Project Partners

L'Arche Atlanta

L'Arche is an International Federation dedicated to the creation and growth of homes, programs, and support networks with people who have intellectual disabilities. The aim of L’Arche is to create communities which welcome people who have intellectual disabilities. By this means, L’Arche seeks to respond to the distress of those who are too often rejected, and to give them a valid place in society.

L'Arche is a way of life and a model of care that is unique ... adults with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities share life and friendships in community. In the L'Arche Atlanta community, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (who we call core members) are not clients, patients, or recipients of services. Instead, they are friends, teachers, and companions, who, through daily acts of care, trust, and friendship, develop into ambassadors of compassion and leaders for social change. Read more about L'Arche Atlanta here.

Our Storytelling Project Director - Shannon M. Turner of StoryMuse

StoryMuse offers storytelling techniques as a tool for personal discernment, team building, and community development in effort to cultivate a world where all stories are heard and honored. Shannon M. Turner, StoryMuse’s Founder and Creative Director, is a nonprofit professional who specializes in partnership development, program and event management, content development, storytelling, and writing. Shannon serves as an independent consultant who conducts workshops and provides coaching to individuals and organizations seeking to use true, personal stories for transformative potential. She is the producer of Carapace, Atlanta’s premiere monthly true, personal storytelling event and has an MFA from Virginia Tech. Read more about StoryMuse here. 

Haylee Anne Fucini-Lenkey 

Haylee Anne is an Atlanta-based disabled artist who makes process-oriented imagery. Her dreamy photographs and installations of found materials are meticulously constructed, using special-processes such as cyanotype and van dyke printing, as well as intuitively curated objects. Learn more about Haylee here.

Past Project Contributors

Podcast Production: FRQNCY Media

FRQNCY is a first-of-its-kind production company. They empower you to podcast however you want - whether you want to learn how to do it yourself or need someone to do it all for you.




Goodier Creative

Goodier Creative specializes in creating online videos for small businesses and nonprofits, offering filming, editing, and motion graphic services to help organizations connect with their audiences and make an impact.

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