About Us

Reaching Families Advocacy and Support Group

RFASG is a non-profit organization founded to support children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families in the Ethiopian and Eritrean communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The organization has extended its efforts and supports these communities in the United States and beyond.

The organization was founded by a group of parents raising children with special needs in 2010.

OUR VISION

Children and adults with developmental disabilities in our communities reach their fullest potential and achieve maximum independence.

OUR PURPOSE

  • To educate, support, and encourage families to access early intervention services and resources for their children.
  • To advocate on behalf of children with developmental disabilities and their families in our communities.
  • To work with service providers, educators, healthcare providers, and organizations to meet the needs of the children/adults and their families.
  • To raise public and professional awareness in our communities about autism and other developmental disabilities.
  • To solicit and raise funds to accomplish the above.