Teach Autistic Children Today
Next time you visit, use our shortcut address: www.tactmd.org
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Teach Autistic Children Today (TACT), a Maryland non-profit dedicated to combating autism by helping families pay for much needed therapeutic services for their child with autism. Please look through our site and contact us if you need more information. Also, if you are interested in helping us in the battle, please let us know by joining our mailing list or volunteering to help!
Welcome Visitors to Our Website!
Teach Autistic Children Today, Inc. aka TACT is a non-profit organization formed in 2007 helping families pay for much needed educational therapeutic services for children with Autism. Today many people have heard of autism and may know a little about it, but what they probably don't know is that it is highly treatable.
Many children recover almost entirely and most will substantially improve with treatment. However, those treatment services normally run families around $100 per hour or more and include such things as speech, occupational and social interaction therapies for many hours a week. If received early enough, therapy can make the difference between having the chance at an independent future and spending your adult life being cared for by your parents.
Unfortunately, insurance frequently denies coverage for these services and government help is overburdened. Over 2,000 children in Maryland are currently waiting for funds to help pay for treatment.
But the future is not hopeless. Our logo has a butterfly on it because we believe children with Autism are much like a butterfly waiting to break free of their cocoons. With the help of a caring community, we can all give them wings to fly.
As of May 2009, we are providing annual grants to six local children to assist in paying for their treatment. Our hope...our goal, is to continue to increase both the amount of money we are funding and the number of children that we are able to help.
Please consider a donation or even, if possible, regular donations to Teach Autistic Children Today. Your gift will help our all-volunteer organization pay for funding to children that will change their lives forever and help us meet our limited operating costs.
Thank you in advance for your generosity, but most of all for giving the gift of hope and a future.
WHAT’S NEWS - June 2, 2009!
Check out the great feature article in the Thursday, June 2nd, Frederick News Post Home & Family section about TACT!
Thank you Frederick New Post, and especially Marge Neal for a such a well written article!
New Office Phone Numbers
Please note that TACT now has phone numbers dedicated solely to the organization. Because we are an all-volunteer organization, our previous phone number was and is the private number of one of our board members. The new numbers are also cell phones dedicated solely to the organization and will be managed by at least two members, so you can call them when you need information or help with anything. Please update your records!
Frederick: 240-405-9161
Smithsburg: 240-818-4613
If you have any questions about Teach Autistic Children Today, please don’t hesitate to contact us at tactevents@yahoo.com.
Teach Autistic Children Today
PO Box 487
Braddock Heights, MD 21714-0487
By phone:
Frederick: 240-405-9161
Smithsburg: 240-818-4613
By email:
tactevents@yahoo.com
