Welcome to 7th annual health & wellness day!
Welcome to 7th annual health & wellness day!
Presented by: Special Needs In My City
A HUGE THANK YOU to our Headline Sponsor:
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our Headline Sponsor, Family Resource Network (FRN), for their generous support. Their partnership helps us bring hope, knowledge, and community to families at this year’s conference.
Family Resource Network
Why attend the conference on special needs?
- Take time for self-care.
- Network with families and educators.
- Learn to control your health with lifestyle: “From Diet to Sleep: Six Habits That Heal”.
- Gain insight into strengthening personal relationships within marriage, couples and family systems.
- Hear from a panel of parents on use of AI tools, parenting, managing stress and advocacy.
- Manage stress, anxiety, depression.
- Connect with local resources through vendor booths and More…
Who's the conference for?
- Parents and Caregivers to children and adults with special needs.
- Educators and Paraprofessionals.
- Professionals (in legal and healthcare) working directly with people with special needs.
- Special needs companies and organizations.
- Service providers with self-determination clients.
- Direct family members caring for their loved ones with special needs.
- Adults with special needs.
- Registration
- Event flyer
- Conference agenda
- Exhibitors details
- Sponsorships details
- In-Person Tickets:
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: ONLINE: $39/PERSON
Save $30-Early Bird Pricing! (Limited Seating)
Be one of the first 30 to register by October 15th and get a $15 Target or See’s Candies gift card!
Don’t miss out, Limited to the first 30 sign-ups!
AFTER 10/16/25, ONLINE: $49/PERSON
AT THE EVENT: $69
Get all the event details! Click here to download the flyer
Click here to download the agenda
Explore the community vendors! Click here to download the flyer.
Click here to download the Sponsorship flyer.
Event location
Double Tree Hotel (Downtown Modesto) 1150 9th Street, Modesto, CA 95354
Parking: Free Parking in public lot Only opposite the Hotel on 9th Street, Modesto. Please have your parking ticket validated at the front desk of the hotel.
Valet Service Available at hotel.
Take time for respite.
Discover new ways to support your child’s growth.
SPECIAL NEEDS IN MY CITY's 7th Annual Health and Wellness Conference offers parents and caregivers a much-needed break from the daily demands of caring for children and adults with special needs.
SNIMC understands the immense challenges faced by special needs families, from advocating for quality education and healthcare to ensuring meaningful employment opportunities. That’s why, on Saturday, November 8, 2025, we’re hosting the 7th Annual Health and Wellness Conference.
This Conference provides parents with the chance to relax, learn from leading experts, and connect with other families—all while enjoying a delicious, catered breakfast and lunch.
Special guest speakers
Dr. Matthew Devins
Dr. Matthew Devins serves as the Executive Director of the Stanislaus County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA). In this role, he oversees special education services and resources for students, parents, and school staff across the region. His responsibilities include managing special education programs, coordinating services, and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
Aisha Chaudhry, MD
Licensed occupational medicine & certified lifestyle medicine physician with Kaiser Permanente.
Dr. Chaudhry has extensive training in clinical medicine and public health and manages work-related injuries and illnesses, with a strong emphasis on prevention. She collaborates with businesses, employees, regulators, insurers, public health officials, and other health professionals to foster safer workplaces.
Dr. Matthew Blakeley
Dr. Blakeley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist committed to lifelong learning. His areas of focus include depression, anxiety, grief, relapse prevention, relationship skill-building, and working with transitional-age youth. Dr. Blakely has experience working with parents and children to help manage ADHD and has worked within the school system to help students, of all ages, adjust emotionally. His areas of expertise include adult and child psychiatry.
Dr. Tod Zwahlen
Dr. Tod Zwahlen worked in a wide variety of psychological fields including developmental therapy, child custody evaluations, individual/family reunification therapy, and comprehension/pension evaluations for our veterans. He has also worked for years with children with autism as a Floortime Specialist, which helped him understand how autism impacts family dynamics. He currently specializes in conducting autism evaluations for children and adolescents.
2025 Sponsors
With your generous gift, we can continue building stronger special needs communities for families, children, and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) across Northern California.
Gold Sponsors:
Mistlin Honda
Narayan and Meena Tadimeti
Silver Sponsor:
Ram and Amy Jandhyala
Bronze Sponsors:
Westwood Professionals
Modesto Irrigation Department
United Domestic Workers (UDW)
Wellness Sponsors:
Valley Mountain Regional Center
Love’s Air
West Orthodontics
Welch Chiropractic Offices, Inc.
In-Kind Donations
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Texas Roadhouse
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The Nunez Family
7th Annual health and wellness team
Parent Volunteers
Janice Brandshaw
Jeannie Cerda
Andrea Collier
Aracelli Espinoza
Lani Klippel
Erica Landerholm
Renee Lewis
Barbara Nunez
Magan Singh
Meena Tadimeti
Susan Turner
Claudia Velazquez
Victoria Viste
Self Advocate Volunteers
Zeke Dubose
Divya Tadimeti
Jenna Scott
Jordan Lewis
Annabella Zamora
Raquel Miller
Support our mission
Help improve the lives of children and adults with special needs
You may give by using the DONATE button or
Mail a check payable to:
Special Needs In My City
2300 Sylvan Avenue #578275
Modesto, CA 95355
Thank you!