Am I eligible:
Workshops are available to all youth that meet ILP eligibility.
How Do I apply:
Contact Your Independent Living Specialist for additional questions.
To find your Independent Living Specialist click here.
The Division of Family and Children Services’ GARYSE in partnership with the Multi Agency Alliance for Children (MAAC) provide youth with monthly workshops and trainings to increase their awareness, knowledge, and access to being connected, safe, stable, healthy, educated, and employed. These monthly sessions are available throughout the entire state of Georgia and occur in each Region. The additional benefit to these workshops is that each month each region will be hosting the same session. Therefore, if a youth moves or is unavailable to attend during their scheduled regions’ day they may opt to participate in another region nearby.
Workshops are available to all youth that meet ILP eligibility. To participate in a workshop a youth or caregiver must register the youth within the timeframe allotted on the notification. Notifications will be sent monthly to the youth’s case manager, Independent Living Specialist, Resource Development, and made available on the GA-SCORE, and the GAYRSE website event pages.
Monthly Life-Skills Training help youth receive skills in various developmental areas to include but not limited to: Healthy Relationships, Financial Literacy, Professional Development, Social Media Etiquette, Employment Skills, Conflict Analysis and Resolution Skills, Resume Building, Networking, and much more.
Once completing a series of workshops and trainings youth will be able to:
- Increase communication skills to develop long lasting relationships (Connected-Stable-Employed)
- Understand how to access tutorial services, educational enrichment, and post-secondary opportunities (Education-Employment-Stable)
- Improve personal and social engagement skills (Healthy-Stable-Connected)
- Increase understanding for personal responsibility and accountability (Connected-Stable-Healthy-Employed-Educated)
August 2017 Independent Living Workshops
Topic: Back to School: Self Advocacy, College Prep, Personal Development, and Educational Planning
Please utilize the signup genius site to register your youth individually on or before the deadline date.
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E054BAFAF2FA6FD0-august2
Click the link below for sign-up directions
REGION 1
Monday August 14, 2017 5:30pm-7:30pm RSVP by 8/3/17
- Whitfield Co. DFCS 1142 N. Thornton Ave. Dalton, Georgia 30722-1203
Monday August 21, 2017 5:30pm-7:30pm RSVP by 8/10/17
- Goshen Valley Training Center 505 Brown Industrial Pkwy Canton GA 30114
REGION 2
Saturday August 12, 2017 10am-1pm RSVP by 8/1/17
- Mulberry Creek Community Center4491 JM Turk Rd. Flowery Branch GA 30542
Saturday August 26, 2017 10am-1pm RSVP by 8/15/17
- Mulberry Creek Community Center-4491 JM Turk Rd. Flowery Branch GA 30542
REGION 3
Saturday August 10, 2017 5pm-7pm RSVP by 7/30/17
- Murphy Harpst Children’s Home 704 Fletcher St. Cedartown GA 30125
Tuesday August 15, 2017 5pm-7pm RSVP by 8/4/17
- Youth Villages 4685 Dorsett Shoals Rd, Douglasville, GA 30135
REGION 4
Tuesday August 1, 2017 10am-2pm RSVP by 8/9/17
- The Coleman Center 701 Lincoln St. Lagrange GA 30240
Tuesday August 10, 2017 5:00pm – 7:00pm RSVP by 7/31/17
- Henry Co. DFCS- 125 Henry Pkwy, McDonough, GA 30253
REGION 5
Saturday August 12, 2017 10am-12pm RSVP by 8/1/17
- Walton Co. DFCS 300 Georgia Ave #100, Monroe, GA 30655
Tuesday August 22, 2017 10am-12pm RSVP by 8/8/17
- Barrow Co. DFCS 16 Lee St, Winder, GA 30680
REGION 6
Tuesday August 5, 2017 10am-12pm RSVP by 7/26/17
- SESSION A Methodist Homes 304 Pierce Ave, Macon, GA 31204
- SESSION B Methodist Homes 304 Pierce Ave, Macon, GA 31204
Saturday August 26, 2017 10am-12-pm RSVP by 8/15/17
- SESSION A Methodist Homes 304 Pierce Ave, Macon, GA 31204
- SESSION B Methodist Homes 304 Pierce Ave, Macon, GA 31204
Region 7
Saturday August 5, 2017 10am-12pm RSVP by 7/25/17
- Richmond Co. DFCS 720 Fenwick St. Augusta GA 30903
Saturday August 19, 2017 10am-12pm RSVP by 8/8/17
- Richmond Co. DFCS 720 Fenwick St. Augusta 30903
Region 8
Saturday August 5, 2017 10am-12pm RSVP by 7/25/17
- 211 Goose Hollow Rd, Reynolds, GA 31076
Saturday August 26, 2017 10am-12pm RSVP by 8/15/17
- Muscogee Co. DFCS 2100 Comer Ave. Columbus GA 31902
Region 9
Saturday August 5,2017 10am-1pm RSVP by 7/26/17
- Laurens Co. DFCS 904 Claxton Dairy Rd, Dublin GA 31021
Saturday August 19, 2017 10am-1pm RSVP by 8/7/17
- South East Technical College (Economic Development Center) 100 A Brinson Rd. Vidalia GA 30474
Region 10
Saturday August 12, 2017, 2017 10am-12pm RSVP by 8/1/17
- Albany State University (Student Center Ballroom)-504 College Dr. Albany GA 31401
Saturday August 26, 2017 10am-12pm RSVP by 8/15/17
- Vashti Center 1815 E Clay St, Thomasville, GA 31792
Region 11
Tuesday August 1, 2017 10:00am-12:00pm RSVP by 7/22/17
- Georgia Sherriff Ranch 5671 GA HWY 122 Hahira GA 31632
Saturday August 12, 2017 10:30pm-1:00pm RSVP by 8/1/17
- Saint Annes Episcopal Church 2411 Central Ave, Tifton, GA 31794
Region 12
Thursday August 3, 2017 5:30pm-7:30pm RSVP by 7/23/17
- Morning Star Children and Family Services (Gymnasium) 1 Youth Estates Drive Brunswick, GA 31525
Saturday August 12, 2017 10am-1pm RSVP by 7/1/17
- Savannah State University 3219 College St, Savannah, GA 31404
REGION 13
Thursday August 17, 2017 11:30am-1pm RSVP by 8/6/17
- Norcross DFCS-2211 Beaver Ruin Rd. Norcross GA 30071
Thursday August 24,2017 11am-12:30pm RSVP by 8/13/17
- Cobb Co. DFCS 325 Marietta St. Marietta GA 30060
REGION 14
Tuesday August 22, 2017 5:30pm-7:30pm RSVP by 7/21/17
- DeKalb County UGA Extension Office - 4-H Youth Development 4380 Memorial Drive, Ste. 200 Decatur, GA 30032
Tuesday August 15, 2017 5pm-7pm RSVP by 7/21/17
- South Fulton DFCS 5710 Stonewall Tell Rd. 30349
We look forward to see you at a future workshop! Please contact Dyonne Miles dmiles@maac4kids.org if you have any additional questions. *All dates and times are subject to change*
