Year-Round Programs for Individuals with Disabilities
DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, ASA PROVIDED 1,471 PROGRAM DAYS TO 456 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS. THROUGH OUR YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS, ASA SERVED CHILDREN AND ADULTS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES WITH ALL TYPES OF PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, AND EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES. PARTICIPANTS CAME FROM SPECIAL EDUCATION/RESOURCE CLASSES IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL SCHOOLS, THROUGH NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, AS INDIVIDUALS TRAVELING WITH THEIR FAMILIES, AND AS RETURNING MILITARY VETERANS WITH RECENT DISABILITIES. POST PARTICIPATION EVALUATION SHOWS THAT THROUGH A WIDE VARIETY OF YEAR-ROUND OUTDOOR PROGRAMS, ASA WAS ABLE TO HELP INCREASE INDEPENDENCE, BOOST SELF- ESTEEM, AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE LIVES OF OUR PARTICIPANTS. DURING THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR, ASA PROVIDED MORE THAN 93,000 IN INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING. 73% OF PARTICIPATING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SOME TYPE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, ENSURING THAT FINANCIAL CHALLENGES ARE NOT A BARRIER TO PARTICIPATION.