Who We Are and What We Fund
Find out all of the support organizations and programs we provide funding for and what our plans are for future projects.
We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to the welfare of children and adults with autism and related disorders and those that care for them. We provide funding for several important programs throughout the valley. If you have any other ideas for programs or services we can provide, email us and let us know!
We have funded the following:
These Support Groups:
Autism Society of Greater Phoenix/ROK Meeting (Coco’s Meeting)
Meets: 4th Tuesday of each month from 6-7-Q&A, 7-8:30-Speaker
Location: Coco’s Restaurant at Paradise Valley Mall, 4514 E. Cactus Rd., Phoenix, 85032-7702.
Contact: For AS-GP contact us at info@phxautism.org or call (480) 940-1093 for more information or for ROK: Cynthia Macluskie at cynthia.marksmom@cox.net.
E.V.A.N. (East Valley Autism Network)
Meets: 3rd Tuesday evening of the month at 7:00pm
Location: Usually at a home in Gilbert.
Contacts: Melissa Van Hook: melissavanhook@hotmail.com; Katie Wride: wridetribe@cox.net; Holly Reycraft: hreycraft@cox.net
West Side Group For Adults with Autism/Aspergers
Location: 5970 W. Brown Street (1 block south of Peoria ave, west of 59th Ave).
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.
Contact: Hope at hopehagen@juno.com
Adults & Parents of Adults Support Groups –
Adults with High-Functioning Autism/Asperger’s Group
Contact: Tara at jamethiel9@hotmail.com or (602) 421-2215
Parents of Adult Aspergers Group
Meets: 2nd Saturday of each month.
Location: Pyle Center in Tempe.
Contact: Sherman Minkoff at SabaHJM@aol.com or (480) 209-1952.
These Programs:
Mini-grants to families
Scholarships to the SEEDS Art program
Adult Autreat in Northern Arizona
Scholarships to conferences
Book donations to newly diagnosed families
Break even trainings and workshops
Fund information and resources for our 7 pillars
Help us continue to offer these valuable services and resources to families by donating today!
Ways to Donate:
- Through corporate donations and matching gifts
- Through United Way using our number: 0281
- Using paypal
- By becoming a member (100% of your membership stays local)
- Attending one of our fundraising events
- Becoming a member of our Legacy Circle
- Using our Albertson’s cards
- Other ways to give -car donations, stock gifts, goodsearch.com, flight miles and hotel points, etc.
