Our 2025 Cheerful Giving initiative will open up for registration on Friday, November 14, 2025! This initiative provides sensory toys, tools, and supports for autistic persons in need.

Applicants can choose ONE item from one of our Amazon Wishlists that costs less than $50.00. We have over 200 items sorted into groups for easier viewing. Items on the list include headphones, fidget toys, sensory lamps, weighted vests and blankets, books, and so much more! Please take time to review the lists in advance so that you will choose the best item for yourself or your loved one.

Several autistic persons from one household may apply, but you must apply separately for each person. Proof of an autism diagnosis is required. Please make sure that you read the terms and conditions for your participation. If you have any questions, send an email to: Cheerful@autismfaithnetwork.com. Feel free to share information about Cheerful Giving with any autistic person who can benefit from these resources.

For Coweta County, GA or Fayette County, GA Residents

• Registration begins at 8:00am EST on Friday, November 14, 2025.
• Please do not apply before your designated time. Early applications will be deleted. 
• This funding is only available for autistic children age 18 and under.

For Nationwide Applicants

• Registration opens at 2:00pm EST on Friday, November 14, 2025.
• Please do not apply before your designated time. Early applications will be deleted. 
• Autistic persons of any age can participate, but they must live in the continental United States.

Additional Information to Know

• Please make sure you use the correct link for where you live when you apply.
• If you live in Coweta County, GA or Fayette County, GA and you were not chosen for the 8:00am funding, you may try to apply with the Nationwide group at 2:00pm using the Nationwide Link. 
• We choose applicants on a first come, first served basis. We will close registration when we reach the maximum number of applicants our funding allows.
• We will not hold a spot for incomplete applications. Only complete applications will be considered. This includes adequate proof of an autism diagnosis and a sensory item that meets our program rules.
• A huge THANK YOU goes out to The Hedera Foundation, Incorporated for funding our Cheerful Giving Initiative in Coweta and Fayette Counties!
• Giving Tuesday is coming up this year on December 2, 2025. If you would like to support our work and see programs like this expand, please consider making a donation here.

Thank your for your interest in our Cheerful Giving Initiative!

Disclaimer

By participating in Cheerful Giving, you agree to release the Autism Faith Network, Inc. from any liability or claim with respect to bodily injury, personal injury, illness, death, or property damage that may result from the item you chose for Cheerful Giving.  We, the Participant and/or the Guardian, Release and forever discharge and hold harmless Autism Faith Network and its successors and assigns from any and all liability, claims, and demands of whatever kind or nature, either in law or in equity, which arise or may hereafter arise from participating in this initiative with the Autism Faith Network, including claims arising out of negligence.