Special Needs Network, Inc.
Brittany Powell currently serves as the Chief Assistant to the President & CEO at Special Needs Network, Inc. since May 2023. Previous roles include Development Coordinator at HOORAE from May 2022 to April 2023 and Development Coordinator at A Valentine Production from September 2020 to May 2022. Brittany has experience as an Executive Assistant to Will Packer at Will Packer Productions between April 2019 and October 2020, and worked as a Production Assistant and Director's Assistant for the series Raising Dion at Netflix from May 2018 to January 2019. Additional experience includes an internship at Horizon Productions in 2017, a role on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore at Comedy Central in the summer of 2016, and serving as a Research Assistant at New York University. Brittany holds a B.A. in English from Spelman College.
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Special Needs Network, Inc.
Special Needs Network, Inc. (SNN) is a nonprofit grassroots organization responding to the crisis of autism and other developmental disabilities in underserved communities. We recognize the intersectionality of individuals with disabilities and that their fight for disability rights is inextricably tied to the fight for racial justice and the civil rights of all people. Founded in 2005, Special Needs Network, Inc. grew out of the struggles of two moms whose young sons were diagnosed with autism. After finding it incredibly difficult to access services for her son, President & Co-Founder Areva Martin, Esq. became aware of the enormous challenges faced by underserved families affected by developmental disabilities. She, along with a group of concerned community leaders, leveraged their collective resources to create a parent-centered organization with a mission to help communities in need through four resolutions: 1. Educate and raise awareness of autism and related disorders in order to reduce the waiting period for families to have their children diagnosed and increase access to needed services. 2. Bring healthcare services and educational resources directly into underserved communities. 3. Provide unique learning opportunities to children and young adults with developmental disabilities. 4. Forge an action-based coalition of families and grassroots organizers who are able to advocate for fair policy making and allocation of resources at all levels of government. Our roster of programs have provided resources and services to tens of thousands of families, thereby establishing Special Needs Network as the premier nonprofit organization working for families affected by autism and related developmental disabilities in underserved communities.