careFIRST

[Joe Matt]

Mission Statement
The mission of careFIRST is to provide a robotics experience to children and
young adults who cannot participate in traditional FIRST Robotics or FIRST Lego League programs.

About careFIRST
careFIRST is any program in which FIRST Teams share the FIRST experience with children, teens or young adults who cannot participate in FIRST Robotics or the FIRST Lego League. The setting may be an acute care hospital or it may be a residential treatment center. It could be in a group home or juvinile detention center. It exists anywhere there are participants who cannot be involved in traditional FIRST programs

If you have any questions, you can email me at 384matt@henrico.gaggle.net, or post a reply here.

www.sparky384.com/carefirst

[Jeff Rodriguez]

I think you may want to renew www.sparky384.com

[Joe Matt]

Originally Posted by Ogre

I think you may want to renew www.sparky384.com

We have, just refresh.

[PCole]

We've had a few problems but they seem to be fixed and we thank you for your patience.

[mentor4185]

Hello is this team 384 program? Could you explain in it more detail i was wondering what kind of children can be included in this program. i think this is very neat way of spreading FIRST.

[Joe Matt]

Originally Posted by mentor4185

Hello is this team 384 program? Could you explain in it more detail i was wondering what kind of children can be included in this program. i think this is very neat way of spreading FIRST.

Yes this is!

We went to a local children's rehabilitation hospital for the program, our kids could only press buttons and help set up the field and such. BUT the program is expandable, so if a team wants to start a mini-FLL group, we offer how to scale the program based on the participation level of the students. My mom, who is a social worker and worked on programs dealing with kids like this, helped write the manual.

If you have any other questions, drop me a line at 384matt@henrico.gaggle.net

[mentor4185]

do other teams know about this? wow this is a really great idea for ur team!

[Joe Matt]

Originally Posted by mentor4185

do other teams know about this? wow this is a really great idea for ur team!

We sent out manuals to other teams, we have one team already working with us to set up a program, we have the manual on the CD white papers, and we had displays in the pits at VCU.