Kids Enabled Resource Fair 2010

This Just In…! Kids Enabled Resource Fair a Huge Success!

Over 60 exhibitors and more than 200 parents, grandparents, caregivers and educators attend the high-energy and interactive event!

On Sunday, January 31st parents and professionals filled the Fellowship Hall of Oak Grove United Methodist Church in Decatur and strolled the neighborhood streets of Atlanta’s best resources for families of children with learning differences.

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Photography by Philip Stone

2010 Kids Enabled Resource Fair

The joint was jumping as parents and professionals gathered to discover and share resources!

Attendees strolled through the streets of the resource community: School Circle, Tutor Trail, Recreation Road, Therapy Lane, Medical Avenue, Nutrition Way and Services Boulevard.

Kids Enabled Board and Staff
A proud Kids Enabled staff, board members and volunteers!

Responses from attendees

Shellie Johnson said “I was greatly impressed! Where else could a parent find and interact with all these great resources in one place? It was great and I’m so glad I attended!”

Cindy MacNabb stated, “I came to get a good overview of available resources for my grandson with autism. I wanted to learn about summer options as well as the latest therapies. I left with information on a school I wanted to visit, 3 summer opportunities to explore, a therapy I want to look into, a more supportive church option and the idea of a fun circus outing which should be appropriate for my grandson!”  

2010 Kids Enabled Resource Fair David McGurley, the parent of a child with a learning difference, said, “It was great to have such a variety of service and information providers available in one place where you could go from one to another. It was also great to see some folks we knew and had worked with in the past with our son. It was a very positive experience for us and introduced us to some new ideas and services we had not been familiar with before.”

Special Guest – Brad Cohen!

Brad Cohen wowed the crowd with the inspirational story of his struggles with Tourette Syndrome

Clockwise above: Keynote Speaker Brad Cohen; Brad and KE Founder and Executive Director Beth McGaw; Brad and the “Three Musketeers”; Brad and Bradley

Providing resources for great kids

Carol Ann Brannon, Star Sponsor and KE board member, offered attendees advice on nutrition. Her “portion plate” was a big hit!

The vision of Kids Enabled is to create an informed community where all children with learning differences have access to the resources that will help them reach their full potential as both students and members of the community. The Resource Fair was an effective way for parents to learn about resources through a “one-stop shopping” experience. Parents also had the opportunity to network and share with other parents.

Through the hard work of the Kids Enabled, Inc. staff, the public relations professionals at PennHouse Productions, and the generous sponsorship of Brain Balance, LearningRx, Kids Creek, Children’s Special Services and nutritionist Carol Ann Brannon, the Kids Enabled Resource Fair provided opportunities for parents to learn about the available options for treatment and therapy for kids with learning differences.