Very Important Purpose
The awareness and inclusion for individuals with intellectual disabilities has been difficult, but finally is rapidly growing. We want to be part of this change, make a difference, and support every event, school, and program that is making this inclusion posible.
Not many people know about the "hidden jewel" in Miami, but once you do get to know this school and their mission, you can't stop admiring their staff, teachers, parents and especially their students.
The Marian Center School and Services is dedicated to educate, serve, and train people with developmental disabilities; but what makes this place unique is the passion that the Sisters of St. Joseph Cottolengo have for helping people with special needs.
You can learn more about the school program, adult day training, residence, and therapy services by visiting their webpage: www.mariancenterschool.org or call the principal Sister Lidia Valli at 305-200-8927
Best Buddies® is a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).Best Buddies programs engage participants in each of the 50 United States, and in 50 countries around the world.
As a result of their involvement with Best Buddies, people with IDD secure rewarding jobs, live on their own, become inspirational leaders, and make lifelong friendships. Although Best Buddies has advanced tremendously in its short existence, many areas of the country and many regions of the world still lack programs to help people with IDD become part of mainstream society.
With that in mind, Best Buddies is systematically implementing its 2020 Initiative, which will witness the organization’s continued significant growth, both domestically and overseas.
For more information about this amazing organization visit their website: www.bestbuddiesflorida.org
SFACS target students on the autism spectrum who reside in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, and who have communication deficits, behavioral issues and/or require training in self-care and activities of daily living. We are a Miami-Dade County Public School, and our curriculum is based on the Florida Sunshine State standards for students on a modified curriculum. We infuse our curriculum with B. F. Skinner’s principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Verbal Behavior (VB), which has been proven to be a very effective method in the treatment of ASD. We feel that the application of Florida Sunshine State standards combined with the methods of ABA, as well as our supplemental curriculum tools, provide students with ASD the most effective individualized educational programs possible.
For more information about the SFACS, please visit their webpage: www.sfacs.org
The Victory Center, Inc. (the “ Victory Center ”), is a Florida non-sectarian, not-for-profit Corporation, that provides children with autism and similar disorders comprehensive individualized treatment with a 1:1 student/teacher ratio, in a classroom setting that is unique in Southeast Florida .
The Victory Center provides intensive therapy based upon the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis, in particular those associated with B.F. Skinner’s (1957) analysis of verbal behavior. This form of therapy is typically provided to children with autism in home-based programs. The Victory Center combines this highly effective intensive training with frequent opportunities for facilitated social interactions within its own classrooms or with the typical preschool on campus. Progress is measured at regular intervals through the collection and interpretation of data.
To learn more about the Victory School for autism and related disabilities, please visit their webpage: www.thevictoryschool.org
