Shayna's Village opens its doors to a new level of care

Shalom Orlando launched Shayna's Village at the Heller Family Grove, formerly the Jewish Community Center's youth wing, on Wednesday, July 31. Channel 2 News and the Orlando Sentinel covered the grand opening.

Shayna's Village, formerly the Shayna Cai Presser Parenting Center, was created to honor Shayna Cai Presser with Presser-Cohen family's continuing generosity.

Now the completely revamped one-of-a-kind Shayna's Village offers a new level that focuses on children with special needs. It will be home to multidisciplinary teams working together to offer early intervention therapies, expert provider services and parental support for families with children, teens or adults with autism, anxiety, dyslexia, depression, and ADHD.

At Shayna's Village healthcare providers can diagnose and treat special needs using therapy and sensory rooms, do follow-ups and set goals with the parents.

"When you can have a family meeting with a parent and say, 'here are the goals we're creating for your child as a team' and the parent is a part of that team, it is such a relief for the parent," Dr. Juliana Bloom, pediatric neuropsychologist, told Channel 2 News.

Parents will also get emotional support, therapy and guidance about insurance.

For more information about Shayna's Village visit https://shalomorlando.org/early-childhood/shaynas-village.