Funding
Current funding is provided through a contract with the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR), Division of MHDDAD (Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Addictive Diseases) Regional Office.
Significant funds are also received from the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) and the United Way of Northeast Georgia.
Our contract with MHDDAD currently requires us to provide services for day services, employment services and respite care services.
Funding provided by the Georgia Department of Community Health primarily supports day habilitation, personal support services, day support, natural support and some respite care.
Funding provided by the United Way of Northeast Georgia helps to cover required costs that are not funded by the state and provides services to individuals over and above the number of individuals that are paid for by the state.
We currently serve an average of more than 120 individuals per month. More than this number of individuals are actually provided services throughout the year due to movement into and out of different programs and as a result of contractual changes. There are often more individuals who apply than what the current contracted capacity allows for specific services. Subsequently, there may be a waiting list of individuals for various services and programs at any given time.