FOCUS

01/09/2026

Parents, Join us at 8PM!

For More Information: https://focus-ga.org/event/sip-share-group-5/

01/07/2026

Apply today❗

The FOCUS Equipment Grant Application Deadline is January 15th!

Visit the Equipment Grant Program page: https://focus-ga.org/program/equipment-grant-program/ to learn more and to apply!

FOCUS Equipment Grants cover certain types of equipment not covered by private insurance or Medicaid.

FOCUS provides grants for the following types of equipment:
🎯 Van lifts, ramps, behind the vehicle lift systems
🎯 Transport style wheelchairs as a manual backup (ex. Convaid)
🎯 Activity chairs (ex. Tumbleform, Special Tomato, Rifton)
🎯 Materials for ramps for home access (Installation not funded)
🎯 Stair lifts
🎯 Patient care lifts
🎯 Custom bath equipment

01/06/2026

Save the date! Mark your calendars! The FOCUS 39th Annual Education Conference is on January 31, 2026!

Registration is now open!

📅When: Saturday, January 31, 2026
🕗Time: 8AM-1:30PM
📍Where: Oak Grove United Methodist Church | 1722 Oak Grove Road | Decatur
💲Cost: Parent $12; Parent + Spouse $20

Register today at https://focus-ga.org/conference/.

There is a great line up of workshops and a great variety of resources available with our exhibitors and sponsors. You don't want to miss this year's conference.

01/06/2026

01/06/2026

FOCUS is truly grateful for the 600 sensory bags that were donated for FOCUS kiddos!

Impact 4 Good and Progress chose FOCUS as the beneficiary of a special employee team building project, assembling sensory bags packed with fun, sensory friendly toys and gadgets.

Progress employees came from different parts of the United States and from different parts of the world for their annual meeting that took place in Atlanta.

These sensory bags will be distributed to FOCUS kids at different events. FOCUS distributed some of these bags during the holidays, and they were a huge hit!

📷some photos credit PWG Lens

01/05/2026

Let's get connected in 2026❗
📣Check out this schedule for upcoming share group meetings!

📆Wednesday, January 7th
• Woodstock at 9:30AM | Truett’s Chick-fil-A Woodstock 9728 Highway 92
• Buford at 10AM | Brightside Cafe 554 W Main St Building G

📆Thursday, January 8th
• NEW Jonesboro/ Stockbridge at 10AM | Chick-fil-A Dwarf House at 7348 Tara Boulevard
• NEW Cu***ng at 10:30AM | Chick-Fil-A Cu***ng 725 Atlanta Hwy

📆Friday, January 9th
• Sip & Share Virtual @ 8PM | Zoom Link on FOCUS Events Calendar on FOCUS website https://focus-ga.org/events/

Share Groups are parent-led support groups that meet regularly to provide community, support, and resources to parents/primary caregivers of children with disabilities. FOCUS provides meals or meal cards free of charge for attending parents and primary caregivers. We kindly request that guests cover their own meal costs.

12/23/2025

The FOCUS office will be closed December 24 & 25, 31, and January 1, 2026!

Happy Holidays!

12/18/2025

This special edition is written by FOCUS parents, caregivers, and kiddos—voices at the very heart of our mission.

Inside, we celebrate the legacy of Susan Calhoun, whose vision created a space where families feel seen, valued, and deeply loved. Plus so many amazing stories from incredible parents and a FOCUS kiddo, too. You want to read this issue!

As you read, we hope you feel the strength, joy, and resilience of our incredible families. Together, we continue to advocate, uplift, and stand tall for our children and young adults with disabilities.

Read it here: https://focus-ga.org/program/newsletter/