expanding our reach
Ensuring a sustainable future
We want to extend our deepest gratitude to each of you for your unwavering support of Champions Community Foundation.
Together, we have proven that physically challenged young adults don’t have to live in isolation, and that they can live meaningful, independent lives.
Rick Thompson
Executive Director
And we are not yet done—Champions Place has opened the door to new initiatives where these young adults can count on the support they need after their biological parents are no longer here. These new initiatives will potentially impact thousands of families in Georgia and across the country.
Watch as residents share
“The Impact of Living at Champion’s Place”
As we look to the future, we invite you to join us in expanding the reach and impact of Champions Community Foundation and Champions Place through our capital campaign, where we will increase our resident capacity by 40% and improve our operational model to make its future more sustainable. Please take a few minutes to hear directly from the special young adults who have benefited from your past support. You will feel the impact and their joy—PROMISE.
Thank you for your continued belief in our mission
Your generous support for Champions Place creates a warm and welcoming environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered. Together, we’re building a community that fosters encouragement, inclusion, and unwavering support for all.
Increasing Our Impact Over Time
Building Community
2009-2020
Launch of Titans wheelchair sports and social events – all designed to build community
Living Independently
2020-2023
Opened Champions Place and operated successfully, enabling residents to live independently
Sharing With Others
2023-2025
Launched Champions Place@Home and Champions Community Connect. Began sharing learnings and successes with others interested in replicating our model
Expanding/
Growth
2025+
Expanding residence by 40%, growing programs, and launching initiatives to impact a broader audience
“I love living with my friends at Champions Place and I’m never moving back home.”
Matt Thompson
Resident
”Having the freedom to move around where I want to go – it changed my life forever. ”
Matthew Dooley
Resident
”Matthew has grown tremendously at Champions Place. It’s so nice to know that he is happy and that this can be his life.”
Suzanne Dooley
Resident Parent
”I love Champions Community Connect because it gives me the opportunity to hang out with my friends while I’m at home, instead of sitting with my parents watching TV every night.”
Parr Burton
Titan
”Champions is an incredible community where every individual is celebrated. Supporting it is a chance to be part of something meaningful and transformative.”
Michelle & Emily Lickman
Parent & Titan
New Addition
More space means more residents can live independently at Champions Place.
Here is a preview of the proposed floorplans.
NOTE: Floorplans are subject to change to better accommodate resident’s needs.
First Floor
Resident Pod
4 private suites,
common area: living room, kitchen, laundry
second Floor
House Parent Apartment
Office Space
Student Apartment
Raising Funds to Ensure a Sustainable Future
Your support will help fund life-changing initiatives that pave the way to independent living for a greater number of physically challenged young adults.
As a donor to the Champions Place expansion project, you will play a vital role in empowering physically challenged young adults. Your generous support will help fund life-changing initiatives that pave the way for a greater number of physically challenged young adults to live in an independent environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered. Together, we’re building a community that fosters encouragement, inclusion, and unwavering support for all.
