• Prayer partner

• Assisting with clerical duties – update website, developing printed materials, etc.

• One-on-One Assistant to a Special Needs child or youth or adult

• Monitor Quiet Room

• Set up and take down Quiet Room

• Donate multi-sensory toys and materials

Plus, there are countless other ways to serve that we haven’t thought of, yet! Or that you haven’t suggested to us!

As a volunteer with the Special Needs Ministry, you will need to review our Safe Sanctuaries Policy as well as complete some forms. Our friends with Special Needs are especially vulnerable and all volunteers will be screened as they are for Church School, Youth Group and Confirmation. Please choose the Safe Sanctuaries link below to download forms.

Safe Sanctuaries

Safe Sanctuaries is a policy mandate of the United Methodist Church for churches to design policies and procedures,, as well as training to implement those policies and procedures, for the safety of children and youth.

Trinity UMC’s Safe Sanctuaries document is the Child and Youth Protection Policy and Procedures. This document is reviewed bi-annually by all staff and volunteers who work with children and youth at Trinity UMC.

Background checks and disclosure of criminal history is required by all adults who work with children and youth at Trinity UMC.

SMQ Form

Background Check Form

Youth Consent Form

Links

The Special Needs Ministry is always looking for great information and materials to help us better serve those with Special Needs at Trinity United Methodist Church. On this page you will find many links to many different websites pertaining to those with Special Needs for training, education and information. If you have any suggestions for links, please contact the Special Needs Ministry Coordinators.

• Wrights Law Special Education Advocacy -  www.wrightslaw.com

• Special Olympics of Calvert County - http://www.somdcalvert.org/

• Autism Project - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

• The Autism-Asperger Association of Calvert County - http://www.asdcalvert.org

• Barstow Acres Children’s Center - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Morgan’s Wonderland: All Access Theme Park - http://www.morganswonderland.com/

• Christian Church Foundation for the Handicapped - http://www.ccfh.org/

• ARC of Southern Maryland - http://www.arcsomd.org/

• Parents’ Place of Maryland: The Parents’ Place is Maryland’s Parent Center and is committed to improving the lives of children with disabilities and special health care needs. - http://www.ppmd.org/

• VSA: Very Special Arts (formerly Very Special Artists) - http://www.vsarts.org/

• Kennedy Krieger Institute - http://www.kennedykrieger.org/

• My Great Kid: See the Potential - http://mygreatkid.com/

• Council for Exceptional Children - http://www.cec.sped.org

• LD Online - http://www.ldonline.org/

• ADDitude: Living Well with ADD - http://www.additudemag.com/

• Muscular Dystrophy Association - http://www.mdausa.org/

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – www.aacap.org

• National Down Syndrome Society - http://www.ndss.org/

• New Horizons for Learning: Inclusion of Students with Special Needs, Teaching and Learning - http://www.ndss.org/

• Teaching Tips: The Ultimate Guide to teaching Special Needs Teaching- http://www.teachingtips.com/blog/2008/06/25/the-ultimate-guide-to-special-needs-teaching-100-resources-and-links/

• Canine Assistants - http://www.canineassistants.org/

• American Sign Language online - http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lesson01.htm