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    Special Life Network is"your network" and resource in our community. 

    Our purpose is to facilitate the integration of children, teens and adults into the community. We need your ideas. Our SPECIAL LIFE® strategy falls into four categories:

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February 12, 2012: Third Annual SPECIAL LIFE® Advisory Council of Community Leaders meeting. This networking meeting provided community leaders to exchange ideas that can help make our community more inclusive and user friendly for children, teens and adults with disabilities. 
 
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December 29, 2011: Over 50 people attended the SPECIAL LIFE® Family Bowling Day at Main Event in Shenandoah, Texas. Individuals with a disability bowled free, and their friends and families paid half price. All together there were over 40 bowlers.


December 24, 2011: The Woodlands United Methodist Church held its annual Special Needs Christmas Eve service for special needs families and their guests from 1:30pm to 2:30pm in the Jones Library A105 (former Wesley).

December 17, 2011:  Special Life Network sponsored the first annual Holiday Craft Making Event for children with disabilities. The event was hosted by The Woodland's Children Museum.

December 17. 2011: Orwall Challenger Baseball legue held its fundraiser to support our local community baseball league for children and teens with disabilities. 

December 17, 2011: Lifeway Christian Store at Portofino shopping center held a book signing event with author Denise Briley who's new book "Feathers from Heaven" describes the challenges and blessings of raising a child with a disability. 

December 1, 2011: The Discovery Ministry at West Conroe Baptist Church invited individuals with special needs and their families to a special night of Bethlehem City, a drive-thru Christmas experience for the entire family. Thank you all at Discovery Ministry for another  great event in our communnity that accomodates children, teens and adults with disabilities.

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About Special Life

  • Fast Facts
  • Vision & Mission
  • Goals & Purpose
  • Why We Care
  • Core Values

  •   1. What is Special Life Network?

    • a. A Christian-led 501c3 non-profit public charity organization.
    • b. Incorporated in April 2005. Founded and headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
    • c. A 100% volunteer organization led by parents, professionals, volunteers and church leaders.
    • d. As a 501c3 non-profit public charity, we serve the "entire community" with no exclusions.

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  • We seek to enrich the life of individuals with disabilities and the families that support them by improving the integration with their local church and broader community. 

    Vision

    • Create a global network of SPECIAL LIFE® Communities that are rich in awareness, integration and spiritual growth for children, teens and adults with special needs, and for the families that support them ... Special Needs Families

    Mission

    • Create, within local communities, a resource network of churches, businesses and other community organizations that provide support, encouragement, education, spiritual growth and meaningful integration opportunities for children and adults with special needs and their families.
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  • What is the purpose of Special Life Network?

    The purpose of Special Life Network is to facilitate the integration of children, teens and adults with disabilities into the broader community. We do this by implementing a simple 4 point strategy.

    •1.    Increase Awareness

    •2.    Network Community Knowledge, People and Resources

    •3.    Provide Education and Training

    •4.    Transform Lives


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  • Disabilities reach far beyond the physical realm of an individual and have emotional, financial, social, and spiritual impact on families, caregivers, communities, and society as a whole.  For a better understanding of this issue, view Autism Every Day, a new film screened in May at the New Decade for Autism event.

    Impact on Families

    • 90% of families that care for a family member with a disability of any age find it difficult to integrate into church and/or community events on a regular basis.
    • Divorce rates are typically higher for families that care for children or adults with disabilities due to the added demands on the family.
    • In many situations the demands on the family are such that siblings must participate with their parents in daily care.
    • Without intervention, these families risk physical and spiritual isolation, living their lives disconnected from their local church, community, and God.

    At Special Life Network Every Life is Special!®

  • Core values create a culture which drives an organization's behavior. The core values of the Special Life Network are:

    • Respect
    • Compassioin
    • Integration
    • Spiritual Growth

    Core Value Statement

    To put Christian principles into action by embracing Special Needs Families with respect, compassion, and spiritual growth through the love of Christ, and to help better integrate these families into the church and/or broader community.