Therapeutic Recreation Program
Therapeutic Recreation programs are fully inclusive and are offered throughout the city for persons with and without disabilities, age 6 through high school. Therapeutic Recreation also includes some adult programs. A variety of services are offered including art, leisure education, performing arts, gross motor activities, and games. The dates and times of programs will vary with each program. The Loma Linda Community Center houses the administrative offices for the Therapeutic Recreation Program.
Therapeutic Recreation Before & After School Program (School Year)
Availability
Programs are available at the schools listed below. Before and after school hours are 7 a.m. until classes begin, then from school dismissal until 6 p.m. Children in kindergarten through 5th grade are eligible, including students in Special Education.
Heights Community Center is an after school program site only and serves students from any APS school. Heights Community Center serves K–12. Transportation is provided from Lowell Elementary School only.
Locations
| Site | Hours | Grades | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain Elementary School | Before and After School | K–5 | 6316 Constitution NE |
| McCollum Elementary School | Before and After School | K–5 | 10900 San Jacinto NE |
| Loma Linda Community Center | After School, Winter Break, Spring Break and Summer Break | K–12 | 1700 Yale SE |
Dates
The 2023 program begins on August 7. Each program follows the Albuquerque Public School schedule, which means that when the school is closed, the program will also be closed.
Please check with your child’s school for a schedule to learn when the school day begins and ends and which days are in-service days and holidays.
Registration
Register on-site at Mark Twain or McCollum during program hours, or at the Heights Community Center's administration office, Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please call 505-848-1334 for more information.
In-person registration is required, as well as on-line registration.
Registration is limited.
If there is no space available, you can put your child's name on a waiting list.
Children with disabilities will be given priority.
A completed registration form is required for any and all children who attend this program.
For safety reasons, if there is no registration form for a child, the child will not be allowed to participate in the program.
Registration Fees
There is a one-time special event fee of $30.00 per child to pay for any field trips and special activities that take place on-site.
Make special events fee checks payable to ATRS (Advocates for Therapeutic Recreation Services).
There is a one-time program registration fee of $10.00 payable online at play.cabq.gov.
Monthly Fee
Mark Twain and McCollum before and after school sites have a monthly fee payable online.
| Number of Children | Monthly Cost |
|---|---|
| 1 | $60 |
| 2 | $80 |
| 3 or more | $100 |
Recreation Access Program
Therapeutic Recreation Programs provide recreation programming support at after school programs and summer programs at CABQ community centers around town. We will take referrals for participants with disabilities who would like to attend City recreation programs.
Eligibility Criteria
All the above registration requirements apply in addition to the following criteria:
- Children in Kindergarten through age 14
- Willing to attend a Community Center program
- Adherence to all Community Center rules
Process
- Register for Community Center or PLAY+ Program
- Referral through the Community Center or PLAY+ Program by calling 505-764-1525
- Assessment of needs
- Placement
- Evaluation
- Monitoring
2023 Therapeutic Recreation Summer Program
Therapeutic Recreation offers the Summer Recreation Program every year to children in school from 6 years old through high school.
Locations
| Site | Address |
|---|---|
| Heights Community Center | 823 Buena Vista SE |
| Teen Site at Barelas Community Center | 801 Barelas SW |
Dates & Hours
The 2023 Summer Therapeutic Recreation Program begins Monday, June 12 and ends Friday, July 28, 2023.
Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Registration
Before registering, participants must apply for the 2023 Therapeutic Recreation Summer Program. Please see dates below:
- May 1 to May 12, 2023: Application Week—Apply Online for Therapeutic Recreation Program
- Week of May 15, 2023: Notification Week—Families receive notification to register or are placed on the wait list.
- May 15 to May 19, 2023: Registration Week—Registration in-person and on-line is required. If you do not complete Registration in-person, your slot will be given to a family on the waiting list.
Once a site registration is full, a waiting list will be kept and maintained.
Parents will be notified as space becomes available.
A completed registration form is required for all children who attend the program.
For safety reasons, if we do not have a registration form, the child will not be allowed to attend this program.
Registration Fees
There is a one-time special event fee of $30.00 per child to pay for any field trips and special activities that take place on-site. Please make special events fee checks payable to ATRS (Advocates for Therapeutic Recreation Services).
There is a one-time program registration fee of $10.00 that is payable online.