How Your Gift Will Change Lives
$50 helps a family participate in a Connection Circle or safe Free Family event each year. Click to donate $50.
$100 funds activities for a family friendship to keep them from feeling isolated. Click to donate $100.
$150 provides a safe, supportive friendship group for a person with autism. Click to donate $150.
$500 funds three months of activities for a small group of friends. Click to donate $500.
$1,000 underwrites an activity for a 30 person group of teens or adults with autism. Click to donate $1,000.
$2,500 supports a mentoring program for six persons who want to pursue employment in a STEAM field like art or digital media storytelling. Click to donate $2,500.
Why Give?
Because the need is For Life
- 1 in 36 are diagnosed with autism
- 40% are non-speaking
- Two out of three autistic children are bullied
- 28% have self-injurious behaviors
- Families are often excluded from activities due to challenging behaviors and lack of understanding
- 50% of 25 year olds have not worked, despite having the skills to do so
- 50-75% of autistic adults are unemployed or underemployed
- Suicide is a leading cause of premature death for autistic individuals
- Autistics are 6X more likely to attempt death by suicide and 7X more likely to die by suicide than their neurotypical peers
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