Category: Services

Oh, the Places They Go! Peer Play Pals Explore the Community

Jun 17, 2016 | Services

The littlest kids at St. Mary’s play a lot, enjoying activities in a colorful classroom designed to stimulate their senses as part of our Infant and Toddler Program. Fridays, though, are different. That’s when they go on field trips: to the new Slover Library in...

Teens to Dance at Prom, Thanks to Volunteers and Local Businesses

May 17, 2016 | Events, News, Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NORFOLK, Va. (May 17, 2016) — Eighteen young people with disabilities who live at St. Mary’s Home will dress up on Sunday, May 22, to enjoy that typical teen rite of passage: prom. And they’re going to do it in style, with a downtown hotel...

Occupational Therapy: Providing the Foundation for Independence

Apr 25, 2013 | Services

April is Occupational Therapy Month, so we thought this would be a good time to feature a guest blog post by Suzanne Eason, supervisor of St. Mary’s occupational therapy support services. She provides some insight into what OT is and what OT means to the...

(Not So) Lazy Days of Summer

Jun 25, 2010 | Services

Recreational therapy assistant Mary Eckstein helps Bryan float in St. Mary’s therapy pool. Twins Brandon and Bryan got a treat today: They spent part of the morning in the pool. The 20-month-old boys arrived at St. Mary’s Home not too long ago for respite,...

Flowers, Dancing and a King and Queen for the Day

May 2, 2010 | Events, Services

2010 Prom King and Queen: Greg and Amanda Some, like Victoria, had attended before and couldn’t wait to go again. Others, like Colton, got to participate for the first time in a tradition of American youth — prom.”We never thought we’d see him...

St. Mary’s Own Elf

Dec 21, 2009 | Blog, Services

(bottom photo by Weyo) The hall outside the Occupational Therapy Support Services Department at St. Mary’s Home is decorated like Santa’s Workshop. Inside the department, technician Mamie McCloud is busy as one of Santa’s elves, especially at this...