by Courtney Basso | May 23, 2017 | HOPE, JMF, Programs
Director Jen Money-Brady writes about how the HOPE program empowers children with the tools to articulate and express their feelings, while developing empathy and coping skills. “How are you?” Many of us have a standard answer to this question, along the lines of “I’m...
by Courtney Basso | Apr 18, 2017 | Family Support, Programs
This fall, JMFamily Advocacy piloted the Sibling Workshop with Board member Maureen Faust as a primary facilitator. Read as she details this new initiative. Maureen will also be a speaker at our annual Butterfly Tea on Saturday, April 29th. Serving children of all...
by Courtney Basso | Apr 11, 2017 | Fitness, JMF, JMF Run, Walk, Roll, My "Why JMF?", Programs
run2gether pairs captains and crew members to participate in races throughout central Indiana. On Saturday, April 22nd, run2gether takes on the Carmel Marathon Races. One of our founding crew members, Tom Waddleton, will participate and describes his experiences with...
by Courtney Basso | Apr 4, 2017 | disABILITY Awareness, HOPE, JMF, Junior Board, My "Why JMF?", Programs, Service Day, We Step Up
Board member Eric Schommer shares his “Why JMF?” with his years of involvement with the Foundation as a partner school principal, JMFamily Advocacy panelist, and so much more. I am a Board member, parent of a Junior Board member, JMFamily Advocacy...
by Courtney Basso | Mar 30, 2017 | disABILITY Awareness, Programs, Speaker Series
Did you know April 2nd is Autism Awareness Day? In honor of the occasion, disABILITY Awareness speaker Zak Kauffeld shares his story about his experience living with Autism and as a speaker for JMF. When I was 12 years old, I was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome...
by Courtney Basso | Mar 21, 2017 | disABILITY Awareness, Programs, Speaker Series
March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day as 3-21 signifies the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome. disABILITY Awareness speakers Sarah and Phil Clark share their story about Sarah’s countless abilities to students...
