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Centennial Infant and Child Center Foundation helps children with special needs to begin to learn strategies which will help them to develop and function as independently as possible in society. Staff and families set goals through which these strategies will be achieved. All aspects of a child’s development are considered. We believe the goals are best accomplished through an individualized program. We work directly with families to lend emotional support and to encourage the optimal development of each child. This is an on-going process in which the staff and the family learn from each other. In over 30 years, more than 1,200 children have attended the preschool. Thousands more have been served through the early Intervention Program. Centennial’s many volunteers are the backbone of the Preschool Program providing a unique one-to-one adult/child ratio. The majority make a commitment of one morning per week, however, nearly 20% of these volunteers dedicate two or three mornings to us. Of the present volunteer group, 35% have been working with our children for over 5 years and 20% for over 10 years. Some have even been with us for over 20 years! We feel extremely fortunate to have such an enthusiastic and committed group of people who give so much of their time to our children. “All aspects of development Volunteering is no longer a casual activity for people who have leisure time, but rather an acceptance of the fact that community services are everyone’s concern because they strengthen and enrich community life. The reasons for their commitment are many: making a contribution, the joy of working with children, learning new things every day about children with special needs, working with professionals and inspiring staff, and making friends with other volunteers to name just a few. Centennial volunteers are a vital part of society and make the work that we do possible.
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