We are a 501(c)3 non-profit working to provide a residential and day community for adults with autism and intellectual disabilities.
This unique community will strive to make all the pieces fit. ACRES will foster social, vocational, and self-advocacy skills to turn passions and strengths into entrepreneurial jobs for individuals to sustain themselves financially. The community will be an extended family for those working, visiting, and in the future living there.
This fund will help Acres Project accomplish its mission: providing a residential and day community in a farm and family environment uniquely designed to foster independence, self-advocacy, and entrepreneurship for individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities.
How Does Your Donation Help?"Our community prides itself on what it offers, but our special needs folks are being forgotten past the age of 21. They are a part of this community and should be seen as such. We should be able to have pride in our offerings and inclusion of our special needs members of our community." |
Welcome to Acres Project
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Phases of our Project
Phase 1 consists of starting our aquaponics and educational programs. Although we do not yet have a piece of land we can call our own, several organizations understand the need to start supporting individuals with autism in our community. Penn State's College of Agriculture has graciously offered the use of one of their greenhouses for our Aquaponics, while Calvary Baptist Church has offered the use of their Harvest Field log cabin room for our educational and social events. Our Aquaponics System will be built by community volunteers as well as GreenTower USA, our aquaponic mentor.
Phase 2 will be to secure grants, ramp up our capital campaign and look for land to build our community center.
Phase 3 will be to construct residential options meeting the sensory challenges of adults with autism
Phase 2 will be to secure grants, ramp up our capital campaign and look for land to build our community center.
Phase 3 will be to construct residential options meeting the sensory challenges of adults with autism
