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New NSSRA Adult Day Program Finds A Home
February 19, 2015: Leisure In Full Effect (LIFE), a new adult day program for northern suburban residents with disabilities, is coming to Glencoe. This week both Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association (NSSRA) Board of Directors and Glencoe Park District Board of Commissioners approved an Interagency Cooperation Agreement effectively making Glencoe’s Takiff Center the new home for NSSRA’s LIFE program. The agreement, passed by Glencoe on Tuesday, February 17 and NSSRA on Thursday, February 19, allows Glencoe Park District to license space for the program to NSSRA. Continue…
NSSRA benefits participants, volunteers | The Oracle
February 7, 2015: Many children and adults with special needs do not have the same opportunities as people without disabilities. Many a time they find it hard to be able to participate in recreational services, sports or summer camps. However, the Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association (NSSRA) has made it their goal to provide recreational services to enrich the lives of community members with all types of mental and physical disabilities through these activities. Continue…
A boy, his sister and Down syndrome | Chicago Tribune
October 1, 2014: It had been a typical morning in our house — kids waking up way too early to raid the freezer for frozen chocolate chip waffles instead of cereal or fruit. I overhear their voices giggling and making silly jokes to one another while playing "Minecraft" on their iPads. They are adversaries one moment and each other's greatest champions the next. Continue…
Glencoe Park District, NSSRA to discuss potentially bringing new program to Takiff | The Glencoe Anchor
September 29, 2014: For those in the community with special needs, a new adult day program that might be coming to Glencoe next year could be of interest. At the Sept. 16 Glencoe Park Board of Commissioners meeting, the board voted to begin negotiations with the Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association regarding bringing a day program for adults with special needs to the Takiff Center. Continue…
Glencoe resident’s Oak Wealth Advisors helps families with special-needs | The Glencoe Anchor
September 9, 2014: Glencoe resident Mike Walther knew he wanted to give back to the community — one day, his wife asked him a simple question, and he knew exactly what to do. Walther — who grew up in St. Louis — and his family have been living in Glencoe for 19 years. He has a background in financial planning, with a bachelor’s degree in economics, an MBA from Vanderbilt University and a CPA from the University of Illinois. Continue…
Special recreation group still searching for new home | Chicago Tribune
September 2, 2014: The Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association — also known as NSSRA — remains in the hunt for new headquarters after a promising option in Northbrook fell through recently. The organization, which provides recreation opportunities for people with disabilities in 10 park districts and three municipalities on the North Shore, announced last summer that it was looking for new digs. The current NSSRA facility in Northbrook is too small and unsafe to access, said Craig Culp, executive director for the special recreation association. Continue…
NSSRA left with no new space after referendum try voted down | Northbrook Star
August 29, 2014: It took about twenty seconds to make Mitch Slotnick feel all of his 73 years. That’s about how long it took the Northbrook Park District Board Aug. 18 to vote down a $50 million referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot to buy and convert the Five Seasons Sports Club into a recreation center. Continue…
NSSRA families dance, eat, play at end-of-summer party | The Northbrook Tower
August 15, 2014: About 400 people gathered to support the Northbrook-based North Suburban Special Recreation Association at its fifth annual NSSRA Summer Bash on Aug. 13. The celebration took place at the verdant Techny Prairie Park and Fields in Northbrook and recognized individuals with disabilities. Continue…
NSSRA hosts Highland Park job fair | The Highland Park Landmark
August 15, 2014: The Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association held its first-ever job fair at the Highland Park Public Library on Aug. 12. The organization hosted the job fair to find individuals interested in helping with the NSSRA’s recreation programs for children and adults with disabilities. Continue…
Recreation association may find new home in Northbrook | Chicago Tribune
June 19, 2014: The Northbrook Park District may share space with the Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association if voters approve the idea for converting a local Five Seasons Sports Club into a community recreation center, officials say. Park district officials say they still are gathering input from the community on the plan to pay about $20.3 million for the 115,000-square-foot facility at 1300 Techny Road and the 17 acres of land on which it sits. Continue…
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