IT SEEMS LIKE IT.
SO SWITCHING GEARS BACK IN THE
STUDIO.
FOR MORE THAN 90 YEARS HOPE
HAVEN HAS BEEN HELPING CHILDREN
AND ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS.
NEXT WEEK YOU CAN LEARN LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
AND HELP TOP GIVE BACK AT A VERY
SPECIAL EVENT, THEY'RE
CELEBRATING THEIR 90th
ANNIVERSARY, A HUGE PARTY I,
JOININGNOUS TOW TELL US MORE
ABOUT IT IS THE CEO, AS WELL AS
RAMON AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE.
LEGAL'S TALK ABOUT THE
ORGANIZATION, PEOPLE WHO MIGHT
NOT KNOW THE WORK YOU DO IN THE
COMMUNITY.
HOPE HAVEN HAS BEEN AROUND
FOR 90 YEARS OFFERING
SPECIALIZED HELP FOR CHILDREN
AND FAMILY AND INDIVIDUALIZED
EVALUATIONS FOR AUTOEU678, ADAD,
DOWN'S SYNDROME.
S GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF
HISTORY.
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY WHEN
YOU WERE WORKING WORKING WITH HOPE
HAVEN.
WE APPOINTED OUT ABOUT HOPE
HAVEN ONCE HE WAS BORN, WE CAME
FROM PUERTO RICO.
SO WHEN WE GOT HERE TO GET THE
EVALUATION, THEY JUST GAVE US
HOPE SINCE THE BEGINNING.
THEY TOLD US THAT SHE WAS GOING
TO WALK, SHE'S GOING TO EXCEL ON
HER LIFE AND THAT IS WHAT
THEY'RE COG NOW.
DOING NOW, ALMOST SIX MONTHS
SHE'S ALMOST STARTING TO WALK
HELP THEM OHAVE A BETTER LIFE IN
THIS WORLD.
HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO HELP,
YOU KNOW, FAMILIES LIKE THIS
THROUGH THE WORK THAT YOU GUY
DOS?
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO
IS REALLY FOCUS ON
STRENGTH-BASED MODELS AS WELL AS
A MULTIDISCIPLINARY MODEL, LOTS
OF TIME WHEN CHILDREN HAVE
CHALLENGES FAMILIES HEAR WHAT
THEIR NOT GOING TO DO AND HERE
WE FOCUS ON THE STRENGTHS OF THE
CHILD, WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO
DO.
AND WE START THERE AND WORK FROM
THERE WITH A PLAN ON WHAT HE CAN
DO.
I KNOW A BIG PART OF THAT
WORK DOES REQUIRE FUND-RAISING
AND PEOPLE GIVING BACK AND THAT
IS WHAT THIS EVENT IS ABOUT.
ABSOLUTELY.
WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR 90th
YEAR.
AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS
CELEBRATING BOTH OUR FUNDERS WHO
HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY SUPPORTIVE
OF US IN THE COMMUNITY.
AS WELL AS THE FAMILIES THAT
WE'VE SERVED OVER THE YEARS.
HOPE HEYEN STARTED YEARS AGO AS
A HOSPITAL.
CHILDREN WITH TUBERCULOSIS,
POLLIO AND THEN BECAME A
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL A LOT OF
INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY.
Kumasi: HOW CAN PEOPLE WHO
WANTB TO HELP GET INVOLVED.
THEY CAN CALL US,
904-346-5100.
ABSOLUTELY, THEY CAN COME TO OUR
EVENTS ON THURSDAY
APRIL 14th FROM 4 TO 6.
WE WILL BE GIVING TOURS, AS WELL
AS WE'LL HAVE A SMALL CEREMONY
AT 5:00.
I'M SURE LOOKING AT YOUR
DAUGHTER'S SMILE,.
TO GO AND MEET AND SEE WHAT
THEY'RE DOING, THEY'RE DOING
GREAT, GREAT THINGS FOR FAMILY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING
HIRE.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR
STORY, IF YOU WANT THE CHECK OUT
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