Donation

The Case for Giving

For over 50 years Grafton has made a difference in the lives of people challenged by complex disabilities. Beginning at the kitchen table of Ruth Birch, and developing into a multi-state provider of many different services, Grafton is a vibrant and essential part of our community. You funds help us to:

• Fund creative and innovative services that that would otherwise not be affordable such as;
• Music therapy
• Art therapy
• Library services
• Animal assisted intervention in partnership with Paw4People
• Equestrian therapy
• Development of best practices and thought leadership such as;
• Ukeru, our award-winning non-coercive intervention approach and,
• Goal Mastery, an innovative system for tracking and ensuring consumer progress
• Offset expenses for educational services that would otherwise go unfunded
• Sponsor continuing education of current staff to improve qualifications, etc
• Support a thought leader combating the epidemic of autism
• Develop community resources to combat the epidemic of autism

WHY NOW?

• Healthcare reform means that standard funding streams are being rethought/changed challenged
• Recession has put the Commonwealth into financial stress, and the Medicaid budget is a huge part of the budget.
• There is a great need to develop innovative approaches to the treatment of those with autism. 1 in 88 children have an autism spectrum disorder according to the CDC
• Our groundbreaking work in Ukeru and Goal Mastery requires dedicated time and resources, hard to come by in this era of financial uncertainty