The Board of Directors of the Highlands Foundation, Inc. has authorized a funding project to raise $850,000 for individual scholarships and help create an endowment for future scholarships for the Center for Autism.
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Of the families who have inquired about the Highlands Center for Autism, the majority of them cannot afford the program. Today, it is urgent that we provide children diagnosed with autism the opportunity for a better life.
Currently, the Center’s most critical need is to fund the annual tuitions of the many children whose families do not have the financial means to place their child in the program.
This can only be accomplished with your help – your generosity will provide individual scholarships and help create an endowment for future scholarships. To date, Highlands Health System has invested approximately $1.2 million into the program, including $750,000 in operational costs for the first year.
In addition, there is a need to fund and endow the program’s approximate annual $750,000 operating expenses. Both annual contributions and the growth of an endowment can help fund staff positions, programming, activities, and equipment.
Imagine the positive impact the Center for Autism will have when a child achieves meaningful communication, portrays positive behavior patterns, and family outings become possible. Imagine a young child who can look directly into her parents’ eyes, smile, and say, “I love you.” Imagine a father that can finally play catch with his son.
Imagine the families saved and the dreams realized. The Center for Autism can provide that opportunity for a better life--we have the ability to change lives.
The Center for Autism is a place of hope for children with autism and their families. But the biggest challenge is not the treatment, it is the cost. We have the facility, the staffing and
the expertise, but we need the funding to place deserving students in the program.
Remember that the need for the Center will only grow each year.
By contributing to the Highland’s Foundation “Changing Lives” Funding Project, you can be a part of something special. Please consider that your generous gift is tax-deductible and that the Highlands Foundation is a registered Kentucky Charity.