Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Resources Fair for Children with Special Needs

You are invited!  Resources Fair for Children with Special Needs

Friday, July 20, 2012        10am – 4pm

Come meet leaders and representatives of local, state and national  genetic support organizations as well as non-profit organizations offering services for children with special needs.   This fair is sponsored by the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics of Baylor College of Medicine and the Genetics Clinic of Texas Children’s Hospital and made possible by funding from the Texas Department of State Health Services.  
This event is in partnership with the Houston Parks and Recreation Department.

Down Syndrome Association of Houston; Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome Texas, Inc.; Mayor’s Office for Persons with Disabilities; Project DOCC; Spina Bifida Association of Houston Gulf Coast; Williams Syndrome Association; Texas Children’s Hospital Genetics Clinic; Child Life and Dental; 2-1-1 Texas/United Way Helpline; Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County; National Alliance on Mental Illness; Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services: Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services; Easter Seals Houston; Early Childhood Intervention; Texas Neurofibromatosis Foundation; Harris County Department of Education Early Childhood intervention; Disability Rights Texas; Avondale House; Texas Parent To Parent; Family to Family Network; National Fragile X Foundation; Denta Quest;  Vita Living, Inc.;  ESCAPE Family Resource Center; Maximus;  WIC Harris County;  Texas Children’s Health Plan;  and the River Performing and Visual Arts Center, an affiliate of Theatre Under the Stars.

Where:   The Metropolitan Multi-Service Center gymnasium at 1475 West Gray (Map).    Parking is available at the Center and across West Gray in the shopping center directly in front of the Metropolitan Multi-Services Center. 
                 
When:          10:00am – 4:00pm – come by anytime

                    12:30pm   The River/TUTS Summer Camp Performance!

Cost:            FREE

We hope to see you.