Angelwood’s  Career Development and Education Center is a dual focused program providing  Employment Services and Adult Day Training. Angelwood offers employment  services through the Florida Department of Education, Vocational  Rehabilitation and through the Agency for Persons with Disabilities via  referrals.  
   Supported Employment- This program targets persons who need added structure  and support to achieve and maintain competitive employment in their community.  Supported Employment Coaches work with each individual with all aspects of  finding, applying for, obtaining, and retaining a job. This includes  necessary social, independent, and work skills they will need on the  job.  They are also assisted with  creating a resume as well as taught important skills such as proper work  attire, hygiene, etiquette. Once a job is obtained, the Supported Employment  Coach is there to help with any area of need, such as: training, work place  problems, and help with co-worker and supervisor communication, etc.
   Adult Day Training (ADT) – Our adult day program provides supervision and  training for adults with cognitive or physical limitations to learn work  related skills and to experience the joy and rewards of productivity while  also enabling them to earn money. The curriculum builds on work-related  skills that translate into the business world. The goal is that the program  participants are provided a variety of ways to develop skills that will help  them gain greater independence in hopes of one day finding a job in the  mainstream workplace. Participants learn important skills such as stocking  inventory, counting money, shredding office papers, and learn cleaning and  maintenance tasks. In addition, they also produce original works of art,  handmade soaps, scarves, beaded jewelry, and note cards. Items may be  purchased at area craft shows, gift stores and other venues. One special  addition to our arts-based program is The Bells of Angelwood, a hand bell  choir that preforms in the community and has recently partnered with Brooks  Rehabilitation and Jacksonville University for a community concert.

Collage Day School’s Learning Enrichment Achievement Program (LEAP) is a  program designed to optimize instruction during the school day for students  with differing abilities in the domains of curriculum and learning,  social/emotional, communication, and independent functioning. Students  receive instruction from a teacher(s) trained in various modalities and  learning methods to ensure the needs of each student are met. Students work  with the teacher and support staff to create a prescriptive schedule allowing  students to progress with individual learning, social emotional,  communication, and independent functioning goals. Weekly progress monitoring  is provided to ensure that students are on track to achieve all of their  goals.

Peace of Heart  Home is requesting a grant for two specific summer programs: a) Gather  Together: a twice monthly social group offered to community members affected  by autism, and b) PohCAMP: a vocational, social, and health focused summer  camp for residents and respite clients.

   “Better Together” - Due to the recent global health crisis, social  isolation has greatly impacted those who are medically fragile or have  special needs such as autism.  At Peace  of Heart Home, we will offer a happy, healthy, and “socially distant  friendly” environment for individuals with autism to have a home away from  home.  We will host a twice monthly  social gathering for teens and young adults.   The program will offer alternative communication conversations,  socialization with peers, activities promoting motor skills development, and  most importantly - FUN!  Program  offerings will include water activities, interactive games, video games,  cooking/baking lessons, physical fitness, and social bonding.  

   “PohCAMP: Cultivating A Meaningful Purpose” The onsite summer camp will  allow for meaningful and engaging activities for resident and respite  clients.  Activities will focus on  acquisition of life tasks, increasing social/community opportunities, and  building health and wellness from the inside out.  The goal of CAMP aligns with the mission of  PoH: To create a meaningFULL life for those affected by autism.  

ACCEPTS, Inc  provides alternative communication training to youth and adults with autism  and related disabilities. There are two programs in which the grant  will support: 1) a Weekly Social Skills Typing Group and 2) The Scholarship  and Supervision program. The Social Skills Training Group will meet 1  hour a week for 8 weeks, and allow communicators the opportunity to type with  one another. In addition, it will provide an opportunity for  Facilitators and Coaches-in-training to work with new communicators in a  structured, supervised environment.  During the social skills group,  facilitators will gain knowledge to apply in facilitating current  communicators. The scholarship program offers families the opportunity to receive discount  coaching from coaches-in-training who are supervised by an accredited  trainer.

Peace of Heart  Farm is a 1 acre organic garden located within a residential group home for  young adults with autism.  Peace of  Heart Farm has launched a Vocational Enrichment Program, an inclusion program  for young adults affected by autism to engage with nondisabled peers in a  community setting.  The Vocational  Enrichment Program teaches participants farm related vocational life skills  such as seeding, transplanting, harvesting, and business practices pertaining  to the farm.  The participants work  alongside peer volunteers to assist them in task completion, with the serene  backdrop of nature and the mutually beneficial  fostering of meaningful relationships.  The Vocational Enrichment Program will  expand their reach by partnering with local community farms for educationally  infused field trips.  
Peace of Heart Farm also offers a “Farm to Doorstep” Produce Delivery  service, in which residents of the home assist in assembling and delivering  produce to community members

Spring Fling is a dance for persons with Autism and their friends and families.  This is the fifth year we have planned this dance.  It is a quieter, more gentle gathering based on a beach, surf and Hawaiian theme. It is an opportunity for children, teens and young adults to gather with their friends and families for a dance.  We provide beautiful decorations, snacks, drinks, music, photos and party favors for attenders.  

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To provide free  or minimal cost equine-assisted and other recreational activities for  contributing positively to the cognitive, physical, emotional and social  well-being of persons with Autism and their families.  Individuals will participate in either  adaptive riding sessions or ground activities on an on-going basis with the  aid of side walkers and/or horse handlers.   There will also be recreational ranch events where larger groups will  be able to socialize i.e. BBQ, barnyard yoga etc.

Communication and Social Skills & CSS Department

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Current Evaluation Technology Materials for AT Services - Assistive  Technology Services evaluates, trains, and implements technology for students  with disabilities in gaining access to their curriculum. Assistive Technology  refers to any "product, device, or equipment, whether acquired  commercially, modified or customized, that is used to maintain, increase, or  improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities."  

Social Emotional Learning K-12 - The Broach School  is a non-profit, private school that works with special education students  from kindergarten to 12th grade. Our population of students range from ADHD  to Autism. Our students have a hard time regulating their emotions and  communicating the way they feel. Our goal with this project is to increase  their educational understanding on their social emotional needs through daily  instruction in Social Emotional Learning (SEL). The social emotional  curriculum will be used thirty minutes per day for all grade levels. The  material we are requesting to purchase aims to align for K-6th grade but we  feel the material is at a level that would meet all of our students' reading  levels and comprehension levels.

Weekly Friends Group - Special Nation is a faith based ministry for children and adults with autism and related  disabilities.  Special Nation hosts a  weekly 'friends group', a place where individuals with autism and their  families gather to fellowship, worship, and build community.  The founding principles of the program are  to presume each person's intelligence, acknowledge their right to  communicate, and provide an opportunity for a deeper understanding of  Biblical concepts.

Grants were provided for several programs/initiatives: Sensory Room items, The Fairy Garden-Phase 2 and the Panther Challenge Transition Academy

Field Trips to Celestial Farms and MOSH - We would like to  take our children and teachers on 2 field trips this year.  One would be to Celestial Gardens and the other to MOSH. Our grant proposal is requesting admission for each student and teacher, as  well as bus rental transportation on each of these trips. In past years, in order to take field trips, we would have to ask parents  to transport their child to and from the venue.  

The HEAL Foundation Workshop - Pine Castle  provides skills training and employment opportunities for adults with autism  and I/DD in on-campus workshops, and through partnership with local  businesses, and city and state employers. Our program fills a critical gap in  day training for adults with differences in the Jacksonville area. But even  meaningful activity in the various workshops can prove stressful for adults  with autism and I/DD, leading to “sensory overload”. Our urgent need is to  create “sensory rooms” in our workshops so that adult participants can take a  break when they are under stress and feel overwhelmed. These sensory rooms  will give adults with autism and I/DD the chance to rest, recover, and return  to their work or skills training. Additionally, new paint for the walls and  tables for the work projects will create a more inviting and welcoming  environment for productive work.

Inclusive Enrichment Outings - Peace of Heart Community is a prototype residential group home (POHH) and an organic small  farm (POHF) in the heart of Palm Valley, FL.   Peace of Heart Home opened its doors to persons with non-verbal autism in January, 2019.  They provide  24-7 care for up to six residents; they currently serve four.  They also maintain a daily spot for respite so they can greater serve the needs of individuals with autism in our  community.  They are a prototype that offers supported typing.  They are the only group home in Florida giving non-verbal persons with autism a place of  belonging where they have a voice!  

Art and Sensory Garden - Their art program provides students, of various exceptionalities, with many creative  experiences. Throughout the school year, students explore creative activities  such as, drawing, painting, sculptures with various materials, including  clay, weaving, photography and so much more. Every school year they like to present a new experience that most of the students may not have had before.  This school year, we would like the students to get involved and help build a beautiful  art and sensory garden that the whole school can enjoy.

Social Skills  Classes - Kids Connect  Today provides social skills classes to children, teens and young adults with autism. Grant funds would be used to provide scholarships to families who cannot  afford these classes.

JSA Staff Technology Project - At JSA, we follow an integrative model that blends  both academic and social elements.  Our  teachers and therapists require new, updated laptops and software that will allow them to monitor the progress of our students through their individual  learning programs. Technology is at the core of all student and program  management at JSA. Staff currently utilize a proprietary software system  which allows teachers to track and measure skill and behavioral targets as  well as implement and evaluate programs.

Indigo Vocational Art Center - Indigo Art  Therapy Studio is currently in the process of expanding our pilot vocational art program, Indigo Vocational, to be able to serve a larger number of  individuals with disabilities within our community by providing studio space,  art materials, and facilitation. Our goal is to be able to provide these  services at little or no cost to program participants.

Sensory Room items

Sensory Room items

Music Therapy and Music Experience - Provide two music therapy sessions and one music experience session per week to over 180 students at Neptune Beach Elementary and Mandarin Oaks Elementary.

Enrichment through Arts and Exercise - Weekly yoga sessions are  an excellent way to work on balance, skills, and proprioception while  strengthening muscles that may not be utilized on a regular basis.  The yoga instructor also works with our  teachers so these practices can be implemented on a daily basis to help our  students reach their maximum potential.

   Art Therapy is dedicated to making the healing power of art safe and  accessible to all. Our licensed therapist specializes in helping individuals  affected by autism, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, anxiety, and trauma.  Our process-focused, holistic approach helps individuals of all ages and  abilities learn safe ways to express themselves, regulate emotions, work  through traumatic memories, and navigate sensory sensitivities.

Scholarship and  Supervision Program - ACCEPTS, Inc  provides alternative communication training to youth and adults with autism  and related disabilities.  There are  two programs in which the grant will support: a Social Skills Typing Group  and The Scholarship and Supervision program.   The Social Skills Training Group will meet monthly, and allow  communicators the opportunity to type with one another.  In addition, it will provide an opportunity  for Facilitators and Coaches-in-training to work with new communicators in a  structured, supervised environment.    During the social skills group, facilitators will gain knowledge to  apply in facilitating current communicators.   The scholarship program runs on a 3 month cycle in which coaches are  supervised in training families how to use alternative communication methods,  such as facilitated communication.

Transition School is an alternative public school in St Johns County serving a variety of high-need exceptionalities. The grant will be used to purchase iPads and apps. These will enhance the learning experiences for the mainly non-verbal students.

The VSA Festival provides unique museum-based, hands on opportunities for more than 2,200 children, teachers and families over a four day period. Public students from the surrounding five county Exceptional Education Student Services program rotate through eight art stops in the in the Museum's galleries and gardens to create art, view the Cummer's collection, listen to live musicians and storytellers, and learn about art appreciation. The grant will be used to help fund this event.

The grant will be used for to help with the recruitment of eligible athletes and training for both the athletes and Leaders. The Leaders are required to attend two seminars a year in Clermont, Florida. The funds will offset these cost as the athletes and Leaders are not charged for any training.

Special Nation Ministry would like to expand their services to children and adults with special needs. They are implementing a Buddy Break Program to assist families that are overlooked and underserved. The grant will be used to help fund accessible playground equipment.

A multi-sensory room offers a safe, controlled environment that will encourage sensory simulation. This often results in students being more motivated to complete educational tasks. The room can also calm and sooth regulatory systems which results in reduced anxiety and disruptive behavior. Funds will be used purchase equipment for the Academy's new room.

Project Chance trains puppies to work with families who have a member with Autism. These funds will go to train service dogs. Autistic children can become nervous or anxious in public situations. Service dogs become another set of eyes and a calming factor for the autistic child.

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Two iPads, cases and apps will be purchased and used in the Pre K class for the use of the teachers and students to support learning and behavioral modifications.

The grant will be used to purchase apps for existing iPads. The occupational therapists will purchase apps based on the needs of each Autism Spectrum Disorder child. These apps will enhance and support curriculum and social needs of the students.

The funds will be used to supply the sensory room rotations with a wide variety of activities that support students' sensory needs. These activities include both fine and gross motor skills. Technology apps will be purchased to augment the iPads and apps already donated by HEAL and Project Autism.

The grant will be used to provide a Multi Sensory Environment for the special needs children. A Snoezelen projector will be purchased. This will be used to help the children relax and can benefit the children by allowing them to control and enjoyable variety of sensory experiences. They will also purchase a Bubble Tube and a Bubbling Water Panel, both will aid provide the children on the Autism Spectrum the opportunities for bridging the barriers these students deal with daily.

The May Institute serves primarily moderate to severe Autistic individuals with severe behavioral problems in residential living facilities. In order to increase levels of independence for the adults they provide skills training. The grant will be used for recreational and outdoor living equipment as well as educational and vocational training.

There is much anecdotal support for the use of sensory equipment to produce positive effects on behavior. The grant will be used to purchase equipment for the Center's new Sensory Room.

The Jericho School is one of the longest serving schools in Florida that works exclusively with children with Autism and other developmental disabilities. They will use the grant to provide ongoing training both out in the community and in the classroom for instructors who work on a daily basis with Autistic children.

The grant will be used to help support the schools enrichment program, which includes piano/music, karate and yoga. Remarkably, many Autistic children have been found to have extraordinary musical and artistic talents.

Hope Haven provides diagnostic evaluations for the purpose of confirming whether or not a child meets the criteria for an autism diagnosis. The grant will be used to offset the costs of the evaluations for low-income families.

This grant will be used to help fund a playground project, including swings and a safety surface to go under the swings. They will also purchase 5 Kindle Fire devices to use with the students to enhance their learning experiences.

Haven Horse Ranch is a Licensed SpiritHorse Therapeutic Riding Center and Equine Teaching facility. The grant will be used to provide therapy to children on the Autism Spectrum that can't otherwise afford the therapy.

HEAL is striving to place an iPad in every ESE classroom. This will enrich the students' education and help give a voice to the non-verbal students.

This project will directly engage at least 155 high school students with and without Autism and related disabilities as associate members, buddies (students with disabilities) and peer buddies. Students with Autism and related disabilities are paired in one to one mutual mentoring friendships with peers without disabilities. These friendships are maintained for at least one academic year to maintain meaningful friendships to develop. Best Buddies requires that new friends contact each other once per week and spend time together at least twice per month.

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The Facilitated Community Training Seminar will train 12 families (one child and four trainees). The seminar will help non verbal or verbally limited individuals to communicate through typing with a goal of independence.

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Ms. Thomas' class at Loretto Elementary aids pre-k children with varying levels of ASD in strengthening their communication and social skills.

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The Autism Wing at Westview Elementary provides a safe, loving environment for children on the Autism Spectrum to explore and grow on their individual learning paths.

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The goal of the Arrowsmith Program is to help students strengthen the weak cognitive capacities underlying their learning dysfunctions. The Arrowsmith Program deals with the root causes of the learning disability rather than managing its symptoms. The program is capacity based, in that it changes the capacity of the individual to learn.

World Arts Education is dedicated to providing innovative learning experiences in the arts and filmmaking for all ages and abilities. World Arts Education program offers integrated opportunities for competent development of social skills, vocational job skills in the arts and inspire creativity.

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The Webster School has a beautiful gymnasium facility for use by the exceptional students they serve. Each ESE teacher has an assigned time in the gym. It is not part of the PE program but a separate program for their students. Two activities are planned and prepared every two weeks.

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Trying to serve more special needs kids ages 8-15 from the Jacksonville are by giving them access to sports/baseball. The league was established to allow children to have fun with baseball, build self-confidence, teamwork skills and lasting memories and friendships. Rising Stars Baseball is able to support a range of abilities; from mild coordination concerns to moderate gross motor planning challenges.

Little Star is offering an 8-week Intensive ABA Summer Camp for up to 20 students that teaches academic, communication, social skills, self-help skills, and community skills. The summer program helps children maintain their acquired skills throughout the summer and also learn more significant social behavior in the community. Fields trips are offered with no additional costs to the summer families. The field trips include places such as: the grocery store, museums, fire and police stations, farmer's market, movie theater, O2B kids and bowling.

JSA Summer Camp offers campers an experience to integrate the arts into academics and "camping" experiences. Each day campers will experience movement activates, songs, team building activities, artistic expression activities, motor skills practice, etc. that are infused and integrated into science and cultural themed objectives.

Inclusion Solution provides structured programs for families with children with autism and related disorders. They provide trained and experienced adult volunteers to be on site to help with grouping children and starting conversations and wait turns. The fishing program helps the children and parent by providing the materials and assisting with questions.

HUG- Junior Golf Camp focuses on teaching the game of golf to juniors within the autism spectrum. The HUG Junior Golf Program is hosted at the TOUR Academy at TPC Sawgrass. This program integrates the following into the golf camp; physical fitness, history/rules of the game, environmental stewardship/golf course maintenance and the fundamentals of the golf swing. One of the goals of the program is that it will be a model for other PGA Professionals to use at their facility/community.

The Power of Poetry will provide funding for Hope at Hand to expand services to children on the Autism Spectrum attending Hope Haven Summer Camp. Hope at Hand programming will incorporate poetry, art, language, creative thinking, focus and concentration. Using creativity, language, and therapeutic approaches, we facilitate healing and personal growth to struggling populations through art and poetry.

Camp Possible 2013 will provide learning in a fun environment while promoting age-appropriate social skills. Each week Camp Possible will have a different theme, which will relate to an area of living an independent life, such as safety and/or health. Camp Possible will have volunteers and community resources to enhance the experience for each camper.

Primary mission of Haven Horse Ranch: "to assist each child with special needs in reaching their full potential through interaction and therapy with rescued horses." A licensed Spirit Horse Therapeutic Riding Center providing Free Equine Assisted Therapy. It's the only facility in NE Florida providing full time, free, therapy, 6 days per week for those with Autism, MS, MD, Celebral Palsy, Down's Syndrome, Traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, Learning disabilities, Developmental Delays, and at risk and abused youth. To provide 100 sessions of Equine Therapy along with camp and various "horse shows" (a kind of Special Olympics with horses) for local children diagnosed specifically with an ASD.

Great Strides School is a part of Great Strides Rehabilitation, Inc. Great Strides Summer Camp is an 8-week Summer Camp that allows children who would not typically be able to participate in regular summer camps the opportunity to experience a wide range of extracurricular activities while in a safe and highly educational setting under the direct care of individuals trained in dealing specifically with behavior problems in a therapeutic manner. Their mini-camps include: basketball, dance, swim and surf, career exploration, cooking, music and art, and tai chi and yoga. Also the campers will be taking numerous field trips into the community and inviting organizations to our facility to further enhance the student's experience within the camp while experiencing real-life situations.

Smile Camp is a weeklong summer day camp for children ages 5 to 11 with autism, cerebral palsy, mental handicaps, spina bifida, visual and hearing impairments, as well as other physical health challenges. Smile camp offers children living with disabilities the chance to experience a week of new friends, outdoor adventures, and a sense of belonging.

Camp Cummer is a week-long summer camp taught by full-time Museum Educators whose work is supported whose work is supported by the time and talent of dozensf of volunteers. Camp Cummer is a fun summer camp that offers fun, adventurous ways for children to grow by discovering art and person Expression. The Cummer will have six one-week programs for grades 1 through 6. These campers will print, draw, paint, create with clay, and learn new ways to think and talk about art in the galleries and gardens. The Cummer will also offer a one-week session grades 6 through 9. These campers will learn the skills of printmaking, drawing, painting, and clay techniques while being inspired by masterworks in the galleries and the histories gardens. All the children will also spend time exploring Art Connections.

The Super Surf Camp will provide a fun day in the sun for the children with educated instructors and fun equipment including kayaks, surfboards, boogie boards, catamarans and safety equipment. Come out and ride a wave with the Super Surf Camp!

Camp I am Special offers 7 week-long summer residential camps and at least 1 weekend mini-camp during the year for children with physical, emotional and developmental disabilities and disorders such as Autism, Spina Bifida, Muscular Dystrophy, Quadriplegia, Sensory Disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in a safe, loving environment with one-on-one support. The program offers life-enriching experiences, which have been written into the IEPs (Individual Educational Plans) and ITPs (Individual Treatment Plans) of some of our Campers.

The grant will be used to purchase iPads, cases and earphones will be purchased to enhance to learning experiences for the children in this ESE class.

The World Arts Film Festival was held Oct 15-17. Almost 5,000 attended this event from 30+ countries. Several of the short screenings were directed by young creative artists on the ASD Spectrum.

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Grant will be used for the purchase of tracking bracelets for individuals with cognitive disorders. The goal is to provide every individual with a cognitive impairment in Putnam County a tracking bracelet. This will greatly help in the search and rescue efforts of the individuals.

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The Exceptional Student Education classes will use the grant to purchase items to enhance the learning environment in the sensory room. They will also purchase iPad stands to enhance the iPad learning initiative.

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Lake Asbury Elementary School houses 6 self contained ASD units for grades PreK-6th.  Funds will be used to purchase items for the multi-sensory room.

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The grant will be used to help support the schools enrichment program, which includes piano/music, karate and yoga. Remarkably, many Autistic children have been found to have extraordinary musical and artistic talents.

Provides structured and fun bowling sessions for families with children on the ASD Spectrum. They provide trained and experienced adult volunteers to help with grouping children and starting conversations and wait turns.

The funds will be used to purchase toys and items for the students to use in the classroom. This includes sensory balls, hand fidgets, vibrating pens, and other item to benefit the students.

The grant will be used to help cover the costs of educational and therapeutic equipment for the Free 2 Be Me programs. This includes teaching material for elementary students and supplement therapies for students with sensory related disorders.

Primary mission of Haven Horse Ranch: "to assist each child with special needs in reaching their full potential through interaction and therapy with rescued horses." A licensed Spirit Horse Therapeutic Riding Center providing Free Equine Assisted Therapy. It's the only facility in NE Florida providing full time, free, therapy, 6 days per week for those with Autism, MS, MD, Cerebral Palsy, Down's Syndrome, Traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, Learning disabilities, Developmental Delays, and at risk and abused youth. To provide 100 sessions of Equine Therapy along with camp and various "horse shows"  for local children diagnosed specifically with an ASD.

The goal is to spread the word that yoga can be enjoyed and should be part of the therapy equation for every person with disabilities. The grant funds will be used to offset the cost to participants. These classes 6 week classes start January 2.

The VSA Festival provides unique museum-based, hands on opportunities for more than 2,200 children, teachers and families over a four day period. Public students from the surrounding five county Exceptional Education Student Services program rotate through eight art stops in the in the Museum's galleries and gardens to create art, view The Cummer's collection, listen to live musicians and storytellers, and learn about art appreciation.  The Grant will be used to help fund this May 3-6, 2016 event.

This project will directly engage at least 155 high school students with and without Autism and related disabilities as associate members, buddies (students with disabilities) and peer buddies.  Students with Autism and related disabilities are paired in one to one mutual mentoring friendships with peers without disabilities. These friendships are maintained for at least one academic year to maintain meaningful friendships to develop. Best Buddies requires that new friends contact each other once per week and spend time together at least twice per month.

BASCA’s mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals with development and intellectual disabilities in Northeast Florida. They have recently purchased a 24,000 foot complex that will allow them to increase their services 200%. The grant will be used for a classroom that will house the Lets Cook! Building Abilities of Special Children and Adults program.

The Facilitated Communication Skill Building Workshop will train 8 families (one child and four trainees). The seminar will help non verbal or verbally limited individuals to communicate through typing with a goal of independence.

Younglife organized a winter formal for teenagers with special needs. The grant money was used to offset these costs.

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The Exceptional Student Education classes will use the grant to purchase items to enhance the learning environment.

The use of an iPad is very beneficial to students in ESE classrooms. This classroom has several non-verbal children who will benefit from an iPad and apps that can be very helpful in learning and can improve social and communication skills. This grant will also provide a projector and other accessories to make the iPad accessible to the class.

The grant will be used to provide beverages, desserts, appetizers, decorations, and photography for the Ridgeview High Exceptional Student Prom. Many teens in ESE classrooms are not able to attend certain events and activities and miss out on opportunities that others high school students enjoy.

Redeemer Church would like to offer Vacation Bible School to special needs children in the Jacksonvillle area. The grant will be used to staff the camp with skilled workers with experience in autism/special needs.

The Exceptional Student Education classes will use the grant to purchase items to enhance the learning environment.

The school will be providing summer camp for 24 students, many on the Autism Spectrum Disorder. The camp will utilize North Florida School's extensive gardens and hiking trails. The grant will be used to offset the costs associated with the program.

The grant will be used to purchase speech & language therapy items including iPad applications, Linguist systems, and sensory items that will benefit the 25 students with Autism, one quarter of Morning Star's population.

Little Star Center serves as both a school and Behavioral Therapy Center. The school is offering a summer school program which incorporates an intense ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) but with some fun. The grant will be used to help fund some of the summer outings. These include a riverboat cruise, trolley tour, hands on museum and more.

The grant will be used to build a sensory garden. The idea of Sensory Garden is that plants, hard landscaping, and other garden materials are selected for their appeal to all five senses with the aim of offering a richer and more therapeutic experience to children with special needs. This garden relates to Keystone's mission, and correlate to the curriculum.

The grant will be used to offset costs for a music camp for children on the Autism Spectrum. At the camp the children will learn what happens behind the scenes of recording a song and producing a music video.

The grant will be used to help support the school's summer enrichment program, which includes piano, art enrichment and field trips. JSA's summer programs provide fun for the kids in a learning environment to ease transitions to and from school.

Inclusion Solution provides structured programs for families with children with autism and related disorders. They provide trained and experienced adult volunteers to be on site to help with grouping children, starting conversations and waiting turns. Both bowling and fishing programs help the children and parent by promoting social skills development, introducing them to a extracurricular activity, and fostering a community.

HUG - Junior Golf Camp focuses on teaching the game of golf to juniors within the autism spectrum. The HUG Junior Golf Program is hosted at the TOUR Academy at TPC Sawgrass. This program integrates the following into the golf camp: physical fitness, history/rules of the game, environmental stewardship/golf course maintenance and the fundamentals of the golf swing. One of the goals of the program is that it will be a model for other PGA Professionals to use at their facility/community.

The grant will be used to help alleviate costs for occupational therapy, physical therapy, and therapeutic riding to children and adults diagnosed with Autism utilizing hippotherapy.

Camp Possible 2015 will provide learning in a fun environment while promoting age-appropriate social skills. Each week Camp Possible will have a different theme, which will relate to an area of living an independent life, such as safety and/or health. Camp Possible hosted 42 campers last summer, of which 36 had an Autism diagnosis.

The primary mission of Haven Horse Ranch is to assist each child with special needs in reaching their full potential through interaction and therapy with rescued horses. It is a licensed Spirit Horse Therapeutic Riding Center providing Free Equine Assisted Therapy. It's the only facility in NE Florida providing full time, free, therapy, 6 days per week for those with Autism, MS, MD, Celebral Palsy, Down's Syndrome, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, learning disabilities, Developmental Delays, and att-risk and abused youth.

This parent help center holds Camp Consequence monthly for children and parents. The children are taught that everyday decisions they make in life carry consequences. They also run Max's Farm that runs 24/7 to help parents who find themselves in a crisis. They can accommodate 10 children at a time at their facility. Funds from HEAL will help families affected by Autism as they access these services.

Camp Cummer is a week-long summer camp taught by full-time Museum Educators whose work is supported by the time and talent of dozens of volunteers. Camp Cummer is a fun summer camp that offers adventurous ways for children to grow by discovering art and person expression. The Cummer will have six one-week programs for grades 1 through 6. These campers will print, draw, paint, create with clay, and learn new ways to think and talk about art in the galleries and gardens. All the children will also spend time exploring Art Connections. A grant from HEAL will scholarship ten children with Autism to attend.

The Super Surf Camp will provide a fun day in the sun for the children with educated instructors and fun equipment including kayaks, surfboards, boogie boards, catamarans and safety equipment. These funds make this 2-day camp affordable for up to 35 families.

Camp I Am Special offers 7 week-long summer residential camps and at least 1 weekend mini-camp during the year for children with physical, emotional and developmental disabilities and disorders such as Autism, Spina Bifida, Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in a safe, loving environment with one-on-one support. Thanks to HEAL, there will be scholarships for campers with Autism to help offset the high cost of camp.

Camp Cummer is a week-long summer camp taught by full-time Museum Educators whose work is supported whose work is supported by the time and talent of dozensf of volunteers. Camp Cummer is a fun summer camp that offers fun, adventurous ways for children to grow by discovering art and person Expression. The Cummer will have six one-week programs for grades 1 through 6. These campers will print, draw, paint, create with clay, and learn new ways to think and talk about art in the galleries and gardens. The Cummer will also offer a one-week session grades 6 through 9. These campers will learn the skills of printmaking, drawing, painting, and clay techniques while being inspired by masterworks in the galleries and the histories gardens. All the children will also spend time exploring Art Connections.

Alden Road Exceptional Student Center is committed to provide individualized instruction within a safe and positive learning environment that promotes self determination, advocacy and skills for life long learning.