the future
The organisation is currently restructuring itself to be ready for the new challenges and opportunities ahead, working smarter, utilising its financial and staff resources better, investing in service development, and moving us from a two star to a three star organisation in one year.
We intend to put Hoffmann Foundation at the centre of an alliance of stakeholders in the autism community, expanding its role and functions beyond provision of care and transforming HFFA into a London-wide care and support provider, and a nationally recognised organisation with a distinctive voice and clear messages on policy and the rights of people with autism.
One challenge for HFFA is to keep faith with the passion and pioneering spirit of our founder. What motivated her was a desire to create a better life for people with autism. That is still a challenge for us all.
The Hoffmann Foundation focuses at all times on the needs of people with autism, seeking how to improve individual lives and extend a hand to others struggling to cope in a world of limited services and support.
Our approach is from an equality and human rights perspective; that people with autism should enjoy on an equal basis the same rights as everyone else.
Hoffmann Foundation for Autism is a dynamic forward-thinking organisation, with skilled staff from a variety of backgrounds, with a range of work and life experiences.
We aim to be responsive to the changing needs of service users and demands of all our stakeholders, including central government, the health service and local authorities.
We have continued to develop new services such as our psychology department to ensure that the individual needs of our service users are identified and acted on.
Obama on autism
The US President adds his support for research into and wider public awareness of Autistic Spectrum Disorders
"We must build a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination. Policies must be developed, attitudes must be shaped, and we must ensure that everyone has the chance to live independently as full citizens in their communities. For too long, the needs of people and families living with autism have gone unrecognized and underappreciated.
That is why my Administration supports increased funding for autism research, treatment, screenings, public awareness, and services for ASD. We must also remember that children with autism become adults with autism who deserve our support, our respect, and the opportunity to fulfill their potential."
Barack Obama
The White House, Washington DC
2nd April 2009