PTLive - Protected Tomorrows Special Needs Directory

The Alexander Leigh Center for Autism is a developmental learning center and therapeutic day school for children with autistic spectrum disorders. It is our mission to provide an environment where children on the autistic spectrum can develop their potential academically, emotionally, socially, communicatively, physically and gain functional Independence, using current best practice, research based, peer reviewed interventions that are selected for each child based on their individual needs.

This program is for children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families, we provide more than just a wide range of quality programming and services. We provide oppertunity.

Woods Services provides residential, educational and vocational supports for children and adults with exceptional needs. We serve more than 1,200 people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities, challenging behaviors, emotional disorders, brain injury and neurological disorders

Our mission is to provide exceptional educational, therapeutic, and vocational programs to individuals with special needs, to give them the necessary skills to learn, to work, and to live successfully with dignity and independence

Assets Scholl is an independent school for gifted and/or dyslexic children which provides an individualized, intergrated learning environment. Assetd environment empowers these children to maximise their potiential and to find their plces as lifelong learners in school and society.

Providing education, therapeutic and residential services for children 0-21 with medical/developmental needs.

El Valor is a non-profit community-based organization founded in 1973. El Valor is the first bilingual, bicultural rehabilitation center in Illinois. Their strategic goals are: to be the best in the nation in early childhood care in the Hispanic community; to become the premier organization developing leadership for the Hispanic community; and to be an international model for inclusion of people with disabilities in the Hispanic community.

Keystone is a non-profit school dedicated to educating children and supporting families affected by ASD. The men and women of Keystone have a clear vision and passion to provide children with ASD the services they need as well as equip parents with the skills needed to help their children at home.

We provide homeschool classes, academic summer session and individualized tutoring for students, pre-K through college, with distinctive learning styles. New student discounts and free diagnostic testing.

Heartspring is a worldwide center for children with special needs.

IntelliTools provides technology to help struggling students learn to their fullest potential: serving students in PreK-8 who use assistive technology, have IEPs, have limited English proficiency, or need additional instructional support for any reason.

an effort to better serve and respond to the changing social service needs of the diverse Chicago community, in July 2006 Jewish Children’s Bureau and Jewish Family and Community Service merged into Jewish Child & Family Services. With over 150 years of expertise and dedication to our credit, we are Chicago’s premier social service agency that restores hope and builds community.

A residential school for children with Autism and other developmental disabilities. Heartspring provides greater independence for children with disabilities through the Heartspring School, Heartspring Pediatric Services, the Heartspring Hearing Center, consultation services and Heartspring World Reach.

Founded in 1982, Keshet provides educational, recreational and vocational programs for children and young adults with special needs.

Little Friends, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization serving children and adults with developmental, emotional or behavioral disabilities. Based in Naperville, Illinois, Little Friends operates 14 programs including early intervention, alternative schools, family support, vocational training, and community-based residential services.

At Berkshire Meadows, we work to provide the best care and education that expertise, technology and experience can offer. Our goal is for children and young adults to become as independent as possible, more self-sufficient and empowered, and better able to exercise some control over their own lives, and to function productively and happily as integral members of their family and the larger community.

The Evergreen Center is a residential school serving children and adolescents with severe developmental disabilities.The Center believes it is essential to build skills in the areas of communication, self-care and social interaction to successfully place students in less restrictive environments and enhance their quality of life.

Dedicated to providing a safe, enriching environment that enables individuals to thrive, IDDI offers two distinct programs; these include the Children's Program for children under 22 years of age, and the Adult Program for individuals over the age of 22.

Crotched Mountain is a charitable organization employing more than 900 people, whose mission is to serve individuals with disabilities and their families, embracing personal choice and development, and building communities of mutual support.

Bancroft offers a wide range of state-of-the-art services to children and adults with autism, developmental disabilities, brain injuries and other neurological impairments. Services include educational, vocational, residential, rehabilitation and therapeutic interventions based on the individual needs of each person the organization serves.

Matheny Medical and Educational Center is a special hospital and educational facility for children and adults with medically complex developmental disabilities.

A school dedicated to the education of children with language based learning disabilities.

St. Joseph of Peace, serves its mission by a Judeo-Christian attitude toward human life in an environment of caring, peace, and acceptance that emphasizes respect for each individual’s rights and dignity. Early morning until late at night, something is going on somewhere--either in the classrooms, the playing areas, the students’ residence at Concordia House, or in pre-vocational worksites outside the campus where students prepare themselves for employment and the world at large.

Camphill Special School is a Waldorf school, as well as a Pennsylvania Approved Private School, for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are part of the worldwide Camphill movement and the only Camphill community in North America for children.

The primary goal of Holy Spirit School is to provide a religious education program that integrates religion with the academic curriculum. Our ultimate goal is to teach a love for Jesus Christ - a love so strong that the difficult decisions of maturity and adult life will be truly Christian responses rather than simply human reactions to events and situations.