Volunteer – Skill Acquisition

Families with children with autism have a tremendous challenge in finding people they can trust with their child. They often have very restricted lives because they can’t leave their child or because they have to spend so many hours providing practice of skills with their child. This is hard on marriage relationships and for siblings in the family.

Someone who has volunteered through the skill acquisition program at the BTTC would be trained sufficiently to provide practice of appropriate skills with a child with autism and to supervise/play with a child with autism without unintentionally reinforcing inappropriate behaviors.

The program requires a commitment of at least 2 hours every week of hands-on supervised practice with a child with autism. Instruction, reading materials, and direct feedback are provided during the volunteer experience. The BTTC documents the volunteer hours and can then be used as a reference.

For more information on skill acquisition volunteering contact Thu Lu at 281-239-1420 or thu.lu@texanacenter.com

Volunteer – Assistance

There are many tasks that volunteers can be helpful with, including making training materials (coloring, cutting, laminating), shopping for training materials, repairing toys, cleaning of training materials, setting up and taking down training rooms. There is also a need for inputting data on the computer, copying video tapes, organizing and cataloging video tapes and books.

For more information on assistance volunteering contact Lindsay Racca at 281-239- 1420 or Lindsay.racca@texanacenter.com

Donations – Tax Deductible

Texana is a 501(c) 3, non-profit organization designated by the Internal Revenue Service and contributions or donations to Texana are tax deductible as provided in Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations will receive a documentation letter for tax purposes, along with a heart-felt thank you letter from Texana Center.

Types of donations that would be helpful include edible snacks, toys (new or slightly used), videos, playground equipment, books, supplies, educational computer programs, Kleenex, cleaning supplies.

Because Texana Center is a large organization with several different programs, it is essential that donations intended for the BTTC Day Treatment Program be sent directly to the program.  Checks should be made out to Texana Center and mailed to Christie Enzinna, Behavior Treatment and Training Center, Texana Center, 4910 Airport Ave., Bldg. F, Rosenberg, TX  77471.  For more information on donations for the BTTC Day Treatment Program contact Christie directly at 281-239-1424 or Christie.enzinna@texanacenter.com