The Full Life Ahead Foundation

Full Life Ahead: Foundation of H.O.P.E.  (Helping Other People Envision)

 

When you give to the Full Life Ahead Foundation you are helping families of teens and young adults with disAbilities find the help and H.O.P.E. that they need to move forward.

 

We are a group of caring, passionate families that have young adults with disAbilities so we know the challenges, rewards and compassion needed to help families plan and set goals for the future.

 

Specifically we offer:

 

• Help.  In connecting families to the right agencies, organizations and resources to help them figure out the next phase of life for their teenager or young adult with disAbilities.
• H.O.P.E. for the future. We do this through Helping Other People Envision. This can be in the form of a H.O.P.E. team for a family of a teenager or young adult with a disAbility.  The purpose of a H.O.P.E. Team is to bring together community, identify gifts, strengths, interests, what works and what doesn’t, etc., set action goals, connect them with individuals, agencies and organizations that can help them reach those goals and see them through the entire process as needed. The meetings take place every six weeks to two months as long as needed and are facilitated by Full Life Ahead personnel.  
• Transformation for the family. Many times families have come to us, participated in a family weekend, and realized for the first time -- they are not alone and there is a way to “more”!  More independence, more community involvement, more H.O.P.E. for the future!
• Events. We hold three family weekend workshop/retreats at Children’s Harbor on Lake Martin each year for families that have a teenager or young adult with a disAbility.  There are sessions packed with activities with a purpose for the teens, young adults and siblings, as well as powerful educational sessions for the parents. One on one sessions “with the experts” are also offered to the parents.

 

In addition, the leadership of Full Life Ahead Foundation presents at no-charge to schools, conferences and other settings in Alabama to help educate those about the opportunities available to them. 

 

These are just a few of the ways we help individuals with a disAbility and their families. Please make a donation and help us continue to change the course of lives for individuals who might not otherwise take the next step to living a fuller more independent life.

 

 

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