Cerebral Palsy Grants
Our families have benefited significantly from a 2021 grant from Durham Cerebral Palsy Foundation Fund of Triangle Community Foundation. We are excited to be able to offer more opportunities to additional families in 2022 as the grant has been renewed! In 2021, the...
JoAnn and Her Worms
By JoAnn Yates, Horticultural Therapist @ The Children's Center Wonder. Awe. Curiosity. Qualities such as these are challenging to measure yet are undeniably obvious when witnessing them. Each of these qualities are portals for learning, connection and engagement and...
Meredith’s Message – Fall 2021
As the autumn season unfolds, it is a wonderful moment in time to celebrate the difference our programs are making in the lives of children and families. Recently, one parent shared with us that if they were asked...
Register for Jingle Drive Thru!
Garden Photo Shoot with Kaplan
The Children's Center Garden was the perfect spot for Kaplan Early Learning Companies soon-to-be released "Nature to Play" catalog. Not only were we able to showcase our beautiful horticultural therapy spaces, but we also shared a few of our students and staff members...
New Outdoor Learning Grant
The CFEC is pleased to announce we have received a $2,000 grant from Big Green Jumpstart in Broomfield, Colorado. This program was created to accelerate outdoor learning in approximately 500 schools and nonprofit organizations across the country. The funding will...
Yoga in the Garden
The CFEC is working with Emily Shindledecker, a yoga instructor at Lotus Yoga Academy in Winston-Salem and James Avery, a physical therapist at The Special Children's School, to pilot an inclusive yoga experience to our school age students. Yoga begins by working with...
SibShops on Spectrum News
Forsyth County support group helps siblings of kids with special needs By Taylor Neuman Forsyth County PUBLISHED 2:30 PM ET Oct. 20, 2021 FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — Caring for a child with intellectual, medical, behavioral and social disabilities can be overwhelming for...
SPOTLIGHT: Bayada
Nothing is more important than the safety and well-being of our students That’s why we partner with BAYADA, a trusted leader in providing a full range of clinical care and support services. The Bayada nurses who are on site when CFEC programming is occurring are...
Back to School!
The Infant & Toddler Program kicked off the year with our friends in The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools in late August and we have all been going non-stop ever since. ITP welcomed 42 students on campus - many new faces and also a few familiar ones. Our...
CONTACT US
The CFEC Main Office
2315 Coliseum Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Phone: (336) 727-2440
Fax: (336) 727-2873
Hours
Monday – Friday:
7:30am – 5:30pm
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Make a difference in the lives of children with special needs by volunteering at The CFEC. Opportunities include working with children, performing clerical tasks, landscaping and building maintenance, and assisting with special events.
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