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Parent Mentor Newsletter
What is Parent Mentor Partnership?
A parent driven initiative supported by the Georgia Department of Education for Exceptional Students and Monroe County School District. Parent Mentors are parents of children with different disabilities.
January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month
Birth defects are structural changes present at birth that can affect almost any part of the body. Advancements in medicine and surgery have led to better survival, and thankfully more children born with birth defects grow up to lead full lives. Awareness of birth defects across the lifespan helps provide individuals, parents, and families affected by birth defects the information they need to seek proper care. It also gives healthcare professionals the evidence they need to deliver the best care for patients across all stages of life: before and during pregnancy, and in infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Click here for a toolkit from the CDC.
IDEA Parent Survey - We Need Your Input!
Click here or the graphic above to fill out the IDEA Parent Survey.

On February 15, the 1st cycle of the 2022 FOCUS equipment grant program will close. 
Submit your application today to get grant assistance for a lightweight portable wheelchair, toileting system, van lift, stairlift, wheelchair lift, and more. Learn more and apply here.
FOCUS has a Loaned Equipment Library that might be right for your family’s needs. If there is a piece of equipment in our library that fits your child’s needs, you may not need to wait for the Review Committee to meet in order to access it.
Parent Training Opportunities
Click the graphic above or here to register.
Parent 2 Parent of Georgia provides so many great webinars and resources for parents and their children. Check out their monthly webinar calendar here.
This webinar is designed to help you jump start your future planning, help you understand more about a special-needs trust, how to protect governmental benefits, get out of debt and save for your family’s future.
Register by clicking here.
Podcast Spotlight
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Uniquely Human: The Podcast expands the conversation on autism and neurodiversity by amplifying the voices of autistic individuals and thought leaders in providing insightful, cutting-edge and practical information about the autistic experience.
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