Category: Newsletter

Newsletter – June 2022
06.29.22

"One First Leads to the Next" is Theme for 2022 Symposium Save the date and join us October 19–21, 2022 for the 11th First Place Global Leadership Institute Symposium with the theme of “One First Leads …
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Newsletter – May 2022
05.27.22

“In A Different Key” Continues to Open Doors Thank you to everyone who joined us for private screenings of “In A Different Key.” More than 400 people attended two screening of this extraordinary documentary about the …
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Newsletter – April 2022
04.21.22

“In A Different Key” Back in Phoenix The extraordinary documentary about a mother’s search for the first person diagnosed with autism—now an 88-year-old man living in rural Mississippi—continues its amazing, enlightening journey across the country. “In …
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Newsletter – March 2022
03.23.22

SARRC’s 2022 Annual Community Breakfast Shares Theme of “Better Together” Congratulations, Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center, on reaching an incredible milestone—25 years! We look forward to celebrating with you at the 2022 SARRC Annual Community …
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Newsletter – February 2022
02.22.22

Coaching • Connecting • Creating Confidence in the Future We’re excited to share that Lifelong Networks for Communities of Support (LNCS) sessions are back! LNCS is a group of parents and family members of adults with …
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Newsletter – January 2022
01.26.22

2022: First Place’s Year of Adventure! First Place–Phoenix residents and Transition Academy students recently experienced their first Adventure Club outing. The group donned boxing gloves and enjoyed an afternoon of sparing and boxing at Pro …
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Newsletter – December 2021
12.29.21

Welcome to the First Holiday Tour of Doors! First Place–Phoenix’s Holiday Tour of Doors was a bright and cheery success! Residents and Transition Academy students had a blast getting festive in a variety of ways. They …
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Newsletter – November 2021
11.24.21

Happy Thanksgiving from First Place! Everyone is preparing for a fabulous First Place feast, including baking pumpkin pies, tuning in to the annual Thanksgiving parade, enjoying a turkey dinner with all the fixings—and watching a Netflix …
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Newsletter – September 2021
09.30.21

September marks three years since our public housewarming event at First Place–Phoenix. Members from our amazing and ever-growing, supportive community came together full of hope to support First Place residents, families, staff and partners for …
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Newsletter – August 2021
08.30.21

2021 Fall Symposium—Our 10th! Join us for the 10th semi-annual First Place Global Leadership Institute Symposium, Oct. 13–15, delivered via webinar and in person. All participants will benefit from decades of research and community-building know-how, along …
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