Georgia Community Support and Solutions (GCSS)

Georgia Community Supports & Solutions provides a wide variety of programmatic services to over 2,600 individuals and their family members who have Intellectual and developmental disabilities. Service programs include: Community Living Support: Regularly scheduled services that assist participants in maintaining a healthy and productive life at home and in the community. Services include activities of daily living, communication building, self-medication, and money management, which are provided by trained and experienced staff.Respite care: The provision of short-term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members who might otherwise require permanent placement in a facility outside the home. Enrichment Centers - Centers dedicated to ensuring participants achieve their goals of independent living, personal development, self-advocacy, self-determination, and community inclusion.Family Support - Family Support Funding assists families in obtaining goods and services necessary to ensure the best possible care for their loved one.Employability - Our Supported Employment Program establishes employment opportunities for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities in a traditional work environment. ------Crisis Support Services: Provides community-based crisis services that support individuals with I/DD and autism spectrum disorders in their communities as an alternative to institutional placement, emergency room care and/or law enforcement involvement including incarceration.Behavior Support: Provides behavioral support services to individuals diagnosed with a developmental disability and can include mental health. Using a Positive Behavior Support approach, we work with both the family and the participant to establish specific goals and objectives for different types of behaviors.Community Residential Alternative: A residential option for individuals whose goal is to live more independently within their community.Arts InCommunity: Partners with arts and cultural communities to provide individuals with diverse abilities access and inclusion in their communities through the arts. Our goal is to work with our greater community to fulfill the vision of an inclusive society that encourages accessibility and participation for all individuals regardless of their diverse abilities.