UPCOMING EVENTS
MLK Day - Jan. 18
We’re excited to announce that Bethels Project will be hosting a booth alongside Miami Temple SDA Church at the MLK Day of Service event organized by Miami-Dade Parks.
📅 When: Saturday, January 18, 2025
⏰ Time: 9 AM - 1 PM
📍 Where: General Serafin Sanchez Park (formerly Blue Lakes Park)
4225 SW 92 Avenue, Miami, FL 33165
✨ Event Highlights:
🌳 Beautification efforts like planting native shrubs, mulching, and park cleanup
🤝 Bringing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of a “beloved community” to life
🌎 Making a lasting positive impact on the environment!
Visit our booth to learn more about our services and how we’re creating inclusive spaces for families and individuals. Plus, this is the perfect opportunity to join our mission by signing up as a volunteer for 2025! Let’s honor Dr. King’s legacy together while strengthening our community. Invite your friends and family—we’d love to see you there!
BETHEL'S PROJECT
ABOUT US
Bethel's Project was born out of a need to empower families who were touched by a disability and at risk of breaking down. Pedro J. and Dina E Acevedo's Foundation Corp is a 501(c)(3) organization. The Board of directors and members are volunteers, uncompensated, healthcare and business professionals and parents. Bethel's Project, an International Foundation for Autism and Related Disabilities (IFABP), has been serving children and families for over a decade.
IFABP has been servicing families not only in Miami Dade County but also in Broward and Saint Lucie County, making sure that they are safe during hurricane season and in the appropriate shelter, outreaching and contacting the agencies that will provide individualized services for them. Funding educational and vocational programs so that they can obtain licenses and secure a job.
IFABP is committed to the health, welfare, quality of life, and providing multisensory services to children and their caregivers. We provide support and resources to help the immediate caregivers enjoy optimal spiritual, emotional and physical health.
OUR HISTORY
Bethel's Project started in 2013 when Esther Castillo and Dr. Nelson Fernandez applied for the non-profit corporation, which carries the name Esther's two children, Pedro (who has autism) and Dina (who has Attention Deficit Disorder).
Over the last decade, Bethel's Project has been able to bring counseling and resources to people with disabilities from all over the world.
Our main goal is to close the gap and offer services that are not being delivered to those in need. We want to offer education, counseling, literacy, and companionship to adults and children with disabilities and their caregivers.
OUR LOGO
On the day of the registration of our non-profit corporation, we asked my son Pedro, who is an artist, to draw a picture of a place where he wanted everybody to be accepted and welcomed. Pedro went to his room with a piece of paper and came back with a picture of planet earth. The planet had an open door where you could see the heaven through it; there was a door, green grass, and many people and children with a disability, ready to enter the door. Bethania Pena, my stepdaughter said: "This is a Bethel, house of God and Heavens' gate, let's call this ministry and project "Bethel." She then placed the picture inside of a puzzle, which is a symbol of Autism.
Images of Impact: A Visual Journey of Bethel's Project's Outreach
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OUR SERVICES
Workshops and In-Service Programs
We believe in empowering people with disabilities. Families are so overwhelmed when they receive a new diagnosis and managing every day challenges. Your donation can help us provide education, training, and support to families around the world.
- Weekly Virtual Workshops every Friday
- Parent Testimonials on Monday Nights at 8PM
- Consultation and Technical Support
- Dissemination of Informational Materials on Autism and other Disabilities
- Connect Parents to Local Support Groups
- Deliver Disability Awareness and Education Courses
- Linking Families to Community-based Services
- Lending Library of Educational Resources
- Brother's and Sister's "Connection" Workshops
- Circle of Friends Workshop
- Trilingual Support Services - Spanish, English and Portuguese
Give to Support Bethel's Project Today!
Make a difference in the lives of others by donating to Bethel's Project. Every contribution helps us continue our mission of bringing positive change.
CONTACT US
Bringing Joy to those with Disabilities
We have been blessed to support people from all over the world. Even a simple act, like celebrating a birthday, can bring immense joy to families with disabilities. We are always in need of gifts and donations to help us spread love and light.
