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Brain-injury clubhouse seeks state support after prior year appropriation fell through
Summary
Brian Schroeder, executive director of Side by Side, asked the appropriations subcommittee for support (the presentation cited $33,100,000) to sustain and expand the nonprofit day program that serves adults with acquired brain injury; he said the organization previously received state support but last year—s approved funds were not delivered.
Brian Schroeder, executive director of Side by Side, told the Appropriations Subcommittee for Health that the nonprofit brain-injury clubhouse needs renewed state support to maintain services for adults with acquired brain injury.
Schroeder described Side by Side as Georgia—s only brain-injury clubhouse, founded by Shepherd Center 25 years ago to provide long-term vocational, social and community services for people who cannot return to work after serious brain injury. He said the organization serves people from metro Atlanta and outlying counties.
Request and prior funding: Schroeder requested state support for Side by Side and cited a funding request of $33,100,000 in the amended budget presentation. He said the state provided support in previous years (over $250,000 across 2022 and 2023) and that an initially approved $300,000 allocation last year did not materialize at session end; he asked the committee to consider renewed support to keep services operating.
Program rationale: Schroeder read a short endorsement from Shepherd Center—s CEO affirming Side by Side—s vocational and recovery services and said state funds help keep doors open at a critical time for the program.
Ending: The committee did not take action during the hearing; the request was entered into the record for budget consideration.
