Day Support Option The Day Support Program (DSO) provides stimulating activities for participating individuals.
We are active in the local community:
A small group of participants support the local Meals on Wheels program three days a week by picking up and distributing meals to seniors in Winsted.
We recycle bottles & cans, using the funds to purchase items for our program.
We venture out into the community for a variety of events including picnics at local parks, visits to farms, libraries and museums, basketball, bowling, birdwatching, feeding the ducks in the park, walking on trails, scavenger hunts, galleries, animal shelters, and more.
In-door activities include daily exercise, music programs with Bill & Brandon, reading, arts & crafts, sensory activities, cooking/baking, Karaoke, tabletop activities and more.
We enjoy celebrating holidays with parties: Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, St. Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Cinco de Mayo, and Memorial Day.
In addition, we discuss other events including Labor Day, Hispanic Heritage month, Autumnal Equinox, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Winter Solstice, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Groundhog’s Day, President’s Day, Vernal Equinox, Earth Day, Summer Solstice, Juneteenth, and September 11th.
We assist in tending the Sensory Garden and plant vegetables in the summer.
We participate in the annual “Scarecrows in the Meadow” event held by the Litchfield Historical Society
We get creative. With funding provided by grants or donations we have been able to
attend Creative Arts programs at Five Points Art Center
participate in Creative Movement Workshops at the Warner Theatre
participate in Drum Circles and enjoy multi-cultural workshops
participate in music therapy
We give back:
We have baked and distributed dog biscuits to local dog shelters.
We have collected clothing, coats, school supplies and food for area agencies.
We have donated stuffed animals to the State Police which are offered to children as comfort items at accident scenes.
We have baked and distributed cookies to local Fire & Police Departments.