The Help Group Finds a Silver Lining
The Help Group, whose mission is to help young people with autism and other similar special needs, develop their potential, will open a resale boutique where its students can gain real life work experience at a resale boutique adjacent to its Culver City Campus.
By Amy Sommer | March 01, 2011
This unique enterprise offers new and gently used fashionable and designer clothing, shoes, and accessories for women, men and children while serving as an innovative vocational training center for students with social and communication disabilities, including autism and other related disorders.
“This is one of the many new initiatives being launched at The Help Group that seeks to broaden the range of opportunities for young people with special needs. This venture has the added beauty of benefiting the students, those who donate to the store and our community—a silver lining for all,” said Dr. Susan Berman, Chief Operating Officer of The Help Group.
Silverlining is appreciative of the generous donations from American Rag, Disney/ABC Television Group, Ed Hardy Shoes and Pumpkinhead as well as from many individuals in the community.
Silverlining is located at 12095 Washington Blvd. in Culver City.
For more information and how to make donations, please call 310-751-1483 or email silverlining@thehelpgroup.org.
About The Help Group
Founded in 1975, The Help Group is dedicated to helping young people with autism and other special needs fully realize their potential. It is the largest, most comprehensive nonprofit of its kind in the United States and is recognized as a leader in the field of autism. The Help Group offers a wide range of innovative autism spectrum disorders programs, and each day, 950 students ages 3 – 22 attend its autism day schools.
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