Recreation

Access Adventure -- Fairfield: Outdoor Recreation, Environmental Education and Open Space Access using unique wheelchair accessible horse drawn carriages.

Autism on the Seas -- Company that offers cruises for families that have children with autism, and adults that have autism. They have added many new services and features over the last year or so, and their cruise offerings are constantly changing. You also can arrange your own group cruise, if you have a number of families interested in cruising on a date, or from a port that they currently do not have a group cruise set-up for. Visit their website or contact Michael Sobbell for more details.

Becoming Independent's TEEN ZONE: BI's newest program, the after-school socialization-training program, aka The Teen Zone, will be held at Healdsburg High School. The Teen Zone is an after-school social and recreational program for teens and young adults (ages 13-22) living with developmental disabilities. The program will run on school days, Monday through Friday from 3:00pm-6:30pm. The Teen Zone is vendored through the North Bay Regional Center. For more information, call Nubia (707.524.6677) or Sybil (707.524.6725).

Bureau of Jewish Education’s Special Needs Family Camp Weekend, held at Camp Newman in Santa Rosa on June 5-7, 2009. See brochure for more information.

Camp Altitude -- a 2 week camp (August 1-15) at UCSC, for boys and girls with social cognitive challenges who would enjoy a typical overnight camp experience with the benefit of clinical professionals geared to help them develop social and independent living skills.

Camping Unlimited -- Provides year-round recreational activities and summer camping for children and adults with developmental disabilities.

Challenger League -- Mill Valley Little League. Last year Mill Valley Little League introduced a new community program for youth with special needs. The Challenger league is a division of little league and is a unique opportunity for children who have developmental disabilities to participate in Little League baseball -- open to any youth age 5-18 who resides in Marin County. Janet Miller (415-380-0631 / janetm@ri-net.com ) is the Challenger Division Commissioner, please contact her with any questions. To register click here | [download flyer]

College Internship Program in Berkeley, June 19th to July 3rd. This program provides individualized, post-secondary, academic, internship and independent living experiences for students ages 16 to 19 with Asperger's, High-Functioning Autism and Learning Differences. Their mission is to graduate young men and women of confidence, character, and integrity capable of making contributions to society and claiming their place as citizens of the world. For general information about the College Internship Program, please call Caroline Wheeler, Director of Admissions (877) Know-CIP, or email at admissions@collegeinternshipprogram.com . To apply, click here.

Coyote Coast Leadership Project -- a summer program for students with Learning Differences, ADHD, Asperger's, and High-Functioning Autism. The Coyote Coast Leadership Project (CCLP) offers a unique day program for teens ages 13-17 with atypical neurological development. Each three-week session will provide students with opportunities to participate in a variety of service-learning projects which incorporate team-building and problem-solving exercises. Students in CCLP take an active role in the planning and implementation of each project. Interactive social skills groups allow students to gain new skills in an engaging setting, using experiential activities. Hiking trips, indoor rock climbing, outdoor ecology lessons and field trips to local attractions such as the California Academy of Sciences and the Steinhart Aquarium are also important components of the program. Enrollment meetings will be held April 20 -- May 1. Visit the Coyote Coast website for more information or contact Ricardo Murguia, LCSW at 925.258.5400 ext. 4 or info@coyotecoast.org

Cypress Camp -- Summer Community Day Camps sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy of the North Bay, June 1st to June 12th and August 3rd to August 14th. Rachel Aebi will be the Camp Director this summer and has lots of fun activities planned: trips to the beach, mountains and rivers with special days with a barbeque, Pump it Up, pool party, bowling, zoo, etc. Any questions please e-mail Rachel Aebi or call 209.329.7899 or email Laura Briggin or call 415.720.9328. See Flyer for more details.

New, FREE Soccer Program! The Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks Department of Neighborhood Services is offering this FREE program serving youth ages 8–14. It is an informal, drop-in program for which kids can sign up in advance, at the site, and at anytime throughout the duration of the program. Saturdays, April 4th through June 27th, open to the public. For more information, contact Kimberly Copperberg at: kcopperberg@srcity.org.

Summer Speech and Language Programs at Speech, Language, and Learning Services of Marin-Sonoma. 1301 Redwood Way, Suite 165, Petaluma, CA 94954. They provide individuals and their families with evidence-based, state of the art services within a community network of professionals: both medical and educational. They also provide Parent education programs to give parents the tools they need to understand their child’s needs and how to provide the best learning tools for their child at home as well as in the community. Visit their website at www.speechlanguage.info to learn more.

Please note: Matrix does not endorse or recommend any provider, treatment, or philosophy that families may encounter from the resources, events, or websites listed. Matrix encourages you to obtain more information about any resource prior to selecting a provider.

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