{"id":2659,"date":"2019-12-09T10:03:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T15:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/?page_id=2659"},"modified":"2025-03-14T13:54:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T17:54:35","slug":"special-needs-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/special-needs-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Needs Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Felageller
Facebook:https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/johnsspecialneedsblog\/<\/a>
Instagram:\u00a0Jfelageller
Twitter: Jfelageller74<\/p>\n

John Felageller is a Special Needs father who seeks to support other parents, specifically dads, through his motivational and uplifting blog posts, his live speaking engagements and a variety of interviews he has done. He also works directly with dads in his local area to provide mentorship and support.<\/p>\n

John has spent over 15 years in education, working with children from Infants to Middle School, serving in a variety of roles including Teacher, Mentor Teacher and School Director.\u00a0 has a passion for public speaking and adult\/parent education, and has conducted several curriculum workshops at previous schools. John is also very involved in his church community, having served on fundraiser teams, as a ministry leader and, of course, Sunday School teacher.<\/p>\n

John, Faith his wife, and Chris his son live in the Oakbrook area and John currently works for Joni and Friends<\/b>\u00a0as a Ministry Relations Manager.<\/p>\n

Walk Right In Ministries
<\/strong>www.WalkRightIn.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Lisa Jamieson <\/strong>| Executive Director | Caregiver Coach | Speaker
Mobile: 612-889-4648 | Office: 763-494-3480 | PO Box 1932, Maple Grove, MN 55311 | www.WalkRightIn.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Mission: Building faith and community with special needs families<\/strong><\/p>\n

We bring encouragement, connections and practical tools to special-needs families and caregivers of all generations. Our coaching and counselling team provides biblically-based teaching as well as live and virtual consulting. We aim to help families affected by disability and other special needs to walk in peace, purpose, strong relationships, resilience and faith \u2014 one step at a time \u2014 through life\u2019s unexpected adventures.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contact: <\/strong>info@walkrightin.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Family:
Married 31 years
Parent of three adult children
Parent of daughter with Angelman Syndrome
Ministry:
Full time ministry for more than 10 years
Multi-book author
International speaker
Co-founder Walk Right In Ministries
Founder of Minnesota Disabilty Ministry Connection
University of Minnesota: BA degree English and Child Psychology minor
Other formal training includes:
Child Development
Family Systems
Neurodevelopmental Intervention
Biblical Nutrition
Christian 12-Step Process
ARNO Profile System for Christian Temperament Therapy
Spiritual Gifts Inventories<\/p>\n

Walk Right In Ministries is an interdenominational, non-profit 501(c)3\u00a0public charity.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Minnesota Disability Ministry Connection and Jammin\u2019 Pie Fest are programs of Walk Right In Ministries.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nathaniels Hope: https:\/\/nathanielshope.org\/<\/a> \u00a0 (Celebrating kids with special needs and education and equipping communities and churches)<\/p>\n

Hope on the Hard Road:\u00a0https:\/\/hopeonthehardroad.org\/<\/a> \u00a0 (Bringing\u00a0Hope to Families on the special needs road)<\/p>\n

Bob West NEED PROJECT: https:\/\/needproject.org\/<\/a> \u00a0 (Connecting people to resources)<\/p>\n

Joni and Friends: https:\/\/joniandfriends.org\/<\/a> \u00a0(Sharing hope through hardship)<\/p>\n

Hope Anew: https:\/\/www.hopeanew.com\/<\/a> \u00a0 (Equipping parents of children impacted by special needs to THRIVE emotionally and spiritually)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Faith Inclusion Network: https:\/\/www.hopeanew.com\/<\/a> \u00a0(Supporting people with disabilities in our faith communities)<\/p>\n

Autism Speaks: www.autismspeaks.org<\/a> (Enhancing lives today and accelerating a spectrum of solutions for tomorrow)<\/p>\n

Victory Lane: https:\/\/victorylanecamp.org\/<\/a> \u00a0(Help kids move from isolation into life long friendships)<\/p>\n

99 Balloons: https:\/\/99balloons.org\/<\/a> \u00a0 (Changing the Story of Disability)<\/p>\n

Soars: https:\/\/99balloons.org\/<\/a> \u00a0(Transforming the lives of special needs families)<\/p>\n

Insight for Living: https:\/\/www.insight.org\/<\/a> \u00a0 Reframing is the special needs ministry (Strength for today and hope for tomorrow for caregivers)<\/p>\n

Ability Ministry: https:\/\/abilityministry.com\/<\/a> (The go-to-resource for disability ministry)<\/p>\n\n\n

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