P-5777

Connecting Adults with Autism

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Project Description

Country: USA

Location: San Diego

Total Budget: $8,000

Areas of Focus: Peacebuilding and conflict prevention, Disease prevention and treatment

Activity Type: Health: General

Summary: Friendship Camp for Adults with Autism in San Diego County


Young adults with autism and other neurodivergent conditions often face social isolation due to a lack of targeted programs beyond childhood, increasing risks of loneliness, anxiety, and depression. The Autism Society of San Diego (ASSD), with over 50 years of experience delivering impactful programs like its acclaimed Family Camps, is launching "Friendsgiving," a transformative camp for 100 neurodivergent young adults and their support persons. Held this November at Camp Marston in Julian, California, Friendsgiving offers sleep-away and day attendance options. Through activities like team-building workshops and role-playing, the camp fosters social skills, peer relationships, and conflict resolution, empowering participants during the transition to adulthood.

This $8,000 grant will fund food, lodging, and program materials at $97.50 per sleep-away camper, enabling 82 adults to attend. By equipping participants with tools for lasting connections and conflict resolution, Friendsgiving aims to deliver lasting mental health improvement for many in this underserved population.

Project Contact Person

District: 5340

Rotary Club of: Rancho Santa Fe

Primary Contact: Judy Rowles

Email: tisirowles@cox.net

Project Status

Fully Pledged
This project is "Fully Pledged". This means the amount of the pledges is equal to the total budget of the project. Now the project needs to be finalized and go through the club signature process. This process gets started on the administration page.

Project listed for the 2025-26 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Rancho Santa Fe (5340)

30-Jun-25

$5,000

$3,000

$8,000

Total

$5,000

$3,000

$8,000

DDF contributions in grey are pending approval of the corresponding district committee.

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History Log Entries

30-Jun-25

by Judy Rowles

System Entry: Creation of project page.

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