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DC Autism Parents (DCAP) Where Parents Empower Parents Who we are... About DCAP DC Autism Parents (DCAP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created by parents of children with autism for parents of children with autism. Our

DC Autism Parents (DCAP) “Where Parents Empower Parents”
Who we are... • About DCAP • DC Autism Parents (DCAP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created by parents of children with autism for parents of children with autism. • Our Mission • The Mission of DC Autism Parents (DCAP) is to improve the lives of all affected by autism in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area through advocacy, education, support, services, and research in order to promote community inclusion and awareness.
What we do... • Provide Resources and Information to Local Families: • Autism Calendar • Autism Resource Guides (Local Resources, Summer Camp Guide, and Emergency Response Guide) • Social Media Pages • Create programs specifically designed for children with autism and their families: • DC Autism Buddies Program • Autism Awareness Day at the National Aquarium • &Pizza Making Class • Metro Accessibility Community Presentation
Our Community Partners • Current • HSC Pediatric Centers’ Kids in Action Program • Imagination Stage Access and Inclusion Program • Smithsonian Accessibility Program • WMATA (Metro) • &Pizza • DC Public Library • DC Developmental Disability Council • Children’s National ABC Team and Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (CASD) • Past • Washington Nationals • Bowie Baysox • National Aquarium • Adventure Theatre
Timeline (Key Dates) • December 2008 • DC Autism Parents Yahoo Group Created • January 2009 • DC Autism Parents Monthly Meetings Begin (Support group meeting set to resume Fall 2017) • February 2010 • DC Autism Buddies Program Begins (on hiatus since Summer 2015) • April 2010 • DC Autism Parents becomes an official 501(c)(3) non‐profit organization • March 2012 • DC Autism Parents Facebook and Twitter Pages Established • May 2016 • DC Autism Parents Founder, Yetta Myrick selected to serve as CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. Ambassador to the District of Columbia • September 2016 • DC Autism Parents Founder, Yetta Myrick graduates from the DC Advocacy Partners Program (Partners in Policymaking)
Social Media • Webpage: www.dcautismparents.org • Facebook: DC Autism Parents • Twitter: @dcdcap
Thank you!!!

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