The 2012 Moments of Magic event is scheduled for Thursday, March 1, 2012.  The evening begins with a reception at the Doubletree Hotel from 5:30 pm-7:00 pm.  The highlight of the night is a performance by comedian Jon Reep at 7:30 pm at the Miller Performing Arts Center.  Jon was the winner of NBC's season 5 "Last Comic Standing" and he has local ties to the community.  Tickets will go on sale in  January.

Please call Heather Renkemeyer at SLC for more info, 573-634-3070.  All proceeds benefit the Special Learning Center Foundation.

Capable Kids and Families® Program Comes to Jefferson City

The Community Partnership in Rolla, Missouri is pleased to announce that Capable Kids and Families®, a program created in 2001 as a response to the needs of families with children with disabilities, will now be offered in Jefferson City in conjunction with the Special Learning Center.

Capable Kids and Families® is designed to support families who have a child with special needs between the ages of zero to six years in a variety of ways.  The components of the program include weekly networking/playgroup meetings and accessible playroom, an extensive developmental therapy equipment loan program, home visits and a resource library for families and professionals.

We are looking forward to working with the Community Partnership and Capable Kids and Families®.  We plan to have the program underway by mid-November.  Kerri Morris and Mehgan Rackers, current Special Learning Center Special Educators, will be home visitors.  We are expanding this program, because we know it's important to area families.

For more information or to enroll in this program contact Terri Glassner, Amy Edwards, or Debbie Hamler at 573-634-3070.  Information about the program can be accessed by logging on to the www.thecommunitypartnership.org.

Whether helping a child with cerebral palsy learn to walk or giving a child who is deaf the gift of sign language, the Special Learning Center is here to help expand the abilities of every child.

To meet the needs of the children in the program, the Special Learning Center provides comprehensive, early intervention services for children with developmental delays and disabilities. Children served in the Special Learning Center program have delays ranging from mild to severe. Children without delays also attend the Special Learning Center and serve as friends and role models to their peers.

The Capital City Area Council for Special Services, which does business as The Special Learning Center is a private, not-for-profit (501 c 3) organization. The agency is governed by a 15-member volunteer Board of Directors. The Board is made up of leaders from the community and SLC parents who share an interest in serving children with special needs.