Shorkey Center

Appreciation Post for our Speech Therapy Department✨🤩

In May we celebrated ✨Better Hearing and Speech Month✨ with our team.

Patricia, Alex and Susan are MAGNIFICENT speech pathologists that always go above and beyond for our kiddos!
These amazing ladies help restore, improve, or maintain communication, cognitive, and swallowing disorders.

Thank you ladies for the work you do and the lives you touch everyday! 💙💛

Happy father's day!
We hope everyone had a great day!

We extend our gratitude to C & H Surfacing for their easy through the process and exceptional work on our new playground surface. We experienced a short turnaround time in scheduling, assistance with design, friendly help, and a VERY hard working team which finished in just under a week. The team did it ALL from clearing our mulch to cleaning up at the end!
C & H Surfacing
Mandeville, LA 70470
504-415-9010

Dr. Robin Pearson’s episode of N-F-P on KVLU Public Radio WON a 1st place Press Club Award highlighting the Shorkey Center in the Public Affairs / Talk show group.

This is awarded for the content presented and judged by media professionals outside our area.

The award reads:

Press Club of Southeast Texas
First Place 2023
Public Affairs Program
Jason M. Miller, Robin Pearson
N-F-P: the Shorkey Center
KVLU 91.3

Thank you to the generous grants from HELLEN BELL (Hancock Whitney) and MAMIE MCFADDIN (Hancock Whitney)!
The surface by C&H Surfacing improves accessibility, cleanliness, and safety.
Your philanthropic contributions to charities like these significantly impact organizations such as ours.🌼

TODAY! ✨
Monthly Family Support Group Meeting from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, with childcare provided!
Tonight is a topic you don't want to miss! We will be going over emotional regulation.
All you have to do is register by emailing [email protected]!

We are accepting Sponsorships for our 2024 Turkey Trot 5K/10K/Kids K benefiting local non profit Shorkey Center!
Deadline: June 28 to be on the shirt.

Specifically looking to fill spots in our Food/Drink alley for pre and post run!

Come be a part of the fun at our community fundraiser run/walk 🥳

For more information, please message the Sea Rim Striders Race Director at [email protected]

Summer is just getting started!

We will have a 1-week summer camp from June 24th - 28th, taking place at Christ Central Camp from 10:00AM - 2:00PM.

This camp is for special needs children and their siblings.

There are limited spots available.

Everyday is a new adventure, to join us you must register by calling the center at (409)838-6568 or click on the link to register:
https://forms.office.com/r/i6siwtpSMq

If you or your business/organization would like to volunteer and join in all the fun please email [email protected]

Hi everyone, our phone lines are down. We will update once we are back online. If you need to reach out to us via messenger if you need to contact us 🤍
Thank you,
Shorkey Center

Ability Central Works stopped by this afternoon and we are sooo happy they did! Bringing smiles to our faces!
Ability Central Works! is a local non-profit organization who's misson is to enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families.
They make soo many wonderful things such as dog treats, forever flowers made of out of coffee filters with decretive vases that they paint their self's, the Works! seasoning, decorative rocks and many other beautiful gifts! Give them a visit at 2470 N 11th st Beaumont, TX 77703 and meet some of the staff!

Today’s Delivering Smiles team! Dylan and Camille had the pleasure of taking Denton and Gavin to The Shorkey Center! I love the sign behind them! Love needs no words…just a smile!!!

We appreciate everyone's interest in our swim classes - all spots have now been filled for the month of June! 🤩

It has begun!✨
We are getting rubber surfacing for our playground! Yay!
No more mulch in our kiddos shoes! We can not wait to see the finished product!

✨Congratulations to our June Employee of the Month! ✨
Karla you are so kind and warm hearted! Thank you for always going above and beyond in everything you do! Karla is our scheduling and referral coordinator and has been with us since June of last year! We are so glad you are part of our Shorkey Family🙂

Join us this Saturday from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM at the Salvation Army's Boys and Girls Club. Please be sure to REGISTER to this FREE event. 🤩

Tomorrow is the last day to register for group swim lessons! We will begin our first lesson on Tuesday for group! Can't wait to see everyone!

Thank you Tobii Dynavox for gifting us with an outdoor communication board. We can not wait to display it on our playground!

Shorkey Center will be closed Monday, May 27th, 2024. Have a safe weekend!

June 11th is around the corner!

Join our FREE monthly family support group!
Register by emailing [email protected]
We will meet from 5:30PM - 6:30PM at the Center!

As always childcare is provided! June's Topic: Emotional Regulation presented by our fabulous ABA Supervisor Kaitlyn Joines!

Can't wait to see you! ✨

🌊🌊We can not wait to meet all of this years ducky's!🌊🌊
There is still time to register!
https://forms.office.com/r/ge4cPA5Y3v
Call our office with any questions!

Thank you The Beaumont Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. for your generous donation to the center presented to us by their Chapter president Loni! ✨

They're here! 💛
Summer Swim class registrations are open! Classes range from 2 - 12 years of age.

🍉To register click on the link below:
https://forms.office.com/r/ge4cPA5Y3v

🍉After registering Shorkey Staff will reach out to confirm your registration and answer any questions you may have.

🍉Payments for classes can be made at:
www.shorkey.org/payments , over the phone and in person.
✨All payments are due no later than May 27th, 2024✨

Don't forget to register for our Family Support Group!
Tomorrow's topic will be over Redirection. Our BCBA, Kaitlyn Joines, will be going over this topic.
💙Parent Support Group in free to attend.
💛 Open to Public, you can still attend even if you do not currently have a child at Shorkey.
💙 As always childcare is provided.
💛Email [email protected] to register!

🥳Happy Birthday to our PTA Misti 🥳
Please help us wish her a Happy Birthday!!🎈

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mother's!
Especially ours at the Shorkey Center.
You are caretakers, teachers, friends, doctors, comforters, counselors, and so much more!❤🫶
Enjoy your day!

We are ending our 🍎Teacher appreciation week🍎 on the best note!

Instruction Junction had a visit from the Child Care Licensing Inspector on Wednesday and received a ✨100✨during the inspection!

These visits ensure programs continue to meet licensing requirements. Licensing staff document the results of these visits through monitoring and inspection reports.
This requirement ensures that families have access to information on how well each program meets child care health and safety requirements. Families can then use that information to make the best child care choice for them.

Congratulations to our Instruction Junction team! You rock! We appreciate all you do!

Thank you to all of our parents that helped shower our teachers with appreciation gifts! 💙💛

Did you hear the news?🤩

Each summer, the Shorkey Center offers a stand-up paddleboarding program for their children. Excitingly, this year, the program is open to children in SETX with disabilities!

The program focuses on improving balance, coordination, muscle control, and strength, while teaching the sport's techniques and skills.

Come have fun with us this summer!!☀️

If you're interested in volunteering or sponsoring this program and future events this summer, please visit the link below and click on 'volunteer!'
www.shorkey.org/donate

Please come join us today for lunch, dinner or both!
💙Reminder to say Shorkey before ordering!
💛This is the location on College St.
Thank you for your support!