Do you have a preschooler with special needs? Check out the Connections Support Group for Caregivers of Preschoolers with Special Needs! This is a free support, resource sharing, and educational group for anyone who has a preschooler with special needs! This group is held at the Valley Community Center (4444 Fuller Road, West Des Moines), on the first Monday at 9:30am and every third Thursday of the month at 1:30pm. Some dates of the group will be adjusted due to scheduling conflicts, holidays, school closures, etc. To register visit: Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/2ye9bu4r. Contact Emily Brott at 515-633-5028 or brotte@wdmcs.org for any other information or questions!
Do you have a preschooler with special needs? Check out the Connections Support Group for Caregivers of Preschoolers with Special Needs! This is a free support, resource sharing, and educational group for anyone who has a preschooler with special needs! This group is held at the Valley Community Center (4444 Fuller Road, West Des Moines), on the first Monday at 9:30am and every third Thursday of the month at 1:30pm. Some dates of the group will be adjusted due to scheduling conflicts, holidays, school closures, etc. To register visit: Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/2ye9bu4r. Contact Emily Brott at 515-633-5028 or brotte@wdmcs.org for any other information or questions!
Do you have a preschooler with special needs? Check out the Connections Support Group for Caregivers of Preschoolers with Special Needs! This is a free support, resource sharing, and educational group for anyone who has a preschooler with special needs! This group is held at the Valley Community Center (4444 Fuller Road, West Des Moines), on the first Monday at 9:30am and every third Thursday of the month at 1:30pm. Some dates of the group will be adjusted due to scheduling conflicts, holidays, school closures, etc. To register visit: Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/2ye9bu4r. Contact Emily Brott at 515-633-5028 or brotte@wdmcs.org for any other information or questions!
Can Play is hosting their annual Silent Disco Family Night on Thursday, April 27th at the Valley Community Center from 5-6:30pm! This free event is open to Can Play families. Please RSVP with the number of people in your party to info@can-play.org
Adults with their preschool aged children are invited to participate in Raising Readers, a five-week series to learn about six components of literacy.
Wednesdays March 22-April 9th, 10-11 AM
Explore ways to practice literacy skills in daily routines with interactive stations each week.
FREE. Please pre-register by calling Mary at 515-337-1601 or emailing mwilkins@iastate.edu
Register now for the Together We Can Conference 2023 on Saturday, May 6th from 8am-4pm at the Varied Industries Conference Center (3000 E Grand Ave, Des Moines)! Join in this statewide conference made for people with disabilities, their families, and those who work to support them! Registration closes April 24, 2023. This conference is free for families or $50 for professionals. Register at: Register here: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejl6x47kaf81baaf&oseq=&c=&ch=
Fatherhood Classes held virtually every Tuesday from 5;30-7pm. Pre-registration is required.
Take Up Space Art Exhibition
This June, Community Support Advocates’ Momentum Art Program will present a series of immersive art experiences through the perspectives of artists with disabilities. The exhibition features artist, Abby Neiderhauser, and her experience with autism, and artist, Leo Bird, and his experience with autism and social isolation as well as other artists and their experiences with mental health and neurodiversity. Take Up Space will be open to the public the first few weeks of June, with an opening reception June 2, 2023. For more information, click here.
June 2nd, 2023
Momentum Art Program
900 Keosaqua Way
Des Moines, IA 50309
Studio #103 & 109
Ways to Help Picky Eaters and Their Families Informational Zoom
Thursday, March 16, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Virtual
Linda Cooper-Brown, PhD, will discuss the role of environment and early experiences on food choices, identify strategies you can recommend to improve eating and help families survive pickiness and review resources to help the picky eater and their family. For more information and to register: https://uiowa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z8H-T9IyTVWoqSPK7sy2Ig#/registration
