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We are excited to offer the opportunity to students (from UNG Dahlonega & Gainesville, Brenau and other local schools) to complete an internship with ConnectAbility. Our interns work very closely with staff on the day to day operations of the nonprofit and have the chance to understand the inner workings of the organization. We rely…

Jane Grillo, a ConnectAbility friend, Parent Mentor in White County Schools and mom to the awesome Joe on the Go, shared a really cool story on Facebook last week. She attended a Salesforce conference recently – “Southeast Dreamin’” and heard speaker Mary Scotton present about Inclusion in Technology. Her examples were including Blacks, Latinos/as and women.…

If you have a current need, or a question about the types of family support that ConnectAbility has to offer, please give Vicki a call at (404) 480-8287 or send an email to: vicki@connectabilityinc.org 

A tragic loss of life occurred in Dawsonville on November 5. Dustin Hicks, a 14 year old young man was shot by his mother who then shot herself. Dustin’s father came to the home for his weekly visit and felt that something was amiss when no one answered the door. He called the sheriff’s department…

That our Thanksgiving Banquet and Silent Auction is coming up SOON! We hope to see you ALL there on Friday, November 13th 2015! It is taking place in Lumpkin County Parks and Rec. It will be a potluck so don’t forget to sign up! Sign Up Here! Silent Auction Items Tickets to Fernbank Tickets to Creative…

Sesame Street is an all-time child favorite. Ages can range but Sesame Street is a go to television show for kids. Sesame Street recently debuted a new character that is special to our hearts. Julia is a little girl with autism who is just like the other kids but different in her special ways. Her…

A marathon is a long race – 26.2 miles of running to be exact. The Marine Corps Marathon, held October 24 in Washington, DC is a huge race with over 30,000 runners participating. But out of all the steps taken that day, nine steps were truly heroic. Those nine steps were Jon Crais achieving his…

Welcome Joe on the Go! Joe lives in Cleveland, GA and has a great Facebook page where he shares his adventures and thoughts on life. I came across this post on Facebook recently and it made such an impact on me that I wanted to share it with the world on our website! First, watch…

  Our 5th annual 5K/10K went so well on Saturday September 12th. We were so excited to see how many people came out and ran! The overall winner of the 5K was Celeste Norton finished with the time, 22:55:3. The overall winner of the 10K was Beau Hughes finished with the time, 41:17. We would…