Weekly Update April 11, 2025

Friendly reminder that both Strive Center locations are closed next Friday, April 18th.

BURTON is also closed on Monday, April 21st for staff training.

BRIGHTON will be open on Monday, April 21st for therapy.

Camp Skywild, located in Ypsilanti, is a full camp experience for people on the spectrum. They have upcoming opportunites for Family Camp experiences, as soon as later this month. Check out the link for more info on this or other summer opportunities!

As many of you know, Garrett's Place Life Skills Center for Autism, owns the Burton property where Strive is located. Among other programs, Garrett's Place operates a unique POWER camp for children on the spectrum. It is a week long day camp held at Camp Copneconic in Fenton. Campers enjoy all the fun camp activities in a group with peer buddies and junior counselors, as well as trained adult counselors.

POWER Camp is the week of July 7th - 10th. Please click the link for more information.

If neither of those camps suits your family's needs...check out this list of special needs summer camps in Michigan!

Our friends at U of M Flint have shared this info on Officer Friendly Day and we wanted to share it with our families!

We are excited to invite you to our annual Officer Friendly Day event at the University of Michigan-Flint on April 26th from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.! This event is for autistic individuals, along with their families, friends, and allies. It’s a chance to promote inclusion, understanding, and positive relationships with law enforcement officers.

Officer Friendly Day is a great opportunity to connect with police officers before an emergency happens, and to ask any questions about safety. The event is for children, teens, and adults with autism. There will be free food, lots of police vehicles to check out, fun activities to explore, virtual reality experiences, and even simulated traffic stop experiences where you can practice how to stay safe during a traffic stop.

Check out the flyer attached for more details and to RSVP. You can also RSVP by clicking this link: go.umflint.edu/OfficerFriendlyDay2025.

Prior to starting at Strive in June of 2018, Erin interned at the YWCA as a children’s advocate. Erin has been with Strive for almost seven years!

Erin graduated from University of Michigan-Flint with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social work.

Erin has a passion for photography and writing. She hopes to one day write a children’s book centered around children with disabilities to spread awareness. In her spare time, Erin also enjoys reading, taking walks, being outside, spending time with family and friends and is trying to learn to play the guitar.

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We'll just keep this link right here, for your convenience. For any absences scheduled in advance, please use this form to report the dates. You may take an entire day or half day, depending on your needs.

Therapy Schedule Update Form

Here are some upcoming dates that the centers will be closed:

Friday, April 18th - BOTH centers closed for Good Friday

Monday, April 21st - BURTON ONLY closed for PD Day

Monday, May 26th - BOTH centers closed for Memorial Day

If your family is planning a longer absence around one of those dates, or at another time, please let us know as soon as you are able!

Email: info@sc-centers.com
Website: www.sc-centers.com
Location: Burton and Brighton, MI
Phone: 810-344-8082