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Cobb Schools To Host Transition Resource Fair For Students With Disabilities

Patch: Link to article Cobb Schools To Host Transition Resource Fair For Students With Disabilities The Cobb Schools Transition Resource Fair is scheduled for 5-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday inside the Osborne High School cafeteria. Although all are welcome, the Transition Resource Fair is tailored to students with disabilities, ages 14 and above, and their […]

Douceur de France Giant Chocolate Bunny contest

Douceur de France Giant Chocolate Bunny Contest Patch: Link to article Patrons can stop into Douceur de France between now and Friday, April 15, make a $5 donation, and guess the weight of a 26-inch-tall chocolate bunny. At the end of the contest, the person who guesses the closest to the actual weight wins the […]

Different is Dazzling Special Needs Fundraiser

Different is Dazzling Special Needs Fundraiser Press Release Different is DazzlingApril 25, 20226:00-9:00 p.m.Tickets: $100Sponship packages available [email protected] Marietta, GA -Special Needs Cobb, a local non-profit that provides respite, residential and resources for special needs people and their families, will host its first “Different is Dazzling” fundraiser dinner on April 25, 2022, at the Piedmont […]

Cobb County Special Needs Non-profit to Host Fundraiser Dinner Featuring Award-winning Nelons, Kyle Pease Foundation

Marietta, Ga. (Feb. 21, 2021) – Special Needs Cobb, a local non-profit that provides respite, residential and resources for special needs people and their families, will host its first annual “Different is Dazzling” fundraiser dinner on April 25, 2022, at the Piedmont Church Conference Center in Marietta.

Different is Dazzling Special Needs Fundraiser

Patch.com: Cobb Special Needs Non-profit Raises Nearly $45K

Special Needs Cobb, a local non-profit that provides respite, residential and resources for special needs people and their families, hosted its 23rd annual Golf Invitational fundraiser on Oct. 11, 2021, at Dogwood Golf Club in Austell, Ga. The organization raised nearly $45,000, a first-time record for them.

SNC in the MDJ! Here for You for Life: Cobb County Special Needs Non-profit Raises Nearly $45K at Golf Tournament

Marietta, Ga. (October 15, 2021) – Special Needs Cobb, a local non-profit that provides respite, residential and resources for special needs people and their families, hosted its 23rd annual Golf Invitational fundraiser on Oct. 11, 2021, at Dogwood Golf Club in Austell, Ga. The organization raised nearly $45,000, a first-time record…

(Post Event Results) Here for You for Life: Cobb County Special Needs Non-profit Raises Nearly $45K at Golf Tournament

Special Needs Cobb Golf Tournament press release

Marietta, Ga. (Sept. 16, 2021) – Special Needs Cobb, a local non-profit that provides respite, residential and resources for special needs people and their families, is hosting its 23rd annual Golf Invitational fundraiser on Oct. 11, 2021, at Dogwood Golf Club in Austell, Ga.

Special Needs Cobb provides structure, independent living for residents

Phillip Thomas, a 38-year-old Cobb County resident, lives with a rare genetic disorder that affects less than 20,000 people in the United States: Prader-Willi Syndrome. The syndrome causes obesity, intellectual disability and behavioral problems.

Cobb Nonprofits Partner to Help Neighbors in Need

Tommy Nobis Center, a Marietta-based nonprofit that helps individuals with disabilities enter or return to employment, produced 10,000 COVID prevention kits over the course of the last nine months.

Special Needs Cobb Celebrating Its 65th Anniversary

In 1956, a small group of Cobb County parents fought the prevailing system of the time of institutionalizing children with developmental disabilities and determined that they would not put their loved ones away. They created the Association of Retarded Citizens, better known as “ARC”.

Cobb County’s 2020 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report

In accordance with 24 CFR 570, Cobb County has prepared this Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the period of January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. The CAPER represents the County’s progress in carrying out projects and activities pursuant to the Program Year (PY) 2020 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds received from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that principally benefit low-to-moderate-income persons who live in Cobb County.

Cobb County’s Original Special Needs Nonprofit Gets a New Name

In 1956, a small group of Cobb County parents fought the prevailing system of the time of institutionalizing children with developmental disabilities, determined that they would not put their kids away. They became known as Right in the Community, a trailblazing organization in the Special Needs community that accomplished many “firsts” to meet the needs they saw. This year, the organization became Special Needs Cobb to reflect its commitment to providing Resources, Respite and Residential services for families right in the community.

Scholarships – Helping individuals with disabilities & their families

With over 30 years of service with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities during her lifetime, Dottie Adams was a leader, innovator and force for the disability community. And today is Dottie’s birthday! In her memory, GCDD is proud to announce that its Learning Opportunities Support Fund will now be the Dottie Adams Scholarship Fund.

Some 550 special needs adults, caregivers at 50th-anniversary event.

AJC: Inspire Atlanta Cover Story —
Santa Claus has arrived with a baby elephant, in a horse-drawn carriage, and under a motorized/supersized Atlanta Falcons football helmet. But he has never missed the Christmas party for Atlantans with special needs and their caregivers. Not in 50 years.

Workshops

Special Needs Cobb offers workshops throughout the year on topics of interest to the guardians and caregivers of developmentally disabled people. Experts on Estate Planning for the Disabled, Public School Law, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, job placement and other important issues give presentations and answer questions to help caregivers provide the best possible care for those they look after.