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Grant recipient spotlight: Training to work at Aspiritech… from startups to Fortune 500 companies, like Goldman Sachs. In 2011, Autism Speaks awarded the company a community impact grant to fund a job coach to train 10 new autistic adults. Below Brad Cohen, Aspiritech’s CMO, explains the key to their … The result: employee surveys and parent reports suggest increased self-esteem and self-determination among our employees. … Grant recipient spotlight: Training to work at Aspiritech …
Autism Speaks Grant supports a new swim program for children in the Bronx… Last week, we visited the New Settlement school in the Bronx, NY, which received a Norma and Malcolm Baker Recreation Grant in 2018. New Settlement collaborates with community residents and develops partnerships to create services and … with autism spectrum. Almost all of the children who attend P10X are Black and Latino, man of whom are recent immigrants. The median income in the surrounding community is less than $25,000 a year for a household of four. Swim Time is a …
Autism Speaks Grantee Recipient Story: River City Inclusive Gym… that provide people with autism with fulfilling social and educational experiences through the Autism Speaks Local Impact Grant program . River City Inclusive Gym, a recipient of our Local Impact Grant, shared their story: River City Inclusive Gym is a nonprofit organization that supports individuals with disabilities …
Autism Speaks Grantee Recipient Story: Mitchell’s Place Sensory and Occupational Therapy… that provide people with autism with fulfilling social and educational experiences through the Autism Speaks Local Impact Grant program . Mitchell’s Place Sensory and Occupational Therapy, a recipient of our Local Impact Grant, shared their story: Lauren Comer, M.S., OTR/L shares: “The funding received for our sensory equipment at Southside …
Autism Speaks Grantee Recipient Story: ChildServe … that provide people with autism with fulfilling social and educational experiences through the Autism Speaks Local Impact Grant program . ChildServe, a recipient of our Local Impact Grant, shared their story: ChildServe offers 30+ pediatric specialty services, and 16 of those services support children and …
Autism Speaks Grantee Recipient Story: SoCal Adaptive Sports… that provide people with autism with fulfilling social and educational experiences through the Autism Speaks Local Impact Grant program . SoCal Adaptive Sports, a recipient of our Local Impact Grant, shared their story: "I wanted to express our gratitude for sponsoring the group tickets for "Riverdance" show, which …
An employment success story from an Autism Speaks grantee… Check out this update from one of our recent grantees, Taking the Lead in Maryland! We are accepting applications from service providers across the country to our Norma and Malcolm Baker Recreation program through August! Learn more and apply for an Autism Speaks grant here. "I just wanted to thank Autism Speaks for the grant that was given to Taking the Lead. Because of this grant, we created our vocational program that is teaching people …
Dr. Brian Boyd is bringing diversity to the field of autism research… in Autism on their group-based support model for Black families with children on the spectrum. We also just wrote a grant together to really look at risk and resilience in these families. How do you think the field of autism research could … get involved. Learn more: Read about Autism Speaks' Diversity, Equity, Access & Inclusion vision View our current research grant opportunities … Dr. Brian Boyd is bringing diversity to the field of autism research …
Coffee shop serves up employment opportunities for autistic young adults… I was introduced to Fran Hines, a trustee of Belmar First Aid Squad. He and a few other trustees had the opportunity to grant money to local charities and nonprofits in the area. Thankfully, they chose the Kindness Cafe!” Now in its second …
Holiday Safety Plan: Preventing meltdowns, wanderings and accidents… experience in teaching safety skills to people of all ages and all levels of autism. Kidpower was previously awarded a grant from Autism Speaks to increase the access and relevance of their “People Safety” curriculum for this community. … …