the Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers (“Children’s Centers”) on Wednesday March 13, 2013. The webinar will include two presentations from two of the Centers about: air pollution and pregnancy outcomes; social context and environmental exposures;…
Stratford Retirement free guide to affording assisted living
By Alyssa Holden from Stratford I’m writing to let you know about new free guide available on “How to Pay for Assisted Living.” We put this together as a resource that both seniors and caregivers can benefit from. Most of the questions we receive deal with this difficult subject. So it’s important for us to…
Pierce Prairie Post 