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My First Horizon

Mission

My First Horizon is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to provide quality residential placement and advocate safety, dignity, independence and civil rights for individuals with developmental disabilities. My First Horizon Group Home Inc. is committed to helping these people to live, work and enjoy the leisure activities that help integrate them to the community – and achieve their personal goals.

Goals

My First Horizon Group Home, Inc. has a single-family home in Hollywood, Florida in a pleasant neighborhood with spacious bedrooms, adequate yard space and a swimming pool. Its convenient central location is within close proximity to shopping malls, restaurants, parks, recreation, and public transportation. It is the goal of My First Horizon, Inc. to dramatically improve the quality of life for developmentally disabled residents. The group home model will support an interdisciplinary approach with all service providers, family and friends of the individuals served. Individualized intervention will be implemented to modify behavior, while teaching and maintaining functional, social, communication and living skills so residents can be more self-reliant.

Events

First Horizon Community and Fun Day

November 17, 2007

1:00PM to 6:00 PM

My First Horizon Group Home, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to provide quality residential placement,  advocate safety, dignity, independence and civil rights for individuals with developmental disabilities,  invites our special gifted population to enjoy an afternoon of community integration at the 3rd “First Horizon Community Fun Day”, the first of its class in Florida, 

My First Horizon in conjunction with PR Fiestas Patronales & Business Expo work together to provide an opportunity for our special population to integrate with the community in a all together fun day. They are invited free of admission, to enjoy free carnival rides, to ride free the world biggest inflatable slide and to visit the various booth that will give out candies and other souvenirs for them to take home. We will have basketball hoops competitions, performers on stage, dance classes, opportunity to win prizes, as well as a fashion show where we will have the opportunity to see some of our DD children participating. Parents, Guardians and care takers will only pay $2.50 admission.

At this event our community will have the opportunity to learn about this special population, their needs, that they are no different from the rest of us and that they belong in the community.  This is a big challenge since they are not accepted by many that  refuse to share with them what our tax dollars has developed for our community to enjoy. This special population has the same right to enjoy and share these facilities and events same as any other human being in this community.  

It will be an educational afternoon for gifted group, their parents and care takers to learn about the different services, programs and events available in the community. My First Horizon and PR Fiestas invites free of charge, all not for profit companies, organizations and others serving this special group to exhibit their products and services during this day. Among other, we will have the presence of the Social Security and Medicare to answer question.

We are expecting to have experts to answer questions regarding Speech, Occupational, Physical, and Behavioral therapy needs, information regarding different disabilities and helpful hints on how to assist their needs.

All this will take place at Pines Recreational Center, 7400 Pines Blvd. Pembroke Pines, Fl 33024, during the celebration of the 7th Annual PR Fiestas Patronales & Business Expo, the biggest Hispanic Cultural festival in Broward County.  

Pictures

Jenniffer & Michael at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts	Jenniffer Salgado visiting The Broward Center for The Performing Arts	Jenniffer & Dorothy at Chuck and Cheese
Michael at the Summer Camp 2005	Michael at the Summer Camp 2005	Michael at the Summer Camp 2005
Jenniffer & Michael at My First Horizon	Jenniffer at My First Horizon	Michael at Mi First Horizon
Michael Birthday at El Palacio Hotel	Michael Birthday at El Palacio Hotel With The PR/H Chamber of Commerce members	Michael with Noel Malave (Humana Sales Director, Hilda Ortega, Frank Nieves and Daniel Perez (Sales manager for Game Works)
Michael Birthday at El Palacio Hotel	Michel dancing at his birthday Dancing Reggeaton Music	Michael Birthday at El Palacio Hotel
Jenniffer at the boat sailing camp	Michael sailing	Jenniffer at the boat sailing camp
Jenniffer at the Golden Corral	Consumers, parents and employees at the group home	Jenniffer and Michael at the Park
Michael at Supermarket	Frances/Jenniffer and an employee at the supermarket	Frances picking out Groceries
Michael & Frances with a Parrot	Frances with a baby Alligator	Michael, Frances, Andrew, Jenniffer and Jessica at the Park
Jessica checking out at the supermarket	Jennifer scanning products at the supermarket	Jennifer bagging products
Andrew driving the cart at the supermarket	Frances and Jessica selecting products	Frances and Jenniffer
Jenniffer selecting products	Andrew selecting products	Jenniffer carrying groceries
Michael at his birthday celebrating	Michael at his birthday dancing	Michael and staff opening post cards
Michael and Mom	Consumers all gathered to sing happy birthday to Michael	Michael & Jenniffer, brother and sister
Michael helping Frances on the swing	Jenniffer, Michael and Mom	Michael with a goat