Encompass Annual Report_2020-2021

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN REVIEW
ENCOMPASS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER COMPLETED
In the same month that FY2021 was wrapping up, so was more than five
years of collaborative effort among Encompass Board members, staff,
donors, and volunteers, along with architectural, design, and construction
teams – all resulting in the completed construction of the long-awaited Child
Development Center.
“Every room of this building is purpose-built. It
is more than a clinic. It is built with our families
and clients in mind.”
-Megan Walsh, Encompass Behavioral Health Manager
July 2020: Preparing the ground for the
building’s foundation.
In addition to ample meeting space for social skills groups, parent workshops,
and community to gather, this new space allows children to receive expert
motor, feeding, speech, and behavioral therapies.
Each therapy utilizes special building features unique to its discipline, along
with elements that can also support individualized goals such as
dimmable classroom lights that can change hues to enhance learning and
engagement, a therapy room with a special swing to help kids feel regulated,
and a dedicated garden path lined with flora and features that engage a range
of sensory experiences.
“This building’s completion represents a
reinvigoration of the Encompass mission in the
community and enhances their ability to serve
kids and families with amazing new facilities
and therapy rooms. We hope that it’s going to
be an inspiring environment not just for them
for but staff as well.”
-Tavish MacLean, Encompass Board Past President
November 2020: Framing of therapy wing
April 2021: Solar panels installed
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