Pyramid, Inc

Pyramid  is an organization that was founded in 1994 to serve individuals with severe developmental barriers. It's known for its vocational, life skills and sensory training. And especially for its visual and performing arts program.


As 2020, a year of difficulty for many, comes to a close students who received Pyramid's in-studio art, technology, and music classes are currently still without those vital services that make up an essential part of their sense of community, access to peers, and ultimately their quality of life.


Megan Fradley-Smith and Jared Smith are both looking forward to '21 and asking what can we do to make a difference. Want to join us in making a difference? We’re raising money to benefit Pyramid Inc, and help them safely reopen their studios and teaching facilities.

Tallahassee Developmental Center, a long-term residential care facility for adults with developmental disabilities. It has been hit hard by COVID-19, with over 32 residents and 45 employees tested positive for the coronavirus.

Steps have been taken to separate the infected from the uninfected residents, as well as preventing staff in infected units from going to the uninfected unit. Supervisors have plugged up gaps in shift coverage with employees from Pyramid, a sister company that provides art classes and other day training in the community. The facility has been following all guidelines from the CDC and Agency for Healthcare Administration from the beginning of the pandemic and will continue to do so.

We are raising funds for Pyramid, Inc and Tallahassee Developmental Center to off-set the unanticipated cost they are incurring to care for their residents in these trying times. Funds raised will be used to:

     ~ Proceeds will primarily support staff who have lost their income.  Federal stimulus funds and other benefits will not cover their rent and house payments or put food on their table.  


News about Tallahassee Developmental Center/Pyramid's COVID-19 Crisis: 

~ We are their family TDC technician who tested positive for coronavirus shares heartbreak 
~ Turned upside down by coronavirus Inside the Tallahassee Developmental Center 
~ Half of Leon Countys coronavirus cases traced to residence for adults with disabilities