Monday, December 24, 2012
Learn more about this organization and how you can help it meet its goals.
Chris Brand, president, Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, known as FODAC, took some time to share information about the organization -- its needs, favorite moments of 2012 and how people can help long-term: Does FODAC have a special 'holiday wish' this year -- a need you'd like taken care of before the start of 2013? There are so many children who are dealing with disabilities yet don’t have the resources for proper equipment or home modifications. These are children who may only have a wheelchair at school, so at home they have no independence or ability to play, or they may have even simpler equipment needs like a shower chair. To sponsor one of these children only costs $170, but that money allows these kids to live fuller, more …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Learn more about the work this Stone Mountain-based organization is doing - and what it needs.
Emily Pelton, executive director of Refugee Family Services in Stone Mountain, recently shared some holiday wishes, upcoming milestones and ways people can help the organization with Patch: Does Refugee Family Services have a special 'holiday wish' this year -- a need you'd like taken care of before the start of 2013? In addition to our daily work with clients, we often host community meetings and other resource days for the refugee communities we serve and our partner organizations at our offices in Stone Mountain. Many of these meetings include food or light refreshments, which means that our coffee maker and microwave get heavy use on a daily basis. Recently, both appliances broke, and we don’t have funding to buy new ones in our budget…
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Patch asked Leisure about the organization's projects and needs.
Susan Leisure, executive director of Atlanta Animal Rescue Friends in Stone Mountain city, answered five questions from Patch about the organization - including what's on its holiday wish list and its ongoing needs: Does AARF have a special 'holiday wish' this year -- a need you'd like taken care of before the start of 2013? We have some ongoing renovation projects that might take longer than the end of the year, but our two primary "holiday wishes" for our facility are: 1) to finish our dog adoption room, and 2) to renovate our cat adoption room. For the dog adoption room, we still need to add in the HVAC system (about $1200) and finish the outdoor fence area (about $1500). For the cat adoption room, we need new cat trees and scratching …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Patch asked Johnson what's the organization's 'holiday wish,' how the year went, and what people can do to help on an ongoing basis.
Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse in the city of Stone Mountain describes itself on its website as "a bridge of support for a person with brain injury to transition from medical patient to contributing community member." It provides rehabilitation and support for people who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI), offering a safe and helpful environment. Learn more about Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse here. Patch asked Side by Side's executive director, Cindi Johnson, five questions about the organization - including its needs and how people can help: Does Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse have a special 'holiday wish' this year -- a need you'd like taken care of before the start of 2013? We could really use a couple of things for our…
