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Post written by Dr. Ken Macurik, Director of Developmental Disabilities at St. Joseph’s Villa and Doctoral Level Board Certified Behavior Analyst Modern research shows that early behavioral services may improve overall functioning and produce significant gains in IQ for children with autism who enter treatment at 2 to 3 years of age. With the recommended […]

“It takes a village to raise a child.” I have come to recognize the truth in this statement through my position of Mentor Program Coordinator at St. Joseph’s Villa. Growing up I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by individuals who contributed to my successes and stood by me through my struggles. It was thanks […]

Volunteers, and especially volunteer mentors, are incredibly important to the Villa.  Thus far, our need has been met by some incredibly talented people, but as our needs increase, we have been looking for ways to expand tohe pool of people who can make such a HUGE difference in a young person’s life. In late April, […]

Children in the Villa’s Therapeutic Day Treatment had a wonderful Spring Break, as they got to go on lots of great field trips.  On Thursday, chidren who had earned the privilege through their good behavior and success with the pogram went to an area Putt-Putt as a reward and on Friday, they were able to […]

Read the Villa’s May 2012 newsletter to get lots of fun photos of Easter egg hunts, Spring Break (you won’t believe what a GREAT time our kids had!), and the Villa’s Bluegrass Ball.  There’s plenty of news and also a wonderful Shining Star story about Michael, a former student, who is doing so well in […]

Spring Break is a great time for kids, and it’s no exception at the Villa!  Especially if you are in the Villa’s Day Support program!  The program uses themes throughout the week to make each day special, and there were several field trips out into the community to explore the themes in greater depth.  At […]

During the past year, 973 volunteers supported St. Joseph’s Villa by providing more than 11,140 hours! Volunteers supported the Villa by: Serving more than 215 families in the Villa’s Donation Center Giving more than 560 hours to mentor at-risk youth Assembling almost 250 backpacks to help our school children Reading more than 800 books to […]

Three students from Brook Road Academy got a HUGE thrill recently: they met President Obama on the president’s recent trip to speak at the Rolls-Royce plant in Prince George County. One of the president’s Secret Service agents is a personal friend of Brook Road Academy teacher Ben Walters and his wife.  So when the president announced […]

The Villa has published its April 2012 newsletter, and you can download it now! This month’s newsletter includes stories about Lewis Children’s Center, the Sarah Dooley Center for Autism’s “Bug Holiday,” the Villa’s basketball team which made it to the league chamionship game, and MORE!  Please take a look and enjoy!! Download your copy by […]

You may have read or heard that in late February, more than 20 households were forced to evacuate their residences in the Prince George Terrace Apartments due to plumbing issues.  We are happy to report that, thanks to the Flagler Housing Resource Center (and others), most of those tenants have found new homes. In late […]