The Families Autism And Behavioural Support Trust.
Supporting Waikato families who have a child on the autism spectrum or a child facing challenges leading to behaviour that makes access to mainstream education problematic.
Families Autism And Behavioural Support Trust – we call it the FAST Trust – was established in July 2010 to support families in the greater Waikato region who have a child with Autistic Spectrum Disorder or a related disorder.
The Trust’s initial focus was on assisting families with the costs associated with having clinics run by the Centre for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) and paying wages to therapists working with the children at home. We have added a schools support programme. This leads to the in-home programme being extended to the children’s school day as well as support being provided to the schools so other children who would not otherwise receive the therapy they need are able to participate more fully in the learning programme.
The Hamilton primary and secondary schools we support have, in total, more than 5,000 pupils.
To watch the impact of ABA please watch the following:
Recovery from Autism – Asher Gregory’s Story
(Please note the costs mentioned are not applicable or relevant in the case of the ABA work being done by the FAST Trust.)
To learn about the people who inspired FAST Trust we invite you to read about Generation Rescue.
The trustees are Andy Benge, Maria Burr, Debbie Lascelles (Chair), Annabel Cotton and David Vesseur.
The Trust would be delighted to accept your donation to support our work. Please email us so we can contact you with our BNZ account details.
Donations have been gratefully received from:
Community Organisation Grants Scheme (COGS)
DV Bryant Charitable Trust
Gallagher’s Charitable Trust
Glenice and John Gallagher Foundation
Hamilton City Council
Len Reynolds Charitable Trust
Lion Foundation
Lotteries
Page Trust
Sewell Foundation
Rodmor Trust
Sky City Charitable Trust
The Donny Trust
Trust Waikato
Waikato Lyceum Charitable Trust
WeL Energy
Z-Good in the Hood
The Sir John Logan Campbell Trust
Grassroots Trust
Thank you to our wonderful sponsors:
Diamond Dog Wash, Morrinsville
Colin Tuson Chartered Accountant
C Tuson & Associates Limited
Frankton, NZ
Donate to the Trust
The Trust would be delighted to accept your donation to support our work. Please email us so we can contact you with our BNZ account details.
The Trust is registered with the Charities Commission. We can provide a receipt for donations that you can then use to claim a tax deduction.
