My Nonprofit Reviews

I could honestly write a book naming all of the different ways KultureCity has made an impact on us. They have become a game changer when it comes to our autism community.
First and foremost I have a beautiful 7 year old autistic girl. She is also non verbal. KultureCity sent my daughter an iPad. Now to some this might seem like a fancy toy, there are actual text/pecs apps to speech which gave my daughter a voice. She also uses it to work on therapies at home.
Another struggle we have is that my daughter is a "runner." This means she does not understand the concept of boundaries or danger. KultureCity created a program called lifeBOKS and sent families (free of charge) these boxes that had tools inside that has potentially saved lives.
My daughter has received toys and a weighted blanket. They have even sent me roses just to let me know that even thought being a special needs parent can be hard, I am doing a great job. We also struggle greatly due to being in a one income household. This is due to me being my daughter's caregiver. We are definitely low income and Christmas is our most stressful time of year. Last year Julian of KultureCity gave our family a $200 giftcard to buy my children presents. I get choked up even writing this.
I could go on and on, but I think you get the point. KultureCity finds real ways to help families. Their funding does not go to research, it goes directly back to these families. They have been such a blessing to our family and autism community.

I heard about an organization that gave toys to children with Autism to simply make them happy and I checked them out via Facebook. We have a 4 years old on the spectrum and we were having a difficult time affording sensory therapy toys to help her be comfortable in her own home. I assumed like most charities associated with Autism the need would overwhelm the resources available, but applied anyways. I kid you not the very next day I had an email from KultureCity asking what would make my Sophia happy. Just that simple. They didn't want to "cure or fix" her, they just wanted to give her the excitement of getting a package in the mail with the gift of her choice inside. We settled on a color changing wave projector that played mp3s and put ocean waves on her bedroom ceiling. If I could post a video you would see a very excited little girl squealing in delight. When Sophia has a good day I am allowed to have a good day. When I see my little girl that happy I am over the moon, so its just huge for us. KultureCity is an organization that sees the importance of the little things in life which means the world to us because that is how having Autism in our home has taught us to live. Its about the good days, the squeals of excitement, the full nights of sleep, the smiles, and the reassurance that there are charities out there that see value in the same things as our ausome community. Thank you KultureCity for all that you do. Big love and support from Kansas City, Missouri.

**Update**

Since my review KultureCity has launched a fundraiser called WizardTalk. This miraculous fundraised raised over $21,000 and gifted over 70 iPads to children with autism in just 4 short months, including my daughter Sophia. We could have never been able to afford this for Sophia on our own, and because she is non verbal this is a tool that will help her literally find a voice in the world. Her therapists recommend apps and I can now carry over her therapy lesson over into a home setting. My daughter is now thriving, and I owe so much of her success to Kulturecity. They don't do what they do for money or recognition. Unlike other big name so called autism "non-profits" every penny goes towards helping our community. Those big names could learn a thing our two from these guys. Amazing people, doing amazing things, for amazing people.