The Scituate CORSE Foundation (Community of Resources for Special Education), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was established in February of 2006 by a group of dedicated parents and educators to raise funds to provide the highest quality educational and recreational community experiences so students with special needs can reach their full potential. Through fundraising activities, the Foundation is able to allocate funds for a wide range of supplemental resources that will benefit students, parents and educators within our community.

Links to Photos/Videos/Presentations:

CORSE Photos  (Shutterfly website)

2006-09 Highlights Presentation

2009 Photo Video

Hit the Course for C.O.R.S.E." Golf Tournament a success!

Our 4th Annual Golf Tournament, Dinner & Silent Auction was held on Friday June 25th, 2010 at Widow's Walk Golf Course and Scituate  Country Club. Thanks to our sponsors, players, donators and bidders,  we raised over $26,000 that will be used to provide programs and resources for our community's children, parents and teachers.  We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made this possible; we are very grateful for your support and generosity.

Please note:  The CORSE Gala and Auction will be held on Saturday October 2 at the Scituate Country Club.  We switched seasons for the two events to better accommodate our members!

Registration for Summer Sports and Recreation Programs Underway

We are pleased to once again partner with Scituate Recreation, Funtastics and Booth Hill Farm to offer a variety of summer sports and recreation programs.  In addition to our extremely popular All Stars Summer Camp, this year Scituate Recreation and CORSE are sponsoring a new and innovative water sports program called Maritime Adventures through Access Sports.  Athletes participating in this program will build skill sets in adaptive windsurfing, Hawaiian outrigger canoeing, sailing and surfing. The camp will provide specialized instructors and equipment from AccesSportAmerica, a national, non-profit founded in 1995 that inspires higher function and fitness for children and adults of all disabilities through safe entry to high-challenge sports. Funtastics and Booth Hill Farms are also collaborating with CORSE to again offer customized summer gymnastics and therapeutic horseback riding programs.  For more information regarding these programs and how to register please click here.

These 2010 programs have been generously supported by community fundraisers and grant funding received from CVS Caremark, Massachusetts Bankers Association, the Evan Henry Foundation for Autism, the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism and Local Union 550 U.A. - Sprinkler Fitters and Apprentices of Boston and Vicinity Brotherhood Fund.

C.O.R.S.E. Sponsors Executive Function Lecture

On June 1, 2010, the Scituate CORSE foundation sponsored a lecture at the Scituate Public Library given by Sarah Ward, M.S. CCC/SLP, an award winning speech and language pathologist who has over fourteen years experience in diagnostic evaluations, treatment and case management of children, adolescents and adults with a wide range of developmental and acquired brain based learning difficulties and behavioral problems.

The topic of the lecture was Executive Function Skills, a term used to describe difficulties associated with goal setting, carrying out organized steps and modifying a plan to complete a task successfully. These skills are important for learning from past experiences and applying the knowledge in new experiences.  Attention, memory, impulse control, organization, planning, and hierarchical thinking problems often described by parents and teachers are executive function difficulties that can interfere with an individual’s success in school.

Click here to visit Sarah's website for more information or to request a copy of the presentation.

2010 RFP (Request for Proposal) Awards

From 2006-2009, CORSE has dispersed over $215,000 worth of programs and initiatives back into the community. For the current request cycle, we have budgeted another $60,000 to continue running our most successful programs for the remainder of 2010 and approved an additional $27,524 worth of new initiatives, including:

• Maritime Adventures through Access Sports: Week-long camp for adaptive windsurfing, Hawaiian outrigger canoeing, sailing and surfing
• Expanded Social Thinking Training for faculty, aides and parents
• Peer Model Program for Social Skills Programs: 5th grade mentors assisting with K-3 social skills class
• "Let's Go" Community Events: Planned family events - movies, bowling, swimming
• Technology, such as Lexia, Brain Pop and Dimension M
• Click here for a complete list of programs and resources.

This could not be possible without the continued support of our CORSE membership, the individuals and businesses who give donations and/or participate in our Gala and Golf Tournament, and the generous grants funds we have received. Thank you, we are so very grateful!!

C.O.R.S.E. Acknowledges Overwhelming Generosity of Grant Awards and Philanthropic Donations

On June 4th the Scituate Harbor Yacht Club held its annual Gerard F. McCourt Cup charity golf outing and auction to benefit CORSE. Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of SHYC members, golfers, donors, and participants, approximately $24,000 was raised.  It was a night to remember – full of smiles, laughs, tears and above all a true spirit of giving back to those children with the greatest needs. Very special thanksto SHYC Commodore Peter Finnegan, House Chair Rich Mullen, golf event chair Terence Faherty and the golf committee Tom Anderson, Eugene Sullivan, John Martin, John Barrett, Dan Flaherty, auctioneer Jay Hughes, and members Peter and Lori Gates, who made this evening possible.

                            Peter Finnegan, Tracy Johnston,
                           Marynell Henry, Terence Faherty

The CORSE Foundation has been extremely fortunate during these difficult economic times.  We greatly appreciate the continued generosity of individual donors as well as the generous grant funding from outside philanthropic organizations for applications we submitted for student programming.  Grant awards for student programming of $2,500 or more have been received from Massachusetts Bankers Association, CVS Caremark, Scituate Education Alliance (SEA), The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, and the Local Union 550 U.A. - Sprinkler Fitters and Apprentices of Boston and Vicinity Brotherhood Fund.  Click here to see the complete list of sponsors, donors and fundraising participants. We are so grateful and appreciative and will put these funds to great use to serve our children!

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