2025-08-13T11:56:29-07:00 2023-12-31 582661650 Goldman & Company CPAs PC 3535 Roswell Rd Ste 32 Marietta GA 30062 990 2023-01-01 465358623 Erins Hope For Friends Inc ERIN 6787399999 PO Box 755 Acworth GA 30101 Daren Horst Director 2025-08-13 true true Russell S Goldman CPA P00480516 7704998558 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Darren Horst PO Box 755 Acworth GA 30101 357426 false X erinshopeforfriends.org X 2014 GA Erins Hope for Friends is on a mission to create lasting relationships through joyful interactions for autism spectrum teens and young adults. We seek to fundamentally change the lives of kids on the spectrum by providing a safe, loving,and fun place for them to connect with others, build relationships and have fun. We desire to scale es club to new locations, eventually serving the entire population of children on the autism spectrum globally.Values:Anti-bullying: We believe in proactive prevention of bullying through safe, social environments. Bullying is defined as unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time.Awareness: We believe in fostering awareness and providing educational opportunities for both our neuro-typical and neuro-atypical populations.Lasting friendships: We believe just one friendship can change the course of ones life.Acceptance: We 7 7 0 0 200241 128927 9633 142395 3 28835 86101 238709 357426 0 0 65000 121479 0 34923 147884 187173 212884 308652 25825 48774 351795 221449 116401 52192 235394 169257 Erins Hope for Friends is on a mission to create lasting relationships through joyful interactions for autism spectrum teens and young adults. We seek to fundamentally change the lives of kids on the spectrum by providing a safe, loving,and fun place for them to connect with others, build relationships and have fun. We desire to scale es club to new locations, eventually serving the entire population of children on the autism spectrum globally.Values:Anti-bullying: We believe in proactive prevention of bullying through safe, social environments. Bullying is defined as unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time.Awareness: We believe in fostering awareness and providing educational opportunities for both our neuro-typical and neuro-atypical populations.Lasting friendships: We believe just one friendship can change the course of ones life.Acceptance: We false false 17406 Teen ProgramErins Hope for Friends Teen Program is aimed at kids ages 12-seniors in high school on the High Functioning Autism Spectrum can meet, hang out, and make friends. It is not social skills therapy, counseling, or behavior coaching. We have organized activities (music, karate, art,etc.), but we also have an open room with gaming tables and different low-stress activities to help foster social interaction. Our program runs in two locations, Alpharetta and Acworth, Georgia. The Acworthprogram runs on Friday evenings from 7:00-10:00 pm and Saturdays from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. The Alpharetta location runs on Friday evenings from 7:00 -10:00 pm and on Saturdays from 6:00 - 9:00 pm. We host up to 32 kids each evening. Every child interested in becoming a member of the program must go through our drop-in process before they can begin attending Friday and Saturday evening gatherings.Program offered in: Acworth and Alpharetta, Georgia.Young Adult ProgramOur Young Adult Program at es club is a place where young adults (high school graduates-24-year-olds) on the High Functioning Autism Spectrum can meet, hang out, and make friends. This program is driven by the interests of the attendees. It is not group therapy, counseling, or behavior coaching. We have organized activities, but we also have an open room with gaming tables and different low-stress activities to help foster social interaction. We host up to 32 young adults each evening. This program runs on Sunday evenings from 5-8 pm at Alpharetta and Acworth locations. Any individual interested in becoming a member in the program must go through our drop-in process before they can begin attending Sunday evening gatherings.Program offered in: Acworth and Alpharetta, Georgia.es EssentialsWith the support of Fulton County Youth and Community Services, Erins Hope for Friends successfully piloted es Essentials. As a result, the program will continue into 2020 and beyond, with multiple activities already scheduled involving both Acworth and Alpharetta locations. Consisting of a series of workshops in line with our mission of joyful social experiences, the es Essentials program will be immersive and rich with hands-on learning. The program will focus exclusively onessential life skills for teens and young adults on the Autism Spectrum. Experiential learning will be integrated into the program through a series of outings, allowing participants to apply their learnings in a real-world environment in a social setting. With a lack of such offerings in public schools, this program will fill a void for an already at-risk group. This program is offered to members ofAcworth, Alpharetta, and Lexington, KY.Virtual es ClubThis program is the result of the need for social interaction during the time of the pandemic. 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