EMBRACING AUTISM, CELEBRATING NEURODIVERSITY

Our Mission:
M.A.C.L.C. is a specialized Club of Lions Clubs International, committed to the Advocacy, Celebration, Support and Service of our Autistic Community.

Our Vision:
M.A.C.L.C. is devoted to the promotion of acceptance, celebration, empowerment and enrichment of the lives of those within the Autistic community and the society and world at large within which the Autistic Community live.

Our Club:
M.A.C.L.C. includes a diverse array of members including parents of individuals with Autism and Special Needs, Autistic individuals and the caregivers and vested support advocates who serve them.

3 PILLARS of M.A.C.L.C.:

■ ACCEPT/INSPIRE: We strive for an inclusive society that understands, accepts, respects and recognizes the needs, challenges, value and achievements of neurodivergant individuals.

■ SERVE: We strive to prioritize service and support to our immediate Montreal Autistic Community, the needs of those within our Club members lives, within their families’ lives and the lives of those individuals and organizations that support and serve them.

■ ENRICH/EMPOWER: We strive to improve and empower the lives of all those affected by Autism and inspire the society and environments in which they live to appreciate, adapt and welcome the enriching value neurodivergent inclusion contributes to a better society and community.

Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world.