Thursday, 23 February 2012

A child born with an intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder needs care for life. Unlike a normal child, the disabled child doesn’t grow up to become an independent adult. He never ceases to need devoted and comprehensive care from his parents and, most probably, from service providers.
As his parents age, they begin to face health problems and their ability to care for their disabled child wanes. Help is needed to ensure the health, safety, and happiness of their child through adulthood and into old age.
Since 1976, the Butters Foundation has been doing just that. As a leading innovator of services and programs for intellectually disabled and autistic people and their families in the Montérégie region of Quebec, the Butters Foundation has helped many intellectually disabled and autistic people lead full and active lives.
 

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The Butters Foundation is dedicated to the promotion of the legacy of Mrs. Lily Butters. Mrs. Butters  supported the families of intellectually disabled children by providing a home for disabled children in need in the Eastern Townships and a lifeline for parents with nowhere else to turn. She welcomed children into her home which continually grew to a six-building campus along the shores of Lake Memphremagog.

We continue her legacy by providing timely supports to families confronted with the challenge of raising a disabled or autistic child.

We invite you to explore our website in the hopes that you will support our cause through your dollars or your help.



Below is a brief listing of our current projects that are the result of our latest successful fundraising campaign. For more detailed information, please go to our Money at Work menu.
 
A Diagnostic & Behavioural Research Centre ($1.5 million) in St-Hyacinthe that will implement the latest in treatment therapy for disabled or autistic adolescents and young adults who exhibit severe behavioural problems that inhibit social integration. These tmaison_lily_butters1_400reatments will take place in a specially designed and constructed treatment facility that also accommodates a research department set up to monitor rehabilitation and formulate hypotheses for further research into the treatment of severe behavioural disorders.
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1350_ecurieA Working Farm ($1.2 million) in Rougemont, along Rt. 112, that will provide on-going respite services for disabled adolescents and young adults, and at the same time, farm work opportunities in crop cultivation and animal care.   Read More...
 

Donna_s_choice_350Parent Self-Help Projects ($.5 million) in the region that will provide opportunities for parents to work together to create services that deal with the specific needs of their disabled children and families. These project investments will encompass three years, allowing parents the chance to experiment in new ideas and secure stable long-term funding.    Read More...
 

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