ST ANN CENTER FOR INTERGENERATIONAL CARE

Respite center: we have nine overnight beds where clients over age 18 can stay up to twenty-one days/nights giving caregivers a break. Other programs: we have a "buddy program" which teaches mainly inner city youth who are generally in their teens things like how to apply for a job, how to present one's self when interviewing for a job, the responsibilities of having a job, the actual experience of holding a job here at st. Ann center, learning what a check for services rendered is all about by actually receiving a small stipend for the services rendered here at the center and the actual experience of going to a bank and actually cashing that check.wellness: st. Ann center's wellness services focus on promoting the health of the whole person-body, mind and spirit. These services include: massage, used as a therapy for an injury or chronic pain, as well as stress management; music therapy, a unique and creative way to respond to the physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs of people of all ages through the universal language of music; an aquatic center, used to teach children to swim and to provide warm water therapy for clients with physical or cognitive concerns; a beauty salon which provides hair and nail care, promoting client hygiene and feelings of wellbeing; art, jewelry-making and ceramics sessions for children and adults, incorporating basic therapeutic goals aimed at building social skills, self-esteem, fine motor skills, creativity and self-expression through the arts.