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Causes: Education, Special Education
Mission: Anova's Mission is to provide innovative educational and behavioral services to children and adults with autism spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, emotional disturbance, and other neurodevelopmental impairments. Our services are provided in school, community, and home environments, allowing individuals to function more independently, engage in meaningful relationships with others, and lead an improved quality of life.
Results: Please read our parent testimonials: http://www.anovaeducation.org/page.cfm?p=559 Please watch this short video about Anova produced by Joey Travolta's Inclusion Films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9eDQLt9Gww
Target demographics: children and families living with autism and learning differences.
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 500 families throughout the Bay Area.
Geographic areas served: Northern California
Programs: Anova's comprehensive K-12 ACE schools and treatment center specializing in children and teens with autism are located in Santa Rosa, San Rafael, and Concord, CA. We currently serve about 500 families each year within our three campuses, as well as providing early intervention, behavioral services, and paraprofessional support in 15 counties across California. Anova incorporates a very successful proprietary "Anova Method of Education" that some families drive 100 miles each way to attend one of our schools. Our co-founder, Andrew Bailey, was appointed by Senator Noreen Evans as Chair of the North Coast Area Regional Task Force on Autism and Related Disorders. We also provide applied behavior analysis, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, early intervention, sensory integration; social cognition, therapy, intensive training, and more. We are the only school in the Bay Area with a specialized program for autism with related emotional, social , and behavioral needs.