What Is PEEA?
Project Elijah Empowering Autism (PEEA) is an after school program for children within the autism spectrum. Based on the Individual Education Plan (IEP), PEEA will enhance communication, sensory and gross/fine motor skills while creating an environment where children can model socialization and inclusion in preparation for independent living in an integrated setting. PEEA aims to create an environment where children with Autism are able to receive additional therapy and support to reinforce the classroom work and provide adequate after care for working parents.  This website should provide you with an overview of our program, why it was needed and how you can get involved.  


Mission Statement

    At PEEA, we pledge to provide a quality educational experience. We will embrace and enhance each individual in a safe environment with daily activities that will stimulate sensory functions in preparation for Independent living. 

    PEEA will also offer supportive resources to the autism community while promoting awareness through empowering advocacy.

    The PEEA family is compromised of passionate and dedicated individuals who appreciate the opportunity to nurture, educate and serve children and families who are faced with autism on a daily basis. 
 
Vision

Knowing that autism has no geographical boundaries or ethnic background, PEEA's long-term goal is to open centers in as many cities worldwide wherever supported. This can only be a successful program for our children if we have caring, concerned and committed individuals such as you, who took the time to view this site.

Founder's Bio
Eric D. Williams, Sr. is the Founder and Executive Director of Project Elijah Empowering Autism.  He is the proud father of three sons: Eric Jr, Evan and Elijah.  At the age of three his youngest son Elijah was diagnosis with Autism.  After struggling to make sure that Elijah had appropriate therapy and schooling; Eric began searching for after school programs that would accommodate his son’s developmental growth.  As a working parent he found it impossible to find a program that met both of these needs.  After conducting research for over four years on after school programs for both disabled and non-disabled children his results were alarming.  Nationally, there were very few programs that met the needs of children within the Autism Spectrum.  Eric found it unacceptable that with the alarming rate of Autism diagnosis in the United States; that proper facilities and programs for the development of our children were not available.  Out of this need and his efforts to find a cure PEEA was born.