Aid Autistic Children Fund

About me:

myspace counter

OUR MISSION

Aid for Autistic Children Foundation, Inc.'s mission is to provide funds to families that have exhausted their earnings, savings, as well as government and other non-profit financial resources because of their desire to better the lives of their autistic children or dependent adult. We also assist autistic and Asperger Syndrome adults who choose to live independently.

Check out the new Website at WWW.AACFINC.ORG. It's time to get serious!

THIS IS THE CNN iREPORT.COM VIDEO. IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN IT, I'VE MADE SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO IT. ENJOY!

Aid for Autistic Children Foundation, Inc. - Georgia is working toward becoming a 501(c)3 non-profit who's mission is to assist families across the U.S. caring for children or adults that have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Our main goal is to give help NOW. We applaud the efforts of other organizations that fund research for a potential cure, however, our concern is with the families facing hardship and crisis "right now" because of not having access to (or support for) early intervention. This combination of circumstances creates unrelenting poverty for these families. They need help NOW. We will give the assistance in the form of an actual cash grant. The clients needs will be met "right then". No government red tape; no preferences; no hassles. Each family will be evaluated on a case by case basis, ensuring the funds go directly to what will end the hardship, debt or crisis. Eventually we want to do more than just give these families money. We would also like to provide seminars to educate parents; helping them develop the skills they really need to keep the crisis situations at a minimum. Denial, along with improper diagnosis, is the worst of the problems many autistic children and adults face from family and healthcare professionals. If you're still reading this, you are definitely someone with a good heart that surely wants to be a part of making a difference in these families lives. Take the next step and find out why we are so passionate about this.

Copy this code to your website to display this banner!
<a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3Lm15c3BhY2UuY29tL2FhY2Zkb25hdGlvbg=="><img src="http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/161/mybanner47d84878b4f4ebb8.jpg" alt='Create your own banner at mybannermaker.com!' border="0" /></a><br />

Why are we doing this? Simple. AACFINC was founded by me - Michael Buckholtz. My family has been coping with ASD for the past 35 plus years. This condition affects my father, both brothers, my nephew and me. I have Asperger's Syndrome and OCD (a high functioning form of autism). WOW! This might be surprising to some people. Someone with autism trying to help others with autism! My parents went bankrupt coping with this condition. I've dedicated the remainder of my life to Autism Awareness and creating a national 'Safety Net' fund for families caring for their autistic children. I was one of those children and my mother sacrificed everything to help me. Thankfully, I grew up to become a multi-platinum record producer and met all kinds of famous people in the music industry. Autistic kids can grow to learn amazing things like I did, but, not all will be as fortunate as that. That's why I feel it's important there be some kind of financial cushion for them. A type of National Trust for autistic children and adults. It's the least I can do even though I continue to cope. I have to do something to help these families because I know what it's like - plain and simple.

How can you help? Okay. You are more than willing to help if you're down to reading this section. Here's the deal: In-kind donations and (or) purchasing our products. As a non-profit business, we are limited in what we can do to generate funds for the purpose you just read about in the first paragraph. We only desire the involvement of those with purity in motive. My mission is grassroots and is being built from the bottom up and not the top down. Ordinary everyday parents (mostly mothers) caring for their autistic child(ren) understand what it takes and that's who I listen to. Many in my community have told me this is a special and unique thing I'm doing. I just believe this is a service that's missing and someone's got to provide it. It's that simple.

VC & Angel Network

How much can you donate? This is totally up to each individual. I'd like to have the entire worlds involvement, of course. The goal for this national "Safety Net" account is aggressive and ambitious. AACFINC's goal is to have 3 million donors to give up to $25.00. That's all. This is the only fundraising AACFINC would need to do. Once we've reached the necessary donors, we would then, through an interest bearing account, be able to provide up to $150,000.00 in relief to 30 families a year. This is not rocket science. We just need the donors. Spread the word so we can roll out the relief.

VC & Angel Network

SunTrust Bank,
Middle Georgia
Mail Code GA-Macon-0001
606 Cherry Street
Macon, GA 31201
Tel 478.755.5131
Fax 478.755.5127