Indus Cares Foundation Partners with Social Motion Skills to Create Vocational Workspace for Autistic Teens and Adults

HOUSTON, Jan. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Indus Cares Foundation Partners with Social Motion Skills
to Create Vocational Workspace for Autistic Teens and Adults

Program Now Available for Houston Area Families and Indus Residents

Disabled children and adults in Southwest Houston have a new facility to help build their social and vocational skills thanks to a collaboration between the Indus Cares Foundation and Social Motion Skills.

The Indus Cares Foundation (http://www.induscares.org), the charitable organization affiliated with Indus Communities, and Houston-based Social Motion Skills (http://www.socialmotionskills.org) previewed the year-long program on Dec. 15, which offers afterschool social skills classes and vocational training for children and young adults with autism and other disabilities to help them reach their full potential. An estimated 50-60 families attended the event.

Social Motion Skills, a Houston non-profit that develops social skills classes geared toward children on the spectrum, transformed the community center at Indus Communities' Sharpstown Garden Apartments at 7575 Bissonnet St. into a dedicated education and training space for children and young adults with autism. The space features a modern computer lab with 10-12 workstations, plus programs to teach other job skills.

Social Motion Skills is now offering its courses six days a week for individuals aged 14 and up. The center will also be open to any Indus property residents.

Houston City Councilman Edward Pollard and his Chief of Staff Paul Young attended the ribbon-cutting festivities on Dec. 15 along with executives from Indus and Social Motion Skills, which offered tours of the converted community center.

"The Indus Cares Foundation found a great partner in Social Motion Skills to create this amazing workspace to assist those on the autistic spectrum and face other learning disabilities," said Avani Narang, Executive Director of Indus Cares. "We enthusiastically made our Sharpstown Garden Apartments community center available as a resource to offer much-needed tools and expertise to make a difference in our community."

Some of the featured activities during the ribbon-cutting ceremony included:

• Giveaway of toys, backpacks, and other goodies
• Distribution of groceries and other pantry items
• Activities with kids to make snow and other fun items
• COVID-19 vaccine and booster shots
• Art/painting classes with the kids at the start of the event
• Selfies with Santa and Mrs. Claus
• A raffle including bicycles and computer tablets presented by Councilman Pollard.

About The Indus Cares Foundation

Headquartered in Houston, TX, the Indus Cares Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on connecting thousands of families in Southwest Houston to much-needed resources that support them in their efforts to successfully adapt to America, raise their children, and become healthy and contributing citizens.

The Indus Cares Foundation is involved in year-round community outreach with events that help enhance lives and quality of living, such as after-school programs, ESL or job skills training, health & wellness opportunities, and scholarships, as well as other assistance. While the foundation's work centers on residents living at Indus Communities (located in Gulfton, Sharpstown, Braeswood Place, Mission Bend, Alief, and Spring Branch), Indus Cares programs seek to reach Houston families in need. For more information visit http://www.induscares.org.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Avani Narang
Executive Director, The Indus Cares Foundation
[email protected]
832-641-4696

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SOURCE The Indus Cares Foundation