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NAA -North East Ohio

GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT

The National Autism Association - Northeast Ohio Chapter (NAA-NEO) is pleased

to announce that it is accepting applications for its 2007 Helping Hand Grant

Program. NAA-NEO raised $23,000 in a recent fundraising event and will be

distributing those funds to local families in need of financial assistance.

Interested parties include service providers, autism schools, parents, autism

organizations, and friends or families of parents caring for a person with

autism. Please forward this information to those whom you might think would

qualify and/or be interested in this program.

Helping Hand Grants in Northeast Ohio will be provided to qualifying families

demonstrating financial need as determined by the NAA-NEO Board of Directors.

Grants will be awarded in an amount up to $1,000 to help children with autism

access needed interventions.

Examples of covered services include speech therapy, occupational, and physical

therapy, music therapy, social groups, behavioral intervention, home programming

costs, tuition assistance at autism schools, respite care, marriage counseling

for the parents, summer camps expenses, as well as medical testing and treatment

costs, including biomedical interventions.

Grants will be given to qualifying families that reside in the NAA - NEO service

area, i.e. in Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Lorain, Summit, Medina, and Portage

counties.

You may review and download our grant application by clicking here: 2007 NAA-NEO

Helping Hand Application.

Application forms will be accepted through October 31, 2007.

National Autism Association - Northeast Ohio Chapter (NAA-NEO)

Board of Directors

Don Pattison, President

Jocelyn Mills, M.A. CCC/SLP

Petique Oeflein, Treasurer

Conaway, Board Member

Pattison. Board Member

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NAA -North East Ohio GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT The National Autism

Association - Northeast Ohio Chapter (NAA-NEO) is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for its 2007 Helping Hand Grant Program. NAA-NEO raised $23,000 in a recent fundraising event and will be distributing those funds to local families in need of financial assistance.Interested parties include service providers, autism schools, parents, autism organizations, and friends or families of parents caring for a person with autism. Please forward this information to those whom you might think would qualify and/or be interested in this program. Helping Hand Grants in Northeast Ohio will be provided to qualifying families demonstrating financial need as determined by the NAA-NEO Board of Directors. Grants will be awarded in an amount up to $1,000 to help children with autism access needed interventions.Examples of covered services include speech therapy, occupational, and physical therapy, music therapy, social groups, behavioral

intervention, home programming costs, tuition assistance at autism schools, respite care, marriage counseling for the parents, summer camps expenses, as well as medical testing and treatment costs, including biomedical interventions. Grants will be given to qualifying families that reside in the NAA - NEO service area, i.e. in Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Lorain, Summit, Medina, and Portage counties.You may review and download our grant application by clicking here: 2007 NAA-NEO Helping Hand Application.Application forms will be accepted through October 31, 2007. National Autism Association - Northeast Ohio Chapter (NAA-NEO)Board of DirectorsDon Pattison, PresidentJocelyn Mills, M.A. CCC/SLPPetique Oeflein, Treasurer Conaway, Board Member Pattison. Board Member Think Autism. Think Cure. ®

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