As a first-time mother, Amy Byxbe didn’t realize her son had a speech delay. She found out when she took Eli to his 18-month check-up.
At her pediatrician’s suggestion, Amy soon reached out to CDR for an assessment for her son. “We discovered he had an extensive speech delay and needed considerable help. There was a lot of frustration in our home. I had no idea what my child was saying, and I didn’t know how to help him.”
Fortunately for the Byxbe family, help did arrive in the form of CDR Developmental Specialist Tabitha Raines.
Almost immediately, Tabitha began therapies with Eli to encourage his language development. She also coached Amy and her husband so they could continue the work in everyday activities.
Amy noticed her son’s speech improving week by week. Today, Eli has caught up to his peers, and Amy says she often receives compliments on how well he speaks. “Tabitha gave us a map on how to get where we wanted to be.”
While Eli no longer receives services from CDR, Amy found she needed CDR again when her daughter, Ella, was also identified with speech delays. Amy also turned to CDR’s Parents as Teachers program and worked with her parent educator, April Minor-White, to help her grow as a parent. “At a time when I was struggling as a parent, CDR was there to help me.”
Parents as Teachers (PAT)
Served 73 families residing in Williamsburg, James City County, York County, Poquoson, and Surry County.
Trained families and providers on Darkness to Light, a model for preventing sexual abuse.
Trained three Parents as Teachers staff in lactation certification.
Assessed the health of 96 percent of our families and tracked their immunizations.
Infant & Parent Program (IPP)
Served 500 enrolled children—an increase of 7 percent over the previous year and the second year in a row of record enrollment.
Hired two full-time educators and a speech therapist to address the increase in enrollment.
Helped 101 children (42 percent of those who left our program in 2022-23) catch up to their peers.
Staff drove 90,964 miles to provide therapy and educational services to enrolled children.
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150 Point O’Woods Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188
Mail Address: P.O. Box 280, Norge, VA 23127
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Griffin-Yeates Learning Center
1490 Government Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185
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