Holiday Help

​We provide holiday meals (Thanksgiving & winter holiday,) a few gifts, hygiene products, products, household items, and pet food for each family. For 2023, we were able to holiday help 3 local, special needs families.

Our goal for 2024, is to help 4 special needs families. This will be our 6th year providing Holiday Help and we couldn't be happier helping others with special needs & their families.

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Also, in its 6th year is our Back-to-School drive. We assist special needs students with their back-to-school supplies. We try to make returning to school as fun as possible - special fidget, a sensory notebook or pencil, and more.

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Over the years, we have also collected winter items for the local cold weather shelter. Additionally, we made toys and shopped for food for the area pet pantry.

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All our giveback is supported by our generous donors, our own IOA families, and in cooperation with our social groups. Yes, we encourage the social group students to help give back, thereby impacting their social and life skills but also their character building and development.