Victory Ridge Academy (VRA) is proud to announce that it has been awarded a $3,150 grant from the Camp Rotary Charitable Fund within the GiveWell Community Foundation to support the expansion of its Sensory andBehavioral Regulation Program across its Lake Wales and Davenport campuses.
The grant will help provide specialized sensory regulation tools, visual communication support, and adaptive equipment designed to meet the unique needs of students with significant disabilities. Victory Ridge Academy serves more than 465 students, approximately 85% of whom have Autism Spectrum Disorder, sensory processing challenges, emotional and behavioral regulation needs, or complex communication deficits.
Funding from the Camp Rotary Charitable Fund will be used to purchase items such as weighted lap pads, sensory wraps, tactile sensory bins, visual schedules, adaptive seating, sensory pathways, noise-reducing headphones, and sensory tents. These resources will help students regulate emotions, improve communication, increase engagement in classroom activities, and participate more successfully in their educational programs.
Victory Ridge Academy extends its sincere appreciation to the Camp Rotary Charitable Fund within the GiveWell Community Foundation for its commitment to supporting Polk County youth and helping ensure that students with exceptional needs have access to the tools and resources necessary to reach their fullest potential.
The mission of Camp Rotary Charitable Fund is to provide physical, moral, educational, and cultural training for underprivileged persons from within Polk County.
Victory Ridge Academy is a Title 1, 501 (c) (3) non-profit public charter school that exclusively serves children and adolescents with special needs. Victory Ridge Academy is based on the belief of the administration, staff and Board of Trustees that early intervention is crucial to helping children and young adults with special needs to cultivate healthy lifestyles and grow into well-adjusted persons. It is the school’s belief that students need a safe, positive and nurturing learning environment to develop communication skills, social skills, academic and technical skills to build their self-confidence and become productive members of society.
For more information about Victory Ridge Academy, please visit the Academy’s website at www.victoryridge.org.
