Who is in Field…. 75 Autism Speaks Field Staff 85 Walks and WNFAS Committees 10 Chapters and Local Board of Directors Individuals and families looking for answers at all ages Local Service Providers and Autism Agencies Corporate Community Local Advocates Autism Treatment Network sites Research institutions Media Local Government Schools How do we engage our community: We recruit our Walk Now for Autism Speaks leadership, Walk Teams, Corporate & Media Partners, Major Donors, Light It Up Blue participants, Corporate Campaigns, Community Grants, Team Up Participants, Facebook, Website and eSpeaks, Autism Response Team Coordinators, Resource Fair participants, Advocates, Research Participants….. But we’re just getting started…. Paul to update map
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West Midwest Southeast Northeast Canada West Texas Sonoma Los Angeles Permian Basin Colorado San Angelo Bay Area Hawaii Portland San Diego Puget Greater Austin Central Valley Utah Sacramento Las Vegas Houston Arizona Dallas Santa Barbara Orange County Bold= Chapter Markets Midwest North Shore Milwaukee Cincinnati Chicago Blair County Iowa Cleveland SW Missouri Oklahoma Terre Haute Kansas Minnesota Michigan Columbus Nebraska St. Louis Ft. Wayne S. Dakota Southeast Miami Palm Beach Treasure Coast Broward Tampa Georgia Tennessee Jacksonville Arkansas Richmond Carolinas National/DC Baltimore SW Florida Orlando Northeast Lehigh Valley Southern NJ Northern NJ Greater Waterbury Greater Hartford New York West/Fair Nantucket Northern NE Southern NE Philadelphia Rochester Western NE NJ Shore Sullivan Co. Central NY Greater Boston Long Island Central NJ Pocono Greater Hudson N. Central NJ Wheeling Laurel Highlands Cumberland Pittsburgh Canada London Montreal Toronto Edmonton Vancouver Discuss changes – as regional structure settles…
How does the Field support the mission in your neighborhood?
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How we’re structured locally….
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Chapter Board Structure
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