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Services Common To All We Support
Everyone served by EnAble benefits from the knowledge and skills of an assigned
Support Service Leader who coordinates an ongoing person-centered planning
process that includes the persons served, their family members and the EnAble staff
members from all departments who will be directly providing the services. The
Support Service Leaders focus on developing approaches and strategies for
services that enable the people we serve to live lives that reflect their
personal dreams, goals, interests and preferences. Support Service Leaders also
bring expertise in accessing and managing benefits and linking people with
community resources.
Residential Support Services
Some individuals with developmental disabilities need the comprehensive,
round-the-clock support provided in residential support services. EnAble currently
provides these support services in twenty-two homes located in North and South
Fulton County.
Each home is located in a residential neighbor-hood and usually serves four
individuals. Each person has his or her own bedroom unless he or she prefers to
share with another person.
Support services provided are individualized and comprehensive and include, but
are not limited to: recreation, transportation, medical support, teaching and
training new skills, assistance with self-administration of medication and
personal care (i.e., bathing, dressing, grooming, etc.), and household and
financial management.
While EnAble rarely experiences vacancies in existing group homes, EnAble works with
individuals and families to develop new homes upon request. This process takes
time and is geared to those individuals and families who are seeking an
alternative that is customized.
It is appropriate for identifying and planning long-term residential options
that closely match individual preferences in terms of house mates, location and
other factors that may be important to each person and his or her family.
It is appropriate for identifying and planning long-term residential options
that closely match individual preferences in terms of house mates, location and
other factors that may be important to each person and his or her family.
Day Services
Day Services provides a range of opportunities and experiences for individuals
for whom independent employment in the community is
not a goal. Day Services provide participants with the opportunity to experience
and learn about employment through group employment, skills training, and
volunteer opportunities with supervision and support provided by EnAble Day Service
staff members.
Some of these activities are carried out on the premises of community businesses
and organizations. Examples include volunteer work at Community Gardens, Atlanta
Area Food Bank, Meals on Wheels, Adopt-a-Road, and others.
Day Services also provide scheduled classes to build skills in tasks such as
communication, reading, managing money, etc. that are meaningful to
participants.
Recreation in the community is also integrated into the Day Services program
with regular activities
of interest such as trips to the zoo, the aquarium, swimming at the YMCA, and
many more.
In both of EnAble's two Day Services facilities in North and South
Fulton County, contract service work opportunities are provided for those we
serve. Some of those we assist include:
Appen Newspapers (Alpharetta Review, Forsyth Herald, and Johns Creek Herald)
Emory Training Center
Heavenly Ham
IFS - The Cottage School
InterContinental Hotels Group
Roswell High School
Southern Financial Network
Strouds Southern Printing
And many more.
EnAble's staff members and those we serve are pleased to provide companies with the
resources they need to complete:
Bulk mail jobs
Light assembly work
Collating
Folding and Stuffing
Sorting
Packaging
Bulk Mail
Labeling
Sealing
Assembling
And other time consuming projects
All work done with excellence at affordable prices!
Employment Services
Many of the people EnAble serves want to have jobs in community businesses.
Supported Employment services provide long-term and ongoing assistance that
enables people with developmental disabilities to find and keep jobs in the
community.
EnAble Supported Employment Specialists help people find jobs that match personal
interests and abilities with job specifications and the business environments of
area employers. Sometimes the people we serve need exposure to different
employment possibilities before settling on a type of job. EnAble utilizes job
sampling and other techniques to provide a basis for meaningful choices.
Supported Employment Services also include coaching and training in
interviewing, completing job applications and other employment-related skills.
Once an individual obtains a job, EnAble Employment Specialists train the newly
hired employee at the job site, enabling him or her to learn the skills and
routines of the job to the employer’s specifications. Ongoing, long-term support
identifies and addresses issues that may arise so that the position can be
maintained.
While many of the individuals
supported by EnAble stay in one job for many years, others want or need to change
jobs from time to time. EnAble Supported Employment Specialists identify new job
opportunities when these changes occur.
The types of jobs and kinds of businesses in which people obtain jobs are as
varied as the interests of the people served. Among the businesses who have
employed individuals served by the EnAble’s Supported Employment program are:
Kroger, Burger King, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Pets are People Too, Champagne
Tastes, BlueLinx, Walgreens, ChemStar, Pizza Hut, Residence Inn and many others. |
Personal Support Services
EnAble offers Personal Support Services
which are provided in an individual’s own home or apartment or in a family or
foster home. With Personal Support Services of eight hours per day or less, many
individuals with developmental disabilities are able to live safely and
independently in their own homes or apartments.
EnAble Personal Support Services may
include training and/or support with:
• Home management (such as meal planning, shopping, budgeting, and bill paying)
• Housekeeping (such as cleaning, laundry, changing linens, and trash disposal)
• Transportation/escort (accompanying, providing or arranging transportation to
places outside of the residence for appointments, entertainment, exercise,
recreation, shopping or social activities)
• Meal preparation
• Ambulation and transfer
• Medically-related activities (such as observing and reporting changes in
condition, arranging trips to the doctor, picking up prescription drugs,
accompanying individuals
to medical appointments, and assisting with the self-administration of
medications)
• Personal care (such as toileting, grooming, bathing, dressing, and eating)
As is true for all of EnAble’s services, the exact type and amount of support
provided is determined by the needs and preferences of the persons served.
Recreational
Activities
EnAble utilizes the recreational opportunities provided by the
communities in which our homes and offices are located.
Those we serve enjoy bowling, golf, playing
softball, going horseback riding, going to dances and socials, attending
church and Sunday School, and interacting with others in the community.
Respite
EnAble provides the housing for companies providing respite services
to families who have their developmentally disabled children living at home with
them. The family can take a break while the child enjoys visiting with his peers
in a pleasant, home-like atmosphere.
EnAble’s
Standards for Quality
EnAble continually monitors and improves the quality of its services. We keep
listening to and learning from the people we serve, their family members, our
staff members, accrediting organizations, employers who hire the people we
serve, our funding sources and professionals from across the country working in
this field, so that we do the best we can for the people we are privileged to
serve.
EnAble is also an organization with heart. Our services are grounded in warm and
caring support for those we serve and a commitment to excellence, honor and the
highest ethical standards.
EnAble services are accredited by The Council on Quality and Leadership and
received its second back-to-back Three Years With Distinction Accreditation
in January 2005. Residential Services and Personal Support Services are
licensed by the State of Georgia.
For more information about EnAble’s Residential or Day Support
Services, please contact:
Joyce Edwards
Senior Director of Support Services
770.664.4347, Ext. 106
E-mail:
jedwards@enablega.org
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EnAble's
Funding Sources
The services EnAble provides to adults with developmental disabilities are funded
by the following:
• Full or partial payment from the people
we serve and/or their families
• Government contracts and grants
• The MRWP Medicaid Waiver Program
• Donations from individuals, businesses, churches, civic organizations and
foundations in the community (To learn more about this, please click
here
to check out the
Giving
to EnAble
web page.)
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Personal Support
Services Update
The long
anticipated moving day came in April for Melissa Crawley, Christel Hayes, John
Brady and Rickie Gary. And what is the favorite attraction for the new residents
of Princeton Lake Apartments? The swimming pool of course!
Melissa has already invited a friend
over to enjoy the pool with her. She is proud of her new home and welcomes the
responsibility that comes with it. Both she and John mentioned paying their own
bills when asked what makes them feel good about being more independent.
John also
enjoys using the computers at the
Clubhouse to check on his bank account or look for interesting activities.
Melissa and Christel are very happy
to be sharing an apartment. Christel says they are "treating each other almost
like sisters". Melissa does the cooking and Christel is in charge of the clean
up afterwards. At the men’s apartment Rickie likes the peace and quiet. He and
John both enjoy cooking and take turns making meals their mothers would be proud
to serve.
EnAble would like to recognize and say
thank you to the people who work to support Rickie, John, Christel and Melissa
in their new homes. They are LaTaunya Jarrette, Stephen Pullie, Monica Tory,
Marion Hillman, Regina Whitsett, Jean Kennedy, Bennie Gay, Alexis Johnson and
Shayaa Muhammed.
And a very special thanks to Seth
Quick for all the hard work and long hours he has put in. His total commitment
to this project laid the foundation for this successful transition and helped
dreams come true for those we serve!
EnAble expects to be licensed to provide
Personal Support Services in North Fulton at the end of August.
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