FOOTPRINTS 4 Autism is a volunteer-driven charity dedicated to providing respite care for families with children and youth diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Run as a weekly program for children with Autism, FOOTPRINTS provides a few precious ours of respite care for their families and caregivers. The program is staffed by trained volunteers under the guidance of qualified Program Supervisors.
Program Highlights:
- One-to-one support by a trained volunteer
- Skill, age, and sensory appropriate activities and equipment
- Social Interaction with other children
- Imaginative play and physical activity incorporated into each session
- Affordable Friday evening and Saturday sessions
- Camp Great Strides: Summer and Christmas school break half and full-day sessions
Child Support Volunteers
Trained volunteers provide companionship and supervision as the children play and interact with each other. Volunteers must be able to commit to a minimum of one volunteer shift per month and attend all training sessions and workshops. To apply: https://footprints4autism.org/volunteer
Respite and camp programs run out of Dunbarton-Fairport United Church in Pickering and St. Mark's United Church in Whitby.
Together We 'Hang' is our teen program.
Donations for FOOTPRINTS can be made via Canada Helps: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/footprints/
Company Details
- Employees
- 22
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 1066 Dunbarton Road, Pickering,ontario L1v1g8,canada
- Industry
- Individual And Family Services
- NAICS
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Individual and Family ServicesChild and Youth ServicesOther Individual and Family Services
- Website
- footprints4autism.org
- Keywords
- Weekend Respite Programs for children under 13, Together We 'Hang' - weekly 2 hour social program for youth with Autism and their peers., Camp Great Strides - Week long full-day camps run during Summer and Christmas School Breaks.
- HQ
- Pickering, Ontario
- Competitors
- Speech Link - Speech Therapy, Surrey Place, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development, Seeds of Leadership, University Health Network, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Grandview Kids, Kinark Child and Family Services, Child Development Institute, The Corporation of the Town of Ajax.
Footprints 4 Autism Questions
Footprints 4 Autism's website is footprints4autism.org
Footprints 4 Autism's LinkedIn profile is https://ca.linkedin.com/company/footprints4autism
Footprints 4 Autism has
22 employees.
View email and phone details for 22
employees at Footprints 4 Autism.
Footprints 4 Autism's industry is
Individual and Family Services
Footprints 4 Autism's top competitors are
Speech Link - Speech Therapy,
Surrey Place,
Erinoakkids Centre For Treatment And Development,
Seeds Of Leadership,
University Health Network,
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital,
Grandview Kids,
Kinark Child And Family Services,
Child Development Institute,
The Corporation Of The Town Of Ajax.
Footprints 4 Autism's categories are Individual and Family Services
Footprints 4 Autism's founding year is 2005
