AutismGuards

05/23/2026

Friday night fun 🎉🎈celebrating Kyle 's 😃30th Birthday Our Town Alley 🎳 . We love and miss our friend Danny💚; Danny’s Dreams Philly.

05/04/2026

Craig and I attended a fundraiser for our local library. It's a gem! Our Rachel enjoys teen nights and our Kyle enjoys a special needs social once per month.
William Jeanes Memorial Library and Nicholas and Athena Karabots Center for Learning is an independent, non-profit public library in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, serving Whitemarsh Township. It offers a wide range of materials, digital resources, and programs for children, teens, and adults, including storytimes, book clubs, and museum passes, puzzle exchange, yard game rentals, and much more. Donations are always welcome!

04/28/2026

We are very happy to announce, Kyle works at CCW! The CENTER FOR CREATIVE WORKS is located at 241 Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA 19096.😀 Kyle enjoys making art all day long.

Back in September 2025, Kyle moved on from "competitive employment" to "sheltered workshop employment" or moving to a vocational facility.
We did not announce his quitting of Marshall's retail store. We felt very defeated at that time. Kyle had worked there since high-school, permanently since 21 yrs.old. Kyle is now 29 years young.
Yes, he had all supports in place, including a job coach, but it was not for him.

Although Pennsylvaina is an "employment first" state, this kind of work leaves our population under employed. In Kyle's case, Marshall's reduced his hours to 4 hours 1 day per week.
What was Kyle doing when he wasn't at work?

Yes, Kyle was paid a good wage at Marshall's, but his quality of life was not met. Realizing that he could not work without a coach on site, we followed what many of his friends did successfully. Kyle enrolled in CCW.

Thank God places like this exist!

Parents often have to quit, or reduce their own work hours, when their adult with disabilities return home after school. Our children do fall off a cliff. Some parents have created "competitive jobs" for their adult child, and that is extraordinary!

Every person deserves to have a meaningful and purposeful job. Where does your child fit in to our society?

I believe that sheltered workshops have a place in our world too.

04/25/2026

We had a very nice time together.
Kyle's PALS April 2026
Thank you to Danny’s Dreams Philly /the Link family for your ongoing support.
We enjoy our Friday nights at Our Town Alley !

03/31/2026

March 2026 So much fun!!!
Kyle's PALS Our Town Alley
Sponsored by Danny’s Dreams Philly

02/28/2026

Friends having fun on a Friday night!
February 27 Kyle's PALS
Bowling Our Town Alley
Sponsored by Danny’s Dreams Philly

01/31/2026

Great evening with Kyle's PALS Our Town Alley.
If you would like to donate to our local cause and other local programs, the Link Family generously supports these wonderful Friday nights. 🤗 Danny’s Dreams Philly 💚🤩

12/26/2025

Merry Christmas! 🎄

12/15/2025

12/13/2025

Holiday Bowling with Kyle's PALS
December 2025 at Our Town Alley
Sponsored by Danny’s Dreams Philly