Community Partnerships

Past Collaborations:

Georgia Gear

Dad’s Garage partnered with Georgia Gear 2023-2024 to tackle some of the age-old challenges of providing superior healthcare for older patients. We collaborated to combine improvisation techniques and research from Emory University and Georgia State University to create new approaches to providing the best possible care for people living with dementia.

Georgia State University

Dad’s Garage partnered with Georgia State University’s Gerontology Institute in 2024 to develop and test novel education programs designed to improve care experiences for persons living with dementia and their care partners. Focused on family and friends, “Improving Care though Improv: Promoting Mastery in the Moment” was a project led by Dr. Candace L. Kemp in collaboration with Improving Care Through Improv Program Director and Dad’s Garage Ensemble Member, Amanda Lee Williams. The work was funded through the Emory Roybal Center for Dementia Caregiving Mastery, which is supported by the National Institute on Aging. Our collaboration focused on training the health and long-term care workforce is supported by the Georgia Gear partnership.

Check out the published article on the project right HERE!

CDC Foundation

Dad’s Garage received a grant from CDCF to create an improv show and sketch video to increase vaccine confidence in our community. We performed all over the state of Georgia and offered vaccines at each event.

Check out our sketch here:

Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District

On October 20th, 2022, Dad’s Garage is partnering with Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District to highlight Imagine a Day Without Water, a national day of action bringing together communities and policymakers to advance greater and more equitable water investment.

American Institute for Stuttering

In 2022, Dad’s Garage offered a successful online improv class with the American Institute for Stuttering. In 2023, we hosted a one-day in-person workshop called “Go With the Flow” designed specifically for people who stutter. The workshop was created and taught by Amanda Lee Williams of Dad’s Garage and Carl Herder of AIS.

Camp Southern Ground

We partnered with Camp Southern Ground to bring our children’s improv show, Wowie Zowie, to their campers. Camp Southern ground is “an inclusive camp, serving ages 7-17, from all socioeconomic backgrounds, races and religions, with programs that challenge, educate and inspire.” Check them out at campsouthernground.org

Other Organizations We’ve Collaborated With:

The United Way of Metro Atlanta, CDC Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, The Carter Center, Leadership Atlanta, Leadership Dekalb, Georgia Memory Net, Georgia Healthcare Association, Jack and Jill Atlanta, Gwinnett Young Professionals, YNPN Atlanta, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta, 3DE Schools, Atlanta Regional Commission, The United Methodist Church, Partnership Against Domestic Violence, Discover Dekalb, Urban Land Institute, Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, Kares 4 Kids, Leadership Buckhead, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of GA, Jerry Habima Theatre for Adult Actors with Special Needs through the Marcus JCC of Atlanta, Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, Hope Hill Elementary, Atlanta Roller Derby, Georgia GEAR, Taylor County Health and Rehabilitation, Sunrise Senior Living, The Atlanta Community Tool Bank, Lifecycle Building Center, Georgia Center for Nonprofits, American Red Cross, Atlanta Green Theatre Alliance, Vote With Dignity, Atlanta Public Schools, GA Department of Health, 21st Century Leaders, Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence, Odyssey Atlanta, Dekalb County Libraries, Grady Health System, Emory University School of Medicine, Augusta Medical College, Georgia Southern University, Mercer University, Georgia Tech, Oglethorpe University, Emory University, Kennesaw State University, Georgia State University, Project Chimps, The Gateway Center, Angels Among Us, NFFLA, Atlanta Pride, Center for Civic Innovation, Decatur Makers, WAHN (Atlanta Women’s Affordable Housing Network), and the following local theatres:

7 Stages Theatre, Synchronicity Theatre, Stage Door Theatre, Push Push Arts, Aurora Theatre, The Alliance Theatre, Horizon Theatre, The Atlanta Ballet, The Atlanta Opera, & The Center for Puppetry Arts

If your organization is looking for a creative and collaborative partner, email us at events@dadsgarage.com.