There are 8 article(s) tagged Special Needs Children:

• June 2026

  • Camp aims to build confidence in kids born with limb differences

    Organizers hope the Step Up Squad Adaptive Camp for children born with limb differences will spur self-confidence, friendship and fun.

    By Jody Callahan June 13, 2026

• August 2023

  • Rachel Kay Stevens center moves into new home

    The center is named in memory of Rachel Kay Stevens, an occupational student who dreamed of working with underserved children but who died shortly after beginning her training at UTHSC.

    By Aisling Mäki August 24, 2023

• April 2023

  • Registration open for Collierville Balloon Festival’s ‘Friday Night Lights’

    The event will be open to 500 special needs children and their immediate family members. Interested individuals must apply.

    By Abigail Warren April 28, 2023

• October 2022

  • ‘You got to move': Madonna Learning Center opens new fitness center

    Madonna Learning Center opened a new fitness center on campus, allowing them to focus on the physical aspects of its students.

    By Abigail Warren October 27, 2022

• July 2022

  • Camp Smile returns after two year hiatus

    Camp Smile, a camp for those with mild to moderate disabilities, returned to Collierville this summer after the past two years were canceled due to COVID-19.

    By Abigail Warren July 20, 2022

• November 2020

  • Districts still address students’ special needs amid pandemic

    Teachers in exceptional education – formerly known as special education — want to make sure the individualized needs of students are met as the pandemic forces them to continue to pivot.

    By Abigail Warren November 30, 2020

• October 2019

  • Collierville community brings baseball to special needs through Field of Friends

    Collierville community partners came together to help put on a special needs baseball league for children and adults.

    By Abigail Warren October 07, 2019

• January 2019

  • Rays of Wisdom: Special needs children and your finances

    Ray’s Take: A report released by the U.S. Census Bureau found that 2.8 million American families are raising two or more children with a disability. It can cost up to $250,000 to raise a typical child, but for a family with a special needs child the costs can be overwhelming.

    By Ray and Dana Brandon January 11, 2019