F acing A utism C hallenges T ogether

Who We Are

• We are an informal, voluntary association of people whose families include someone affected by an autism spectrum disorder.
• We are sponsored in part by the Hopkins School District Community Education Program, but we serve all families without boundaries.

Our Mission

• To provide information and support to families living with autistic spectrum disorders in the Hopkins School District area and throughout Minnesota.
• To educate the public, school staff, and government officials about the challenges and needs of families living with autistic spectrum disorders.

Monthly Support Meetings We meet monthly during the school year to offer support, information, and an opportunity for families to network with each other. There is no fee, and everyone is welcome no matter where you live. We are no longer able to offer childcare. 2009-2010 School Year: 2^nd Tuesdays 1:00 – 2:30 pm and 7:00 - 8:30 pm Sep 8, Oct 13, Nov 10, Dec 8, Jan 12, Feb 9, Mar 9, Apr 13, May 11 Eisenhower Comm. Ctr., 1001 HW7, HopkinsW7, Hopkins, Rm 215 (1/2 mile west of Hwy 169 @ 12^th Ave.)	Resource Documents We provide resource documents on a wide variety of subjects. There is now so much ASD information on the web it can be overwhelming. We use our experience to help sort through it, and our resource lists point you to the most useful information we can find.	Membership Membership is easy, free, and entitles you to all our benefits. Simply complete and return our Registration Form .
	Lending Library We operate a member-to-member lending library for books and other resource materials relating to autism. We work to facilitate any kind of resource sharing we can among our members.  You can retain ownership of the materials or donate those you are done with to FACT.	Donations Welcome While membership is free, we do have some small operating expenses for office supplies, printing, postage, etc.  Voluntary donations are very welcome but are not tax deductible.  Make checks payable to, and send to, the Administrative Coordinator at the address below.
eNewsletter Anyone who so requests can receive our free email newsletter, issued approximately monthly.	Member Directory Member families who choose and authorize are included in a directory distributed back to those families, to facilitate member-to-member networking.	Contact Us To get on our email distribution list and receive our communications, contact us in one of the ways below: Email: HopkinsFACT@comcast.net Phone: Craig Fobes, Admin. Coordinator  Cell: 952-261-9454 Mail:  Hopkins F.A.C.T. 326 11^th Ave. N., Hopkins, MN 55343