Skipping Stones Behavioral Learning Center

12/31/2025

✨ Happy New Year from Skipping Stones! ✨

As we step into the new year, we want to thank our incredible families, clients, and dedicated team for trusting us and walking alongside us this past year. Your resilience, progress, and partnership inspire everything we do.

Here’s to a year filled with growth, meaningful milestones, compassionate care, and continued progress for every child and family we serve. We’re so grateful to be part of your journey and look forward to all that’s ahead.

Wishing you a healthy, hopeful, and joy-filled New Year! 💙

12/24/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas from Skipping Stones

As we celebrate this Christmas season, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible staff and the amazing families we are honored to serve.

To our dedicated therapists, supervisors, and team members—your compassion, patience, and commitment make a meaningful difference in the lives of the children and families who walk through our doors. Your work does not go unnoticed, and we are so grateful for each of you.

To our Skipping Stones families—thank you for trusting us with your children and for allowing us to be part of their journeys. It is a privilege to support your growth, progress, and successes.

We hope this holiday season brings you peace, joy, and special moments with those you love. May the new year be filled with health, happiness, and continued progress—together.

🎁✨ Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at Skipping Stones! ✨🎁

11/27/2025

10/26/2025

🎃✨ Trunk or Treat 2025! ✨🎃
Even the rain couldn’t stop the fun! 🌧️💙

Hosted by:
👻 Skipping Stones Behavioral Learning Center
🎈 Vancouver WA Mom’s Autism Support Group
🎃 Mom’s Connection Vancouver WA

Thank you to every family who came out — and to our amazing trunk hosts who made the night so special! 🧡

🏆 Winners:
🥇 Scooby Doo Trunk — $150
🥈 Pirate Trunk — $50
🥉 Paw Patrol Trunk — $25

Your creativity and community spirit made it such a memorable night! 💫
We can’t wait to do it again next year! 💖

10/13/2025

🎃👻 Halloween Spirit Week is creeping up at Skipping Stones! 👻🎃

Get ready for a spooktacular week of fun from October 27–31 — full of creativity, color, and costumes!
Here’s what’s brewing each day:

🦋 Creature Monday: Be your favorite animal, bug, or creature!
💇‍♀️ Fun Hair Tuesday: Wild, silly, or spooky—show off your best hair flair!
🛌 Pajama Wednesday: Roll out of bed and you’re ready to go!
🌈 Color Thursday: Match with your BT in your favorite color!
🕸️ Halloween Friday: End the week in your best costume!

Let’s make this week a fang-tastic one! 🦇✨

10/13/2025

🎃 Do you love Halloween decorating? 🎃

We’re looking for trunk hosts for the MCV 3rd Annual Trunk-or-Treat, and we want to see your best Halloween creativity on display!

💵 CASH PRIZES for the top 3 decorated trunks:
🥇 1st Place – $150
🥈 2nd Place – $50
🥉 3rd Place – $25
(Prizes provided by our friends at Skipping Stones Behavioral Learning Center)

Whether you're into spooky, silly, or sweet themes, this is your chance to show off your trunk-decorating skills and help create a fun, inclusive Halloween event for local families.

📍 Event Info:
🗓 Saturday, October 25th
⏰ 3:00–5:30 PM (Trunk setup: 1:00–2:30 PM)
📍 Skipping Stones – 16821 SE McGillivray Blvd, Suite 100, Vancouver, WA
(Trunks setup outdoors behind Tower 1)

🎨 Interested in hosting a trunk? Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/c47s8pyu

It’s free to participate, and open to individuals, families, and community groups.

📢 Local businesses are also welcome to host a trunk and share candy or goodies, along with brochures or promo items—just no sales at the event.

Let’s come together to make this Halloween celebration one to remember. We can’t wait to see what you create!

10/10/2025

Please consider signing up to host a trunk. Cash 💰 prizes for best decorated trunk! 🥇 $150.00 2nd 🥈 50.00 3rd 🥉 25.00

Trunk-or-Treat🎃 is here!

Presented by Mom Connections Vancouver, Skipping Stones, and the Vancouver WA Autism Moms Group!

Join us for a fun, inclusive Halloween celebration for the whole family!

🗓 Saturday, October 25th

⏰ 3:00–5:30 PM

📍 Skipping Stones

16821 SE McGillivray Blvd, Suite 100

Vancouver, WA 98683

(Trunks set up outdoors behind Tower 1)

👻 Enjoy a festive lineup of decorated trunks, treats, and family-friendly fun — plus a quiet indoor space with popcorn and a movie for kids who need a sensory break.

💰 Cash prizes for the best decorated trunks, courtesy of Skipping Stones!

🎨 Want to host a trunk?

Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/c47s8pyu

🚗 Trunk setup time: 1:00–2:30 PM

🧸MCV will also be hosting a Toy Drive at the event to help support families in our community during the holiday season! Drop by the MCV table with a new-in-box toy to receive a free goody, while supplies last!

For questions, contact:

📧 Jenny Esser, Vancouver WA Autism Moms Group – jemtnmama76@mail.com

📧 Alison Cantrell, Mom Connections Vancouver – alisonjcantrell@gmail.com

10/03/2025

Passport to Inclusion is happening November 8th at PDX. It’s a great opportunity to practice traveling before the upcoming holiday season.

Alaska Airlines, Port of Portland, TSA, and A*O are offering an opportunity for travelers with disabilities and their families/companions to have a safe, secure experience to explore the airport with a fun scavenger hunt at PDX including boarding a plane. Alaska Airlines, Port of Portland, TSA y A*O...

10/02/2025

✨Employee Spotlight✨ This month the spotlight is on EMILY!

Emily is a Certified Behavioral Technician who has improved so much since she started here. She shows her dedication to these kids every day.

We are so proud of the work that our employees do and want to appreciate all that they do 🏆

09/29/2025

Trunk-or-Treat🎃 is here!

Presented by Mom Connections Vancouver, Skipping Stones, and the Vancouver WA Autism Moms Group!

Join us for a fun, inclusive Halloween celebration for the whole family!

🗓 Saturday, October 25th

⏰ 3:00–5:30 PM

📍 Skipping Stones

16821 SE McGillivray Blvd, Suite 100

Vancouver, WA 98683

(Trunks set up outdoors behind Tower 1)

👻 Enjoy a festive lineup of decorated trunks, treats, and family-friendly fun — plus a quiet indoor space with popcorn and a movie for kids who need a sensory break.

💰 Cash prizes for the best decorated trunks, courtesy of Skipping Stones!

🎨 Want to host a trunk?

Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/c47s8pyu

🚗 Trunk setup time: 1:00–2:30 PM

🧸MCV will also be hosting a Toy Drive at the event to help support families in our community during the holiday season! Drop by the MCV table with a new-in-box toy to receive a free goody, while supplies last!

For questions, contact:

📧 Jenny Esser, Vancouver WA Autism Moms Group – jemtnmama76@mail.com

📧 Alison Cantrell, Mom Connections Vancouver – alisonjcantrell@gmail.com

09/03/2025

✨Employee Spotlight✨ This month the spotlight is on ELISABETH!

Elisabeth is a Certified Behavioral Technician who pairs with every kid and is dedicated to helping each kid that she works with.

We are so proud of the work that our employees do and want to appreciate all that they do 🏆