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Chapel Haven is delighted to announce that nine Chapel Haven Special Olympics athletes are eligible to apply for TEAM CT based on their achievements at the CT Special Olympics Summer Games. Congrats to: ATHLETICS: Zoe Abrams, Juliana Ramirez, Brian Perri, Nicholas Romeo, Sam Shwartz SWIMMING: Hannah Kessler, Georgia Lawson, Karl Arezzini and Justin Martin Each […]

Chapel Haven’s PAVE program at Yale-New Haven Hospital has won some wonderful press coverage. Both the New Haven Register and News Channel 8 did stories on the graduation ceremony, which took place June 15 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Click here to read coverage in the New Haven Register. To see a story that aired on […]

Chapel Haven has a history of attracting caring, dedicated staff, who stay on the job long beyond the national turnover rate in this field. Chapel Haven’s staff turnover rate averages about 8 percent in a field that where the rate can approach 50% and higher, affecting the quality of care provided to clients. At an […]

Chapel Haven Chargers Take #1! The Chapel Haven softball team, which was made up of 16 students competed at the North Branford Sportsplex in the softball competition for Special Olympics on September 12, 2015. Even though the competition was tough, the athletes and coaches did a wonderful job and were able to place 1st in […]

Chapel Haven did an outstanding job in CT Special Olympics track and field and swimming. The Regional Games were held at Weston High School. Recreation Supervisor Michael Verzella said Chapel Haven athletes did an excellent job in all competitions. He also extended a big thanks to the coaches and volunteers who turned out to help […]

More than 100 area golfers signed up and enjoyed a great day of golf at Chapel Haven’s first  Chapel Haven Golf Classic September 29 at the New Haven Country Club in Hamden, CT. And the date has already been set for 2016! The Chapel Haven Golf Classic will take place Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at […]

Chapel Haven had a huge turnout this weekend for the Special Olympics Bowling Holiday Classic at the Milford AMF Lanes. Chapel Haven Rec Supervisor Michael Verzella reports 85 people bowled, both residential students and community members. Chapel Haven participated in both the Special Olympics “Traditional” games (teams made up of all athletes) and the “Unified” games (teams […]

Never underestimate the power of determined parents. That is the lesson behind the founding of Chapel Haven, which started as the dream of a group of parents celebrating their kids’ graduation from Maplebrook School in Amenia, NY in the early 1970s. Share This:

Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, distributed 19 iPads to organizations who serve the needs of adults on the autism spectrum throughout parts of New England, including Chapel Haven. Thanks to a generous donation from the Celegene Corporation, the New England Chapter of Autism Speaks was able to distribute iPads to […]

The sound of wind chimes, the crunch, smell and taste of mint leaves, oregano, dill and rosemary, followed by colorful flag designs that fuel the imagination. These are some of the sensory pieces students and community members delight in as they negotiate an outdoor trail on horseback at Turning Point Farm in Woodbridge on Wednesday […]