If have not heard of yet you soon will. With an active online radio show, Tweetchats and website The Coffee Klatch is a fast growing support network for parents raising a child with special needs. We asked founder Marriane Russo a few questions about the Coffee Klatch. Are you a parent of a child with [...]
With Football season winding down (unless you are a Giant, Patriot, Raven or 49er) We took a look at each teams community affairs page. Each team in the National Football League has its own charities and organizations that it supports, with some players even having their own individual foundations. We found 12 NFL teams who [...]
Andrew Shelley, lives the American Dream. He leads a successful life as an engineer and single bachelor. Unhappy with his day job Andrew wants more from his life, so he sets out on a backpacking journey across the world to find out. For Andrew this is a seemingly impossible task. Andrew has Muscular Dystrophy. He weighs [...]
A new documentary is soon to be released about Andrés Torres the center fielder for the New York Mets. The video will document the life of Andrés, how he came from humble means, found rejection, mockery, and disappointment, and struggled for 10 years in the minors before becoming a major league baseball player. In addition [...]
Fairly often we come across great organizations doing amazing things for individuals with special needs. In this post we bring you the A. skate Foundation and their story. Make sure to watch the video at the end! Her Story: Crystal (Crys) Worley is a Single Mom has two children–Fallon and Sasha. When Sasha was two [...]
Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham is a 19 year-old wheelchair athlete from Las Vegas, Nevada. Aaron was born with Spina Bifida, a birth defect of the spinal cord. For Aaron this means his legs don’t work. He is the third of six children, all adopted. Aaron never let anything stop him. Even as a baby and small [...]
Thank you for taking a minute to read my guest post. About Me My Name is Daniele Rossi, I’m a web designer, illustrator and social media enthusiast. I stuttered since I was a kid and try never to let it hold me back. To encourage my fellow stutterers I produce a podcast called Stuttering is Cool. [...]
What is the WCHL? The Wheelchair Hockey League (WCHL) of Michigan was created for the enjoyment of participating in hockey. The purpose of this league is to provide an appropriate means for persons in wheelchairs to have the opportunity to play in a competitive floor hockey league and have the chance to engage in the [...]
Once a month Friendship Circle profiles an organization that provides support, programming and/or funding for individuals with special needs. If you have an organization that you think we should include please contact us. It all started with a cross-country road trip In the summer of 2005, Darius Weems left his hometown of Athens, Georgia for the [...]
Temple Grandin gives a 20 minute presentation on how someone with autism thinks at the Ted Convention last February. She gives fascinating insight into the way her mind works and how she was able to succeed in many areas where other people could not. (video via Friendship Circle International’s Tumbr Blog. TED is a small [...]
