The first Youth Innovation Grant has been awarded by the North Shore United Way, in the amount of $15,115.
It was given to Northeast Arc to develop a ‘Touch to Talk’ program in the elementary schools in Beverly. These funds are enough to help 10 families with children who have very limited speech or do not talk at all, and provide them with iPads loaded with the appropriate software setup to meet the specific needs of each child. Training will be set up this month to teach the children how to use the iPads and guide school personnel and parents on how they can be used most effectively.
The Rotary Club of Beverly recently announced that it will be matching this program with a grant of $15,115 so that an additional 10 families can be served.
According to the co-director of the Autism Support Center of Northeast Arc, Gloria Ricardi Castillo, being able to speak is a basic human right and so Northeast Arc very much appreciates the support that the Beverly Rotary Club and the North Shore United Way have provided to enable Beverly schoolchildren to become involved in the Touch to Talk program.
The two organizations may be using flyer printing to distribute more information to Beverly residents about the program and its benefits to children with limited communication abilities.
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