Who We Support

Mission Statement: The Social Key is a nonprofit children’s charity alliance among families, therapists, educators, social workers, physicians, and the community. The organization supports the unique communication, sensory, behavioral, and social needs of children. Social Key provides funding to programs and families to further a child’s functional development across many settings.

Social Key Services

Doorstep Program

The Doorstep Program focuses on the development of a child’s communication, social interaction and self-regulation by incorporating functional, behavioral, and social strategies into fun and innovative learning activities. The goal of the program is to create social situations for children to utilize these functional strategies and to increase self-confidence.

Sibshops

Sibshops creates an opportunity for siblings of children with special needs to meet one another. Sibshops are a spirited mix of new games (designed to be unique, innovative, and appealing to a wide ability range), new friends, and discussion activities. Sibshops acknowledge that being the sibling of a person with special needs can be a challenge, but it can also be very rewarding. They reflect a belief that brothers and sisters have much to ffer one another---if they are given a chance.

SENSible Training

SENSible training is a behavior consulting service for child care providers. The goal of SENSible training is to teach new, sensory-based strategies that help children within the child care setting. SENSible training helps providers analyze their environment to encourage successful child development.

Community Carryover Services

Community carryover offers an opportunity to provide community involvement on a one-on-one basis. The goal of this service is to provide parents with functional strategies that can be transferred to community environments with the support of a professional.

Scholarship Program

Social Key offers scholarships to families to assist with the financial burdens of raising a socially successful child. The scholarships are awarded one time per year. Applications are due October 1 and awarded in December. For more information, or to request an application, call 701-222-3175.