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Farm stories, program updates, and community notes from Autism Sanctuary.

Ty Hopkins and Megan McGrath petting a cow at Autism Sanctuary

Featured in UVA Today!

UVA Today profiles Autism Sanctuary’s farm-based day support program—and we share our gratitude for the community that made this work possible.
Carrington Epperson at the Charlottesville Farmers Market

Give Where You Live

UVA’s Give Where You Live campaign with United Way lets employees support Autism Sanctuary and other local nonprofits this fall.
Autism Sanctuary pavilion ribbon cutting celebration

Pavilion Ribbon Cutting

On August 29 we cut the ribbon on our new outdoor pavilion—built with generous support from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation Get Outdoors Fund.
Autism Sanctuary’s new accessible bus

Our New Bus Has Arrived!

The accessible bus funded through CA-MPO and FTA 5310 support is here—ready for farm days, outings, and getting members where they need to go.
Delivering Autism Sanctuary beef to Stock Provisions

Delivering Beef to Stock Provisions

On February 17 we delivered Autism Sanctuary beef to Stock Provisions, Charlottesville’s whole-animal butcher shop on West Main.
Autism Sanctuary’s new accessible minivan

Accessible Minivan Arrives

Our new accessible minivan rolled in January 12—smaller-group transport for day program and community engagement.
Tour of T&E Meats with Autism Sanctuary

Tour of T&E Meats

We toured T&E Meats in Harrisonburg—the USDA-inspected processor behind Autism Sanctuary beef—and brought home ground, steaks, roasts, tallow, and more.
CBIC Social Good Award

CBIC Social Good Award

Autism Sanctuary is proud to announce that we have received the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC) Social Good Award . This honor recognizes organizations that a…
Program Expansion and New Farmers

Program Expansion and New Farmers

Autism Sanctuary is growing rapidly! To support this exciting expansion, we’re thrilled to welcome two new full-time team members in the upcoming months. Isabelle (Izzy) Kueser …