This time of year can be special for so many reasons; traveling to see friends and family, giving gifts or hugs to those we cherish, eating special holiday foods, and taking time away from work or school to enjoy the chilly weather. Whatever your reason to celebrate this time, we wish you and your families the best!
Abrazos Thanks Sandia National Labs
Sandia National Laboratories has once again shown their support for Abrazos! Their grant of $7,500 will be used to supply the new autism therapy program with the technology to track and report data related to the progress toward each child's individual goals. Our staff are particularly grateful for these tools as they allow them to focus more on the child's needs and less on the tracking requirements. Thank you, Sandia National Laboratories!
Thanks to the Hancock Family Foundation for $1,000 to purchase items for our ABA classroom including STEM kits, board games, and many other items to be used during therapy!
Don't Know What to Give
Every year it seems like we have a relative or friend that asks "What do you want for Christmas?". Have you run out of ideas or maybe you just don't need anything?
The gift of giving is a great suggestion. Giving to a local non-profit makes you feel good and it positively impacts the non-profit organization. Donations made over the holidays can be in honor of a loved one receiving services, or in memory of someone.
The act of giving to Abrazos is greatly appreciated.
And the Survey Says...
In the month of November, the families served by Abrazos were asked a variety of survey questions. This survey is conducted annually to collect feedback from families on the quality of our services and to provide them with an opportunity to share their thoughts on the benefits and areas in which we might improve. This feedback is used to help our efforts to achieve measurable improvements in efficiency, effectiveness, performance, accountability, and outcomes.
The following are some of the written comments received:
The never-ending awesome ideas and suggestions to help with my daughter's development are so helpful.
The staff is always there to support and give ideas on next steps.
I love my son's team! Everyone is friendly and caring.
They always have great advice on how to help.
I love that they try to help with everyday situations.
They give easy to implement ideas and strategies to help our son that we have often overlooked on our own
I find the personalized, gentle, and realistic follow-up very helpful.
According to the NM Early Childhood Education and Care Department, the Nation is currently seeing high numbers of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections, something not usually seen until winter. Hospitals are also seeing early increases in seasonal flu activity, with flu cases expected to rise significantly over the upcoming weeks. Infants and younger children, as well as children with developmental disabilities or chronic medical conditions, are at higher risk for severe infection from respiratory viruses.
Children younger than six months of age are not eligible for flu or COVID-19 vaccines. An important strategy for keeping these youngest infants safe is to make sure that everyone around them—parents, siblings, other relatives and caregivers—are vaccinated against flu and COVID-19. Vaccinating against flu and COVID-19 is a primary strategy for preventing illness and reducing severity of illness; this not only protects individuals from potentially serious respiratory disease, but also helps to prevent additional strain on the health care system.
CDC recommendations for Flu and COVID-19 vaccines:
Annual flu vaccination is recommended for all people 6 months and older who do not have contraindications (which are rare).
People ages 6 months and older are recommended to receive a primary series of any age-appropriate FDA-approved or FDA-authorized monovalent COVID-19 vaccine.
People ages 5 years and older are recommended to receive 1 bivalent mRNA booster dose after completion of any FDA-approved or FDA-authorized monovalent primary series or previously received monovalent booster dose(s).
Abrazos' Holiday Schedule
Our offices will be closed
December 26th & 27th
and
December 29th & 30th
Attention All Shoppers!
Smith's Food & Drug has partnered with Abrazos to make a difference in our services, through their Inspiring Donations program. With Inspiring Donations, every time you shop at any Smith's store and use your rewards card, they will donate .5% of your total order. Sign up at: https://www.smithsfoodanddrug.com/i/community/smiths-inspiring-donations to link your rewards card to benefit Abrazos.
Please tell your family and friends.
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. But when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice. Go to AmazonSmile today, log in with your regular login information and choose Abrazos Family Support Services as your designated recipient organization.
Our Services
We provide support for families with children and adults with development delays or disabilities with these comprehensive services:
Abrazos Family Support Services, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has been providing services for over 40 years to children and adults with developmental delays or disabilities in the counties of Sandoval and Bernalillo.
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