Hudson Star Observer Spotlight
Tom Hoel founded Family Achievement Center — to help people like his son and parents like him. Tom Hoel started as a concerned parent after his son, Anthony, was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. He learned more about the diagnoses and searched for care options. Then, a doctor said that Anthony, after experiencing […]
Read MoreWoodbury Magazine Spotlight
Since 2001, the Family Achievement Center team has helped thousands of children and adults improve their lives through physical, occupational and speech therapy services. The FAC staff also believes in the importance of supporting caregivers, and family members through home education programs and other activities. Read more about Family Achievement Center here: Family Achievement Center, Inc. […]
Read MoreThe Family Achievement Foundation Supports Local Families
At the Family Achievement Center, family comes first. From parent-friendly hours that accommodate busy work schedules to cross-disciplinary services that allow back-to-back therapy sessions, the clinic was designed with the patients’ families in mind as much as the patients themselves. At the Family Achievement Center, family comes first. From parent-friendly hours that accommodate busy work […]
Read MoreWoodbury Family Achievement Center gets results for kids with disabilities (twincities.com)
Wyatt Hauser ate applesauce with a spoon, grabbed pegs from a pegboard and walked down a carpeted hallway one day last week at Family Achievement Center in Woodbury. For 11-year-old Wyatt, those activities are anything but routine. They’re therapeutic exercises that constitute small miracles. Wyatt has a rare form of debilitating epilepsy that can cause […]
Read MoreEight Sensory Systems
Did you know that we actually have eight sensory systems? All eight of these systems working together are essential to development and our daily lives. Proprioception: The sense that tells the body where it is in space. The receptors are located in the muscles and joints and are activated during heavy work. Activities include jumping, […]
Read More10 Things Speech Therapists at FAC can help with
1. We use play-based therapy to motivate and engage children as well as provide fun and functional opportunities to incorporate speech and language skills. 2. We help individuals with feeding difficulties learn to chew and swallow a variety of foods and liquids safely and effectively. 3. We work on fluency. FAC SLPs treat children who […]
Read MoreMove to Your Own Groove – All Abilities Race
Join us for FAC’s 3rd annual all abilities race at Colby Lake Park! There will be three distances including 50 meters, 1K and a 5K. Click here to register now! Special rates are available for current FAC patients! Race day registration/pick-up starts at 8:30 All abilities 50 meter distance starts at 9:30 AM 5K starts at […]
Read More10 Things PTs at FAC Can Help With
1. We work on riding bikes. Physical therapists at FAC can help increase strength, coordination and balance needed for bike riding skills. PTs will also work specifically on riding an age and skill appropriate bike in sessions or as part of bike lessons. 2. We work with orthotists and equipment companies. Physical therapists at FAC […]
Read More10 Things OTs at FAC Can Help With
1. We work on handwriting. FAC OTs treat underlying difficulties including visual motor skills, hand and core strength, and fine motor coordination in conjunction with programs such as Handwriting Without Tears to improve children’s handwriting and pencil grip. 2. We work on self regulation. FAC OTs work on skills such as frustration tolerance, coping strategies, […]
Read MoreA Mission of the Heart: The Family Achievement Center Story
Family Achievement Center was founded on the ideal that every child and every family deserves hope during challenging life & Susan Hoel, founders of Family Achievement Center, were blessed with three children: Anthony, Matt, and Meghan. It is their oldest son, Anthony, who would become the legacy behind Family Achievement Center. When Anthony was […]
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