How can you help?
A non-profit organization dedicated to reducing the impact of economic and social disadvantage upon child health and development.
A donation to ISDD will assist us with sustainability and growth. Our operational costs are low and over 90% of your donation goes directly to support program activity and projects in most need. These are:
- Project GRANDD, grandparents raising and nurturing dependents with disabilities. We are searching for additional funding to support these grandparents who are raising their grandchildren as well as the serving the grandchildren they are raising.
- an interdisciplinary specialty clinical program for adolescents and adults with Down syndrome and other disabilities We wish to add caregiver support groups and additional support programming.Outreach Education and Training
- We share our experiences with other professionals in the field at leading conferences and training initiaitives. In order to accomplish this we require funds for travel and development.
- This program invites students and faculty from a variety of colleges and universities to develop projects that will Break the Cycle of Disadvantage and Disability and of Environmental Health Disparities. The project findings are presented at a conference and published in monographs and international journals. This annual program focuses on cultivating future leaders. We are currently working with 14 students on Break the Cycle 6
- Heathcare Without Walls is a comprehensive community-based model addressing the health care needs of children who have been homeless. ISDD works in collaboration with Mary Hall Freedom House, the Morehouse School of Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia State University and Emory University School of Public Health
Outreach Education and Training
We share our experiences with other professionals in the field at leading conferences and training initiaitives. In order to accomplish this we require funds for travel and development.
Research Initiatives
We are working with senior adults with Down syndrome. We are searching other research opportunities. Partnership Clinics We work collaboratively with other programs that address the needs of children with autism, cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities.
General Operations This funding would support development of new projects, assisting programs in most need and help ISDD to broaden of scope of work.. Your tax deductible donation should be made payable to The Institute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability, Inc. or simply ISDD. Please mail your contribution to: ISDD 776 Windsor Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30342 Attention: Alan Sack, Treasurer You may also make contribution through PayPal.
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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Janice Nodvin, Program Director at 678-595-4854 or jnodvin@aol.com