PERRY VILLAGE, Ohio — A Perry Village nonprofit that serves children with autism is asking the community for help to close a $10,000 shortfall by Oct. 10, saying the funds are needed to keep programs running through the end of the year.

In a Sept. 29 Facebook post, executive director Erin Bolyard shared a letter with supporters explaining that the organization typically experiences a tight financial stretch in the fall as it transitions from summer programming to the school year.

But this year, she said, “things are more than just tight—we are facing a significant shortfall and need your help to get through the weeks ahead.”

Footprints Center for Autism, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, was founded in 2018 by Bolyard, Nicole Best and Claire Caldarea. The founders, all Northeast Ohio natives with

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