Support will be provided to persons who are physically impaired and who are faced with the everyday challenges of parenting. Participants int he program will come from the tri-county area. The dollars primarily for health and human services, are spend as they are collects. However, recent estate bequests have enabled CAUW to begin an endowment fund that will provide new income to help ever increasing needs. The United Way feels that it's not a matter of either annual giving or endowment giving but a healthy community needs both.
Autism is a lifelong disability that makes learning difficult and can lead to behavior problems.
There is no known cause or cure. Programs include intervention for clients and advocacy related primarily to educational programming, mental health services and the Family Support Subsidy. They operate a Peer Support Project providing training assistance, and emotional support to families and professionals working with children diagnosed with autism MSAC operates a lending library and a bookstore. It is an advocate on the state and national level for those with autism. The club reaches out to young people, ages 7 to 18, most of whom come from disadvantaged backgrounds.