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| Appropriations Request | |
| Posted: April 3, 2009 | |
Autism Project of Rhode Island |
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| Amount Requested: $250,000 |
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| Funding is requested for social skills programming and a summer camp to maintain resources and services to 225 children with autism spectrum disorder. These essential programs teach participants social relatedness, personal problem solving skills and self-monitoring skills to develop peer relationships and community independence. The Summer Camp is designed to fill the gap created when Extended School Year programs finish before the start of a new school year. The life skills developed through these two programs will help children gain greater independence and, over the long term, give them the opportunity to achieve meaningful employment as adults and become active, tax-paying citizens. | |
| Recipient's address: 1516 Atwood Avenue, Johnston, RI 02919 | |