Programs for Children, Adults & Families

Me and My Mommy, in Memory of Maurice Lowinger
Arriving just weeks after birth, infants with disabilities are guided to achieving their first development milestones through a multi-disciplinary early intervention therapy regimen. Their parents receive professional support to navigate the complexities of raising a child with disabilities and cultivate fortitude and hope as co-therapists in their child’s rehabilitative process.

The Rehabilitative Day Care for children ages 1-3 with intellectual developmental disabilities nurtures physical and cognitive development in a vibrant, child-centered environment. A staff of educators, social workers, and therapists work together to advance each child’s rehabilitative progress. Support groups and events for family members provide professional guidance and create a supportive network of families.

Shalva’s Inclusive Preschool offers an enriching program for children ages 4-6 that integrates rehabilitative therapies and educational curricula while promoting values of inclusion, community and appreciation of diversity. The preschool caters to children with intellectual developmental disabilities, communication disorders and autism as well as children with neuro-typical development. All of the participating children are prepared for integration into the mainstream education system by first grade.

In Memory of Sima & Rubin Wagner
The After School Activity Center provides children with disabilities with daily social and recreational programs like sports, drama, art, and music; together with peer volunteers from the broader community. The program’s life skills learning curriculum is tailored to various levels of independence and prepares children with disabilities for the transition to adulthood and the world beyond.

Dedicated by Susan and Leonard Feinstein
Children between the ages of 6-21 sleep over at Shalva’s Respite Center one night every week and two weekends each month. They receive individualized guidance in personal care, enjoy fun evening activities and master independence skills while their families receive a rare opportunity to rejuvenate their spirits and focus on personal needs.

During summer vacation, children with disabilities participate in day camps at the Shalva National Center and an overnight sleepaway camp at an off-site resort. Shalva’s summer camps include sports, arts and crafts, social activities, and feld trips. The program offers an empowering and inclusive social network with peer volunteers from the broader community and enables children with disabilities to participate in community-based attractions as equals.

Shalva incorporates sports and fitness into the daily programs and rehabilitative goals of all of our program participants. Shalva’s expansive, disability accessible sports facilities allow our children and adults to advance their motor, sensory, and social- communication developments through hydrotherapy, swimming lessons, therapeutic fitness groups, basketball, soccer and Judo.

OHEV is a preventative oral health program for children with disabilities that encourages lifestyle as well as clinic-based interventions. A staff of dentistry professionals apply fluoride varnish treatments and conduct educational activities across all age groups to teach and implement oral hygiene practices. Research conducted about OHEV has proven that the program is an instrumental contributor to the oral health and general health of children with disabilities.