Camp Woodchuck
By Lindsay Coffee, Family Support Services Coordinator Oh Camp Woodchuck. How you bring so many new and exciting things each and every summer. This year was no exception! Nearing the end of my second camp, I’ve learned so much. It’s funny how you enter into a new summer season thinking of all the ways you […]
Corporate Volunteering
Thirteen employees from the Sherwin-Williams Andover Plant recently paid a visit to Rainbows’ Kids’ Cove. On June 10, this group volunteered for 4 hours doing various outdoor projects, helping to meet many needs for this location. From hauling and spreading an immense amount of mulch to fence repairs to freshening paint on the playground, this […]
Anna Gorges
With a desire to find experience working with special needs children, Anna Gorges has found so much more joining Rainbows in June 2016 as a Camp Woodchuck Lead, where she works in Room 118 with kids age 15-21. Only a couple weeks into Camp, Anna had no trouble bonding with the children right away. “I just […]
Destinations for families with special needs
Written by Carol Martin, Insurance Billing Agent, Rainbows’ Finance Office Everyone loves summer vacation season, but organizing one is a hassle, in the best of circumstances. Add in the fact that you have one or more family members with special needs, and you’ve got a major task at hand. Don’t panic, it can be done. […]
Early Childhood Fun
Classrooms at Rainbows’ Kids’ Point have been discussing the new season of spring. In spring, new things hatch, bloom and grow. When some of the children were asked if they knew how grass grew, they all responded that it grew in the ground with dirt. They were then shown sponges and asked if grass could […]
Mental Health Services
Ready for Big Kid School
Graduation, it’s a happy time as well as a sad time for me. I’ve spent the past year working and teaching the kids in my classroom and they become as if they were my own! I’m happy and thrilled at graduation to help all my kiddos celebrate their successes! They have all grown so much […]
Happy Congratulations Day!
This was my first year at Rainbows United, and so it was my first time experiencing what Pre-K graduation looks like here. I can truly say that it was funny, and touching, and everything you might hope for in a ceremony. The kids brought all their energy and enthusiasm to graduation. I feel so blessed […]
Annual fundraising campaign for fiscal year 2016
Rainbows recently mailed the second letter of our Annual Campaign for Fiscal Year 2016. The goal for this year’s Campaign is $125,000 which is a little over 12% of Rainbows’ annual fundraising goal of $1,005,000. We are closer than ever to meeting this major goal. Did you know that, according to National Center for Charitable […]
Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. During this month we bring awareness that 1 out of 5 Americans will need mental health services in their lifetime. In the 2015 fiscal year, Rainbows’ Mental Health Department served 483 children ages 0-5. Rainbows’ Mental Health professionals assist in smoothing rough edges and mending torn bonds by enhancing the social, emotional, […]
