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The England Grant of $2500 may be available for qualifying families.
Individualized grant funding for qualifying families may be available through our President’s Grant. Contact us for more details!
Meet this cute fellow, Brent. He was born May of 2017 and his diagnosis is moderate mental delay due to premature birth as well as an enlarged ureter on one side. Our Bulgarian staff met him April of 2024 and made the following report.
Brent lives in a family environment. He eats pureed food and can drink from a cup. He can crawl very fast on his hands and knees although he does not walk without support. He can pull himself to standing when he desires to do so. He is frightened easily by loud sounds. He does not have a specific activity that he enjoys.
There are no manifestations of aggression, but there are manifestations of auto-aggression, most often expressed as hitting his head against the wall, the bed frame, but not with his hands. Brent loves to go outside and he is taken in a wheelchair to do so.
Our Bulgaria staff member made the following personal observations:
Brent is cared for at a basic level. Unfortunately, I don’t get the impression that the child is being worked with systematically and purposefully. There is no connection and exchange of information and guidelines between the Day Care Center and the Family-type Accommodation Center for children with disabilities. Brent needs a loving and caring family environment. He needs a family that would be willing to pay attention to him, play with him, and patiently and purposefully help and teach him.
Wasatch believes there is a special family out there that could help Brent reach his full potential. Maybe it is you?! For more information contact kathy@wiaa.org. Grant funding is available for qualifying families.
Video from April 2024:
