Special Needs Advocates for Understanding

Specialties

We are a 100% all-​volunteer, 501©(3) non-​profit organization dedicated to supporting special-​needs children and their families. We have weekly support group meetings, IEP help (including audits, IEP attendance, etc) and more. We freely share information so that parents can be fully-​informed when make decisions regarding the eduation of their special-​needs children.

History

Established in 2005.

SNAFU was created in early 2005 and with its rapid growth, became a 501©(3) very quickly. We have an email listserv where subscribers receive information on advocacy strategies, education on special education laws, local SNAFU events and much more.

Meet the Manager

Shirley N.

Manager

Shirley Nutt is President of Special Needs Advocates for Understanding. She is the mother of two boys, one of which has autism. Shirley is a member of the Council of Parent Advocates and Attorneys (COPAA), the Alliance of Autism Organizations (ACAO), and the All-​Access Playground Committee for the City of Ripon. She is a former member of the City of Ripon Community and Youth Commission.