“To promote inclusive communities where all people belong.
Our mission is to provide helpful information and resources to enhance the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities and the community as a whole.
Make the regular environments
of our community special for everyone by helping them become accessible to the
needs of a diverse population
Project a
positive image of children and adults with disabilities
Promote
practices that improve the quality of life for all people with disabilities
Provide information, resources, educational materials and training on inclusion and issues that effect
the disabled. This would benefit the individual, children, parents, teachers, school administrators, service providers,
businesses, therapists, recreational facilities and many other areas of our community
Educate the public about the exceptional population and how inclusion will benefit everyone
Our goal is for all people to be a part of what every person
wants to be, INCLUDED. We want all people to understand that having a disability is but one small part of the whole person. We
are more similar than we are different.
Watch our new "Celebrate Inclusion" youtube video
Hello Little Darien
What
do you know?
How will you grow?
Who
will you know?
Hello
Little Darien
What would you say?
If
your first words
Were this day
Hello Little Darien
What will you see?
Who will you met?
What will you grow-up to be?
With
love,
DAD (Stephen West)
Support Group And Classes
Location
Frist Tuesday of every Month
Come join us at
Office meeting room 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Parents and cargivers with children special needs
The Frist Presbyterian Church
209 W Hickory St
Arcadia,
Florida 34266
Information Call
Hand of Angels 863.494.0972
2nd Tuesday of every Month
Sign language and communication
strategies classes.
These classes are
for parents, and their children
that need sign language classes.
Also for grandparent and /or caregiver that would
like to learn with the children
2nd tuesday of the month
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
on office meeting room
Present by The Community Center
for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
We are currently fundraising to build an
inclusion playground. Please click on picture below to link to the page that will tell you about this project and how
you can become involved!!!!
Click to go the Building Blocks to Trantion from Proschool to School
****************** CELEBRATE INCLUSION SUMMER CAMP The past two summers
we have been able to provide an inclusive summer camp experience for the children of DeSoto County. Click on the pictures
below to see the fun we had.
SUMMER CAMP 2008
SUMMER CAMP 2007
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Show your support - CELEBRATE INCLUSION - Click on the car magnet for ordering information
and proudly display how you feel.
Through our Discovery Toy program we were able to provide
Christmas gifts for 39 children currently being serve by the Guardian Ad Litem program of DeSoto County.
*************************** CELEBRATING INCLUSION
Darien (in lower
left corner) in his "goofy" karate class photo. All student had just moved up in rank. The instructors
as well as the other students in his class are getting a real education on what "Celebrate Inclusion - All People All
The Time" really means. Darien is treated as just another student in the class. Questions are asked and answered
and he has been accepted by everyone. He is actually often the comic relief with his witty statements. ****************
CLICK ON PICTURE TO TAKE YOU TO GOLF TOURNAMENT PAGE
FIRST ANNUAL CELEBRATE INCLUSION GOLF TOURNAMENT Our first annual golf
tournament was held on December 1, 2007 at the Bluffs Golf Course in Zolfo Springs. The golfers played 18 holes and
were treated to dinner when they were done. There were many raffle prizes generously donated by area businesses and
a 50/50 drawing. Trophies were given to the top team with cash prizes for the top three teams. We had a special
tee-off by Darien (Terry's grandson) and his father. We will be having our second golf tournament in March of 2009.
Information will be provided on our website when arrangements are finalized.
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****************** VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Brandon is shown here with Terry's other grandchild. Brandon is a dedicated
teen-aged volunteer that won the heart of Zoey during our first ever inclusive summer camp in DeSoto County.
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Hand of Angels, Inc. hosted our Mini conference on September 10, 2009 Click
on the images above to see the organizations and topics that were covered. We hope to host our next conference in the
2010 school year. ****************
Home
Home
“The Angels” are
all children and adults that have special needs and work to overcome the barriers that life has given them.
You can be “The Hand”who gives all people living with a disability the encouragement
to overcome these barriers.
Become the
“Hand”
Yes, I want
to enhance an exceptional child, adult and their families quality of life.
I can do this by being a:
àParent to parent supporter
àVolunteer
for projects or events
àSmall business sponsor
àCorporate sponsor
àIndividual or Family sponsor
Send e-mail to Hand of Angels if would to become a Hand
Home
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CELEBRATE INCLUSION! Hand of Angels, Inc. 1224 SW Scott Drive, Arcadia, Florida 34266 (863)494-0972
terryw@hand-of-angels.org
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