On this final day of #AutismAwarenessMonth, learn how to be your child with autism's best therapist and turn everyday routines into powerful learning opportunities.
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Monday, April 30, 2018
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Accessing the Outdoors
Today, our Vice-President, Melissa Burkhardt, represented Unicorn Children’s Foundation at “Accessing the Outdoors!” This is an event that introduces children and adults with disabilities to the great outdoors and Jonathan Dickinson State Park.
#GetCaughtBeingKind #PayItForwardDay
#GetCaughtBeingKind #PayItForwardDay
Happy #PayItForwardDay!!!
Post a picture with your #GetCaughtBeingKind bracelet and tell us how YOU will pay it forward today!!
Friday, April 27, 2018
Men with Caring Hearts
Unicorn Children's Foundation had a wonderful time at the Florence Fuller Child Development Centers Men with Caring Hearts Luncheon! Congratulations to our honoree Joe Eppy! We are truly grateful for your unwavering support and passion for improving the lives of individuals with special needs.
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Project SEARCH Skills Assessment Day
What an amazing day as we co-hosted the Project SEARCH skills assessment day to select interns for the pre-employment training program that will build competitive and marketable employment skills for students with special needs!
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
1 of 8 Charities
Unicorn Children's Foundation is 1 of 8 charities invited to benefit from Marathon Golf... more info to follow!
That's a wrap!
Thank you to all who participated in #GreatGive424! We are so grateful for amazing supporters like YOU!
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Nothing is Impossible
When we all come together to change the world one cup of coffee at a time, nothing is impossible!
Imagine...
Imagine if you turned 21 and were told that there are no opportunities for you to find meaning or purpose in your life…
Imagine if you were told:
• “You have no opportunity to interact with friends.”
• “There really aren’t many post-secondary programs for you unless you move. “
• “As an employer, I am unwilling to take a risk and give you a chance to show your value.”
Breaking News
BREAKING NEWS: One of our sponsors just informed us that with every $100 or more donation today, you will be entered to win a one-week trip for 2 to Hawaii!!! This includes round-trip airfare, one week hotel accommodations, plus $1000 cash! WOW!
Trip must be taken by December 31, 2018. Holiday blackout dates apply.
I Love Coffee!
Special Percs Café is a natural next step as we desire to create “careers” and not just “jobs” for members of our local community and promote a sense of accomplishment and “pride of self” in an underserved workforce.
Willing and Able, But No Opportunities
Imagine if you turned 21 and were told that there are no opportunities for you to find meaning or purpose in your life… Imagine if you were told:
- You have no opportunity to interact with friends.
- There really aren’t many post-secondary programs for you unless you move.
- As an employer, I am unwilling to take a risk and give you a chance to show your value.
This is the reality of over 80% of individuals with special needs. Following years of support and opportunities for meaningful engagement in the school system, young adults with special needs find themselves falling off a cliff on their 22nd birthday.
Your investment in the Special Percs CaféTM will be more than a favorite neighborhood coffee shop, it will train, teach and employ young people with special needs who want to work. Special Percs CaféTM will create a path for individuals with special needs to become more valued, accepted and included within the community through meaningful employment options in a competitive high-demand industry, as well as give their lives meaning and purpose one cup at a time in a space in the community where inclusion happens in a very natural way.
If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities. ~ Barbara Bush
We are striving to raise $250,000 to secure equipment, a location and job coaches for a barista training program and launch of this program to develop tax-payers rather than tax-burdens and provide their families with the comfort of knowing that their special loved one will have natural supports in the community.
With your support, you can create meaning and purpose in a person’s life while they serve kindness one cup at a time!
Special Percs CaféTM is a natural next step as we desire to create “careers” and not just “jobs” for members of our local community and promote a sense of accomplishment and “pride of self” in an underserved workforce.
About Unicorn Children's Foundation:
The Unicorn Children’s Foundation, Inc. is a 23 year old organization dedicated to building communities of acceptance, support and opportunity for individuals challenged by special needs. We have an established history of developing and supporting programs that create cradle to career pathways for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our initiatives span the spectrum from supporting early identification and intervention, parent coaching, character development programs, customized educational/vocational programs, and building collective impact coalitions.
Great Give Starts Now!
The #GreatGive424 starts... NOW!
Help Unicorn Children's Foundation win cash and prizes while creating meaning and purpose in a person’s life!
Monday, April 23, 2018
Unicorn Children’s Foundation hosted beautiful “Springtime in Paris” dinner at exclusive Indian Creek Country Club in Miami Beach
On Thursday April 12th, 2018, The Unicorn Children’s Foundation, along with event chair Gwen Taylor hosted its first ever Springtime in Paris, a Paris themed luxurious dinner at the esteemed Indian Creek Country club in Miami Beach. The Foundation is proud to announce that it was able to raise over $90,000 to support cradle to career initiatives that will help kids with special needs excel in their communities!
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Ready by 21 Conference
It was an absolute honor for our CEO, Sharon Alexander, to represent Unicorn Children’s Foundation, Birth to 22: United for Brighter Futures and the Special Needs community on a national stage at the Ready by 21 Conference. A great couple of days of awareness, exposure, sharing and learning! Moving ideas to impact!
Friday, April 20, 2018
Birth to 22
Unicorn Children's Foundation is proud to be a part of the Birth to 22: United for Brighter Futures Initiative!
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