A Chance to Grow Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Nov 7, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$4,871,475

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Childcare services turnquist is an early childhood program that is accredited by the national association for the education of young children. Early childhood programs accredited by naeyc's national academy of early childhood programs have voluntarily undergone a comprehensive process of internal self-study, invited external professional review to verify compliance with the criteria for high-quality early childhood programs, and has been found to be in substantial compliance with the extensive criteria. Turnquist partners with hennepin county and is one of 11 strong beginnings sites in the state of minnesota. Our partnership believes that learning begins at birth; our center works with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to help prepare them for success in school and life. Children develop important skills at our center: how to get along with others, how to communicate, physical coordination, how to problem solve, and how to listen and follow directions. In independent testing of children entering the minneapolis school district, strong beginnings students tested solidly on track for reading success, surpassing the scores of all entering kindergarteners.

Activity 3

Health services "a chance to grows vision department offers several programs for children and adults. Vision therapy is a combination of eye exercises that improve visual processing skills. Each program is individually tailored to the clients needs. Developing these visual skills makes reading and other schoolwork easier. Vision therapy can also reduce eye strain, headaches related to visual tasks, eye turns, double vision, blurred vision and amblyopia (lazy eye). In addition vision therapy improves reading speed, accuracy, comprehension and the ability to cope and take notes and athletic ability. Our vision department also offers vision exams for people of all ages. Other services include developmental and visual perception testing, preventative eye care and disease management, eye glass adjustment and sales, contact lens examinations and fittings, and dyslexia screenings. Recently, the vision department added mobile vision services for childcare centers. We travel to local childcare centers and provide eye exams to children six months to five years old.a chance to grows neurotechnology department offers two technologies to the community. Audio visual entrainment (ave) exposes the visual channel to pulsating lights and the audiotory channel to rhythmic beats or tones. It allows one to reach a state of deep relaxation that fosters stress reduction and self- improvement. Through lights and sounds, ave exposes the brain to useful patterns and helps one access the brain more easily. The ave device is not only portable, but can be used in the privacy of the home. Eeg biofeedback is our other technology. Eeg biofeedback is a painless, non-invasive procedure where the client receives feedback from his or her brain with the assistance of sensors places on his or her scalp and ears. Our system uses family-friednly movies and video graphics to help ones brain relax and reach optimal state, ideal for learning and efficiency. When a less desirable brainwave state emerges, the graphic or movie slows down and the brain responds to the slower feedback. The encourages an efficient brainwave pattern.a chance to grows auditory department offers auditory processing evaluations for people ages 7 years and up. We can provide apd screenings for 5 and 6 year olds. Symptoms of an auditory processing problem includes: a history of multiple ear infections, difficulty understanding verbal information, trouble following directions, spelling and reading, social interactions, sound discrimination, etc. Every clients care begins with a one-on-one evaluation with actgs audiologist.a chance to grows outpatient rehabilitation clinic offers speech, occupational and physical therapy services. Our team offers a holistic approach to meeting the needs of the child. We collaborate with other actg programs and interventions as well as parents, teachers, special educators, physicians, etc. A chance to grows contract service team performs therapeutic services to schools on a contractual basis. Services include: speech, occupational and physical therapies; and vision and hearing screenings. Our therapists are involved in every aspect of the iep process, including pre-referral intervention, assessment, team recommendations and direct/indirect service."

Filer

EIN

41-1444113