Mission Statement

Dedicated to enriching the quality of life through the provision of a comprehensive program that gives individuals with disabilities the opportunity to develop functional skills through therapy, acquire leisure skills through leisure education, and enhance leisure lifestyles through recreation participation in the least restrictive environment, based on each individual's needs.

Programming

Therapeutic Recreation programs utilize recreation to help individuals with temporary impairments, other health conditions, and disabilities to increase independence, strengthen leisure skills, and enhance personal wellbeing – physically, cognitively, emotionally, and socially in a rehabilitative environment.  Therapeutic Recreation can improve functional abilities, enhance recreation skills and attitudes, build confidence, ease fears, improve physical abilities, promote greater self-reliance, strengthen interpersonal skills, manage stress, and enrich the quality of life.  Therapeutic Recreation can help people of all ages and backgrounds to get well, live well and stay well!

Contact Information

Jamie Kiernan, CTRS
Division Head of Special Services
501 Boush Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: (757) 441-2400 ext 234
Fax:  (757) 441-5423
E-mail:  jamie.kiernan@norfolk.gov

Catherine Bradshaw, CTRS
Senior Recreation Supervisor II
Therapeutic Recreation Center
180 E. Evans Street
Norfolk, VA 23503
Phone: (757) 441-1764
Fax: (757) 441-1770
E-mail: catherine.bradshaw@norfolk.gov