WHSV.com: A Virginia group that helps people with disabilities is putting its clients to work at the Op Shop. On Mondays and Wednesdays, the workers assemble pizza boxes for a Papa John’s Pizza shop, allowing them to earn paycheck and cultivate social skills. Click here to read more.
NewsLI.com: New York’s Senate Majority Leader Dean G. Skelos today announced the Senate will act next week on legislation to reform and strengthen protections for more than 1 million state residents with special needs who are served by facilities and programs operated, licensed and certified by State agencies. The Protection [...]
Peoria Star Journal-Star—The years Sharon Goulding spent caring for her children were so satisfying that after they left the nest, she wanted to do it again. Knowing she had more to give, Goulding walked into the PARC facility and, in turn, a whole new aspect of her life. Goulding learned [...]
The StarNewsOnline.com:The call for volunteers to help with people with disabilities is a common one, but encouraging those with disabilities to help others is just as gratifying for one Wilmington, Del., resident. Despite battling severe attention deficit disorder, Hilary Duckett loves helping out with a group of preschoolers. http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20120505/ARTICLES/120509765/1177?Title=Here-now-Volunteer-Don-t-be-afraid-of-disability
Zoom Group client Kelly M. is preparing for to take on the slopes as a member of the U.S. Special Olympics ski team in Pyeongchang, South Korea, next year. Kelly first skied in the Special Olympics in Boise, Idaho, in 2009, where she earned a sliver and two bronze medals [...]
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