Hi my name is Annie and I have created this Fundraiser because I know Greyson, as he was in my daycare many moons ago. When Payton (his mother) told me of the gap in funding for his day program, I felt compelled to help. So I am reaching out to my community and beyond to support them. Please read below and if you feel compelled as I do, please donate.

Greyson lives with autism (level 3), seizure disorder, anxiety and an intellectual disability. He’s been attending Walk of Grace day program since 2024. He started in the summer and worked his way up from 1 to 3 to 4 days a week. It took a long time for him to settle (he wouldn’t even go in the building for the first month, just sat on the picnic table outside). In 2025 I received funding but not enough to cover the full year. I have seen amazing changes in Grey in the last six months. He is socializing, he is engaging and participating in activities, he is going places he would have never have gone in past. He is talking about his friends (the attendees and staff), high-fiving them at the end of the day, talking about them. He has never done this before. He has become more regulated at home and less anxious. I can’t even tell you what it means to know he is somewhere safe, that the staff can support him properly and that he is learning and growing.

The day program and his 1:1 staffing which he requires to keep him regulated and supervised, is very expensive. I ran out of funding half-way through November and although I did go back to the funding operator and the DSO, they could not help me. The funding turns over March 31st so I have to personally pay for Grey’s day program until then. (The option of taking him out of it, well, I just can’t even think about that.) So far for November and December, I’ve had to pay about $8000 personally. I’ve done this primarily by using a credit line. As you can imagine, January, February and March are feeling somewhat impossible. I don’t have family to help support me financially. So it’s on me. It will be upwards of $15k.

I guess I’ve been in denial a little. But it’s staring down at me.

(Between you and I, I’d hoped that my townhouse would sell and was going to use that money to pay for it. It has not sold and now my only option is to rent it.)

The idea of a Go Fund Me is crunchy for me.

My critic says…

You should be able to pay for this on your own - you are a capable woman and it’s not anyone else’s problem.

It would be embarrassing to ask for financial help.

My wise woman says…

It takes a village.

You know how to give…maybe it’s time to learn how to receive.