Ottawa County Sibshops

Ottawa County Sibshops Sibshops are peer support groups for children who have siblings with special needs. We run monthly groups at Faith Reformed Church in Zeeland.

Contact Andréa Vugteveen for more information. [email protected] or 616-460-3781.

We are excited for another year of Sibshops!
08/16/2026

We are excited for another year of Sibshops!

05/30/2026

Being a special needs sibling shapes you in ways the world never fully sees.

You learn patience before most kids do.
You learn advocacy without being taught.
You learn how to celebrate small victories that others overlook.

But you also learn what it feels like to wait.
To help.
To sacrifice.
To protect.

And even through the hard moments…
you wouldn’t trade your sibling for anything. ❤️

To every special needs sibling:
your story matters too.

~Amanda Owen - Pieces of Me

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04/26/2026

Our May Sibshops takes place this Saturday, the 2nd, from 9:30-11:00am.

Contact Andréa for more information or to RSVP.

616-460-3781 or [email protected].

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04/07/2026

Why Sibshops?

"I keep coming because I don't have to start from scratch. People get what I'm saying without having to explain my relationship with my sib. Even when I don't want to share, I still feel seen by hearing other people's experiences."

-Sibshops participant

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We read this wonderful book with our March Sibshops group. Here is one of the book's numerous great reminders."It's imp...
04/03/2026

We read this wonderful book with our March Sibshops group. Here is one of the book's numerous great reminders.

"It's important to remember that what we can do or how we do it is not what makes us matter. You matter, just as you are, all the time."

03/20/2026

Our March Sibshops date has changed. We will meet on the 28th from 9:30-11:00am.

Contact Andréa for more information or to RSVP.

616-460-3781 or [email protected].

02/01/2026

Our February Sibshops meets this Saturday, the 7th, from 9:30-11:00am.

This group is for children ages 6-13. New sibs welcome.

Contact Andréa Vugteveen @ 616-460-3781 or [email protected] to RSVP.

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The book we read and discussed at our January Sibshops.
01/18/2026

The book we read and discussed at our January Sibshops.

01/11/2026

Our January Sibshops meets this Saturday, the 17th, from 9:30-11:00am.

This group is for children ages 6-13. New sibs welcome.

Contact Andréa Vugteveen @ 616-460-3781 or [email protected] to RSVP.

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Address

Faith Reformed Church In Zeeland
Zeeland, MI
49464

Telephone

+16164603781

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