The Ambassadors' Ball

2010

 The Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC)

The need for an organization like SARRC emanated from the obvious lack of services and support for families affected by such a harrowing and perplexing disorder, in addition to the numerous questions the families had and the conflicting messages they were receiving from healthcare providers. Operating out of home, business and medical offices, SARRC began as a virtual research center setting its sights on not only answering these questions, but questioning the answers. SARRC quickly gained momentum expanding its reach and embarking on research projects. 

In 1998, SARRC opened the doors of its first 1,800-square-foot facility at 10th Street and McDowell Road, and it only took another 18 months for SARRC to outgrow that space and soon as its physical structure took shape, so too did its internal structure; a mission statement core values were defined and early intervention programs were mapped out. 

 The Consular Corps of Arizona, in selecting the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC) as a beneficiary of this year's Ball, recognizes the need to improve the lives of local children and families affected by autism. 

Please visit the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC) for more information on this great organization.