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          of Georgia, Inc.

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The agency was founded in 1979 by a group of concerned parents seeking a place in their own community that could provide a home and support services for their adult children with developmental disabilities.  EnAble is approved by the IRS as a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization.  As a result, your contributions to EnAble tax deductible.

EnAble's goal is to support those we are privileged to serve so that they can live as independently as possible, while remaining close to their family and friends.

 

 

 

Accredited Services. . .

 

EnAble is accredited by The Council on Quality and Leadership. 

 

The following personal outcomes for those we serve are supported by EnAble:

  • Identity - People choose personal goals. People choose where and with whom they will live. People choose where they work. People have intimate relationships. People are satisfied with services. People are satisfied with their personal life situations.

  • Autonomy - People choose their daily routine. People have time, space, and opportunity for privacy. People decide when to share personal information. People use their environment.

  • Affiliation - People live in integrated environments. People participate in the life of the community. People interact with other members of the community. People perform different social roles. People have friends. People are respected.

  • Attainment - People choose services People realize personal goals.

  • Safeguards - People are connected to natural support networks. People are safe.

  • Rights - People exercise rights. People are treated fairly.

  • Health and Wellness - People have the best possible health. People are free from abuse and neglect. People experience continuity and security.

As we become adults, we all share a common ambition, to live on our own. EnAble makes this goal a reality for adults affected by mental retardation or developmental disabilities. A caring staff supports each individual served by EnAble in a variety of activities ranging from cooking and cleaning to backyard barbecues. Clients receive ongoing encouragement from staff to achieve greater independence in all aspects of their daily lives, from personal hygiene to budgeting.

Working For A Living

Everyone enjoys the satisfaction of a job well done, including those we serve at EnAble. Local businesses offer various employment opportunities to our clients. Each individual receives job training and support from a EnAble employment specialist. We negotiate with companies to find the right placement opportunities that benefit those we serve as well as the companies hiring them. Many employers have experienced the positive influence on the working environment that hiring a disabled person often brings.

Some of those we serve at EnAble choose to work in the Day Services Program at one of or two work centers. Here they can choose to participate in agency-subcontracted work from local businesses or community and educational opportunities. Whatever the option chosen, a job enables those served to feel the satisfaction that comes from achieving and being a contributing part of the working world.

Participating in the Community

EnAble's clients, who choose to do so, enjoy worshipping, volunteering, playing sports, competing, going to parties, dancing, and otherwise

 

 

 

participating in the life of the communities in which they live. Several Special Olympics athletes are among our clients. The staff at EnAble actively support and encourage their participation in community activities

and service projects.

 

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EnAble Is Pleased to Offer Exceptional Training for Staff, Family Members, and Friends Through

the College of Direct Support

 

Wonderful changes are taking place at EnAble, and we are excited that the Training Department is a part of these changes. We are now able to offer great training courses via the Internet through the College of Direct Support.

 

These courses are designed to build skills in the lives of anyone who serves an individual with develop-mental disabilities so that they are empowered to help these individuals fully live the lives they desire. What is even greater about these courses is we are also able to offer them to family members and friends at no additional cost to the agency!

Below is a list of the current courses we offer. We have placed asterisks by some of the courses we feel may be of interest to you. If you are interested in registering for any of these trainings, please contact Shae Dotson

at 770.664.4347, Ext. 120 or by e-mail at: sdotson@enablega.org.

 

She will be pleased to make the arrangements for you!

 

• Community Inclusion*

• Direct Support Professionalism • Introduction to Developmental Disabilities

• Individual Rights and Choices*

• Person Centered Planning*

• Personal and Self Care

• Positive Behavior Supports

• Safety at Home and in the Community*

• Supporting Healthy Lives*

• Teaching People with Develop- mental Disabilities*

• You’ve Got a Friend

• Employment Supports for People with Developmental Disabilities

• Training and Orientation

• Fueling High Performances

• Recruitment and Selection

• Developing an Intervention Plan

 

 

ANCOR Names Sylvia Flockhart as Georgia

Direct Support Professional of the Year for 2008

 

 

The American Network of

Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) awarded Sylvia Flockhart of EnAble of Georgia, Inc. in Roswell, GA its 2008 Georgia Direct Support Professional of the Year award. "EnAble is proud of Sylvia’s recognition. It is a great reflection on Sylvia’s hard work and the quality services provided by EnAble," said Sheryl Sterling, EnAble’s Quality Improvement Coordinator.

Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), who are often referred to as caregivers, personal assistants, or homecare aides, provide daily supports to millions of Americans with disabilities. People with disabilities are able to live better, more independent lives because of the supports they receive from DSPs.

"It is important to recognize the work done by Sylvia and her colleagues across the country," said Peter Kowalski, President of ANCOR. "Sylvia represents the best of the best among DSPs. Her commitment allows the people they serve to live more inclusive, independent, and self-determined lives."

"ANCOR evaluated nearly 200 nominations of highly-qualified DSPs to select our national and state winners," said ANCOR CEO Renee Pietrangelo. "Sylvia, and the other state winners, demonstrated a commitment to improving people’s social capital, inclusion, and independence."

ANCOR is committed to raising the profile and wages of DSPs. The organization is promoting HR 1279, The Direct Support Professionals’ Fairness and Security Act. This federal legislation would increase wages for DSPs, stabilize a workforce with high turnover, and improve supports for people with disabilities by increasing federal funding for supports for people with disabilities under the Medicaid program. Direct support services are funded through Medicaid reimbursements and state governments set the reimbursement rates.

About ANCOR

The American Network of Community Options and Resources is the premier national association representing more than 850 private providers of community living and employment supports and services to more than 385,000 individuals with disabilities. As a nonprofit organization, ANCOR successfully addresses the needs and interests of private providers before Congress and federal agencies, continually advocating for the crucial role private providers play in enhancing and supporting the lives of people with disabilities and their families. The ANCOR National Advocacy Campaign was established to provide a focus on this critical workforce issue. For more information about the DSP workforce shortage visit www.youneedtoknowme.org. w _________________________________

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