Organizations Filed Purposes:
HAVE DREAMS ASPIRES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) LEARN, FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY AND SOCIALIZE, SO THAT THEY MAY REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND DEVELOP INTO CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.
HAVE DREAMS OFFERS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT BUILD COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS.
VOCATIONAL: COMPRISED OF 3 MAIN PARTS: LIFE SCILS, PROJECT SEARCH AND HAVE DREAMS ACADEMY FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH AN AUTISM DIAGNOSIS WHO ARE YOUNG ADULTS. PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP CRUCIAL VOCATIONAL SKILLS, JOB PREPARATION AND TRAINING, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY OUTINGS. PARTICIPANTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT WORK SKILLS THEY DEVELOP DURING THE PROGRAM AND GENERALIZE THESE SKILLS IN APPROPRIATE WORK SETTINGS. THERE IS ALSO A CONCENTRATION ON SOCIALIZATION THROUGH FIELD TRIPS, STRUCTURED SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND PARTICIPATION IN AN EXTENSIVE FITNESS AND HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAM. THERE WERE 14 LIFESCILS PARTICIPANTS, 15 PROJECT SEARCH PARTICIPANTS AND 15 HAVE DREAMS ACADEMY PARTICIPANTS DURING THE YEAR.
WORKSHOPS: AUTISM RELATED TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE STATE OF ILLINOIS INCLUDING, ONE, TWO AND FIVE-DAY TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS. THESE TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUCTION REGARDING STRUCTURED TEACHING FOR CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. A TOTAL OF 12 TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS WERE HELD SERVING 334 PARTICIPANTS.
CLASSES : SCILS IS A COMMUNICATION AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TRAINING AND SUPPORT IN INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN AUTISTIC DIAGNOSIS. CLASSES ARE HELD IN FALL, WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER AND CAMP SESSIONS, WITH 10 TO 20 CLASSES PER SESSION AND ONE TO TWO CLASSSES PER WEEK. CLASSES ARE HELD IN PARK RIDGE AND EVANSTON. THERE WERE 18 TO 44 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION IN EVANSTON AND 19 TO 52 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION IN PARK RIDGE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Kristina Johnsen | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $95,216 |
| Randy Wait Thru 121119 | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Milton Pinsky | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Karen Riley | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Creevy | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Steven Gustafson | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Alison Kassel | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Peggy Gilger | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Katie Bata | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
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