Supporter Spotlight: Susie and Dave Homer, the owners of a bar and restaurant in Danville, Calif., hosted a Super Bowl fundraiser and raised $30,000 for Autism Speaks.
Supporter Spotlight: Gerda Cohen makes jewelry from sea glass and donates the proceeds from sales to Autism Speaks.
Supporter Spotlight: Brian and Kristin Thompson courageously turned the tragic loss of their son into hope for others with the Autism Tissue Program.
Read more about the amazing people that support Autism Speaks.
Milestones Autism Speaks Reached Because of You
Your support of Autism Speaks and the donations you have given are helping to improve the lives of the families affected by autism. We'll be releasing our 2008 highlights in the coming weeks, illustrating more things you have enabled us to accomplish. It goes without saying that we couldn't do it without you. Here are some of the things you helped us do in 2007:
Your support of Autism Speaks and the donations you have given are helping to improve the lives of the families affected by autism. We'll be releasing our 2008 highlights in the coming weeks, illustrating more things you have enabled us to accomplish. It goes without saying that we couldn't do it without you. Here are some of the things you helped us do in 2007:
- Autism Speaks committed an unprecedented $30 million in new research funding to uncover the cause(s), prevention, treatments and cure for autism, making it the nation's top private funder of autism research.
- Autism Speaks' public service announcement campaign, produced with the Ad Council, garnered over $81 million in donated media and led to a nationwide 14 percentage point increase in autism awareness by the general public.
- Autism Speaks launched the online family services resource guide. This database, which has grown to over 15,000 entries, allows families to search by state or zip code to find a wide range of local or regional services.
- Autism Speaks launched the Autism Video Glossary, a free, web-based tool to help parents and professionals learn more about the early warning signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Autism Speaks' “Autism Treatment Network” (ATN) tripled in size, expanding from five sites to fifteen sites across the U.S. and Canada. The ATN is a group of hospitals and medical centers dedicated to improving and standardizing medical care for children and adolescents with ASD.
Read more about the milestones Autism Speaks has managed to reach in past years because of your support.
Autism Speaks needs your support in 2009 more than ever, and we've made it even easier to donate at nearly any level with a variety of giving options. If you can help, please do.
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