About Us
About The Founder
Community Based Services
About The Founder
With over 10 years of experience working with children who have developmentally disabilities and/or mental health disorders, IOWT’s founder, Colin Cowan-DeWitt, has an unprecedented passion for helping children diagnosed with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses. Colin received his Bachelor's of Arts in Psychology from The City
With over 10 years of experience working with children who have developmentally disabilities and/or mental health disorders, IOWT’s founder, Colin Cowan-DeWitt, has an unprecedented passion for helping children diagnosed with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses. Colin received his Bachelor's of Arts in Psychology from The City College of CUNY and is currently obtaining a Master's in School Building Leadership from Fordham University. Colin is also a founding member at The Titus School and is currently the school's Program Director.
Our Mission
Community Based Services
About The Founder
Our mission is to promote socialization and inclusion of neurodiverse children through recreation.
Our History
Community Based Services
Community Based Services
Founded in 2016, It’s Our World Too Inc. (IOWT) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) in New York City specializing in inclusive recreation activities for children and young adults diagnosed with a developmental disability and/or mental health diagnosis. IOWT seeks to help youth ages 5 to 17 engage in community-based activities while strengthen
Founded in 2016, It’s Our World Too Inc. (IOWT) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) in New York City specializing in inclusive recreation activities for children and young adults diagnosed with a developmental disability and/or mental health diagnosis. IOWT seeks to help youth ages 5 to 17 engage in community-based activities while strengthening their social skills through increased participation in enjoyable group recreational activities.
Community Based Services
Community Based Services
Community Based Services
Program Name: Out of This World
Led by: Colin Cowan-DeWitt
Contact: colinc@iowti.org
Schedule: Saturday & Sunday (10:00 AM to 4:00 PM)(Sessions are 2 hours minimum - 4 hours maximum)
Cost: $100 per hour (fee covers the child enrolled + additional age appropriate child)
The Out of This World program will increase your child’s ability to sociali
Program Name: Out of This World
Led by: Colin Cowan-DeWitt
Contact: colinc@iowti.org
Schedule: Saturday & Sunday (10:00 AM to 4:00 PM)(Sessions are 2 hours minimum - 4 hours maximum)
Cost: $100 per hour (fee covers the child enrolled + additional age appropriate child)
The Out of This World program will increase your child’s ability to socialize with age-appropriate peers while integrating into their communities. While taking a person-centered approach, each pairing will present opportunities for children to develop/build on the follow skills:
-Joint Attending
-Social Tolerance
-Environmental and Social Tolerance
-Frustration Tolerance, impulse control & waiting
-Intermediate Conversational Skills
This program runs exclusively weekends. For more information, please contact Colin Cowan-DeWitt at colinc@iowti.org
Program Name: Floaty
Led by: Colin Cowan-DeWitt
Contact: colinc@iowti.org
Schedule: Saturday & Sunday (10:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
(Sessions are 2 hours minimum - 4 hours maximum)
Cost: $65 per hour
The Floaty program will promote your child’s ability to connect with recreational opportunities in New York City. This program will provide your child with an opportunity to explore new areas of interest while connecting them with age-appropriate peers.
For more information, please contact Colin Cowan-DeWitt at colinc@iowti.org
Donate to It's Our World Too
Donate to It's Our World Too
Donate to It's Our World Too
Funds donated to the organization will go towards hosting group recreation activities, which will help to increase and strengthen social skills. Both the children enrolled in our programs and their families will benefit from the positive, enriching and mentally stimulating environment in which these activities will be taking place.
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Donate to It's Our World Too
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