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JumpStart  

Perhaps you need training for a different job since your transplant. Or, maybe you never received your high school diploma. JumpStart can help connect you with resources to create a unique plan for your career development and your future.


Education and Training  

The University System of Georgia
http://www.usg.edu

Georgia's colleges and universities.

Career Voyages
http://www.careervoyages.gov/

Job Trends in Georgia.

Georgia Dept. of Technical and Adult Education
www.dtae.org

Oversees the state's system of education colleges, the adult literacy program and a host of economic and workforce development programs.

Employment & Training Administration
http://www.doleta.gov/

Training opportunities.

Computer Training
http://www.cprf.org/training.asp

Georgia Virtual Technical College
http://www.gvtc.org


Government Assistance  

Medicare
www.medicare.gov

Georgia Division of Rehabilitation Services
www.vorehabga.org

Atlanta Legal Aid Society
www.atlantalegalaid.org

Equal Opportunity Employment Commission
www.eeoc.gov

Benefits Navigator Project
www.benefitsnavigator.org

Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov

Ticket to Work
http://www.yourtickettowork.com

U.S. Dept. of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/

This is a link to apprenticeships and training opportunities.


Employment  

Georgia Dept. of Labor
http://www.dol.state.ga.us/js/replace/chapter05.htm

Help with setting your goals.

Dress for Success
www.dressforsuccess.org

Goodwill
www.goodwill.org

CareerBuilder
http://www.careerbuilder.com

Allows the user to search by category of job.

Experience Works
http://experienceworks.org

Senior workforce services.


Transplant-Specific Links  

How Organ Transplants Work
http://health.howstuffworks.com/organ-transplant.htm

Information from HowStuffWorks.com.

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
http://www.unos.org

Advances organ availability and transplantation by uniting and supporting its communities for the benefit of patients through education, technology, and policy development

Transweb
http://www.transweb.org

A nonprofit educational web site about transplantation and donation

LifeLink
http://www.lifelinkfound.org/

A non-profit community service organization dedicated to the recovery of an increasing number of high quality organs and tissues for transplant therapy

American Transplant Association
http://www.americantransplant.org

Transplant Patient Partnering Program
http://www.tppp.net/

Bringing together the expertise of transplant doctors and coordinators with the insights of transplant recipients, the TPPP hopes to provide you with a realistic understanding of the transplant experience.

Transplant Recipients International Organization, Inc. (TRIO)
http://www.trioweb.org/

Transplant Health
http://www.transplanthealth.com/

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: Transplant Services
http://www.choa.org/transplant

Offers the free videos "When Heart Transplant is an Option" and "When Liver Transplant is an Option." To request a copy, call 404-785-7614 or email jennifer.harry@choa.org today.

Living Donors Online
http://www.livingdonorsonline.org/about.htm

Seeks to be the preeminent online community for living donors, potential donors, their families, and medical professionals. "Living donors" are living individuals who have given a kidney, liver, lung, bone marrow, or other organ or tissue for transplantat

Transplant Success
http://www.transplantsuccess.org

Promotes organ donation awareness through shared personal experiences as transplant recipients, living donors, and donor families.

TTMed ( Timely Topics in Medicine)-Transplantation
http://www.ttmed.com/transplantation

Your Complete Transplantation Portal used by specialist physicians, general practitioners, students and patients to stay abreast of the latest advances in the transplantation field.


Organ-Specific Links  

American Liver Society
http://liversociety.org

Second Wind Lung Transplant Association
http://www.2ndwind.org


Financial Assistance  

Consumer Credit Counseling Services
http://www.cccsatl.org

A nationwide nonprofit service that offers free and confidential budget, credit, and housing counseling, plus debt repayment plans

Georgia Insurance Commissioner's Office
http://www.gainsurance.org/

Links to the official website of Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner and will help in finding consumer information regarding issues of health benefits and coverage, COBRA, Portability, and consumer rights .

Mason Guest House
http://www.emory.edu/HOUSING/CLAIRMONT/mason.html

Medical Access Program (MAP)
http://www.mapuga.com/

Seeks to increase access to prescription medications for solid organ transplant patients who reside in the state of Georgia

RxAssist
http://www.rxassist.org/

Provides health care providers with information on accessing more than 100 pharmaceutical manufacturers' patient assistance programs that supplies a limited amount of free prescription medication to eligible patients

Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov/

Together Rx
http://www.together-rx.com/

A prescription savings program that provides savings to eligible Medicare enrollees on more than 150 widely prescribed medicines


Mentor Project  


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