The Conductive
Education Center of Metro Detroit (CECMD) - a non-profit organization
- was incorporated in June 1999 by a group of Macomb County
parents of children with cerebral palsy. They felt their children
would benefit from Conductive Education. They refused to allow
the medical insurance industry to dictate the amount of therapy
their children would receive. The result was the CECMD, which
has been providing Conductive Education, at no charge, to the
children since September 1999. The gains seen are positively
life changing. Currently, the organization provides financially
for a facility, the conductor’s salary, assistant’s
salary, insurance, equipment and various other expenses through
the fund raising efforts of the core group of parents and board
members. As of February 2004, CECMD is going strong. Our lead
conductor has been with us for over three years providing the
stability and consistency that Conductive Education programs
require. Our goal is to continue to expand and provide services,
at no cost, to many more children afflicted with Cerebral Palsy.
To pay for this expensive venture, we have sought
funds from private donors, held fundraisers and have obtained
a 501c3 corporate, non-profit designation. We have met our short-term
goal by offering a year-round program and continue to actively
fundraise in order to offer this program to more children in
need. Our long-term goal is to benefit from state funding, as
some of the other Conductive Education programs in the country
have done.
Currently and in summary, the parents, along with
a pediatric physiatrist, and other professionals are actively
attempting to integrate this concept of learning into the State
of Michigan School system. We continue to appreciate the support
received by family, friends and the community. On behalf of
CECMD and the kids, we would like to thank you for your interest
in our program!
