Camp Woodchuck
By Malarie Cook, Camp Woodchuck VISTA Volunteering at Rainbows’ Camp Woodchuck has been the highlight of my summer. My name is Malarie Cook and I am the summer VISTA for Camp Woodchuck. I grew up in a small town called Harper and attended Cowley County Community College for my first two years before transferring to […]
Letter from the President
I recently participated in a Community Engagement Session sponsored by The Children’s Cabinet, Department of Children and Families, Department of Health and Environment, and Department of Education. These four State agencies collaborated last year in applying for a federal Preschool Planning Grant for Birth through age Five. Kansas was one of 46 States/Territories who received […]
Love What You Do
By Lynlea Southards, Family Support Services Program Coordinator Each day as the Family Support Service Coordinator is unique, fun and full of learning experiences. I’m truly grateful to be a part of the Rainbows’ family. I look forward to coming to Kids’ Cove every morning. My office is located where we serve the children and […]
Camp Woodchuck
By Tiffany Graf, Family Support Services Assistant Coordinator and Camp Director The Voices of the Rainbow Choir is made up of all the campers and staff of Camp Woodchuck. The campers have great personalities that shine when they perform. This year Camp planning staff chose three songs for the campers and staff to sing: “Fight […]
July 4th Holiday Weekend
By Carol Martin, Finance Department, Rainbows United—Kids’ Point Summer fun begins at home! If a ritzy tropical beach resort is not in your budget this time of year, create family memories with these three sizzling options. Invite a handful of your child’s friends and their parents to a backyard splash party. Encourage everyone to wear […]
Katie Fitch
Written by Katie Fitch, Major Gifts Officer Each day, at Rainbows, we meet the unique needs of each and every child and their family. It is the level of personal, individualized care that sets Rainbows apart. Customized services are part of our culture. And that goes far beyond the way we treat children and families […]
Camp Woodchuck
By Lynlea Southards, Family Support Services Program Coordinator We are excited for Camp Woodchuck 2019! Our theme this year is Wild about Camp Woodchuck. The fun safari theme is integrated into all of our art projects and activities this summer. The staff and kids are having a blast decorating the rooms with all the wild safari […]
Social Emotional Learning
By: Marissa Palacios-Ontiveros, LMSW – MH Specialist and Carmen Dorton – MH Assistant Social and emotional learning is an important aspect that needs to be modeled to children at a young age. The earlier that children are exposed to social and emotional education, the earlier children will be able to learn and apply the skills. […]
Audiologist Patrick Washington
My name is Patrick Washington, and I am the new Audiologist at Rainbows. I have been a practicing Audiologist for about 4 years and have been at Rainbows for about two months and have fallen in love. When I started sharing about working at Rainbows to family, friends or even people I met in the […]
Rainbows Run 2019
By Jenn Metzger, Special Events Coordinator When I joined the Rainbows team mid-March, planning for the 8th Annual Rainbows Run had already started. The great news was, although Rainbows was short a special events coordinator, they had an excellent team in place and had already spent several years fine tuning the process. I jumped into […]
