Families for HoPE, Inc.
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HoPE Walk ‘N’ Roll
First Annual HoPE Walk ‘N’ Roll festival Families for HoPE, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed to address the needs of families and children diagnosed with holoprosencephaly (HPE) and related brain malformations. Deeply committed to raising awareness of holoprosencephaly,…
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While I’m preparing to complete the 2020 conference registration for Dorothy and I, we were talking about last years event. 2018 was my second conference. The first was in 2008 when Chloe was a baby and I learned so much about…
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If there was a cure. I would see you crawl and I would follow you all around to make sure you weren’t getting into trouble. If there was a cure. I would see you unsteadily walk around and grab all…
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What is it really…this HOPE? And why is it so important? Hope is something we can feel, but hope is also an intentional choice. Definition; hope /hōp/ a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.”he looked through…
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By Heather Rinard The blades of the grass softly whispered their song in my ear, as I laid sprawled out on the checkered cloth, enjoying our teddy bear picnic. Momma made our childhood magical. From tea parties in the garden,…
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Children with Special Needs •affords a sense of belonging • to the diverse human family • provides a diverse stimulating environment in which to grow and learn • evolves in feelings of being a member of a diverse community •…
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What is holoprosencephaly? Holoprosencephaly is an abnormality of brain development in which the brain doesn’t properly divide into the right and left hemispheres. The condition can also affect development of the head and face. In general, the severity of any facial defects…
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What is person centered planning? A person centered plan can help those involved with the focus person see the total person, recognize his or her desires and interests, and discover completely new ways of thinking about the future of the…
Read MoreThe start of Inclusion
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, in the United States, holiday (third Monday in January) honouring the achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr. A Baptist minister who advocated the use of nonviolent means to end racial segregation, he first came to…
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