FUNctional Abilities

03/09/2026

UPDATE: If you tried the link earlier and it didn't work, please try the new one below. And thanks for alerting us!

Okay, village! Y'all always come through for us, and we are so grateful. We need your help again to make our 3rd Annual Special Needs Easter Egg Hunt an enormous success!

We need crafts, egg fillers, toys, temporary tattoos, and party decorations to make this event super special for our special egg hunters. If you would like to help, please check out our Amazon wishlist. It's set up to deliver straight to us. And please put your name as the sender so we know who to thank!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2HBCI4TJQ67YW?ref_=list_d_wl_lfu_nav_8

THANKS AGAIN!

02/27/2026

02/26/2026

SAVE THE DATE X 2!

- Our third annual special needs Easter egg hunt will be on SATURDAY, APRIL 4. We'll be posting our wish list soon if you're looking for ways to help out!

- And we have a new event this year: a sensory-sensitive night at the Eagle Pointe Wave Pool on FRIDAY, JUNE 5 (weather permitting). With waves at 50% power, quieter music, and tons of extra staff, our special needs kids and adults will have a fantastic summer kick-off!

Watch this space for specifics!

02/18/2026

Do you want to be involved in the community but don't have a lot of time? Are you occasionally free to put in an hour or two helping out? WE NEED YOU!

We are a five-member board of moms with a big mission to help people with disabilities in our community, and sometimes we could really use more legs to do the legwork.

If you'd like to help out, please join our GroupMe called FAVs--FUNctional Abilities Volunteers. When we have a need, we'll send it out and see who can help. Together we can make a bigger difference!

https://groupme.com/join_group/113347024/i9Vb8mzf

01/25/2026

01/16/2026

**We are expanding our board!**

We have a big mission and not enough people to make it happen, so we are looking to bring on a few big-hearted, get-things-done kind of people. If you or someone you know fits the bill for any of these positions, please let us know!

- ⏱️Time commitment is about 2 hours a month except when we have activities coming up. Then about 4-6 hours.
- 💁‍♀️All board members are volunteers (i.e., unpaid).
- 🛜The bigger your network, the better!
- 🪙We ask for a $25 donation per month per member to the nonprofit.

What we need:
- 👩‍💻Social media coordinator: Increase our reach! We’re currently only on Facebook and need more exposure.
- 🎪Event coordinator: Help us plan our fundraising and service events!
- 📣Recruitment: We want to add participant members, not just board members, so we need someone to help us find those people.

We’re a great group of women—all moms—who have a passion for helping people with special needs in the Mont Belvieu area, primarily, with plans to grow. (Dads and child-free people welcome too!) If you want to get in on something meaningful and make it happen, please message us here or email 📬tessroach1@gmail.com.

01/15/2026

After a few months' hiatus due to ... well, life, FUNctional Abilities is BACK! Watch this space for updates and opportunities!

05/30/2025

I want to share info on the upcoming Texas Parent to Parent conference in San Marcos. My family went a couple of times when my daughter was very young, and we found the information presented in the sessions and the resources we found at the vendor fair to be extremely helpful. I cannot recommend going enough!

This link takes you to the registration packet, which has all the session information. To save you from digging, registration is $350 per person, childcare is offered but extra, and the starting room rate at the Embassy Suites is $174 per night if you register in time. If that sounds like too much, they do offer financial assistance! And people who are coming from more than 70 miles away (that's us!) get preference.

05/16/2025

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