NFAR is honored to once again be a recipient of a Community Impact Grant from New York Life. This $15,000 grant will allow NFAR to continue to provide critical funding to the UCSD Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) efforts to identify infants at-risk for autism as early as 12 months of age, with a particular emphasis on assistance and outreach to families that are typically underserved.
The earlier a child is diagnosed and receives treatment, the greater the opportunity to improve outcome. With a recent CDC study finding that autism may be as prevalent as 1 in 50 children, it is more important than ever to increase awareness and outreach to families.
Managing Partner Tony Montalvo of New York Life’s San Diego General Office, and Mariana Farrell, his Director of Development, presented us with the grant check at our Race for Autism on March 30.
“Thanks to New York Life’s generous support,” NFAR’s Juan Leon noted, “we have been able to help ACE screen more than 30,000 local children for autism and can now continue our efforts to ensure that every child can get the critical early care they need.”