Special Needs Advocates for Understanding

special needs advocates for understanding (snafu) is a 100% all‐volunteer 501(c)(3) non‐profit organization formed in 2005. mission statement: to support each other with friendship and guidance. to help each other effectively advocate for our children in educational and other settings. to welcome parents and others that are seeking answers relating to special‐needs children. to freely exchange information that might be helpful to each other. to provide education to the general public so they may understand the unique needs of our children as our children become active members of society. to seek ways in which our children can be fully included with the general population. in addition, we seek to reform social perceptions and create policy changes through our varied special projects. our objective is to educate parents so they may make fully‐informed decisions regarding their child’s special education so that these precious children can make true progress towards further education, func