News and Events: The Burnt Mountain Center family cookbook is finally finished! We kicked off the fundraiser with a Dedication Ceremony, which will be shown on ETC3. The cookbook is dedicated to Ellen Ridehalgh, who came up with the idea for the cookbook. She thought it would be a fun way to raise money for the participants. If you would like to purchase a cookbook, please call Burnt Mountain Center at (706) 692-6016. All profits will go toward the purchase of new picnic tables. Also, thanks to everyone who turned in a recipe! It is greatly appreciated.
Burnt Mountain Center, Inc. (BMC), is a private nonprofit organization, governed by a board of directors, and recognized as an organization exempt for Federal income tax under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue code. In practice BMC follows applicable standards of the Georgia Department of Human Resources.
Community Access Services are designed to assist the participant in acquiring, retaining, or improving self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills required for active community participation and independent functioning. These services are provided in either community-based or facility-based settings. Community Access Group services are provided to individual participants or to group participants.
Prevocational Services are designed to prepare the participant for paid or unpaid employment. The participant is not expected to be able to join the general work force within one year. If compensated, individuals are paid less than 50 percent of the minimum wage. Prevocational Services occur in facility-based settings or at community sites outside the facility for small groups of participants.
Supported Employment Services are ongoing supports that enable participants, for whom competitive employment at or above the minimum wage is unlikely absent the provision of supports, and who because of their disabilities, need supports to perform in regular work settings. Supported Employment Group services are provided to groups of participants, with a staff to participate ration of one to two or more. The staff ratio cannot exceed one (1) to ten (10). Supported Employment Individual services are provided to an individual participant, with a one-to-one ratio.
Community Living Support (CLS) Services are individually tailored supports that assist with the acquisition, retention, or improvement in skills related to a participant; continued residence in his or her own family home. Personal care/assistance may be a component part of CLS services, but may not compromise the entirety of the services, CLS services are offered to participants who live in their own or family home.
Respite Services provide brief periods of support or relief for caregivers or individuals with disabilities. Respite is provided in the following situations: 1) When families or the usual caretakers are in need of additional support or relief; 2) When the participant needs relief or a break from the caretaker; 3) When a participant is experiencing a crisis and needs structured, short-term support; 4) When relief from care giving is necessitated by unavoidable circumstances, such as family emergency.
BMC is accredited by CARF…The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission. CARF is a private, not-for profit organization that accredits programs and services. CARF accreditation means BMC has passed an indepth review of it’s services and endorsements of conformance to nationally and internationally recognized service standards.