Deion Athlete – KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) Register to Ride Meet Deion: Deion is a 22-year-old young man who happens to have autism. He also happens to be one of KEEN’s first athletes to join KEEN Sports when KEEN expanded from its Montgomery County, Md., roots, to offer programs in Washington, DC,…
Jeremiah Participant – KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) Register to Ride Meet Jeremiah: A few years ago, the idea of sharing and taking turns did not compute in the mind of Jeremiah Collins, and the social landscape, particularly around his peers, would easily send this little boy with autism into a full-bodied, screeching,…
Carly Goes to Work By Ann Searle Horowitz When my daughter, Carly, turned 16, she knew it was time to get a job. We had been talking this up for several years. “It’s what good, responsible citizens in our family do over the summer when they are 16,” we said with conviction. She knew we…
Yes She Can …Girl Again Program Yes She Can develops jobs skills for women with Autism through training at GirlAgain Boutique.
Paige Trainee – Yes She Can, Inc! Register to Ride Meet Paige. She is a trainee at Girl AGain, a retail store operated by Yes She Can, a nonprofit dedicated to helping young women with autism develop job skills leading to employment and greater independence. Support Yes She Can Team
Michelle Trainee – Yes She Can, Inc! Register to Ride Meet Michelle: Meet Michelle. She is a trainee at Girl AGain, a retail store operated by Yes She Can, a nonprofit dedicated to helping young women with autism develop job skills leading to employment and greater independence. Support Yes She Can Team
Isabelle Intern – Yes She Can, Inc! Register to Ride The very first year of Camp Flying Point,11-year-old, Oree Livni joined the program as a camper. Years later, Oree would become a camp counselor and became one of our most valued community members until he went off to college. Despite his own challenges, Oree showed himself to…
Cassidy Computer Programer – Yes She Can, Inc! Register to Ride Meet Cassidy: Cassidy is a trainee working at Girl AGain, operated by Yes She Can, a nonprofit dedicated to helping young women with autism develop job skills leading to employment and greater independence. Support Yes She Can
RISE for Autism: Grants … “Thank you RISE for Autism for making therapeutic riding lessons a reality for our son!! We would not have been able to sign up for this session if it wasn’t for the grant that we received from your organization. Our son is thriving during his lessons — we have never…
Organizational Success Story: Girls Group According to the CDC, autism is four to five times more likely in boys than girls; which is reflected in the student population at Crossroads- only 11 of our 61 students are female. To provide our female students with opportunities to partake in typical activities for girls that promote independence…
