Norton Melaver passed away last week. The story of his role in the Savannah community was shared on the front and editorial pages of the Savannah Morning News. Both spoke of his business, religious and civic leadership. I attended Mr. Melaver’s funeral on Sunday and saw many people that are part of “my” Savannah. All three of the Melaver
» Read moreTwo quick quotes – one next to the other in this Sunday’s New York Times to remind us of just how differently people see what is “right.” “I was making a crazy amount of money and not even pitching. Honestly, I didn’t feel like I deserved it.” from Gil Meche, an injured pitcher for the Kansas City Royals who
» Read moreAs we end the year I thought I might offer some thoughts about the purpose we share under the banner of Chatham-Savannah Citizen Advocacy. Our shared purpose is to provide protection to and advocacy for/with people who are marginalized because of prejudice toward disability. We bring people who would not ordinarily meet into meaningful relationship with one another.
» Read moreTom Kohler asked several long time citizen advocates and several protege’s matched with citizen advocates in Savannah to share their insights with some folks newly involved… What does it feel like to be an advocate? What would you want prospective advocates, or people very newly involved to hear? “You really don’t know very much about what you are
» Read moreWhat do you do? We make matches between a person who is well-connected in our community and a person who has a disability who is not well-connected and is facing a tough road ahead. We make about 20 – 25 new citizen matches a year and support about 125 ongoing citizen advocacy relationships, some of which have been matched for
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