Sponsoring Children

Are you aware that there are hundreds of special needs children in our community in need of help? Help provide a unique and creative music therapy program for an underprivileged child.

The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy partially underwrites nearly 1000 music therapy sessions per year! However, funding is limited and the demand for our program continues to grow each year (our waiting list has nearly doubled this year!). WE NEED YOUR HELP. Help by sponsoring sn underprivileged special needs child.

Your sponsorship will help provide music therapy for a special needs child of an underprivileged family. By sponsoring a child, EVERY CENT of your tax-deductible contribution will go towards servicing that child. If you’re unable to sponsor a child alone, ask a group of friends if they would be interested in help bringing the gifts of music to a special child by co-sponsoring with you. You can make a difference!

Sponsoring a special needs child for one year will:

• * provide the child with 35 music therapy sessions conducted by a team of therapists (primary therapist & co-therapist)

• * provide documentation time for each session being conducted

• * provide parents with a treatment plan

• * provide for parent conferences and progress reports

Sponsoring a special needs child for one half (1/2) year will:

• * provide the child with 24 individual music therapy sessions conducted by a team of therapists (primary therapist & co-therapist)

• * provide documentation time for each session being conducted

• * provide parents with a treatment plan

• * provide for parent conferences and progress reports

Sponsoring a special needs child for one trimester will:

• * provide the child with 11 individual music therapy sessions conducted by a team of therapists (primary therapist & co-therapist)

• * provide documentation time for each session being conducted

• * provide parents with a treatment plan

• * provide for parent conferences and progress reports

If you have any questions regarding sponsoring a child please do not hesitate to call us at 516.678.5000 ext. 6643 or email us at TRCinfo@molloy.edu.

The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy began in 1999 when certified music therapist John Carpente created Music for Living, an organization providing music therapy services to children with special needs and to persons afflicted with HIV/AIDS and substance abuse. In February of 2000, Music for Living developed an on-site, out-patient music therapy clinic in Melville, New York servicing special needs' children ages 3-15 with various disabilities.

In 2001, Music for Living incorporated as a non-profit organization and became "The Rebecca Center, Inc." and in 2002 received its 501(c) 3 non-profit status. In June 2002, The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy dramatically expanded its services by opening a music therapy clinic on the campus of Molloy College in Rockville Centre, New York. The Molloy College facility is the first music therapy center in Nassau County.

Since 2002 The Rebecca Center, through outreach and its on-site clinic, has served hundreds of special needs people throughout Long Island and New York.

For more information, please email us at TRCinfo@molloy.edu.