Special Olympic Young Athlete Program a Huge Success
Every Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m., dedicated teenage volunteers from Cranford gather together with their “buddies” to participate in the Young Athlete Program, which is designed for children with special needs between the ages of three and seven years old. The goal of the class is to help develop the skills needed to eventually compete in the Special Olympics, which begins at age eight.
The program was initiated last year under the directorship of Sally Curci, a local resident and teacher, who has two children with special needs.
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.