Agency Details:

Vision
To create a community environment that promotes healthy leisure lifestyles for individuals who are at risk or have special needs.

Mission
To facilitate the acquisition, development, or maintenance of a variety of functional leisure skills for individuals who may have or be at-risk for physical, emotional, social, cognitive/mental challenges by providing a variety of specialized recreational services. In doing so, the TR/PI office seeks to enhance the quality of life of our consumers.

Description:
Our programming process includes assessment, goal setting, formulation of a written plan, implementation, and evaluation. Purposeful interventions are designed to help consumers grow and to assist them in preventing or relieving challenges through recreation and leisure activities. Traditional and non-traditional activities are facilitated to promote positive self image; leisure awareness, foster socialization skills; teamwork; responsibility and positive choice making through role modeling, behavior management, skill development and recreation participation. (challenge activities, initiatives, cooperative games, arts and crafts, community trips, sports, music, dance, fitness).

Contact person: Shaeron King, Therapeutic Recreation/Prevention Intervention Programmer, (phone), (email)

Address:

300 North Park Drive Arlington, VA 22203 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.arlingtonva.us/prcr

Directions:

From I-66 take the Glebe Road exit ,make a right onto Glebe Road, take a right onto Wilson Blvd, a left unto George Mason Drive, a right onto Park Drive, and first right into parking lot.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Ballston,   Walk distance (in minutes): 10   Nearest Bus Stop: N Henderson/George Mason, 2 minute walk

Last updated on November 5, 2009