The Henry H. Kessler Foundation Awards Creative Arts Therapy Grant for Seniors

February 20, 2004--The Henry H. Kessler Foundation announced that it has awarded a grant totaling $10,000 to the Bergen Family Center Adult Day Care Center in Englewood in celebration of National Creative Arts Therapy week (March 7-13). The grant will fund art therapy and dance movement instruction for seniors attending the program.

"The program was chosen for its support of the Foundation's mission to perpetuate the vision of Dr. Henry H. Kessler, a renowned pioneer in the development and practice of physical medicine and rehabilitation," said John Lasser, chairman, resources and outreach committee of The Henry H. Kessler Foundation. "The process of using the arts therapeutically to assist the elderly has far reaching benefits and we are proud to support it."

The grant will allow for the addition of two part-time arts instructors who specialize in the areas of dance movement and art therapy to teach at the center, which provides care for seniors as well as those with impaired vision.

"We are grateful to the Kessler Foundation for helping us achieve our goal of providing physical, tactile, emotional and visually stimulating programming to our frail, elderly day care attendees," Said Susan Linder, director of senior adult services at Bergen Family Center, "We're certain this program will lure seniors out – even in this cold weather – because it will provide them with something special to brighten their day while at the same time it will allow us to promote wellness in a fun, creative manner."

The Henry H. Kessler Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to perpetuating the vision and preserving the legacy of Dr. Henry H. Kessler, a renowned pioneer in the development and practice of physical medicine and rehabilitation. The Foundation works to improve the quality of life for people living with disabilities through research, education and community services. It supports research through a premier medical research organization, the Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation, whose research focuses on improving health and promoting wellness for people with spinal cord and traumatic brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis and other neurological and orthopedic conditions. For more information please visit us on the Web at www.hhkfdn.org



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