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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 …

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 …

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 …