What Effects Have Our Programs
Had On Children We Work With.

A Special Letter From A Satisfied Family

Changes families have seen. References are available.

• Male, 15--'Fall through the crack kid', FASD, abuse/neglect
  1. More confident
  2. Willing to try new situations/experiences
  3. Aware of his surrounding & environment
  4. More positive
  5. A lot more tolerance of people's differences
  6. Not as introverted
  7. Reading ha greatly improved as well as comprehension
  8. Learning to enjoy reading
  9. Math skills have improved
  10. He's retaining what he's learned
  11. Rhyming and writing words to music
  12. Hasn't raged in 3-4 months
  13. Fights with father less and afterwards doesn't stay mad as long (was days not couple hours)
  14. Understands his anger is really with his birth dad and not adopted father
  15. Smiles and happy with self
  16. Believes in self so has cut negative talk
  17. Is being a friend so is making friends
  18. Thinks about his future
  19. Able to make positive choices
  20. Improved cause/effect
  21. Developing compassion & empathy for others
   

• Male (14) Brain-damaged, Mentally Retarded label, ADHD,
  on in-home program for four years
  1. Able to sequence thoughts, movements, and school work
  2. So improved academics
  3. Able to write thought on paper
  4. Improved attention span
  5. Improved focus
  6. Has developed interests and hobbies (cars, goats & guitar)
  7. Fine motor skills improved to the point of being able to draw detail, build models, and play the guitar
  8. Improved penmanship
  9. Aware of surrounding and environment
  10. Able to independently make a simple lunch
  11. Able to keep self safe
  12. Improved and more self-help skills
  13. Respects & obeys rules
  14. Less raging or rebelling
  15. Confident and proud of self
   

• Female, 12, brain-damaged, speech struggles,
  Mentally Retarded and on in-home program for 4 years.
  
  1. Starting to understand addition and more/less
  2. Can count clearly to 20
  3. Knows alphabet
  4. Fine motor skills--can trace & cut on lines, sew buttons on skirts, tracing over words, colors in lines
  5. Increased self help skills-- can bathe self, brush own hair and teeth
  6. Caring to and of animals
  7. Asks questions
  8. Starting two way conversation
  9. Makes needs known
  10. Speech clearer and others able to understand her
  11.Improved compassion & empathy

CAN LEARN combines, commitment, knowledge, training, empowerment, and on-going support to the client and family allowing hope for the individual’s successful future.