AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Dylan’s House, a nonprofit organization devoted to empowering and enriching the lives of autistic individuals in the Mahoning Valley, awarded $500 grants to licensed caregivers Monday.
The organization presented the grants at Leonard Kirtz School during its Winter Caregiver Grant Presentation.
The caregivers who received the grants are Kirk Davis, Judah Leonard, Lori and Sati Manteghi, Jonathan Rosa, Sarah Toto, Sandra Panza, Virginia Chizmar, Destiny Goetz, Devin Miller and Jacob Thorpe.
Dylan’s House, founded by Kevin and Amy Shope, hosts the event twice a year and opens applications in early summer and late fall. The organization has awarded over $28,000 in grants to licensed caregivers who care for autistic individuals.
For more information, visit DylansHouse.org.
Pictured at top: In the back row, from left, are Kirk Davis, Jonathan Rosa, Jacob Thorpe, Devin Miller and Kevin Shope; in the front row, from left, are Judah Leonard, Sarah Toto, Sandra Panzo, Destiny Goetz and Amy Shope.