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Our Mission: Telic Empowerment is a 501(c)(3) Non-profit organization, that provides disability resources, monthly Parent Empowerment Groups, disability friendly community outreach events, education, and advocacy, to special needs families, affected by disabilities, that have children and young adults, from ages 3-30. Our organization primarily targets underserved residents in South Dekalb, Rockdale, and Newton Counties, within the state of Georgia. We aim to empower our families to become advocates for themselves and increase access to necessary services, programs and family supports in their community. With the help of our staff, volunteers, established community partners, and sponsors we equip our families with disability resources needed to access financial, vocational, educational, and medical services. We host monthly workshops and parent support group meetings, and quarterly, disability friendly, community events.
Our Vision: We seek to provide a safe, supportive, and informative community, that will help families, living with disabled children and adults, develop their own pathway to future success.
UPCOMING EVENTS!
The next PARENT EMPOWERMENT GROUP is September 21st!!!
Topic: Safety First! Emergency Preparedness for Families with Children with Disabilities
TIME: 11-1pm
Location: Discover Point Church, 1605 Hwy 138 SE, Conyers, Ga 30013
Meet and fellowship with other parents, get disability resources, and hear our speaker for this month, Laura George, Emergency Management Disability Liaison! Learn the basics of how to prepare your home, and keep your family safe and protected during personal and local emergencies!
Register to attend HERE!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Volunteers can register HERE!
**THANK YOU to everyone who came to our FREE, inclusive, community art classes, Strokes for a Cause! We enjoyed every moment spent with each of you and loved seeing you create your own special masterpieces. A very special THANK YOU to Shannon Brown, owner of That Pottery Place, in Decatur, for fully sponsoring each event! Each original masterpiece will be auctioned off at our ART OF ABILITY FUNDRAISING AUCTION on OCT. 19th, 2019.
SAVE THE DATE!!!
OCT 19th, 2019!!!
Help us raise funds to further our mission and expand our free services and programs to a county near YOU!
Come to our 2nd ANNUAL community fundraiser!
**We’ll be highlighting and celebrating the abilities of amateur youth and young adult artists, with disabilities, that participated in our free inclusive art education events, Strokes for a Cause, this summer, by auctioning off their original masterpieces!!! Expect tasty appetizers, music, silent and live auctions, including amazing canvas and pottery art pieces, vacation trips, and other items to bid on, and FUN!
SPONSORS ARE NEEDED!! There are tons of ways to help us!
- Make a donation of your choosing and be recognized at our event
- Send a representative to attend our live and silent auction
- Pre-purchase artwork made a youth or young adult with a disability, for your office lobby or waiting area
- Purchase a bundle of tickets and sponsor a special needs family to attend the event
- Have your business make a donation and have your logo and services featured and announced at our event! If you want your organization to help us sponsor this event, check out our sponsorship opportunities HERE!
VOLUNTEER with us!!! If you are 14 years old and older, we would love for you to come volunteer with us!! To volunteer, simply fill out the volunteer form HERE!
Purchase
TICKETS
HERE!
Here’s a look at our 2018 ART OF ABILITY FUNDRAISING ART AUCTION:
RESOURCES
Do you need to find a local organization, service or program that can help your child or young adult that’s affected by a disability? Request Resources HERE!
Be A Part of Our Resource Database!
If your organization provides a service for a child or young adult with special needs, and you want to be a part of our Resource Database, you can Register Your Organization HERE!
PARENT EMPOWERMENT GROUPS
Ever wish there was another parent you could connect to, ask questions, or just fellowship with? Join us for our monthly parent support groups, led by trained facilitators, and specially designed for parents with disabled children and adults.
Find out more, and sign up to attend our Parent Empowerment Groups HERE.
CHECK OUT OUR GALLERY!
Want to see what Telic Empowerment has been
doing in the community? Please scroll through our photo gallery that highlight our events HERE.
BECOME A SPONSOR TODAY!
Get your business spotlighted on our Homepage, and all our social media sites! Find out more about sponsor levels and incentives HERE. We need sponsors to help us keep all of our programs and services absolutely FREE to special needs families! Consider sponsorship and help us change the lives of our families! Sponsor a specific event HERE.
Telic Empowerment seeks to provide FREE Resources, Workshops, Outreach Events, and Parent Support Group meetings, monthly, and is determined to never charge families for access to any of our offerings. We heavily depend on donations, sponsors, and grants to fund our organization and it’s programs. Please consider being a donor, or sponsoring an event. Learn more about Supporting Telic HERE.
I was checking on my daughter, she listens to V103 All day and I heard you discussing this organization. I feel like this is a great thing and I am so interested.
Hi Chante,
We are so glad you are interested in our organization. Please feel free to find more information on our website, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for daily updates, or email us at [email protected] for specific requests.
Volunteering and or vendor information
Hi Lelaina,
We are excited that you are interested in volunteering with us. Volunteer information is available at http://www.telicempowerment.org/volunteer-opportunities
. Additionally vendor opportunities are available at http://www.telicempowerment.org/vendor-opportunities.
I will be attending with my daughter Sierra I am so excited 😆!
Hi Darlene! We may be just as excited as you are! Can’t wait to see you there. 🙂
I saw the segment about your organization on Fox 5 this morning. This a great resource because it was so hard when I moved to Gwinnett County in 2011 from NY. At that time my son with Autism was 16 and my son with ADHD was 12. It was hard and I felt lost. Now they are 24 and 20; I live in Cobb County. I had to do a lot of researching and searching to locate ideal resources. And when my 24 year aged out of the transitional program at 22. It was hard but this year I have finally found resources and plans for this next phase. You have really created a great support and resource avenue.
Michelle,
We completely understand the angst that comes along with searching for resources in an area that you are unfamiliar with. We hope to expand to your area in the next few years. Thank you so much for your wonderful comment. Even though we are not in your area you and your family are welcome to join us at any of our FREE, inclusive community events, including our Parent Empowerment Group. We have spoken several times about what it is like to have disabled young adults and how to prepare for the next phase. We would love to include you in any of our activities.
Hi, My name is Tekeyah I have a 3yr old son Josiah, I live in Mcdonough,Ga which is Henry county. Due to living in Henry county are we still eligible for the services you all provide ? Also, my son is in the process of being diagnosed, waiting on appointments to see behavioral specialists. Josiah doesn’t talk, meaning he only says about 2 words in total. In my opinion from research I’ve done on my own while waiting to see doctors he displays certain traits of a child with autism. Will that effect being eligible as well ?
Hi Tekeyah,
Right now we do not serve Henry County, so we may not have enough resources in your area to suit your needs. However, feel free to submit a resource request form and we will happily provide you with the resources that we do have. Also, we would love for you and your son to attend our free community events. We do not require a doctors note to prove your child’s diagnosis, so as long as you are already in the process of getting a diagnosis that will not effect his eligibility to participate in our events. We would love to have you at one of our Parent empowerment groups to see how we can help you.
Good afternoon hi my name is Carla Chapman and I met Christy a while back and I came to one of you guys events and I was trying to reach out to someone in the office because I wanted to nominate you guys for some grant money that Delta Credit Union is given to nonprofit organizations here in Atlanta. Thanks so much for the wonderful work you guys are doing for those kids it’s really enlightening to me.