“Thanks to the therapies that he receives at Our Kids Playground, he is achieving his goals. No only his motor skills improve, also his confident to be with people (kids and adults). ”
– Gianfranco’s mom
“Philip has continued to improve at speech therapy. I have noticed that he is making more letter sounds and he has increased his mimicking. I am most appreciative of this grant because Philip continues to grow each and every day. ”
– Philip’s mom
“William has been under speech therapy for the past few years thanks to Act4Me. These therapies have greatly improved William’s communication skills. William has improved in his thought process and is able to communicate better.”
– William’s mom
“We are so thankful to Act4Me for allowing us the opportunity to have a conversation with our child”
– Ishtar’s mom
“I cannot afford to pay for therapy, thank you all @ Act4Me for helping my daughter have a better opportunity in life
– Priscilla’s mom
“Gabriel has benefited so much from your valuable Foundation and has advanced so much, we can now understand 80% of what he says, again, Thanks a million and God Bless”
– Gabriel’s Mom
“Thank you Act4Me for giving my child a chance, and for all the help you are providing to my little Angel. Your invaluable support helped me witness day after day my son’s progress. The therapies have been an important factor in his advances, I will eternally be grateful ”
– Leonardo’s mom
“Act4Me assisted us during a time That I was going through a devastating illness. We are so grateful for the support given to us for our son David”
– David’s mom
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David’s story
in Success StoriesDear Act4Me,
Act4Me assisted us during a time that I was going through a sudden near devastating illness. We wanted to thank you for the support given to us for our son David. Since early in life, he always faced challenges. In elementary, David was slower than his peers and had difficulty learning.
His peers isolated and ridiculed him, as a result. He continued to struggle and became very reserved, experiencing difficulty expressing himself to others. He is humble and loving, never complaining about anything. He always sees the good in others and deserves a chance to learn how to express himself socially, to better his ability developing relationships.
My dream is to spread the word to many individuals that Act4Me is a note worthy cause… because I sincerely believe improving the quality of life for children with incurable diseases through a chance for therapy would make the difference in many lives.
Thank you Act4Me… for making a difference in ours!
Miriam Collada-Myers
Jack’s story
in Success StoriesOur son Jack was diagnosed with autism when he turned two years old. At about a year and a half, we noticed he had absolutely no type of communication whatsoever with the family and brought him to a center to have him tested.
Because of his early age, he was able to qualify through our insurance plan, for what is called “early intervention services”, in other words, all kinds of therapy services until a child reaches three years of age. Unfortunately, by the time Jack turned 3, just about a year and a half into therapy, he was just beginning to learn how to deal and make progress with his numerous issues, such as feeding, developmental, speech, and communication.
I think it is unbelievable that parents need to make a choice between their child developing like any other human being or being able to pay for the needs of their family. It is really a hardship on us, to have to mortgage our credit cards, get into whatever debt we need to get into, in order to be able to pay for thousands of dollars a year for therapy.
In our economic climate, we need a lot of help, as these special need kids truly benefit and make obvious progress with therapy. They are regressing and loosing the skills they had worked so hard to reach.
This is not right, this is not human. We need the help of everyone and hope this reaches as many people as we can.
Arlene Weissberg
Priscilla’s story
in Success StoriesDear Act4Me,
I was referred by the CCDH Program to contact you and apply for a speech therapy grant. I am a single mother, my daughter’s name is Priscilla Gonzalez. She is 10 years old, and she is a special child who needs speech therapy. Through the years, it has been very difficult for me to get the therapies that my daughter needs because the medical insurance does not cover that type of therapy.
I cannot afford to pay for them myself. Usually, after a session of therapy, there is a one year waiting period, and after that year, it is necessary to go on a waiting list, which could take for one, two, or more years to get another opportunity. Now, with the financial crisis, the local government has cut on many programs that used to offer therapy for special children. I greatly appreciate that I was able to get speech therapy for my daughter through the Act4Me program.
I would like to thank you and your staff for helping my daughter through the program to have a better opportunity in life.
Sincerely,
Mercedes F. Mejia