The members of PROSPER are parents and friends of the mentally challenged and learning disabled children who participate in the Laboure Special Education Program of the Diocese of Brooklyn.

PROSPER works to enhance the life of these special children by:

• Being a support for the parents of the children
• Raising funds to maintain and expand the educational services needed by the children
• Raising public awareness concerning the needs of the mentally retarded and learning disabled children

Every year PROSPER raises thousands of dollars for children in the program.  Highlights include a spring dinner dance and a fall festival, as well as a Halloween gathering for the children.

Upcoming PROSPER events

Fall Festival
Saturday November 5th 2005 Noon - 5PM
Gargiulo's Restaurant
2000 West 19th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11226

Dinner Dance
Saturday, March 11, 2006  7 p.m. to midnight
Gargiulo's Restaurant
2000 West 19th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11226

For more information, call the Special Education Office at
(718) 965-7300.