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BETHEL CT – Leaders with Ability Beyond, the state’s second largest providers of services for people with disabilities, met with state Sen. Tony Hwang Monday to discuss the critical need for additional funding for disability services. “We have a dual delivery system in Connecticut where nonprofits provide 80 percent of […]
After six months of training, a dozen employees took a significant step forward recently in their careers as Direct Support Professionals with Ability Beyond. The employees graduated from our nationally recognized Pathways to Excellence program, one of the many training opportunities offered by Ability Beyond. This tremendously successful program provides […]
Julie Sowash, Executive Director of our Disability Solutions division, recently discussed in a podcast – Scott in the System – how they help break down barriers to employment for people with disabilities with major corporations. Businesses that have worked with DS include Pepsico, Sychronogy, Oracle, Honewell, and more. “Its about […]
By Kaitlin Lyle April 1, 2023 Ability Beyond started in 1953 with a small group of families with children with disabilities who “just wanted a better life for their kids,” said Jane Davis, chief executive officer of Ability Beyond. “At the time, things like equal education opportunity and special education […]
Annual “Gala & Beyond” Will Honor Decades of Past Honorees Honorees representing decades of community service will join Ability Beyond during the Gala & Beyond Platinum Jubilee next month to celebrate the organization’s 70th anniversary. “Ability Beyond started with a group of parents in Danbury who wanted a better life […]
As employers continue their frenzied hiring and inflation stays high, people with disabilities are increasingly at work across the country. NBC News recently featured Ability Beyond as they dug into the increased employment among those with disabilities. Carrie O’Connell, director of Ability Beyond’s programs and services, said businesses are eagerly […]
In a recent conversation among CCS Fundraising’s Human Services Sector Team, we discussed nonprofit clients tackling industry-wide challenges through innovative solutions and best-practice fundraising. Our recent client, Ability Beyond, a human service organization that provides programs and services for adults with disabilities, was mentioned several times for its forward-thinking approaches and […]
As part of a recent feature on services that are available to adults with disabilities in the region, 068 Magazine highlighted many of our successful programs, including job training, residential services and supports and employment services. Children with intellectual or developmental disabilities receive services through their local schools but many […]
Ability Partners with Habitat for Humanity to Renovate Danbury Home We are so excited to announce that we’ve partnered with Housatonic Habitat for Humanity to renovate one our our homes in Danbury. The home has been vacant recently due to a lack of funding for repairs. However, with the generous support […]
DANBURY — A total of $204,000 will be distributed among 18 local nonprofit groups through the City of Danbury’s Department of Social Services Grant Program administered by the United Way of Western Connecticut. Nonprofit agencies that focus their work on education and child care; health and mental health; and financial […]
