July 24th was the first meeting of Gwinnett partners graduates and about ten Partners attended.I appreciate everyone who came to offer ideas and give support. A big thank you to Sharon Capers and Jackie McNair for taking care of the details of the evening. The meeting was an initial "get to know you and what you care about ", so everyone talked about what was important to them and what they wanted the group's function to be.
Areas of interest that came up were:
housing, employment,accessibility, and school related issues. One common threme was transitioning kids after graduation and how they can lead meaningful lives in the community with supports.
For the first meeting, I really wanted to get a sense of who would show up and what they wanted the group to be about. Gwinnett Partners are already so active, it will be exciting to see what will happen when they pool all of their talents on a common collective action.Thank you, Cynthia Branch, who offered to set up the next meeting in August.
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