Superheroes for Autism: Unite for Victory supporting Victory Center Inc
Superheroes for Autism: Unite for Victory supporting Victory Center Inc
About Superheroes for Autism: Unite for Victory
Join the Mission—Be a Hero for Autism Awareness!
Calling all superheroes, champions, and community heroes-at-heart! This April, during Autism Awareness Month, it’s time to activate your powers, assemble your team, and embark on an extraordinary mission: Superheroes for Autism—Unite for Victory! Together, we can uplift and empower children with autism at The Victory Center.
Did you know that 1 in every 36 children is diagnosed with autism? It’s heroes like you who can make the difference. By rallying together, we can provide essential support and opportunity for children and families navigating the world of autism.
Why Step into Your Superhero Role?
Imagine harnessing your inner super-strength—not to gain applause or acclaim—but to support a cause that touches hearts and changes lives. Uniting with your heroic friends, family, and colleagues, you can raise funds and become a real-life superhero to the students of The Victory Center. Your courageous efforts translate directly into critical resources, bringing hope and transformative opportunities to every child served.
Uniting Forces for a Common Mission
Just like superheroes overcoming obstacles to save the day, The Victory Center is on a mission to break through the barriers children with autism face every day. Building connections, opening doors of communication, and creating paths to lifelong learning and success: this is the true battlefield in the quest for autism advocacy. When you join forces in this inspired virtual campaign, you are becoming part of something far greater than yourself—championing a future where every child with autism is equipped to thrive.
Your Superpower—How It Changes Lives
Your generosity is a hero’s greatest superpower. Every contribution sparks positive change, allowing The Victory Center to deliver its world-renowned Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) programs led by compassionate professionals. Over half of our families depend on financial assistance. Your heroic fundraising efforts guarantee that no child is denied a transformative education, no family faces challenges alone, and every student gets the powerful support they need and deserve.
How can you get involved?
- Unite your team—family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, anyone inspired to advocate for autism acceptance!
- Share your hero’s journey, communicate your personal story, and inspire your network by highlighting your passion for The Victory Center’s mission.
- Keep your community engaged! Update them regularly about your superhero success, celebrate milestones, and keep the autism awareness conversation strong.
- Watch your collective superhero contributions turn into life-changing impact for the children and families served by The Victory Center.
How Your Support Makes a Difference
Like our beloved children who have autism that are challenged to be their best every day, we have a competitive spirit too. That’s why we encourage you to help your favorite team get to the top of the leaderboard! Check
back often and help your favorite team win the tournament.
Your donation goes directly to The Victory Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, a school for children and adults with autism.
All donations are tax deductible. A tax receipt will be provided by The Victory Center.
Why is The Victory Center important for children and families with autism?
What makes our programs unique is that we have a very low student to teacher ratio to ensure each child gets individualized attention which is critical to their learning, growth and well-being.
The Victory Center provides intensive education based upon the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). ABA is a scientifically proven, systematic approach to the assessment, treatment, and evaluation of behavior. Three decades of research demonstrate that ABA plays a direct role in improving social and academic behavior, developing functional life skills, nurturing a greater command of language, and decreasing maladaptive behavior such as self-injury and aggression.
Recently, The Victory Center has added an Adult Program for individuals aging out of the education system who need services such as employment training and community support.
How Did the Victory Center Get Started?
Over 20 years ago, Barry and Judi Nelson, the parents of a child with autism found themselves frustrated by the lack of appropriate educational opportunities for their son. After trying public schools and private schools, they found the only effective program was a program based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). With the encouragement of their friend, Dr. Michael Alessandri, The Executive Director of the University of Miami Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, the Nelsons formed a Board of Directors, established a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization, located space, and opened with four students.
Programs
EARLY INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION (EIBI)
The Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) program offers intensive ABA therapy to increase socially significant behavior while decreasing socially inappropriate behavior removing a child’s barriers to community involvement and an enriched life. The program offers individualized Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) based instruction to children ages 2 to 5 in an intensive 1:1 and 2:1 student-to-teacher ratio setting by professionals qualified in areas of behavior analysis, education, and other related services.
PRIMARY PROGRAM
The program focuses on implementing individualized grade level instruction that adheres to academic state standards such as Common Core for students ages 6 to 12. Students received individualized teaching and small group instruction on various subjects such as math, science, language arts, and reading. The primary program also focuses on social skills, communication skills, independent living skills, and reduction of maladaptive behavior. Additionally, the program includes individualized fitness components including swimming, yoga, cardio, and strength training.
Teenage through Adult Programs
THE ACADEMY PROGRAM
The program focuses on implementing individualized grade level instructions that adheres to academic state standards such as Common Core for students ages 13-22. Students receive individualized teaching through small group instruction on various subjects such as math, science, language arts, and reading. Additionally, the program includes individualized fitness components including swimming, yoga, cardio, and strength training.
THE VOCATIONAL PROGRAM
The Vocational Program, unique in the South Florida area, focuses on teaching functional skills that allow an individual to be more independent when he or she transitions to adulthood. This is a center-based program for students ages 13 to 22, which is geared toward students who are unable to obtain a high school diploma and focuses on vocational training and daily living skills. The work is underscored by four primary principles: functional academics, domestic living, vocational training, and community skills.
THE ADULT PROGRAM
This program is offered to serve the needs of individuals with disabilities beyond age 22. The program’s objective is to create a level of independency by setting goals, teaching independent living skills, communication skills, and reducing maladaptive behavior. Goals for each student are established and designed during meeting between staff and parents and are monitored throughout the year. The program offers students a variety of experiences including community-based instruction (CBI), job-training, and job placement. Additionally, the program includes individualized fitness components including swimming, yoga, cardio, and strength training.
