You deserve a break today! Enjoy a few hours to run errands, lunch with a friend, or take a nap!
FOCUS offers Extra Special Saturday Respite (ESS) in the spring and fall at 2 locations. A nurse is at each location to manage G-tube feedings, seizures, and other medical care. Caregivers at each location are knowledgeable and experienced in caring for children with special needs. Ratio of caregiver to child is 1:4, but community volunteers are often on hand to help and play. It’s a wonderful time for the children to enjoy free play, music, and extra attention from FOCUS caregivers and volunteers. Oh, and the parents enjoy the break!!
Eligibility
- Have a physical and/or developmental disability, including rare genetic syndromes, cerebral palsy, autism, and Down syndrome.
- Be age 1-12 at the date of respite.
- Willing to stay with a group and function in a 1:4 caregiver to child ratio.
- Have no recent instances of elopement or wandering away.
Registration is required for this event. FOCUS cannot accomodate walk-ins.
To view more information about ESS Respite, please check out our webpage: https://focus-ga.org/program/extra-special-saturday-respite/
Questions? Email Milligan at [email protected]