Dear Friend,

This year will be particularly hard for parents and educators of children with autism. In Oregon, funding has been cut for direct services to children and teacher training is almost non existent. Children who used to get 6 to 8 hours of teaching a week are now down to 2 hours a week, hardly a drop in the bucket. Teachers are often expected to pay for other own trainings now.

POAC of Oregon just received its nonprofit status from the IRS. We are open for tax deductible donations. The tax exempt number is (I believe) our EIN number which is 56-2572217.