Special Learning Center strives to expand abilities of every child

Santa meets with Special Learning Center student Charlotte Bickel, 2, Wednesday at the school. Along with Santa, Cosmopolitan Club members Brian Mutert, left, and Tom Henke handed out toys and presented a check to the Special Learning Center for $47,500 from the Tom Henke Charity Classic golf tournament. The charity golf game has raised more than $1 million for the school.
Santa meets with Special Learning Center student Charlotte Bickel, 2, Wednesday at the school. Along with Santa, Cosmopolitan Club members Brian Mutert, left, and Tom Henke handed out toys and presented a check to the Special Learning Center for $47,500 from the Tom Henke Charity Classic golf tournament. The charity golf game has raised more than $1 million for the school.

Whether helping a child with cerebral palsy learn to walk or giving a child who is deaf the gift of sign language, the Special Learning Center (SLC) is here to help expand the abilities of every child.

The center serves 600 children a year. In the facility on Fairgrounds Road, they serve 150 children. But they also work with students in 11 different outlying school districts where they provide outpatient and physical therapy.

To meet the needs of the children in the program, the Special Learning Center provides comprehensive, early intervention services for children with developmental delays and disabilities. Children served in the Special Learning Center program have delays ranging from mild to severe. Children without delays also attend the Special Learning Center and serve as friends and role models to their peers.

The Capital City Area Council for Special Services, which does business as The Special Learning Center is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The agency is governed by a 15-member volunteer Board of Directors. The Board is made up of leaders from the community and SLC parents who share an interest in serving children with special needs.

The center is always looking for volunteers and accepts donations at any time.

To find out more about the center, visit the website at speciallearningcenter.com or call 573-634-3070.

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