Here are some websites of organizations that can help you:

Combined Jewish Philanthropies
www.cjp.org

The Boston-based federation has a wealth of information on Jewish life in the Greater Boston area, including information on Jewish education, day schools, and organizations that help people who have special needs.

Autism Speaks
www.autismspeaks.org

This national organization has a Boston chapter.

Praying with Lior
www.prayingwithlior.com

This moving documentary about a young man with Down Syndrome, whose strong spiritual life affects everyone around him and who celebrates his bar mitzvah within his loving and supportive community, is playing in many US cities. Check the website for more information.

Gateways is proud to have been a co-sponsor of some of the Boston screenings.

Hebrew College
www.hebrewcollege.edu

Prozdor Hebrew High School
www.prozdor.edu

Hebrew College offers educational opportunities for adult learning, as well as degree programs, including those for professionals in special needs education.

Prozdor is the middle and high school arm of Hebrew College, offering a unique on-site and community program for students, aged 12-18. They are sensitive to the needs of students with special educational challenges.

Gateways collaborates with both the college, its graduate programs, and its high school.

Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston

www.jccgb.org

Boston's JCCs have a long and proud tradition of offering cultural and supportive services to the Jewish community, including many for children with special needs. The Leventhal-Sidman JCC in Newton, MA has partnered with Gateways for many years. Our Teen Mitzvah Mensches Program is offered bi-monthly in collaboration with the L-S's visual arts department.