Summer Programs

Camp

Camp Migdal provides children with special needs 7 weeks of fun and therapy in a least restrictive environment (LRE), while providing parents and siblings with the opportunity to focus on their personal needs and on the family unit.

The children who attend Camp Migdal are lower functioning where full integration in a typical camp would not be feasible or beneficial to them. The severity of disabilities necessitates a ratio of 1.5 counselors per camper. Camp Migdal staff includes Board Certified teachers, educational & therapeutic directors, and a full onsite medical team. Each of our campers return home after the summer demonstrating increased skills and behavior modifications, leading to happier, healthier, children and families.

Extended Summer Program

During the interval between the end of camp and school, families are busy getting their children ready for the new school year. The extra attention required by the child with special needs is stressful for parents, and for siblings who may need more of their parents' focus at this time. The Extended Summer Program makes a significant difference to the families and eases the transition home for the child with special needs.

Year Round Programs

Support Groups Seminars & Events

Menucha Services offers support groups, seminars and social networking events for families away from the stress-filled home environment. Menucha Services arranges entertainment-filled cruises and night events for parents of children with special needs, where they can meet, share experiences, and provide each other with support and friendship.

Respite

The children stay with volunteer hosts away from home, providing weekend and special occasion respite to their families, enabling parents to focus on the siblings and recharge their energy, promoting a healthier family life.

BIY (Bi-Lingual Yiddish)

Menucha Services coordinates special education programs within public schools throughout Brooklyn, NY staffed by certified Heimishe staff and teachers.

Family Retreats

Throughout the year Menucha Services provide families with a desperately needed breather, namely weekend/Shabbatons away from home, while the child, with special needs, is cared for by a volunteer host. This has proved to be a major reprieve for parents.

Mission Statement:

Our mission is to offer respite and programs to families struggling with the challenge of raising a child with significant disabilities, to enhance effective parenting, to serve as a center for implementing new and innovative therapies, while providing the child, with special needs, with comprehensive programs that support inclusion in the community and foster independence, enabling each one to reach a full potential.

Our Goals:

TO SUPPORT the inclusion in society of Jewish boys and girls with significant cognitive and physical disabilities.

TO ENHANCE effective parenting and the quality of life at home through partnership, support, and respite services.

TO SERVE as a center for implementing new and innovative therapies and for training professionals in these new therapies.

TO HELP our special children improve their day-to-day lives in an atmosphere of support and love that encourages and enables their positive developments.

TO PROVIDE innovative, high quality, and comprehensive intervention programs, therapies, and behavior modification educational services to children with special needs.

TO OFFER year-round retreats, respite programs and a summer camp, as well as seminars for parents conducted by healthcare professionals.