Organization: Sharing Hands A Respite Experience Inc
Mission: SHARE partners with all family members of children with special needs, supporting their efforts to establish and maintain strong and successful families through their programs.
Activities: Respite Care Families receive one Friday respite night per month from 600pm-1000pm. Volunteers, supervised by SHARE staff, gather at First Christian Church in Midland or Crossroads Fellowship Church in Odessa to care for children who have special needs and their siblings. This gives parents much needed rest.
Sibling Support Sibshop Sibshop provides siblings with peer support and information, thereby allowing them to know that they are not the only youngsters who are in this situation. Once a month, SHARE staff and volunteers particularly adult siblings facilitate Sibshop, where siblings can talk about their concerns and assist one another to discover new coping techniques. Social and recreational activities are planned to have fun and develop friendships with other siblings. In the summer, Sipshop turns into a three-day Sibcamp days only.
Parent Support SHARE supports parents who have children with special needs through a variety of ways such as grief support sessions, NICU support, Moms Night Out, Fathers Network. As part of all programs, SHARE provides seasonal themed activities, gift cards for restaurants on anniversaries, birthdays, family holiday dinners and activities. SHARE also provides counseling services.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Mental Health & Crisis Intervention