ST. PETERSBURG — The Parc Center for Disabilities cut the ribbon earlier this week on a new 14,000-square-foot children’s services center, the largest construction project in the nonprofit’s 73-year history.
The Tom and Mary James Children’s Services Center was formally dedicated March 25 at 3151 73rd St. N. It is the new home of the Discovery Learning Center preschool and houses Parc’s early intervention and caregiver relief programs, including physical, speech and occupational therapies.
The facility features larger classrooms, therapy rooms, adaptive playgrounds, sensory equipment and enhanced safety and accessibility features. It also provides space for weekend and summer programming, which Parc President and CEO Michelle Detweiler said will help reduce waitlists…