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Sub-freezing spreading through Central Texas

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Sub-freezing spreading through Central Texas The cold front has now reached all corners of Central Texas and temperatures will only keep dropping everywhere. — Nick Bannin

Wishing everyone who is celebrating today Happy Navaratri and L'Shana Tovah tikatevu"

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ADRNTX - Austin Disaster Relief Network

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ADRNTX - Austin Disaster Relief Network At ADRN, we take God’s command to be faithful stewards very seriously. So, we’re deeply grateful to receive commendations for excellence from two organizations dedicated to reviewing nonprofits and their finances.

Warming Centers – TDEM

Recent days have seen an unprecedented weather emergency in the greater Austin area impacting many of our team members and the patients we serve.
As our cities and towns work to coordinate their responses, resources are beginning to become available for those in need of assistance.
First, if you are experiencing a medical or other emergency, please reach out directly to emergency services by dialing 911.
For non-emergency assistance, please reach out to the initial listing of resources below.

Public Warming Centers
Austin Palmer Event Center – 900 Barton Springs Rd Austin 78704
Austin Salvation Army Shelter (family friendly) – 501E 8th Street Austin 78701
Williamson County – Contact Williamson Mobile Outreach Team at 512-864-8277
Hayes County – HOME Center 512-270-8344
San Marcos Salvation Army – 300 S CM Allen Parkway Ste 100, San Marcos 512-938-2596
For a full listing of shelters across Texas: https://tdem.texas.gov/warming-centers/
* Note, the current situation is fluid with rolling power outages impacting some shelter’s ability to maintain operations. Please call ahead to ensure that the shelter closest to you remains in operation.

For all other needs, including access to food:
Please dial 211 or visit 211texas.org
For a listing of other local resources organized by resource type and zip code, please leverage: findhelp.org

Warming Centers – TDEM

Good morning! Our team will continue to work remotely to ensure the safety of our team and community. Visits will be offered via tele-health only for the remainder of the week and will resume next week.

BHM Kids' Day + HBCU Day

BHM Kids' Day + HBCU Day Join CarverMuseumATX for Black History Month Kids Day+HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Day on Saturday, February 27!

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Free Trauma-Informed Curriculum | The Change Triangle | Hilary Jacobs Hendel

Free Trauma-Informed Curriculum | The Change Triangle | Hilary Jacobs Hendel Download a free 12-class curriculum to teach emotion education 101 to teens and adults in a group or class setting. From the author of It's Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect With Your Authentic Self

Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year!

Stay Black and Live!

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Stay Black and Live! A Virtual Juneteenth Celebration

Central Texas Food Bank has free weekly meal packs for kids and teens!

Este grupo esta dando paquetes de comida semanales gratuitos para adolescentes y niños!

Estamos dedicados en continuando el esfuerzo de reducir Coronavirus en nuestra comunidad. Sonrisas va a continuar ofreciendo servicios tele terapias mientras que el seguro lo cubre. Aminamos que ustedes sigan utilizando tele terapia si ya lo están usando. Si no has tratado tele terapia y le gustaría intentarlo, por favor llamen la oficina al numero 512-900-7934 y unos de los coordinadores de pacientes le ayudaran.

Empezando el 15 de Junio 2020, Sonrisas va ofrecer terapias en casa con precauciones de la seguridad después de cumplir una serie de preguntas preliminares. Por este tiempo, no todas las terapistas están disponibles para ofrecer vistas en casa y por eso el numero de vistas va estar limitado. Si su terapista no esta ofreciendo visitas en casa, le podemos ofrecer una terapista alterna.

Antes de una visita en casa, todos vamos a cumplir una serie de preguntas preliminares. Las terapistas también van a cumplir las preguntas y necesitan responder NO a todas las preguntas ante de ofrecer visitas en casa.
• Demuestra el paciente y/o pariente/cuidador señas o síntomas de fiebre, infección pulmonaria, como tos, dificultad respirando, o dolor de garganta? (Vamos a chequear temperaturas al llegar a su casa y la temperatura tiene que leer 99.5F o meno sin el uso de medicamento para reducir fiebre).

• En los últimos 14 días, ha tenido contacto el paciente y/o pariente/cuidador con alguien que tiene confirmado el diagnostico de COVID-19, que están monitoreando si tienen COVID-19, o están enfermo con enfermedad pulmonaria?

• En los últimos 14 días, ha estado internado el paciente y/o pariente/cuidador?

• En los últimos 14 días, han viajado en avión el paciente y/o pariente/cuidador?

Precauciones de Seguridad
• Donde va ocurrir la terapia, limiten los individuales presente al paciente, un cuidador, la terapista, y si es aplicable la enfermera.

• Aminamos que visitas sean afuera. Pariente/cuidador tiene que estar presente.

• El paciente y la terapista tienen que lavarse las manos o utilizar desinfectante de mano antes y después de cada visita.

• Las terapistas van a utilizar mascaras todo el tiempo a menos que la mascara interfiere con la terapia (por ejemplo, direccionamiento de sonidos del habla).

• En situaciones cuando la mascara impide la terapia, la terapista puede usar una combinación de mascara clara o escudo de cara.

• Pedimos que todos los parientes/cuidadores utilicen mascaras durante la terapia.

• Animamos que niños de edad 2 y mayor que puedan tolerar una mascara y pueden poner y quitar su mascara sin ayuda, utilicen una mascara a menos que interfiere con la terapia (por ejemplo, direccionamiento de sonidos del habla).

• Su terapista puede utilizar precauciones extra, como un escudo de cara, si su niño no tolerada el uso de una mascara.

• Durante la terapia del comer y tragar o otros procedimientos que generan aerosol, la terapista va a seguir las pautas de ASHA y CDC de usar mascara N95, gafas protectoras, y guantes.

• Solamente materiales de examinación y/o unidades de VitalStim pueden entrar en las casas. Vamos a desinfectar estos materiales antes y después de cada uso.

• Por este tiempo, no es necesario que parientes/cuidadores firmen las computadoras.

We are dedicated in continuing our efforts to reduce the viral load within our community.
We will continue to offer teletherapy services for all patients for as long as insurance allows. If you are already participating in teletherapy, we encourage you to continue with this platform. If you have not tried teletherapy and would like to do so, please contact our office at 512-900-7934 and our patient care coordinators will assist you.

In-Home Therapy Sessions will be offered starting June 15th, 2020 with the following screening and safety precautions. A limited number of appointments may be available due to the fact that not all therapists will be offering in-home therapy session at this time. If your assigned Therapist is not currently offering in-home visits, you may be offered an alternate Therapist.

The following screening questions will be asked, prior to each in- home visit. Each treating therapist will also have to response NO to all of the following questions before offering in-home sessions.

• Does the patient and/or caregiver show signs or symptoms of fever, a respiratory infection, such as cough, shortness of breath, or sore throat? (Temperature will be checked upon arrival at your home and reading must be at 99.5F or below (without the use of fever reducing medication)

• Has the patient and/or caregiver had Contact in the last 14 days with someone who has a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19, is under investigation for COVID-19, or is ill with respiratory illness?

• Has the patient and/or caregiver been hospitalized within the previous 14 days?

• Has the patient and/or caregiver traveled by air within the previous 14 days?

Safety Precautions:
• Limit number of individuals present in the space where the sessions takes place to one caregiver, the patient, treating therapist, and nurse (if applicable).

• Sessions that can take place outdoors are encouraged. Caregiver must be present.

• Therapists and patients will wash hands or utilize hand sanitizer at the beginning and end of each session.

• Therapists will wear a surgical mask at all times unless the mask impedes with the therapy session (ie. addressing speech sounds).

• In situations where a surgical mask impedes with the therapy session, therapists may use a combination of clear mask, or face shield.

• All parents/caregivers are requested to wear a cloth face covering during the therapy session.

• Children ages two and above who are able to tolerate a mask and take it off independently are encouraged to wear one, unless it interferes with therapy (ie. speech sounds).

• In instances where your child does not tolerate a mask, therapists may add extra precautions such as protective eyewear or face shield.

• During feeding therapy or other aerosol generating procedures, therapists will follow ASHA and CDC guidelines by wearing an N95 mask, protective eyewear, and gloves.

• Supplies brought into the home will be limited to testing materials and VitalStim Units. All materials brought into the home will be sanitize before and after each use.

• Caregivers are not required to sign therapist’s computer at this time.

Telepractice: General Information

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Coronavirus | Sonrisas Therapies

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Coronavirus | Sonrisas Therapies Our agency will remain open, and we are taking specific steps to help reduce the spread of the virus while continuing to serve our patients and families.

Coronavirus | Sonrisas Therapies

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Coronavirus | Sonrisas Therapies Nuestra agencia permanecerá abierta. Es importante destacar que estamos tomando medidas de precaución para no esparcir el virus y continuaremos sirviendo a nuestros pacientes y sus familias.

There's now a hotline specifically for caregivers

There's now a hotline specifically for caregivers Depression. Exhaustion. Burnout. Stress. Those are just some of the words people are using to describe their experiences as caregivers.

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NPR

Research tells us social and emotional skills, including self-regulation and being able to recognize emotions, are as important to success as academic achievement.

People's Community Clinic

Check out this great story from K*T Austin about a new pilot program addressing root causes of asthma - launching at People's Community Clinic next year!

http://www.kut.org/post/new-database-could-help-prevent-asthma-attacks-among-austin-children

Today we cut our “Vasilopita” made by our very own team member Bia Carathanasis. Cutting Vasilopita (bread) is a Greek tradition for the New Year. Wishing everyone a magnificent 2018!

Making "koulourakia" Greek cookies with our awesome sonrisas team! Happy Friday!

Family Stories

We got to spend the weekend with some of the families that have loved their Family Stories books, and we learned a lot... for example, we apparently make tasty books :-) www.family-stories.com

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Weekend work came with a great surprise today from these guys!

We are now in network with United Healthcare!!!

Getting ready for our Sonrisas Happy Hour!

Meeting of the minds! Sonrisas THRPS- PDTRC Hme & Hlthcre

New Hire orientation for our newest team members! Welcome to our team!

Texas state senators are failing their neediest constituents, by Amy & Jay Turner

tribtalk.org Acute care therapy provides speech, physical and occupational therapy for kids who, like our son, have birth defects, genetic disorders, physical or cognitive disabilities or those born prematurely. The therapy enables them to function in daily life. The Legislature should restore funding for that t...