Tell Us Your Story
Incorporated as a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) Community Rehabilitation Program in 1979, we provide employment opportunities along with social and life skills training to individuals with developmental disabilities. This is accomplished through on- and off-site work training, job placement assistance, educational programs, community involvement events, and a variety of additional resources.
Connecting People With Opportunities Since 1976
The first step was taken in 1976 when Mental Health Services rented additional space and established a workshop using their existing staff. The plan was to incorporate the workshop as a private, not-for-profit corporation providing work evaluation and work adjustment services to individuals with disabilities.
While we continue to provide these same services to individuals referred from the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency and also to individuals with a Medicaid NOW or COMP waiver, we have also expanded the services we offer over the years. For many years our focus was on providing training and employment services by contracting with local business to provide the labor pool needed for distribution of their products. This allowed the individuals we served to have real work experiences in a safe environment. We focused on helping clients improve work behaviors so that they could eventually gain employment within the community. When ready for employment, our placement staff found clients jobs, then trained them to perform tasks required for the positions. We provided on-the-job supervision as needed so that we could trouble shoot any issues. This allowed many individuals to be successful at maintaining employment.
What Drives Us
Our Mission
The Mission of Creative Enterprises is to assist individuals with disabilities and others with barriers to employment in maximizing their potential.
We provide a wide spectrum of programs and services for persons with disabilities, and other employment barriers, that offer many opportunities to enjoy life and explore employment offerings while being fulfilled, challenged and encouraged to excel.
Our Values
Those we serve come first
Respect for all persons
Choose your attitude
Provide excellence in service
We accept each other for our own unique individual contributions while providing a caring environment where persons with disabilities can feel safe and connected. Utilizing “Shift Happens” principles, we use the three pronged approach of keeping people engaged at all times, developing caring relationships with each individual, and using lavish praise and positive reinforcement as a proactive behavior management strategy to reduce negative behaviors.
Those we serve come first
Needs, Safety, and Growth towards individual hopes and dreams are the foundations of our purpose. We challenge and encourage individuals to excel, and to be proud of themselves and their accomplishments.
Respect for all persons
All individuals, with all levels of abilities are treated with respect and appreciation. Communication is the key to this successful model, and achieved through honest dialog regarding expectations, goals and accomplishments.
Choose your attitude
Praise and positive reinforcement leads to success, inspiration, personal productivity and increased self-esteem for all individuals including staff members.
Provide excellence in service
A success driven staff with high moral character and integrity is paramount to providing excellent services; which represents the essence of our team. Exemplary work ethic and individual accountability defines our success.
Our Values
Those we serve come first
Respect for all persons
Choose your attitude
Provide excellence in service
We accept each other for our own unique individual contributions while providing a caring environment where persons with disabilities can feel safe and connected. Utilizing “Shift Happens” principles, we use the three pronged approach of keeping people engaged at all times, developing caring relationships with each individual, and using lavish praise and positive reinforcement as a proactive behavior management strategy to reduce negative behaviors.
Our Board of Directors
A volunteer Board of Directors governs Creative Enterprises and meets the third Monday of each month to review milestones and accomplishments and decide future business objectives. This board also ensures that the Company is implementing plans to meet its goals with the utmost integrity.
Creative Enterprises encourages parents, caregivers, and other stakeholders to attend the monthly Board meetings and give their own input. Please call to reserve seating.
Our current board of directors:
Leadership Team
Leigh McIntosh
Executive Director
Lisa Bennett
Manager Forsyth & Dawson
Carol Barth
Programs & Services Manager
Our Accreditation
Creative Enterprises is accredited through CARF International and we have been since the 1980s! We are currently accredited for Community Employment Services: Employment Supports; Community Employment Services: Job Development; Community Integration; and Employee Development Services.
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Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri: 12-6PM
Thursday: Closed
Saturday & Sunday: 12–5 PM