Georgia Client Assistance Program

Thinking about starting or growing a business while receiving disability benefits?

It is possible—but understanding how self-employment may affect your benefits is essential. The good news? You don't have to navigate it alone.

Explore Synergies Work's "Build While on Benefits" Financial Health Series for practical guidance on balancing entrepreneurship and disability benefits with confidence.

https://synergiesfund.org/navigating-benefits-and-business/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTK7EpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFPU25SdDdlZnUycmNWSFZIc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHoLxZJ6fInon668bYEi8RKlzJZVwJjNPh4vdYqjHdD6UNVYi31bsJj6-aFcW_aem_MlqAYYVtWyof52yJX3v_0Q

Navigating Benefits and Business - Synergies SEED Fund “If my business starts making money... will I lose my benefits?” It's a common fear many founders navigating disability benefits express.

Have thoughts on how GVRA can improve services for Georgians with disabilities? The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, in partnership with the State Rehabilitation Council, is conducting the 2026 Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment to better understand the employment needs of Georgians with disabilities.

If you are:
✔ A person with a disability
✔ A family member or caregiver
✔ An employer
✔ A service provider
✔ An advocate or community partner

Please take the quick survey. https://surveyus.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2rf1Gy0eh6vJu4K

Need assistance completing the survey, email: [email protected]



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Join PACER Center on July 14th at 3PM for "Low Vision Assistive Technology for Independence." Participants will learn about solutions that can support:
👁️ Daily living tasks
🦯 Mobility
📚 Accessing information

Don't miss this chance to learn about innovative technology that can make everyday activities more accessible! https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s7bJ9YDaTNmSI_KqnvIAaw #/registration

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Low vision assistive technology for independence. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join us for this webinar to explore assistive technology tools that can help individuals with low vision live more independently. Participants will discover solutions for daily tasks, mobility, and accessing information. If an ASL interpreter is required, please notify [email protected] at least 4...

Have you or your family been affected by changes in disability service providers?

A team of researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting a study to better understand how disability service provider turnover—when providers leave their jobs or stop providing services—affects individuals with intellectual & developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families.

You may be eligible to participate if you are:
✔ An individual with an intellectual or developmental disability who has worked with a service provider within the past five years, or
✔ A parent or caregiver of an individual with an intellectual or developmental disability age 14+

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/nih26



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