25-WORD DESCRIPTION:
Providing person-centered care and supports to assist persons with autism and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities in achieving independence and the lives they choose for themselves. Residential, vocational, educational, and social supports and services.
HOW WE USE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS:
- $5 per week supports one individual's recreational activities. ($260)
- $10 per month provides craft materials to be turned into saleable art products, providing income for persons supported. ($120)
- $20 provides personal care items including shampoo, shaving products, etc.
- $50 provides bed linens for a person new to a residential setting.
A STORY FROM OUR AGENCY:
Moving to enact an eviction order, local law enforcement discovered a young man, nonverbal, autistic, covered in feces, and evidently surviving on nothing but bags of chips. No one else was present. A search of the premises and further investigation revealed that he had been abandoned by his parent some time previously. Lost and alone, his existence was confined to a trailer, and no one knew what to do next. Child protective services called ACN, and ACN answered the call, providing immediate housing, clothing, staffing, a shower, and most important, the promise of a future. Working slowly, ACN staff helped this young man to ward cleanliness, a haircut, a shave....and cautiously worked to develop a trusting relationship. Today, he lives in an ACN group home and is friendly with two housemates. He has stable staff, a day service location providing creative outlets, and his smile is easy and frequent. He has a home, a sense of purpose, and people who care. ACN represents value of the individual, respect for the individual, individual choice, and personal growth.
ADDRESS/PHONE:
9012 Q Street
Omaha, NE 68127-3549
402-315-1000
