Sugey Cruz Speaks at UN for World Autism Awareness Day 2020
Sugey Cruz, President of the Tommy Foundation, spoke at the United Nations for World Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd, 2020. During the conference call, she spoke about the needs [...]
2019 Sensitive Santa a Success!
We had a blast at the 2019 Lancaster Sensitive Santa! Sensitive Santa is a program that thankfully is now available around the world, in some form or another. It’s [...]
Thank You Extraordinary Give 2019
We'd like to send out a special thank you to all of our supporters for a successful 2019 ExtraOrdinary Give event here in Lancaster, PA! We had 42 donors, including [...]
Tommy Foundation Gives Therapeutic Gaming Grant to Bodhana Group
The Tommy Foundation is excited to announce it's first major organizational grant, a $5500 grant to the Bodhana Group for 1 full year of Therapeutic RPG gaming! Jack Berkenstock from [...]
Brightside Community Church Fall Fest 2019
On October 12th, the Tommy Foundation got to continue our commitment to the community by working with a new partner committed to embracing everyone in an inclusive manner. Thank [...]
2019 Edge of Autism Event a Success!
Thank you to all our community partners, families, and friends, for making this year the best Edge of Autism Walk and Festival yet! Thankfully, the weather held out once we [...]
2018 Updates and Reviews
2017 was an incredible year for programs with families. Our teen program has seen some success as have our connections with programs and schools in the community. We were able [...]
New Autism School in Lancaster – NHS School
Does your child have Autism or Emotional Support needs? Are you looking for a new school for your child? NHS School Lancaster is now enrolling students ages 5-21 on all [...]
Millersville University Goes A Step Above With Disability Awareness and Acceptance
Millersville University and The Ware Center in downtown Lancaster, which is also a part of the University, have gone above and beyond in our community trying to not only raise awareness about the needs of individuals that are differently abled, but also acceptance of them by presuming competence of their […]
Meraki Mocha –Inclusivity, Diversity, And A Thriving Wage Goals For The Differently Abled In Lancaster County
A little over a week ago I had the opportunity to hear about a variety of great ideas for our County and ways we can help these ideas thrive and come to fruition at a Crowdfunding event put on by ASSETS, a diverse group of entrepreneurs and business leaders who […]
Autism Film and Advocacy in the Community
Join the Lancaster Autism Community for a panel discussion and viewing of the film “Deej” this Wednesday, September 13th, 2017 at the Ware Center in Downtown Lancaster. DEEJ is the story of DJ Savarese (“Deej”), a gifted, young writer and an advocate for nonspeaking autistics. As a child, he was […]
Pequea Valley Senior’s Fight For Autism
“Autism can’t define me. I define Autism.” ~ Kerry Magro This week I had the immense pleasure of being introduced to a young man with Autism, Everett Kasian, a senior at Pequea Valley School District and two wonderful ladies who have played a major part in his accomplishments–Cathy Koenig, […]