All Together Kids is a program designed to promote the inclusion of children with disabilities in community based after school programs, recreational, arts, and extra curricular activities alongside their typically developing peers. The program supplies grants up to $1,000 in direct assistance per child to participate in these activities.
All Together Kids also supplies inclusion training and direct assistance for community based programs accepting children with disabilities into their activities.
Promoting Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Community Programs
The program was initiated under a one-year grant from the Metropolitan Government of Nashville in 2008-09. The initial grant has now ended. UCP is seeking funding to continue the program, which achieved and exceeded all goals under the Metro grant.
The Inclusion Training Program is now posted online. Go to the Inclusion Training Section of this site to access the curriculum.
The results of the pre- and post-program assessments are posted under the questions and answers section of this site.
Check the questions and answers section of this site for information about the status of funding for 2009-10.