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New Services Available For Special Needs Adults

    Special needs adults are being taught a variety of skills as well as being treated to enjoyable experiences at Eustis’ EduMatics location. Open at 180 Prevatt Street since late 2025, the newest location for one of Central Florida’s largest APD (Agency for Persons with Disabilities) providers welcomes ages 22 and over five days a week for six hours per day for social and educational time, life skills training, exercise, outings, and much more.
   “They do everything,” said Kietta Mayweather Gamble, who founded the company over a decade ago as a tutoring provider.
   “I’ve always been involved in the special needs community,” she said this week, describing the discovery of the arena due to an uncle’s personal situation. After several years of tutoring, her passion morphed to a larger service, with the company today providing services to an estimated 150 ‘consumers’ in Orlando, Seminole County, and now Lake County, where an estimated 30 consumers currently receive services.
   Those attending the program are treated to customized education programs designed to meet their specific needs. With the added group home services as well as transportation, EduMatics is set up to provide the highest service possible to those in need.
   “It’s a passion for me,” Mayweather Gamble says of the growing firm, which saw a rapid increase in consumers during the COVID pandemic. As other providers closed their doors, she rededicated her firm to providing safe care and services, spurring a growth that has continued today.
   “We’re the largest APD in area 7,” she says of the firm’s performance within the state’s district categories. In Eustis, the new location is taking shape with rooms being developed for a variety of programs and services. After its ‘soft’ opening, Mayweather Gamble is ready to get the word out.
   “We wanted to make sure we had our transportation fully together,” she said.
   A day in the life of an EduMatics consumer includes immersion in the academically based education program, tutoring in math, English, science, or other programs. There are outings to go bowling, or to lunch. Seasonal activities serve as special events. There is regular exercise.
   But most of all, there is socialization and togetherness. As Mayweather Gamble engages with each consumer, smiles pop and eyes light up.
   “There is a love here,” she said.
   To learn more, visit open house events each Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., call 407-445-111, or email ADT@edumaticsprogram.com.