Jackson Shulkowski Felicia Raines
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Jackson Shulkowski Felicia Raines
“ We are so thankful that we have found The Arc of Essex County and the Stepping Stones Early Intervention Program and School . Our son started in early intervention at 7 months old and is now almost 5 . He has benefitted from the therapy and instruction he receives . The support of The Arc and these programs have allowed our son to take his first steps this past year .
The teachers and therapists continue to push him to be all that he can be . His speech is emerging ; he can now feed himself ; he is toilet trained . These are all areas that will allow him to more easily be accepted in the community and enjoy his day-to-day activities . If you could see the smile on his face every day , you would understand how important these programs are to our family .”
- Debbie and Steve Shulkowski
“ Since infancy , our daughter Felicia has continued to take part in The Arc of Essex County ’ s activities and programs including Camp Hope , recreation , and now Adult Day Services where she joins a community of friends each day while engaged in work activities . This makes her feel that she has value in the workplace , like her siblings , even collecting a paycheck .
Felicia recently took her first trip with The Arc to Ocean City , Maryland and thoroughly enjoyed herself . Felicia has developed a sense of organization and discipline through her activities with The Arc . She has also developed socialization skills through relationship building over the years with her peers . There are very few aspects of Felicia ’ s life that The Arc has not touched in a positive way .”
- Jo-Ann Raines