Schwartz Center For Children
The Schwartz Center for Children has been serving our community for close to 60 years with high quality therapeutic interventions, medical care, and education for children with disabilities and special health care needs.
Our mission, to help each child achieve his or her greatest potential, is at the hear of everything we do.
With your generous help, we're now serving over 900 families throughout the Southcoast region - and new requests for our services are increasing dramatically.
With 60 years of serving children with special medical and developmental needs, the Schwartz Center brings hope, inspiration, and comfort to Southeastern Massachusetts children and families.
Help us continue to provide care for our children.
They need your help.
http://www.schwartzcenter.org
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Schwartz Center Child Makes Great Advances
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published Yesterday
- Announcements & Press Releases , Education , Healthcare
Maureen Waltz adopted her daughter Sarah from Russia in 2003 when Sarah was just 16 months old. Weighing in at 13 pounds, Maureen, had a feeling that her daughter would face developmental issues from the start. An MRI at two years of age confirmed this hunch diagnosing Sarah with Cerebral Palsy.
Schwartz Center - Time for Toddlers
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published Yesterday
- Announcements & Press Releases , Education , Healthcare
Time for toddlers is an interactive play time for your toddler in a nurturing and stimulating safe environment for learning. Your child will be exposed to developmentally appropriate activities including:
• Language enrichment
• Arts and craft activities
• Sensory table and water play
• Indoor/outdoor motor activities
Groups meet from 2 – 2 ½ hours one time a week in an interactive setting. Please call for more information regarding fee and to register. There are a limited number of slots and scholarships available. For information, call (508) 996-3391.
Schwartz Center - Day School Classroom celebrates Valentine’s Day
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 03/6/2008
- Announcements & Press Releases , Education , Healthcare
Children in the Day School classroom # 7 have been very busy. Jean Arbec, teacher in that classroom, states that “for the past two weeks the children have been busy preparing and baking for this big day.”
New Bedford Kiwanis Club makes donation to Speech Therapy Department
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 03/6/2008
- Announcements & Press Releases , Education , Healthcare
The Schwartz Center for Children hosted the Kiwanis Club of New Bedford’s recent weekly meeting on Tuesday, February 12. The Kiwanians presented the Center with snack goodies for the Center’s children and a Spinoza Bear for the Speech Therapy Department through it’s “Buddy Bear Project.”
Schwartz Center youth tests for drivers license thanks to Amaral’s Driving School
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 03/6/2008
- Announcements & Press Releases , Healthcare
Brennan Srisirikul, a current physical therapy client at the Schwartz Center for Children, is not deterred one bit by having cerebral palsy. This ambitious youth, like others his age, recently received his drivers license.
Extraordinary Child’s Wish Comes True
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 03/6/2008
- Healthcare
Born premature at 3 pounds and 30 weeks old, six-year-old Sabine Charles faced a myriad of complications including a complex heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot and Pulmonary Artesia. Since her birth, she has had a total of three open heart surgeries at Children’s Hospital in Boston, a stroke and a series of seizures.
Schwartz Center for Children Hosts Perkins School for the Blind Satellite Group
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 03/6/2008
- Announcements & Press Releases , Education , Healthcare
Each Monday morning Mara Evans and Christine Reilly, teachers from the Perkins school for the Blind, arrive at the Schwartz Center for Children to host an innovative integrated educational partnership program with the Schwartz Center for Children.
Schwartz Center Client a film extra in “Charlie Wilson’s” War
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 02/5/2008
- Announcements & Press Releases , Healthcare
Five-year old, Kensey Waskiewicz is a star! She plays an Afghan refugee in the now-playing movie “Charlie Wilson’s War.” Alerted to the fact that the organization “Helping Hands” was in search of amputees for an upcoming movie, the Waskiewicz family thought that there daughter would be excellent for the movie. After submitting, different photos of Kensey, they were notified that she was in fact accepted as a film extra and that she would be filming April 10 – 21st, just a few short months away.
Schwartz Center for Children hosts and trains Day School staff on the modality of deaf blind therapy
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 02/5/2008
- Announcements & Press Releases , Healthcare
The Schwartz Center for Children is teaming up with the New England Deafblind Project to host the third-part of a Massachusetts Four-Part Deafblind Training series. This training is being hosted by Holyoke Community College, Worcester Public Schools, Schwartz Center for Children, and Perkins Training Center.
Schwartz Center Families take steps to become involved
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 02/5/2008
- Announcements & Press Releases , Healthcare
For the next two months, the Family Involvement Committee of the Schwartz Center for Children has planned a variety of family oriented activities.
Schwartz Center for Children is an “Eye Opening” Experience for Friends Academy Student
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 02/5/2008
- Announcements & Press Releases , Healthcare
“Can I handle this?” Rachel Petri, an eight grader at Friends Academy, stated as she patiently waited in the Schwartz Center lobby to begin her service at the Schwartz Center. Rachel would be spending an hour teaching children in the Schwartz Center’s Day School program.
SCHWARTZ CENTER DIRECTOR TO RETIRE
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 02/5/2008
- Announcements & Press Releases , Healthcare
The Schwartz Center for Children Executive Director Barry De St. Croix has announced plans to retire within the year after serving 17 years in the top leadership position for the multi-service agency devoted to children with special needs.
SCHWARTZ CENTER HOSTS AND TRAINS STAFF ON THE MODALITY OF DEAFBLIND THERAPY
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 01/28/2008
- Healthcare , Announcements & Press Releases
(New Bedford, MA) – (1/28/08) – The Schwartz Center for Children is teaming up with the New England Deafblind Project to host the third-part of a Massachusetts Four-Part Deafblind Training series. This training is being hosted by Holyoke Community College, Worcester Public Schools, Schwartz Center for Children, and Perkins Training Center.
SCHWARTZ CENTER FOR CHILDREN ACHIEVES THREE-YEAR CARF ACCREDITATION
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 12/6/2007
- Healthcare , Announcements & Press Releases
(New Bedford, MA) – (12/6/07) – Schwartz Center for Children has been informed by CARF that it has been accredited for a period of three years for its Outpatient Rehabilitation Program.
SCHWARTZ CENTER FOR CHILDREN ACHIEVES THREE-YEAR CARF ACCREDITATION
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 12/6/2007
- Healthcare , Announcements & Press Releases
(New Bedford, MA) – (12/6/07) – Schwartz Center for Children has been informed by CARF that it has been accredited for a period of three years for its Outpatient Rehabilitation Program.
Schwartz Center - "Fore the Children" Golf Tournament
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 12/3/2007
- Healthcare , Education , Announcements & Press Releases
The Schwartz Center for Children and McDonald’s of New Bedford, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and Wareham, MA and Warwick and Cranston, RI announces that it will be holding the 20th Annual “Fore the Children” Sports Weekend 2008 Golf Tournament on Monday, June 16th at Allendale Country Club in Dartmouth, MA.
Lunch with Santa - Presented by Schwartz Center and Fay's Restaurant, Dartmouth
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 11/30/2007
- Healthcare , Announcements & Press Releases
New Bedford, MA) – (11/30/07) – Fay’s restaurant, located at 613 Dartmouth Street in Dartmouth, MA, is helping to bring holiday cheer to children at the Schwartz Center for Children by holding a “Lunch with Santa” on Wednesday, December 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and conducting a toy and clothing drive for families who attend programs and services of the Center.
New Bedford, MA - SCHWARTZ CENTER FOR CHILDREN CELEBRATED ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY IN STYLE
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 10/27/2007
- Healthcare , Announcements & Press Releases
(NEW BEDFORD, MA) – (10/27/07) – On Saturday, October 27th, the Schwartz Center for Children held its 60th Anniversary Celebration, themed, “As Time Goes By,” an evening of fine drinks, dinner and dance at the Country of Club of New Bedford, MA from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.
SCHWARTZ CENTER FOR CHILDREN COLLABORATES WITH BUTTONWOOD PARK ZOO TO OFFER COMMUNITY PLAY GROUPS
- By Schwartz Center For Children
- Published 08/1/2007
- Announcements & Press Releases
(New Bedford, MA) – (8/1/07) The Schwartz Center for Children in collaboration with the Buttonwood Park Zoological Society is now providing Child Development groups for children between the ages of 4 months to 3 years.