County Council Executive Budget Hearing Presentation
AFYI presented the importance of the work they do to help prepare the county’s community, law enforcement, and businesses to be inclusive and respectful of those on the Autism Spectrum…
Prince George’s Department of Corrections Training
AFYI’s Michelle Grimes trained the PGCDOC officers and staff for their first Autism Training. Dr. Persaud was quick to point out that their encounters and experience with those on the…
Sante’ Group hosts Crisis Intervention Training with AFYI teaching about Autism
Sante’ Group has been utilizing AFYI for its training on Autism. They train officers, firefighters and communication dispatchers on crisis intervention techniques. They train Bi-monthly.
40th Annual Hostage Negotiations Conference Baltimore MD
AFYI Exhibited for the second year in a row at the Annual Hostage Negotiations Conference in Baltimore MD. There was a great response to our safety program and our free…
Bowie Police Department Training
AFYI worked with Bowie PD with Autism Training. The officers had a chance to interacted with Brad and Kenny and recognize the characteristics of Autism and Aspergers and how they…
DC Child Care Connections Collaboration Meeting
AFYI was thrilled to part of the collaboration with DC Child Care Connections again this year. There were so many wonderful nonprofits in attendance offering services to the residence of…
AFYI Trains Prince George’s County Public Schools SRO’s and Security
AFYI conducted the first of hopefully many trainings to the PGC Public Schools Security Officers about Autism. there were approximately 200 officers scheduled for the meeting.
GEMTrain course by AFYI
Now there is a course on Safety and your child with Autism on GEMTrain.org. This website hosts mini courses for parents on challenging topics they encounter parenting a child with…
Meeting with the Maryland Department of Public Defenders
Michelle Grimes and Joyce Benjamin of AFYI met with Mary Pizzo Assistant Public Defender of the Department of Public Defenders and Forensic Mental Health Supervisor in Baltimore about doing a…