Support our friends at the Autism Society in the Pepsi Refresh Project
by Beth
Our friends at the Autism Society are competing in this month’s Pepsi Refresh Project and their idea has our vote.
Pepsi is giving away $1,300,000 each month to fund great ideas, and the Autism Society is in the running to use $250,000 of the prize to set up a 24/7 support line for families and people with autism.
The Autism Society’s proposed Expand Autism Source project seeks to expand their ability to help the growing number of people affected by autism in the following ways:
- Provide accessible information and referral services, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, via a single point of entry that offers confidential one-to-one contact with a live specialist.
- Provide needs assessment and linkage to individually appropriate services and support, and immediate or short-term response to crisis situations.
- Implement follow-up, quality assurance, and success measurement protocols.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive, accurate, and dynamically updated database of available community resources accessible via the web.
- Provide training and continuing education for information and referral specialists.
The Pepsi Refresh Project accepts 1,000 ideas a month from people, businesses, and non-profits that will have a positive impact, then leaves it up to voters to decide who wins the funding. It’s easy to vote, and voting ends at the end of May. Join us in supporting a great idea from a terrific organization.