LOA WAS ESTABLISHED TO ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED A VOICE. LOA'S BOUTIQUE WILL SUPPORT AND FUND THE CREATION OF A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AND HANDS-ON LEARNING TAILORED TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE NON-PROFIT AIMS TO OFFER TEACHERS AND FACULTY MEMBERS ACCESS TO FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO BETTER SUPPORT CHILDREN ON THE SPECTRUM, ENSURING THEY RECEIVE THE EXTRA HELP THEY REQUIRE. WE BELIEVE THAT PROPER TRAINING AND EDUCATION ARE ESSENTIAL. THE MISSION OF LOA IS TO RAISE AWARENESS, PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, LOVE AND VALUE EVERY INDIVIDUAL EQUALLY, REGARDLESS OF THEIR DIFFERENCES