F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
FINDING RESOURCES IN EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Providing Social Skills Summer Camp & Community Based Services for Children and Young Adults
Easter Seals of Southern Georgia
Various Family Support Coordinators
1906 Palmyra Rd.
Albany, GA 31701
phone: 229-439-7061
website: www.easterseals.com/southerngeorgia/
email: N/A
Contact Easter Seals for information regarding funding and their application process.
FUNDING CHANGES
Applicants must only apply for tuition assistance from ONE funding source at a time. If a family is denied funding from one source, only then will they be allowed to apply for funding through another source. As of 2017, all funding sources now cover Registration Fees for special needs students. If you have additional questions regarding funding eligibility, please contact your selected funding source.
APPLYING FOR FUNDING
Due to the limited amount of funding available, it is advised that interested parents apply as soon as possible. F.R.I.E.N.D.S. cannot guarantee that partial or full funding assistance will be granted. If your child has been approved for funding, F.R.I.E.N.D.S. and/or the funding source will inform parents of this approval as soon as possible. F.R.I.E.N.D.S. will work closely with all funding organizations to ensure all guidelines are followed and will discuss alternate terms of payment with parents who do not receive 100% tuition assistance from their selected funding source. For your convenience, a list of current funding sources are provided below. Please contact them for further funding information.
SECURING PLACEMENT
Submit the following documents to F.R.I.E.N.D.S. prior to May 1st in order to proceed with processing:
1. A completed summer camp application
2. Funding Approval/Confirmation letter from selected funding source
3. Copy of your child's most current Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) - if applicable.
4. Submit your child's Teacher Observation Questionnaire - applies to students who are new to the summer camp program.
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B&B Services, Inc.
Various Family Support and Respite Coordinators. Provides funding assistance to Savannah and Swainsboro area.
P.O. Box 1040
Springfield, GA 31329
phone: 912-754-0817
website: www.bandbcare.com
email: fs@bandbcare.com
Contact B&B Services for information regarding funding and their application process.
Gateway Behavioral Health Services
Verlena Hawkins, Family Support Coordinator
941 E. G. Miles Parkway
Hinesville, GA 31313
phone: 912-503-9748 fax: 912-250-0155
website: www.gatewaybhs.org
email: vhawkins@gatewaybhs.org
Contact Ms. Hawkins for information regarding Gateway funding and their application process. For your convenience, the Gateway funding application is available below. This form cannot be filled out online. It must be printed out, handwritten, and submitted to Gateway via email, fax, or mail. A list of services that Gateway pays for is also listed below.
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Gateway Family Support Application