MILWAUKEE, WI – August 28, 2020 – St. Francis Children’s Center (SFCC) announced the launch of its new fundraising campaign that features “planting” a garden of pinwheels or daisy spinners in front of their building. For every $50 in donations that the nonprofit...
“The first week after Hazel was born, I knew something was off. At just five days old, I noticed she had an unusual twitch, and she kept arching her back,” explained Jennifer Marshall, who works as a nurse. “And she never, ever cried, even when I...
Like other kids his age, Bryan is cheerful and happy and loves to be around family and friends. Even though he is not mobile and relies on his wheelchair throughout the day to move around, this energetic 11-year-old has been overcoming obstacles since the day he was...
Like other parents, Mary and Aaron were excited when they discovered they were expecting a sibling for one year-old Liam. However, when they went in for their 20-week ultrasound, things didn’t go as they expected. They were told that their daughter, Matilda, had Spina...
Although his life has been filled with challenges from day one, MJ was diagnosed at birth with a partial chromosome 15 deletion, Cerebral Palsy and a developmental delay. His single working mother was able to overcome all kinds of obstacles to get the supports that MJ...
Joshua, affectionately referred to as “Joshie” by his friends and family, was referred to Milwaukee County’s Early Intervention/Birth to Three Program in July of 2015 for a concern with his gross motor skills (these develop through the use of the large muscles in your...
Eleven years ago, Nadia and her twin brother, Malcolm, came into this world nine weeks early. At age one, Nadia wasn’t yet walking, so she was referred to St. Francis Children’s Center (SFCC) while being evaluated for Milwaukee County’s Birth to Three Program. After...
Eliot was referred to the Milwaukee County Birth to Three Program in November 2013 when he was just three and a half months old. While Eliot was getting fitted for a helmet due to his plagiocephaly, or the flattening of one side of the skull, his specialists commented...
When our world stopped operating as normal over three months ago, our children’s routines also came to halt. Amongst all of the unknown, caring and protecting for our special needs community has brought an array of challenges and changes. A large factor in caring for...
As the days get warmer and the sun stays out longer, there’s no better way to spend afternoons than playing outdoors! The best way to play outdoors is one that can involve sensory learning as well – at SFCC we are HUGE fans of sensory bins! Sensory...
