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Multiply Disabled

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Pathways Celebrates 10 Years Promoting Inclusion for Children

Program that began for children with disabilities now teaches all children about including others and leadership.

For ten years, Pathways for Exceptional Children, a Montville-based program that promotes inclusion of children of all abilities in activities and programs, has been inspiring kids. Pathways will be celebrating its decade anniversary on Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the back parking lot of Montville Township High School with special performances from several kids involved in the program, carnival-type activities and more. Melinda Jennis, president of Pathways, said she started the organization because of her personal experiences with her multiply disabled son. "I had a son with multiple disabilities and there was no place for him to go or things for him to do at all," Jennis said. She organized a group of parents who began developing …

Craig Chapman

11:02 am on Monday, May 21, 2012

On behalf of Montville's youth rugby program and all the many mentors we have brought to the Pathways rugby program since 2003 we say congrats to 10 years well done!   more ›

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