ExceptionalOPS

04/30/2026

Please join us and be sure to let us know how many will be with you. Let us know at https://exops.org/luau-2026

04/14/2026

This was a great event last year! Hope you can join in on all the fun.

04/14/2026

A big thank you to CLT. April 2026 Clothes Less Traveled thrift store in Peachtree City presented ExOps a check toward our vital advocacy for families with developmental disabilities and differences in our area. We thank organizations like CLT for their support. Would you like to join us in our efforts? Please donate today at
https://www.exops.org/donate

03/30/2026

Please join us!

04/15/2024

YOU’RE INVITED Tuesday, April 16th
Benefits Navigator
Your Questions Answered

Presented by:
Anna Maki,
Director of Benefits Navigation at Bobby Dodd Institute

ExOPS has presented general overviews of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in the past and those videos can be found by going to https://exops.org/presentations-videos .The purpose of this meeting is to provide a deeper dive in to the nuances of the rules and regulations of Supplemental Security Income as it pertains to your child’s ability to work and earn income. Many of you have questions about income and assets and how they impact eligibility for maintaining Social Security benefits.

Anna Maki is the Director of Benefits Navigation at Bobby Dodd Institute and is a Community Partner Work Incentive Counselor with Social Security Administration. With over 20 years of professional experience, Anna is adept at problem-solving and navigating the benefits maze. There are very specific parameters for income and Anna is well versed in what those are and how to manage income and maintain benefits. She will also be able to answer questions of how to protect assets while assuring maintenance of eligibility. We all want our kids to be productive members of society and to work if they wish to. Anna will share the strategies on how to accomplish that AND maintain their benefits.

This meeting will be important for parents and grandparents of children with disabilities of all ages. Our meeting will NOT be held at our office location. If you are interested in attending, please follow the instructions below:

• Click on the below link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5774658222?omn=84954735177
• Enter Meeting ID (if prompted): 577 465 8222
• Time and Date: Tuesday, April 16th beginning at 7 pm
• There is no cost associated with this meeting.

ExOPS Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2151 Peachtree City, GA 30269
ExOPS Office Location: 100 Governor’s Trace, Suite 107, Peachtree City, GA 30269
Executive Director: Janet Smola - (770) 631-1035 or cell phone (770) 639-9169
Email: [email protected]
Websites: http://www.ExOPS.org

Exceptional OPS (ExOPS) provides exceptional opportunities to people with developmental disabilities and differences. Advocates and Resources since 1983.

03/19/2024

Come and meet ExOPS at this special event. It's free and we look forward to a great day!

03/14/2024

YOU’RE INVITED Tuesday, April 16th
Benefits Navigator
Your Questions Answered

Presented by:
Anna Maki,
Director of Benefits Navigation at Bobby Dodd Institute

ExOPS has presented general overviews of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in the past and those videos can be found by going to https://exops.org/presentations-videos .The purpose of this meeting is to provide a deeper dive in to the nuances of the rules and regulations of Supplemental Security Income as it pertains to your child’s ability to work and earn income. Many of you have questions about income and assets and how they impact eligibility for maintaining Social Security benefits.

Anna Maki is the Director of Benefits Navigation at Bobby Dodd Institute and is a Community Partner Work Incentive Counselor with Social Security Administration. With over 20 years of professional experience, Anna is adept at problem-solving and navigating the benefits maze. There are very specific parameters for income and Anna is well versed in what those are and how to manage income and maintain benefits. She will also be able to answer questions of how to protect assets while assuring maintenance of eligibility. We all want our kids to be productive members of society and to work if they wish to. Anna will share the strategies on how to accomplish that AND maintain their benefits.

This meeting will be important for parents and grandparents of children with disabilities of all ages. Our meeting will NOT be held at our office location. If you are interested in attending, please follow the instructions below:

• Click on the below link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5774658222?omn=84954735177
• Enter Meeting ID (if prompted): 577 465 8222
• Time and Date: Tuesday, April 16th beginning at 7 pm
• There is no cost associated with this meeting.

ExOPS Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2151 Peachtree City, GA 30269
ExOPS Office Location: 100 Governor’s Trace, Suite 107, Peachtree City, GA 30269
Executive Director: Janet Smola - (770) 631-1035 or cell phone (770) 639-9169
Email: [email protected]
Websites: http://www.ExOPS.org

02/26/2024

INVITES YOU TO ATTEND

Tuesday, March 12th, 2024

General Overview of Funding and Services
For People with Developmental Disabilities

Presented by
Ginny Duhon – Special Needs Attorney
Janet Smola – Executive Director of ExOPS

Do you ever feel perplexed or overwhelmed when searching for information or services for your loved one with a Developmental Disability? Have you just moved here from another State and are unfamiliar with Georgia’s funding opportunities? Are you wondering when to apply for Supplemental Security Income or a Medicaid waiver? Do you wonder what you have to do to have your child be eligible for funding and services?

Janet Smola and Ginny Duhon will provide an overview of funding and services here in Georgia and will answer any general questions you have about Medicaid waivers, Supplemental Security Income, Guardianship and Special Needs Trusts. This is intended to be an “overview” of these subjects so this meeting will be great for parents just getting acquainted with the complicated world of advocating for your child or for folks who have questions about advancing services for their child.

Our meeting will begin at 7:00pm. This meeting will be important for parents of children with disabilities of all ages. This is also an important meeting for grandparents raising grandchildren with disabilities. Our meeting will NOT be held at our office location. This will be a meeting held via Zoom. If you are interested in attending, please follow the instructions below:

• Click on this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5774658222?omn=81533797181

• Enter Meeting ID (if prompted): 577 465 8222
• Time and Date: Tuesday, March 12th beginning at 7 pm
• There is no cost associated with this meeting.

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02/13/2024

Don't forget our Summer Camp meeting tonight on Zoom. To access meeting go to

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01/23/2024

Now this sounds like fun!