The New England Center for Children Receives Grant From Fleet Charitable Gift Fund, Bank of America, Trustee

Bank of America, Trustee of the Fleet Charitable Gift Fund, announced that it will award The New England Center for Children a $30,000 grant for the Autism Curriculum Encyclopedia (ACE) Project. The Autism Curriculum Encyclopedia (ACE) is a computerized database that was created at NECC specifically to teach children with autism. Currently, the ACE is being used by all teachers at NECC, while pilot projects enabling Partner Classroom accessibility in local public schools are being implemented. The long-term goal of this project is to share the ACE with others in the field, across the world.

A U.S. Department of Education National Award Winner, The New England Center for Children (NECC) is a residential and day school serving individuals diagnosed with autism and related disabilities. NECC is a non-profit, publicly funded school serving 230 students who come to us from throughout the United States and several foreign countries. Since its founding in 1975, The New England Center for Children has emerged as an international leader on three closely-related fronts: the effective education of children with autism, applied educational research, and teacher training.

For more information about The New England Center for Children, call 508-481-1015.