Due to the generosity of our donors, your donation to the Angel Drive will now be matched dollar for dollar up to $60,000. Help us reach our goal of raising $120,000 by December 31, 2021!
The 2021 PWSA | USA Angel Drive kicks off TODAY and we are counting on YOU to be our partner in hope!
Whether your loved one is newly diagnosed, or you have been on your journey for a while PWSA | USA is here to provide life-saving support, resources, and most importantly, HOPEย wherever you are in your PWS journey.
Did you know that PWSA | USA is the only national PWS support organization that provides comprehensive support, tools, and resources to families and individuals living with Prader-Willi syndrome? We are 100% community supported, so when generous friends like you make your year-end tax-deductible donations, you help to make even more possible for individuals with PWS, their families, and caregivers. Without your support, PWSA | USA families would have nowhere to turn; but with your support, we can continue to reach more families every single day. Your donation today, in any amount, will help to ensure those struggling with PWS have immediate access to the life-saving hope, personalized family support, and ongoing education and advocacy efforts aimed at helping our loved ones THRIVE.
Whether youโve supported us in years past, or this is your first opportunity to do so, we hope you will make a generous donation to support our efforts. Together, with the help of our PWS community, we can help to make sure all families have the support they need through new forms of advocacy, support, and research in 2022!
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Perry A. Zirkel has written more than 1,500 publications on variousย aspects of school law, with an emphasis on legal issues in special education.ย He writes a regular column for NAESPโsย Principalย magazine and NASPโsย Communiquรฉย newsletter, and he did so previously forย Phi Delta Kappanย andย Teaching Exceptional Children.
Jennifer Bolander has been serving as a Special Education Specialist for PWSA (USA) since October of 2015. She is a graduate of John Carroll University and lives in Ohio with her husband Brad and daughters Kate (17), and Sophia (13) who was born with PWS.
Dr. Amy McTighe is the PWS Program Manager and Inpatient Teacher at the Center for Prader-Willi Syndrome at the Childrenโs Institute of Pittsburgh. She graduated fromย Duquesne University receiving her Bachelorโs and Masterโs degree in Education with a focus on elementary education, special education, and language arts.
Evan has worked with the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) since 2007 primarily as a Crisis Intervention and Family Support Counselor. Evans works with parents and schools to foster strong collaborative relationships and appropriate educational environments for students with PWS.
Staci Zimmerman works for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Colorado as an Individualized Education Programย (IEP) consultant. Staci collaborates with the PWS multi-disciplinary clinic at the Childrenโs Hospital in Denverย supporting families and school districts around the United Statesย with their childโs Individual Educational Plan.
Founded in 2001, SDLC is a non-profit legal services organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the legal rights of people with disabilities throughout the South. It partners with the Southern Poverty Law Center, Protection and Advocacy (P&A) programs, Legal Services Corporations (LSC) and disability organizations on major, systemic disability rights issues involving the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the federal Medicaid Act. Recently in November 2014, Jim retired.