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63 people are interested
Bring a smile to a medically complex child
ORGANIZATION: Maryville Academy
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63 people are interested
Read a story to a child. Hold an infant. Play a game with a youth. All our children have complex medical needs. Be willing to just sit near a child, talk with them, bring a toy to them. Must be willing to not have a lot of feedback from some of the very handicapped children and just willing to support them with words and kindness. (afternoons, evenings and weekends)
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About Maryville Academy
Location:
951 W. Bartlett Road, Bartlett, IL 60103, US
Mission Statement
Maryville's mission is to provide guidance, structure and stability for children, young adults and their families or support networks, by focusing on the emotional, educational, spiritual, vocational and life experiences that promote individual growth and well-being.
Maryville helps those in need: a teacher of values, interpersonal skills and self reliance; a provider of respectful care, specialized services and ongoing support; a healer of the abused, neglected and abandoned.
Rebuilding lives...Rekindling spirits... Renewing hope...
Description
The residents served at Marville's Eisenberg Campus are adolescents - male and female (12-20 years of age) who have been diagnosed as developmentally delayed in addition to having a diagnosed mental illness and a childhood history of abuse or neglect. Maryville provides shelter, education, counseling, recreation. and therapy to our youth in a home like setting.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
4015 N. Oak Park AvenueChicago, IL 60634
DATE POSTED
May 16, 2016
SKILLS
- Child Care
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 6-8 hours a month
- commit to 6 months, TB test, drug screening, paid for by agency