Zach’s Place daycare provides respite for local disabled children, their parents
May 11, 2016: Direct care provider Dani Iorfino sets out paints, markers and paper for the children at Zach’s Time Playgroup. Iorfino said she enjoys the kids and “it feels good to [...]
Zach’s Place – A respite for disabled children, their parents in Mountain Shadows
May 4, 2016: The sunny rooms at Zach's Place in Mountain Shadows look like any other day care. Children snack on apple slices at a kid's size table near the kitchen. In [...]
Workshop Designed Just For Siblings of Kids with Special Needs
May 2, 2016: "None of my friends had a brother with disabilities…I always felt different,” is a common quote among this group of kids. Few siblings of children with special needs ever [...]
The Fine Art of Giving: Private Art Event raises Funds for local Respite Care Center
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]April 19, 2016, Colorado Springs, CO: Over 60 guests attended an invitation only special event at The Mezzanine in downtown Colorado Springs, hosted by Special Kids Special Families (SKSF) to help raise [...]
Fall BBQ, Blues & Brews Festival Raises Funds for Local Area Non-Profit
April, 2016: Fall BBQ, Blues & Brews Festival Raises Funds for Local Area Non-Profit Colorado Springs – Special Kids Special Families will once again host their 2nd Annual BBQ, Blues and Brews Festival [...]
St. Patrick’s Bowl-A-Thon Raises Funds for Local Non-Profit
March 12, 2016: Special Kids Special Families raised nearly $5,000 at their seventh annual Saint Patrick’s Day themed Bowl-A-Thon to support the Zach’s Place Program of local non-profit Special Kids Special Families, [...]
SOCO CW with Java with Jillian at Zach’s Place
March 1, 2016: Jillian Anderson of Java with Jillian on the SOCO CW interviews Renae Isakson, Program Director of Zach's Place respite care center. We'd like to promote our upcoming Bowlathon event [...]
SKSF’s 4th year of Indy Give Campaign
December, 2015: So excited to announce that Special Kids Special Families has been accepted with 88 other local non-profits into the 2015 Indy Give campaign! This is our 4th year with the Indy [...]
Santa’s Night Off – Disabled Children, Adults and Foster Kids Get Individualized Gifts
December, 2015: Santa took a breather today as four local companies purchased gifts from individual wish lists for Special Kids Special Families program participants for an afternoon holiday party. NuStar Energy, WOW! [...]
Linda Ellegard Named One of This Year’s CO Springs Business Journal Women of Influence
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]November, 2015: What an incredible honor that Special Kids Special Families Executive Director, Linda Ellegard has been named a Colorado Springs Business Journal Women of Influence. Thirteen women will be recognized at [...]
Open House for Zach’s Place at its New Facility for Kids with Disabilities
November 6, 2015: The Zach’s Place Program of Special Kids Special Families, a local non-profit organization supporting people with disabilities moved into its new home in January but the facility is getting [...]
Night of Comedy Fundraiser Supports Local Area Non-Profit and Children with Disabilities
October 10, 2015: Laughing the night away for a good cause makes a fun event more satisfying as attendees of this year’s 4th Annual Night of Comedy fundraiser for local non-profit Special [...]
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