Hi-Hope Service Center

12/05/2022

Will assist and supervise adults with developmental disabilities in a residential, non-residential and/or community setting, ensuring their safety. Will provide instruction in daily living and social skills supporting the successful integration within the community. Will assist with personal care and facilitate communication needs. Will provide guidance to the individual to become self-confident, independent and engaged with their surroundings. Will operate company vehicles on a routine basis and personal vehicle when necessary. Work location my change.

05/19/2022

If you or someone you know is looking for a great career opportunity, Hi Hope is hiring for several roles NOW!

Check out the link below to learn more: https://hihopecenter.org/careers

01/29/2022

Please sign this petition to ask the Georgia state legislature to include funding in the state budget for increased wages for Direct Support Professionals. Hi-Hope is experiencing a serious shortage of workers and that is impacting our ability to deliver the supports that people need. Support Hi Hope with your signature today! (This is not a fundraising campaign, and no donation is required to sign the petition – simply click through the donation request screen)

https://www.change.org/p/georgia-state-house-give-georgia-s-direct-support-professionals-a-living-wage?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_31954788_en-US%3A3&recruiter=1245094102&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition

12/30/2021

Happy New Year! Hi-Hope has a lot of exciting plans to look forward to including the addition of a new group home, as well as more community engagements and employment opportunities with our individuals. None of this will be possible without you. Please consider supporting Hi-Hope in 2022!

https://hihopecenter.org/donate

12/22/2021

Warm wishes, Hi-Hope family! The individuals living in Hi-Hope’s five group homes are ready for the holidays! Some will be going to visit their families and others will be enjoying gifts and good food right in the group home. Your financial support helps us continue to make these homes and our day program facility welcoming and safe! Click the link below for more information.

https://hihopecenter.org/donate

12/13/2021

This holiday season we are very thankful for the ability to provide community access activities to 80 participants via our in-person day program and an additional 8 individuals via our teleservices program! These activities support the learning and retention of knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to build relationships and to be active, contributing community members. Your ongoing support has changed the lives of countless people. Thank you in advance for making a gift to Hi-Hope today!

https://hihopecenter.org/donate

11/30/2021

For Giving Tuesday, please consider supporting Hi-Hope! We've served individuals with developmental disabilities since 1960 and know how to put your gift to good use.

https://hihopecenter.org/donate

11/24/2021

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our supporters! We are incredibly grateful for each of you!

https://hihopecenter.org/donate

11/19/2021

“Hi-Hope is in need of Smart TVs (34-36 inches) and microwaves to be used throughout the campus to continue providing safe and healthy activity and work areas for the individuals we serve and the staff who support them. If you would like to donate either of these items, please contact Hi-Hope at 770-963-8694. Thank you!

07/19/2021

Please consider making a donation to support our garden campaign. Our goal is to establish a vegetable garden at each of our group homes to provide our residents with an ongoing, educational and engaging activity and give them regular access to nutritious, organic vegetables. Additionally, we hope to use these gardens to engage with the numerous community gardens in Gwinnett County to develop relationships with our neighbors. To learn more and donate, just click the link below:

www.hihopecenter.org/garden

Hi-Hope has a goal to set up functional vegetable gardens at each of our group homes. Thanks to our friends at Bethlehem Church, we already have a raised garden at one of the homes. Additionally, we have the basic components of a vegetable garden at another home - it “just needs a little love.” ...

07/16/2021

30 Years of Community Living: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has released 30 Years of Community Living for Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities. Featuring infographics, photos, and accessible language, as well as personal perspectives on community living and inclusion shared by people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (ID/DD) who served as advisors to the project, the free digital book explores the evolution of integration and inclusion of people ID/DD in American society. https://acl.gov/30years

Download "30 Years of Community Living for Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (1987-2017)" On July 12, 2021, three ACL grantees released 30 Years of Community Living for Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities. Featuring infographics, photos, and....

07/09/2021

Free Resource: University of Minnesota's Institute on Community Integration has released another volume of Frontline Initiative! This is a free, online magazine publication for and about Direct Support Professionals. This edition includes stories from DSP's on how they responded to emergencies like fires, hurricanes and COVID-19, including facilitation of vaccine access for the people they support. You will also find a free COVID-19 virtual townhall support group, a person-centered response matrix and how UMN's DirectCourse online training aligns with crisis preparation and response!

06/25/2021

We need this in Atlanta!

One zoo is pairing teens with disabilities with mentors to complete volunteer tasks while working on goals like communication, social skills, friendships or developing independence.

06/21/2021

What a neat idea!

A farm in Broken Arrow employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities learn to grow and sell fresh produce.

06/18/2021

This will be interesting to follow.

Oklahoma health services officials are making an effort to eliminate the waiting list for services for people with certain types of developmental disabilities. Right now, that waiting list is 13 years long.

06/14/2021

This is fantastic!

After facing obstacles navigating the entertainment industry, a talent manager is leading a grassroots coalition that's asking studios and others to include people with disabilities.

06/01/2021

https://www.healthline.com/health/childrens-health/resource-guide-for-children-with-developmental-disabilities

This resource guide may help you locate health professionals, special services, and sources of funding to cover the needs and costs of children with developmental disabilities.

05/28/2021

Evidence-Based Recruitment and Retention: Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy for a webinar (6/3 at noon) in which a leading researcher, policymaker, advocate, and direct care worker will discuss evidence-based policies and practices for strengthening the direct care workforce in the wake of the pandemic. The webinar will highlight state and local initiatives that scaled up evidence-based recruitment, retention, training, and career advancement strategies, and discuss adaptations made in response to COVID-19. Panelists will also discuss a range of national and state policies that are needed to expand and sustain these efforts going forward.