Spring Forward: Shaping GCDD’s Future Together

I always look forward to Spring – crisp morning air, blooming flowers, warmer-but-not-yet-hot weather, opportunities to renew and refresh, and the hope and plans that come when seasons change. For GCDD, we are moving forward with purpose to approve our next five-year strategic plan that will carry us from 2027–2031. We completed the information-gathering phase, which included focus groups, town hall meetings and surveys across the state, heard your thoughts about where our work is needed most, and developed a plan that is responsive to the most pressing needs. We recently released the plan for 45 days of public comment and are seeking statewide feedback. We encourage you to respond and ask you to share the survey with your family and friends, and on your social channels. The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is driven by its Five Year Strategic Plan goals to improve services and supports for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD). The Council, charged with creating systems change for individuals with developmental disabilities and family members, will work through various advocacy and capacity building activities to build a more interdependent, self-sufficient, and integrated and included disability community across Georgia.This project was supported, in part by grant number 2001GASCDD-03, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.