Second Start Learning Disabilities Programs

Second Start has vigorously pursued our mission of empowering students with special needs since our founding in 1974.

Many elementary and high school students with high functioning autism as well as students with emotional or behavioral challenges face an uphill battle to stay in classrooms with their non-special needs peers and sometimes must instead learn in specialized environments.

All of our programs share the same goals of returning students to regular classroom settings within two years of entering Second Start and that each student advances 1.5 academic years for each academic year they are at Second Start. We also strive to have more students each year meet the individual education goals defined in their Individual Education Plans (IEP). These goals, along with our emphasis on helping each child thrive through learning better social and emotional skills, keep our focus on the “whole child” and strengthen our determination to help them succeed.

Second Start Learning Disabilities Programs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and all donations made to the organization may be tax deductible.