A Place to Connect. A Place to Belong.

Friendship shouldn't be something a child has to figure out alone.

Joining a game. Starting a conversation. Adjusting when plans change. Keeping a friend. For neurodivergent kids and teens, everyday social moments can be complicated, but these skills can be learned.

 

The latest CDC data identified about 1 in 31 eight-year-olds in participating communities with autism spectrum disorder. Families across the Valley are looking for support that isn't only academic or clinical, but social.

 

Practice, not lectures.

Our play-based social groups are designed and supervised by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and led by trained ABA professionals. Kids don't just hear about social skills. They practice them together.

 

• Games become chances to negotiate.

• Shared activities become chances to communicate.

• Unexpected changes become chances to practice flexibility.

 

We fill the space between appointments and classrooms: the lunch table, the playground, the birthday party.

 

What a home of our own makes possible

• Social and play spaces for games and group experiences

• Gaming and technology areas that turn shared interests into friendship

• Creative and maker spaces for art and building

• Sensory-supportive spaces to regulate and take a break

• A teen space that supports growing independence

• A family space where parents find their own community

 

More groups. More ages. Times that work for families. Over time, PlayConnect stops being somewhere kids go for a program. It becomes their place.

 

See what your gift builds

A gift can become a room, a gaming station, a sensory space, adaptive equipment, or a scholarship. Campaign gifts support the facility build-out, equipment and furniture, family spaces, scholarships, and operating reserves for responsible growth.