Faith Based Services

• Bayside offers Safe Harbor, a place where parents with special needs children can leave their child with aides so they can attend a weekend service at Bayside.
• The room is open during the 4:15pm and 6pm services on Saturdays and during the 9:45am and 11:15am services on Sundays.
• Include Me Klub is an inclusion ministry also offered during weekend services.
• Through the Roof is a program designed to assist families with children who have special needs as a result of physical, developmental, or cognitive challenges.
• Every first Friday of the month, FridayNite KidzKlub and TeenzKlub provide opportunities for parents to have a date night, while qualified volunteers care for your children and teenagers.
• Reservations are required.

• Provides one-on-one coaching for your special needs child with background screened coaches while parents attend services.
• Services provided for children from Birth through 8th grade at the 9:30am service and for ages 15 through young adult at the 11:15am Sunday service.
• In order to better serve your child, children must be pre-enrolled.

• On Eagles Wings, Special Needs ministry offers free respite care for families with special needs children and their siblings on the third Friday of each month from 6-9pm.
• During Sunday morning programs, each child is matched with a “buddy” who shadows and assists them in the appropriate classroom setting.
• There is also a special room, staffed with trained adults who can help comfort, redirect and love children who need a break from the Sunday morning routine.

Cheri Wieland
cheriwieland@lakesidechurch.com

• Side Kick Alley – Children are paired with “buddies” who have been trained in working with special needs children during the 6:30pm service on Saturday and the 9am service on Sunday.
• Children with special needs can attend “regular” class with a buddy or spend time in a special needs room.
• Prior evaluations are required in order to place a child in the special needs program.

Dan Brown, Program Director
(916) 521-7333
danbrown@surewest.net

• WOW – Giving teens with disabilities the opportunity to Walk On Water.
• WOW is a youth program dedicated to giving teens with disabilities the opportunity to realize their potential through friendships, sports and faith.

• Explorers Special Needs Ministry – Inclusion based special needs program to assist individuals with special needs in participating in mainstream children’s ministry activities every Sunday morning and Wednesday night.

• For nearly a quarter of a century, Joni and Friends has been dedicated to extending the love and message of Christ to people who are affected by disability, whether it is the disabled person, a family member or friend.
• Our objective is to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of this group of people in practical ways.
• Programs include Family Retreats – five day summer programs across the United States where families affected by disability can find hope and get a break from the challenges of everyday life.