Haven for Special Needs Families

Damascus Road Community Church is an inclusive, loving church, reflecting the heart of Christ - where everyone is welcome: children, teens and adults with disabilities, along with their families and friends.  Our Haven Ministry exists to prepare a place for families and individuals with special needs to worship and find Christ-centered community.  Beginning March 12, HAVEN will meet weekly...

Sundays | 11:15am

Cottage B, Damascus Road Campus

Haven Hangouts

Once a month, families and students are invited to stay after for pizza and a time of just hanging out at Haven Hangout from 5:00 - 7:00pm. Refer to the Haven calendar for upcoming events.

Haven Social

Haven Universe (HU) is a non-profit corporation solely operating on donations. The mission of Haven Universe is to creatively share the Good News of Jesus Christ by providing a loving, accepting, fun, people-focused community which includes individuals of all ages, disabilities, faith backgrounds, their families/caregivers and friends. All are welcome. We have monthly “Saturday Night Alive” events in a central location in Montgomery County. We meet in a local gym-type facility to participate collectively in a variety of adapted, engaging “sports” and lively games, simple arts and crafts, and a pizza snack. A simple Bible lesson with contemporary Christian music and prayer is offered as an OPTION but not required so that people of all faiths (or no faith) will feel comfortable attending. It is a rare opportunity for the whole family to engage together with other families, caregivers and friends in an accepting, fun, high-energy, encouraging and supportive atmosphere. Our desire is to be an inspiring community of hope to all.

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Mona received her Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Maryland in special education. She has been in the education field for over two decades. Her career started in the classroom working with students who have mild to moderate disabilities, as well as general education students in several settings as a special education teacher. Later in her career, she became an IEP facilitator assisting schools in meeting federal and state timelines as well as supporting teachers to provide well written IEPs and services for their students. Her journey with special education led her to become a support broker for adults with special needs accessing waivers through DDA in 2017.  She is currently accepting individuals that need minimal support (an hour per month or less). This will best service families that need a support broker if the family is working as support staff for the individual due to the new DDA requirement.