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Empowering People * Strengthening Families * Achieving Goals * Having Fun
Our Mission
is to empower people and strengthen families by helping them to achieve their goals and to have fun while they do it. We do this by providing individual and inclusive opportunities for people of all ages and ability levels to participate in constructive recreational and educational opportunities where they can discover their strengths and unique gifts, make positive choices and are able to grow and learn the life skills they need to be successful. At Creekside Recreational Therapy Services, we believe that everyone has the potential to be a valuable member of our community.
Some of these life skills include:- setting and achieving goals
- communication and social skills
- resisting negative peer pressure
- using positive coping skills to handle feelings and emotions
- cooperation and teamwork
- functional skills
Our goal is to respond to the needs of our community by providing the people we serve and their families with innovative and effective Recreational Therapy services. We are committed to fostering the development, growth and success of children, adolescents and adults with and without disabilities by providing individualized attention as part of structured, nuturing and fun individual and/or group programs, Therapeutic Recreation activities, outings and trips.
We want to make a difference in people's lives, help them grow and positively affect our community!
To learn more about recreational therapy and the services we provide, please visit the Services link.
To learn more about the benefits Recreational Therapy, please visit the Benefits of RT link.
Our Values
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Collaboration, Cooperation and Teamwork:
working together toward a common goal Respect and Responsibility:
showing consideration for feelings, rights and property of self and others and to embrace diversity and differences in others & accountability for one's behavior, duties and obligations Effective Communication:
sending and receiving positive messages to build up one another Empowerment:
the ability to have control over one's choices and life Kindness and Compassion:
an understanding of the challenges of others which creates an urge to help Safety and Fun:
physically and emotionally taking care of each other & having a great time!! Integrity and Honesty:
being truthful, fair, sincere and straightforward Development and Growth:
living up to one's potential and discovering personal meaning, purpose and one's passion for life Encouragement:
giving each other courage, hope, confidence, support and help
Our Dream...
is to have our "home base" be a house in New Bern, so that we can provide quality Recreational Therapy & other services to people in an easily accessible environment that they feel comfortable in.
Someday, we would love to be permanently located in a camp setting in Eastern North Carolina to have the land and the resources available to provide some services in the wilderness and to utilize Adventure Based Therapy, Experiential Education, ropes courses (with both high and low elements), water (including creeks and other bodies of water), to use Eastern North Carolina's natural areas (forests, creeks, etc.) and other techniques to provide quality Recreational Therapy services.
Help make our dream reality!Be a part of Creekside Recreational Therapy Services -- Get Involved!
For additional information, to volunteer, donate or to schedule an appointment email Creekside Recreational Therapy Services at recreational.therapist@gmail.com or call 252-675-2635. Appointments can generally be scheduled within ten business days.
