Challenge BasketballContact Challenge Board Member:
Julie Ambauen (916) 554-0889
Challenge basketball operates a winter indoor league for beginning or experienced players. Fees are reasonable and cover all playing costs. Fun end-of-season party includes trophy. This league is limited in size due to space/time constraints.
Challenge SoccerContact Challenge Board Member:
Julie Ambauen (916) 554-0889
Challenge soccer operates a winter indoor league (begins in February or March) and a fall outdoor league (begins in Sept). Fees are reasonable and assistance may be available. Teams participate in a great Opening Day, including balloons and a parade, with a pizza party and trophies on the final day.
Kids Camp2425 Sierra Blvd.
(near Howe Avenue off of Fair Oaks Blvd.)
(at Unitarian Universalist Society)
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 435-2020
Mike Lindberg, Camp Director
Anne-Marie Arrow, Asst. Director
This camp is designed to provide FUN in a safe, caring environment. Activities are designed to promote improved self-confidence, sportsmanship, and friendship skills. All of our counselors have experience with kids with ASD. Space is limited in one week-long 2-hours per day summer session due to low camp-staff ratio. Call for summer session dates and times.
Land Park Academy6400 Freeport Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95822
(916) 427-2273; (916) 427-1071 fax
www.LandParkAcademy.com
Jenise Shin-Lee, Director
Land Park’s Social Recreation Program is a center where children and adolescents (ages 3-18 years) diagnosed on the autism spectrum can come to enhance their social, leisure, and play skills in a safe, caring, recreational environment. The program is open M-F 1:30-6:00 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-6p.m. Groups and activities cycle every 30 minutes including organized sports, science and cooking projects, sensory exploration, art, music, games, free play and indoor/outdoor exercise. Weekly community outings are available. Land Park is also a non-public school for children diagnosed with autism. Please call for a tour of the program/facility.
Project P.L.A.Y.(Play-Oriented Lifetime Activities for Youth)
CSU, Sacramento, School of Health & Human Services
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6073
(916) 278-5041; (916) 278-7664 fax
ModellS@CSUS.edu
Dr. Scott J. Modell, Director
Project P.L.A.Y. is designed to expand opportunities for children with disabilities to participate in purposeful fitness, play, and leisure activities in the community.
UCP/Saddle Pals Therapeutic Center9267 Greenback Lane, Suite B-94
Orangevale, CA 95662
(916) 726-7257; (916) 989-2969 fax
www.UCPsacto.org
SaddlePals@UCPsacto.org
Saddle Pals is a non-profit organization that has been providing therapeutic horsemanship to physically, mentally, and emotionally challenged individuals since 1993. Therapeutic horsemanship is recreational therapy that uses the horse, its relationship to the rider, and the activities associated with horseback riding as rehabilitative tools. Saddle Pals offers services to individuals of any age and disability whose needs can be safely met through therapeutic horsemanship.
Yoga Therapy of Sacramento 8030 Sacramento Street
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
(916) 769-3366
Maura Gerck, Certified Instructor
Specializing in therapeutic yoga for special needs children and adults in a one-to-one or group setting. Positive behavioral interventions are implemented to complement the individual’s current therapies. Concentration on the development of mental focus, fine motor, gross motor, midline flexibility, endurance, and eye-hand coordination. Therapy can be provided in the home by arrangement.