"We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”
- MOTHER TERESA
value proposition
We're more than just a Resource Hub. We help businesses create autism inclusion solutions for the community.
From Small Steps. To Making Strides For Autism.
WE CONNECT THE COMMUNITY TO AUTISM
From Small Steps. To Making Strides For Autism.
WE CONNECT THE COMMUNITY TO AUTISM
THE NEED
- Autism is a lifelong neurological developmental disability and no two children/people are the same
- 1 in 59 children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
- 1 in 37 boys and 1 in 189 girls
- It's an estimated 25,000 people with autism living in Northeast Florida
- More than likely you know someone that has a loved one with autism
- Autism parents spend approximately 5 hours a day searching for resources and services
- Several recent studies show a vast problem of isolation with autism families and parents stress levels similar to combat veterans with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Families and people on the spectrum do not patronize local business due to the lack of understanding and acceptance
- Duval County Public School District served 1500 students 1500 students with autism spectrum disorders in their classrooms in the 2016-2017 School Year
- Over 500,000 teens and young adults with autism will enter adulthood within the next decade
- 85% of people with autism are unemployed or never had jobs
THE MISSION
Our Priority is to provide support, training, and advocacy to families and people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD); creating a more autism friendly community.
THE MODEL
The goal of Making Strides For Autism, Inc. (MS4A) is to decrease the emotional and financial impact of autism . MS4A's priority is to increase our service capacity in order to improve access to care and resources for families and jobs people on the autism spectrum. We are committed to doing this by working collaboratively and transparently to create a comprehensive person-centered system of support and a more autism friendly community. Building strong strategic relationships that improve the opportunities and outcomes for the population we serve.
We fund our programs and services by grassroots fundraising, donations, community events, and grants. But this is not enough, the face of the non-profit sector is changing. We create sustainability through our autism-friendly business consulting, mobile sensory break room, and community resource directory sponsored by businesses. In addition, our Friends With Autism Magazine allow businesses to promote their products and services. And our Sensory Bags will be sold to businesses nationwide.
Our unique magazine and sensory shop will offer volunteer opportunities, internships, and jobs to students and adults on all levels of the autism spectrum. Our organization will also offer community health education about autism, and an Autism Roadmap to help the community better understand and remove the stigma associated with autism. Making Strides For Autism, Inc. brings socially driven purchasers, the community, and the autism together, building business relationships that generate social benefits to the autism community in Northeast Florida.
We fund our programs and services by grassroots fundraising, donations, community events, and grants. But this is not enough, the face of the non-profit sector is changing. We create sustainability through our autism-friendly business consulting, mobile sensory break room, and community resource directory sponsored by businesses. In addition, our Friends With Autism Magazine allow businesses to promote their products and services. And our Sensory Bags will be sold to businesses nationwide.
Our unique magazine and sensory shop will offer volunteer opportunities, internships, and jobs to students and adults on all levels of the autism spectrum. Our organization will also offer community health education about autism, and an Autism Roadmap to help the community better understand and remove the stigma associated with autism. Making Strides For Autism, Inc. brings socially driven purchasers, the community, and the autism together, building business relationships that generate social benefits to the autism community in Northeast Florida.
THE VISION
One day, the Northeast Florida will be the most autism-friendly region to live in Florida.
Lets Create a More Autism-Friendly Northeast Florida Together!
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