Brijbag Law Initiates Concept of Rachel’s Room
Attorney Brian Brijbag and the Brijbag Family Foundation recently made a financial donation to the Hernando County Education Foundation to establish Rachel’s Room in schools in Hernando County.
By Meaghan Goepferich • Posted on October 29, 2021
The donation was matched through several means with the Hernando County Education Foundation including but not limited to the School District Education Foundation Matching Grant Program, Suncoast Credit Union and Hernando County Education Foundation. This resulted in the creation of a Rachel’s Room in three schools: Deltona Elementary, Pine Grove Elementary, and West Hernando Elementary Schools. (Pine Grove had already initiated a partial sensory room.)
About Brian & Stephanie Brijbag’s Commitment to Sensory Rooms for Children in Hernando County
Brian and Stephanie Brijbag and the Brijbag Family Foundation recently made a financial donation to the Hernando County Education Foundation to establish “Rachel’s Room” in schools in Hernando County. This donation was matched through several means with the Hernando County Education Foundation including but not limited to the school district education foundation matching grant program, Suncoast Credit Union, and the Hernando County Education Foundation.
Rachel’s Room is a Sensory room. Sensory rooms use sensory equipment to create a controlled sensory-focused environment. These environments allow sensory experiences to be individually tailored to meet the specific needs of an individual. The rooms will be named Rachel’s Room after his daughter who is autistic. Brian’s passion was to create the rooms after experiencing first-hand what it’s like to have a child with autism in the public school.
Attorney Brian Brijbag Appointed to the Board of Directors of A-Town Community, Inc.
March 6, 2022 by Post
Spring Hill, Florida March 4, 2022) – Brijbag Law is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Brijbag, Esq., to the board of directors of A-Town Community, Inc. A-Town Community, Inc., is a non-profit organization created with a vision to develop a supported residential community for adults with Autism and other neurodiversities in the Tampa Bay Area. This not-for-profit is planning to develop a residential community for adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodiversities with customized on-site support for maximum independence and community integration.
The future A-Town residential community will include thoughtfully appointed living spaces as well as sensory friendly amenities. Every aspect of A-Town will be planned to maximize comfort and security for its residents. A-Town will follow a consumer-driven service model, meaning that residents will have the freedom to choose services and providers that work for them. A-Town will make access to services as convenient as possible with on-sight provider suites, dedicated service spaces, and a concierge to help with coordination of services.
The intent of A-Town is to also foster close connections with the local community. An on-site coffee site is planned with resident employees. Neighbors will be invited to connect with residents on a day-to-day basis. Residents will also have many opportunities to attend cultural and sports events with the added support from A-Town team members.
Brian Brijbag avidly supports his community by sponsoring many local events and serving on several committees. He and his wife, Stephanie, founded the Brijbag Family Foundation, a non-profit, to raise funds to build sensory rooms for students in Hernando County schools. Stephanie is a board-certified behavior analyst who works with children with disabilities in the school system. Brian has five children including Rachel, a young woman on the autism spectrum.
