Advocacy
The Gen G youth board is a unique group of people because we all came together with the same goal in mind, acceptance.
After volunteering at GiGi’s playhouse on my own for a year, it was wonderful to join the Gen G youth board and be surrounded by a group of teens who loved GiGi’s as much as I did. From the youth board, I learned more about the Generation G movement which aims to spread both knowledge…
Read More“When I answered the phone, I will never forget what she said.”
When I left teaching special education to start Able Transition, I was excited, scared, grateful and fearful. The tension of all of these emotions were very real. I knew quality life-long transition planning needed to happen. But I was afraid of the what if’s and how I would manage to educate others on what transition…
Read MoreWho doesn’t love getting snail mail and meeting a new friend?!
We started a pen pal program at #GiGisPlayhouseRaleigh with GiGi’s participants + members of the #GenerationG Youth Board and UNC Women’s Basketball. Who doesn’t love getting snail mail and meeting a new friend?! Our friends from GiGi’s have been busy writing letters to their new friends, sharing about who they are and what they love…
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