Project P'L'A'Y'

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• Project P.L.A.Y.
• Participant Experience and Overview

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• I really enjoy coming to PLAY group Mark the
  college buddy who worked with him is awesome
  (Adam 17 year old male with Cerebral Palsy)

I cant believe how much more Allison loves
Project PLAY she lays out her clothes every
night before program (mother of a 14 year-old
female with Down Syndrome)
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Project P.L.A.Y. Purpose

• The specific objectives of Project P.L.A.Y. are
  as follows
• to increase overall physical, leisure, and social
  capabilities in each participant
• to enhance levels of physical fitness in each
  participant, including muscular strength and
  endurance, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility,
  agility, and coordination
• to develop leisure time competencies in each
  participant that will enable initiation of
  additional activities independent of the program,
  as well as maintenance of achieved levels of
  motor proficiency and physical fitness for
  lifetime participation
• to enhance self-concept and promote confidence in
  the physical and leisure capabilities of each
  participant
• to serve as a resource to parents for the
  provision of social, physical fitness, and
  leisure opportunities for their children, and to
  provide training for parents to facilitate
  follow-up in the home
• to develop a network of resources for each
  participant which will enable life-long
  participation in appropriate physical fitness,
  leisure, and social activities
• to promote provision of opportunities in the
  least restrictive environment by offering
  appropriate extracurricular activities.

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• I have seen my son do things in Project PLAY
  that I never thought he could do thank you for
  having this program (parent of a 7 year-old male
  with visual impairment)

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Quick Facts

• Currently in 12th year
• 2 sites Sac State and Rusch Park in Citrus
  Heights
• Appx. 75 participants each semester
• Over 1,500 college student volunteers have
  participated to date
• Some participants are in their 12th year of the
  program

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• I wish PLAY group was every night my partners
  (Sara and Brie college students working with
  Krissy) are the best! (16 year-old female with
  Cerebral Palsy)

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How Project P.L.A.Y. Works

• Parent referral, WARM Line, Alta California
  Regional Center referral, on-line visit
• Parent assessment on first night of program
  consult with college volunteer
• Goals/Objectives see Purpose slide
• Participation 3 to 25 year-olds with
  disabilities
• Periodic Review Program assessment is conducted
  by project director annually. This includes
  participant, parent, and volunteer evaluations

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• My son cries every time the program is over I
  cant thank you enough for how much this program
  has helped his social skills (mother of 8
  year-old boy with Autism)

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• PLAY group makes me happy (facilitated
  communication output from a 18 year-old female
  with severe dyspraxia and non-verbal language)

• I come back every year to work in the program
  I sometimes think that I get more out of the
  program than the participants do (22 year-old
  Sac State senior who has volunteered in the
  program for 4 semesters)