AACD-Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente

The Association of Assistance to Disabled Child is a private entity, without profitable purposes, that is working for more than 62 year for the welfare of people with physical disability. It was born from the dream of a doctor that wanted to create in Brazil a rehabilitation center with the same quality of the centers he knew abroad, to treat children and teenagers with physical disabilities and reinsert them in society. And like this AACD was created in 1950.

            In the start, it was a very small entity and worked in two townhouses in São Paulo. But, thanks to the collaboration of the first donators, AACD could establish its first rehabilitation center in a ground donated by the prefecture.

            Mission: Promote the prevention, habilitation and rehabilitation of people with physical disabilities, especially children, teenagers and youths, favoring the social integration.

Since more than a decade, AACD performs the Teleton, that every year gathers artists, presenters, and personalities in a television marathon in pursuit of donations.

There are many ways you can help AACD, like becoming a monthly donor or making an only donation, donating products or with volunteer work

Source:http://www.aacd.org.br/