Everyone Wants to Know…
Frequently Asked Questions
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EFGC does not provide one-on-one dedicated care. Prospective Participants must not have physical, cognitive, or medical needs required one-on one supervision.
Prospective Participants must have independent self-help skills including mobility, toileting, eating, personal hygiene, etc.
Prospective Participants must be able to safely participate in group environments that may be noisy, active, and visually stimulating.
Prospective Participants must be capable of following simple verbal direction and participate in activities with minimal assistance.
Participants must not cause harm to themselves or others and must not display aggressive, violent, or other unsafe behaviors that could endanger themselves, other Participants, staff, volunteers, or the public.
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Start by contacting the Foundation. We can be reached by phone, e-mail or simply use the “Contact” button at the top of our page.
Schedule an in-person interview and Foundation tour with our Director of Services. The interview should be attended by the prospective Participant and a primary caregiver. This allows you to learn more about EFGC and helps us get to know the prospective Participant.
Following the interview, EFGC will determine if they believe the prospective Participant meets the criteria for Participants. The Director of Services will contact the primary caregiver with the results of the interview.
After a successful interview, the Director of Services will help schedule a trial day for the Participant to experience the program and ensure it is a good fit for the Participant and the Foundation.
If accepted into the program, registration will be completed and tuition and payments will be finalized.
Participants will complete a 30-day evaluation period to ensure EFGC can successfully meet the needs of the Participant and provide the best possible experience.
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Both!
Our flagship program is our Adult Day Program and we offer the program year-round.
We also serve younger Participants through our After-School Program (students from Spanish Fort High School and Daphne High School) and through our Summer Program (Camp) for Participants ages 10-high school seniors.
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EFGC offers three different programs: Adult Day Program, Youth Summer Program (Camp), and Youth After School Care (High School). Each has a different fee structure; however, each program has a nominal registration fee and monthly tuition dependent on Participant attendance schedule commitment.
The Adult Day Program has attendance options from full-time at 4-days per week to part-time down to only 1-day per week. In addition to the committed tuition schedule, daily drop-ins for occasional extra days are available on a pay per drop-on day basis.
The Youth Summer Program is an 8-week Summer Camp and Participants must register for the full program; although daily attendance is optional. This program is not as flexible since EFGC needs to hire additional summer staff to operate the program, and staff is hired based on the number of registered participants.
The Youth After School Program has a similar fee structure to the Adult Day Program.
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Typically, EFGC is open Monday - Thursday from 7:50am to 5:30pm. EFGC follows the Baldwin County Public School System calendar for holidays and weather-related closures. During the summer months, holidays and closures are program specific and are published ahead of time.
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Yes and No. EFGC does not provide transportation to or from the Participants place of residency; however, transportation through BRATS (the Baldwin County Area Transit Service) are available and these services can be coordinated through EFGC for certain routes.
Another Yes. EFGC does provide transportation to and from scheduled program field trips and community outings via our fleet of buses and vans during normal program hours.
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Please check out our Program pages for the best information about each program: