New Outreach Program Receives Grants

We’re pleased to announce some great news for the New Year: The Birchtree Center has been awarded grants from The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, The Fuller Foundation, and The George A. Ramlose Foundation in support of our new outreach program.

Thanks to startup support from these generous foundations, our outreach specialists are now ready to travel throughout Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Our board-certified behavior analysts and other autism specialists will offer consultation and assistance to families, caregivers, and educators in homes, local schools, and other community locations throughout northern New England.

While all three foundations have supported The Birchtree Center in the past, The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism has been particularly generous, giving The Birchtree Center a total of four grants thus far. The Foundation was established in 1998 by Doug Flutie and his wife, Laurie, in honor of their 16 year old son, Doug, Jr., who was diagnosed with autism at the age of three.

To see a Portsmouth Herald article about the grants, click here. For more information about the outreach program, call The Birchtree Center at 603-433-4192 or view a PDF version of our Outreach Program brochure.