As we look towards 2026, we are hoping to expand our mission "Hope for the Future, Joy in the Journey". Our goal is to educate and inspire the community; we want to create a movement that begins but doesn’t end with awareness. Our desire is for those with special needs to feel accepted and included in our community. 

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Our goals for the next 10 years include...

1. Providing as many financial scholarships as we can.

2. Create awareness and connections through our annual Autism Awareness Festival.

3. Provide resources to anyone who calls looking for support.

4. Create a supportive employment program for adults with IDD through our H&J LLC.

5. Supportive housing for adults with IDD.

6. Never give up!

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As part of this mission, we set out to customize your partnership experience in a way that best fits YOU.  We have different partnership levels to choose from, along with modified payment plan options.  As always, we encourage you to apply your pledge to one or more events or programs of your choosing. 

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Our Programs & Offerings

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Autism Awareness Festival - $100 and up*

The Autism Awareness Festival, held annually on the last Saturday in April, is a day of promoting community awareness, acceptance and inclusion through education about developmental disability.  The festival also provides a place to foster friendships and show families facing developmental disability love and support.  The festival includes a resource/craft fair, kids play area, 5k trail race, family fun run, local and professional entertainment, and food vendors.

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Golf Tournament - $100 and up*

Join us on Columbus Day for a day of golf and fellowship on the beautiful River Forest golf course! The Anchor of Hope Foundation Golf Tournament is hosted at the River Forest Golf Club in Forsyth.  The proceeds from the tournament serve families with children who have special needs through growing our existing Scholarship and Parents' Night Out programs and allowing us to develop new programs to meet the needs of our special needs community.

Prizes include cash for the top three winning teams, clubs for longest drive and closest to pin, a 50/50 raffle, and a variety of door prizes.

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Supplemental Care Scholarships - $250 and up*

Since 2009, our supplemental care scholarship program has provided families facing developmental disability up to $250 per calendar year to help with therapies, equipment, or supplements that are needed but not covered by insurance or Medicaid.  This is our way of saying “Yes!” to families who so often only hear “No.”

• 1060 + scholarships have been awarded since our start in 2009.

• In total, our families have received almost $270,000 in funding.

• We’ve helped families throughout Georgia and throughout the United States.

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This year we are offering individuals and corporations the opportunity to fund a named scholarship!  You can provide a scholarship in your own name or in honor of a loved one or your company name for $250 per month!  We are letting you decide if you would like to set restrictions or designations for the use of the scholarship. Our goal is to create connections between families and our donors, and we believe this accomplishes that in a very special and hopeful way.